🏖️ Family hotels near the beach

in Costa del Sol

Kempinski Hotel Bahía

Spacious, genuinely luxurious rooms and family suites with fine linens and marble bathrooms. Baby equipment and bottle sterilisation come on request, so travelling with little ones is properly catered for.

€€€€from 340€ / night

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in The Algarve

Vila Vita Parc Resort and Spa

Some of the Algarve's finest rooms, suites and private villas, spread over lush clifftop gardens. Family suites and villas give generous space and, in the villas, private pools. This is polished luxury, priced accordingly, with service to match.

€€€€from 520€ / night

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in Mallorca

Zafiro Palace Alcudia

Spacious modern suites built for families, from Junior Suites up to Two Bedroom Penthouses sleeping six. The clever ones are the Swim Up Suites, where your terrace opens straight onto a shared shallow pool, and the private pool suites for families who want their own splash. Sofa beds, big bathrooms and proper wardrobe space throughout.

€€€€from 320€ / night

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in The Algarve

Pine Cliffs, a Luxury Collection Resort

A big spread of options: hotel rooms in the main Ocean building, plus self-catering suites, apartments and villas in the Residence and Gardens. Interconnecting rooms and one and two-bedroom apartments with kitchens make this genuinely workable for families who want space and their own fridge.

€€€€from 460€ / night

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in Mallorca

The St. Regis Mardavall Mallorca Resort

Just 125 spacious rooms and suites, most with a sea view terrace and famous St. Regis butler service. Suites and connecting rooms give families room to spread out in real comfort, with marble bathrooms and quality throughout. This is the grown up, low key luxury end of family travel.

€€€€from 480€ / night

in The Algarve

Tivoli Marina Vilamoura Algarve Resort

Modern rooms and suites, with a growing choice of family rooms and suites: several have separate living areas and the Family Junior Suite adds a pull-out bed. Ask for a marina or sea view; the marina buzz is part of the appeal here.

€€€€from 240€ / night

in The Algarve

Tivoli Alvor Algarve Resort

A big resort with 491 rooms and suites across lush gardens, including plenty of family rooms and connecting options. It is an all-inclusive property, so the room is really your base between pools, buffets and the beach shuttle rather than somewhere you will spend long days.

€€€€from 210€ / night

Higuerón Hotel Málaga, Curio Collection by Hilton

in Costa del Sol

Higuerón Hotel Málaga, Curio Collection by Hilton

Polished, contemporary rooms with quality beds and generous family options that comfortably take two adults and two children. Higher floors get the sea views that define the place.

€€€€from 245€ / night

in Mallorca

Iberostar Waves Alcudia Park

Comfortable, practical family rooms rather than showstoppers, with connecting options and family rooms that sleep four. Balconies throughout and enough storage for a fortnight of beach kit. Ask for a renovated room, as standards vary across the wings.

€€€€from 220€ / night

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in Costa del Sol

Sunset Beach Club

Every apartment has a proper kitchenette, a balcony and a sofa bed for two, so a family of four spreads out easily. One and two bedroom options mean bigger groups get a real separate bedroom.

€€€€from 95€ / night

in Costa del Sol

Sol Príncipe by Meliá

Standard family rooms take two adults and two children, with a sofa bed and a small balcony. They are practical rather than plush, so ask for a renovated room and one facing the gardens if you want quiet at nap time.

€€€€from 125€ / night

in Mallorca

VIVA Blue & Spa

Bright apartments with a proper kitchenette (fridge, microwave, coffee maker), a separate sleeping area and a balcony. The self catering option is what sets it apart: heat a bottle, do an early kids tea, keep snacks on hand. One and two bedroom layouts suit families who value a bit of separation.

€€€€from 195€ / night

in Mallorca

Protur Biomar Gran Hotel & Spa

Modern, generously sized rooms and family rooms, several with a sofa area and space for a cot. The look is contemporary and the family wing keeps you close to the kids' pools and Play House. Bigger families can combine adjoining rooms.

€€€€from 210€ / night

in Mallorca

Mar Hotels Playa Mar & Spa

Refreshed family rooms sleeping up to four, most with a balcony, some with a sofa area for a bit of breathing space. Comfortable and well kept rather than plush, with connecting options worth requesting for larger families.

€€€€from 200€ / night

Sol Marbella Estepona Atalaya Park by Meliá

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in Costa del Sol

Sol Marbella Estepona Atalaya Park by Meliá

Comfortable rooms with a private balcony looking over the gardens, pools or the mountains. Family rooms take four; they are simple and functional rather than stylish, but the gardens are the real draw.

€€€€from 120€ / night

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in The Algarve

NAU Salgados Dunas Suites

Suites and family rooms with balconies, most with a kitchenette so you can do breakfasts and children's teas in the room. Family suites have a separate sleeping area, useful when you need lights out for little ones while the evening carries on.

€€€€from 150€ / night

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in Mallorca

Sol Palmanova by Melia

Straightforward, well kept family rooms that sleep up to four, most with a balcony. Nothing fancy, but functional and clean, with connecting options for bigger groups. This is a value all inclusive, so set expectations around comfort rather than style.

€€€€from 160€ / night

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in Mallorca

Inturotel Esmeralda Park

Recently renovated studios, apartments and villas with kitchenettes, satellite TV and a private balcony or terrace. Layouts sleep families comfortably, and the big fridge makes self catering practical. Not luxurious, but bright, clean and flexible.

€€€€from 150€ / night

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