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Written by parents, for parents

Where to stay with kids

Family-first picks in the destinations parents ask about most.

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Lisbon🚋

Portugal

Lisbon

City break, kid approved

8 hotels
The Algarve🏖️

Portugal

The Algarve

Beach resorts that get families

8 hotels
Costa del Sol🎢

Spain

Costa del Sol

Sunshine, splash parks and space

8 hotels
Mallorca🏝️

Spain

Mallorca

Europe's easiest family beach island

8 hotels
Tenerife☀️

Spain

Tenerife

Year-round sun, an hour from a volcano

14 hotels
Crete🫒

Greece

Crete

Family beaches, big resorts and ancient palaces

8 hotels
Antalya🌅

Turkey

Antalya

Turkish Riviera, Antalya

8 hotels
Sardinia🐚

Italy

Sardinia

Turquoise bays and calm, shallow water made for small children

8 hotels
Costa Blanca🎡

Spain

Costa Blanca

Theme parks, water parks and long gentle beaches

8 hotels
Rhodes🏛️

Greece

Rhodes

Family holidays in Rhodes

8 hotels
Gran Canaria🏜️

Spain

Gran Canaria

Winter sun, calm beaches and water parks, an hour south of the airport

14 hotels
Cyprus🏺

Cyprus

Cyprus

Family holidays in Cyprus

8 hotels
Sicily🌋

Italy

Sicily

Volcano, Greek theatres, warm sea into October

8 hotels
Corfu🌿

Greece

Corfu

The green island: calm bays, real villages, and all-inclusive that still costs less than you expect

8 hotels
Fuerteventura🐪

Spain

Fuerteventura

Winter sun, giant beaches and calm shallow water

8 hotels
Barcelona🏛️

Spain

Barcelona

Beach plus city, all in one trip

8 hotels
Lanzarote🌋

Spain

Lanzarote

Year-round winter sun, calm shallow beaches and a volcanic wonderland

8 hotels
Menorca🏝️

Spain

Menorca

The calmest, shallowest beaches in the Balearics

8 hotels
Kos🏝️

Greece

Kos

Flat, cycle-friendly and full of long shallow beaches

8 hotels
Valencia🔬

Spain

Valencia

Beach, science and a giant park playground

8 hotels
Malta🏰

Malta

Malta

English-speaking, everything close by and a safe island for first family trips

8 hotels
Zakynthos🐢

Greece

Zakynthos

Loggerhead turtles, the Blue Caves and Greece's most famous shipwreck beach

8 hotels
Madeira🐬

Portugal

Madeira

Whales offshore, levadas in the hills and spring all year round

8 hotels
Costa Dorada🎢

Spain

Costa Dorada

Theme parks, golden beaches and easy family days

8 hotels
Seville🏰

Spain

Seville

Palaces, plazas and rooftop pools

8 hotels
Halkidiki🌲

Greece

Halkidiki

Pine forests, calm shallow beaches and top family resorts

8 hotels
Puglia🏖️

Italy

Puglia

Whitewashed towns, Maldives-like shallows and masseria pools

8 hotels
Hurghada🐠

Egypt

Hurghada

Winter sun four hours away, reef fish off the beach, slides everywhere

8 hotels
Sousse🏖️

Tunisia

Sousse

Unbeatable-value all-inclusive, big water parks and long sandy beaches

8 hotels
Sharm El Sheikh🐠

Egypt

Sharm El Sheikh

Year-round winter sun, Red Sea reefs and giant water parks

8 hotels
Bodrum

Turkey

Bodrum

Whitewashed Aegean bays, big family water parks and gulet days

8 hotels
Sal🐢

Cape Verde

Sal

Warm winter sun, golden beaches and easy all-inclusive family days

8 hotels
La Reunion🌋

France

La Reunion

A calm reef lagoon, a live volcano and lush green cirques

8 hotels
Saint-Martin🏝️

France

Saint-Martin

Warm winter sun, calm shallow bays and gourmet beach dinners

8 hotels
Dubai🏙️

United Arab Emirates

Dubai

Waterparks, air conditioning and a warm sea in winter

8 hotels
Martinique🌺

France

Martinique

Winter sun, calm shallow beaches and rainforest, all in euros

8 hotels
Guadeloupe🦋

France

Guadeloupe

Winter sun, calm turquoise lagoons and rainforest adventures

8 hotels
Ibiza🏝️

Spain

Ibiza

The calm, family side of Ibiza: coves, clubs for kids, not clubbing

8 hotels
La Palma🌋

Spain

La Palma

Volcanoes, laurel forests and Europe's clearest night skies

8 hotels
Agadir🐫

Morocco

Agadir

Year-round winter sun, a huge safe beach and great-value all-inclusives

8 hotels
Lake Garda

Italy

Lake Garda

Theme parks, ferries and Italy's friendliest big lake

8 hotels
French Riviera🛥️

France

French Riviera

Palaces, pine-covered resorts and real beaches between Nice and Saint-Tropez

8 hotels
Costa Brava🛶

Spain

Costa Brava

Pine-backed coves, big water parks and short flights

8 hotels
Djerba🏝️

Tunisia

Djerba

Unbeatable-value winter sun on a flat, sandy island

8 hotels
Marrakech🕌

Morocco

Marrakech

The red city, made easy for families

8 hotels
Costa de la Luz🏖️

Spain

Costa de la Luz

Long golden Atlantic beaches and big family resorts

8 hotels
Mauritius🌴

Mauritius

Mauritius

Reef calm lagoons, included kids clubs and almost no jet lag

8 hotels
Istria🏛️

Croatia

Istria

Clear calm water, Roman ruins and short flights from almost everywhere

8 hotels
Costa Almeria🌵

Spain

Costa Almeria

Europe's sunniest coast, wild coves and short transfers

8 hotels
Punta Cana🌴

Dominican Republic

Punta Cana

White sand, all inclusive, and water parks the children will not stop talking about

8 hotels
French Alps⛷️

France

French Alps

All-inclusive family skiing where lessons, childcare and lift passes come sorted

6 hotels
Mar Menor🏖️

Spain

Mar Menor

Europe's warmest, shallowest lagoon, made for first beach days with a baby

7 hotels
Naxos & Paros🏖️

Greece

Naxos & Paros

Two Cycladic islands of long, shallow sand, calmer and gentler than the party islands next door

8 hotels
Costa Navarino🏖️

Greece

Costa Navarino

World-class kids clubs, an Aqua Park and soft sandy dunes on the green Peloponnese coast

7 hotels
Marsa Alam🐢

Egypt

Marsa Alam

Winter sun on the calm, wild end of the Red Sea, reef fish off the beach

7 hotels