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🎢Family holidays with a water park

For the water-slide age, the pool is the whole holiday. The resorts built around slides, splash zones and lazy rivers.

Family holidays with a water park

Some kids do not want a beach, a museum or a boat trip. They want to go down the big slide, again. These resorts have serious on-site water play: slides for every height, toddler splash zones and lazy rivers, so a rainy morning or a beach-refuser is never a problem. We score the shallow end and the lifeguards too, not just the flumes.

Our picks

Rixos Premium Seagate
91KidProof Gold
Free kids club

in Sharm El Sheikh

Rixos Premium Seagate

Large, contemporary rooms and family rooms, most with a balcony and pool or garden views. Family rooms sleep four to five and connecting-room options make it easy to give teens their own space next door.

€€€€from 185 / night
Atlantis The Palm
90KidProof Gold
Free kids club

in Dubai

Atlantis The Palm

Big, solid rooms across two wings, nearly all with sea or Palm views, plus larger suites that give children their own corner. Connecting rooms are easy to request and cots are standard, so a family of four or five fits without anyone sleeping on a folding bed.

€€€€from 420 / night
The Romanos, a Luxury Collection Resort, Costa Navarino
90KidProof Gold
Free kids club

in Costa Navarino

The Romanos, a Luxury Collection Resort, Costa Navarino

The most polished rooms in the Dunes, with infinity-view suites and family options that sleep four to five. Many ground-floor rooms have private or shared pools you step straight into, ideal for toddlers, and cots, bottle warmers and baby kit come on request. Interconnecting family suites give teens their own door while keeping everyone together.

€€€€from 520 / night
Lopesan Baobab Resort
89Family favourite
Free kids club

in Gran Canaria

Lopesan Baobab Resort

Rooms are dressed up as an African lodge, and the family rooms add a sofa bed so four sleep without anyone on the floor. Ask for a pool-view room on a lower floor if you have a toddler and a buggy, it saves the lift queue.

€€€€from 260 / night
Parklane, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Limassol
89Family favourite
Free kids club

in Cyprus

Parklane, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Limassol

Polished, generously sized rooms and suites, with family suites and interconnecting options that give parents a separate space. Many rooms have sea or garden views, and the resort is set up for babies with cots, bottle warmers and baby kit available, worth booking a suite if you want room to breathe with a young family.

€€€€from 430 / night
Jumeirah Beach Hotel
89Family favourite
Free kids club

in Dubai

Jumeirah Beach Hotel

Rooms are large by city standards and almost all face the sea, with family formats and two-bedroom options that give children their own space. Interconnecting rooms are common and the layouts leave room for a cot without blocking the door.

€€€€from 340 / night
Family Hotel Amarin by Maistra Select
89Family favourite
Free kids club

in Istria

Family Hotel Amarin by Maistra Select

276 rooms and four suites in eight layouts, from 28 to 74 square metres. A lot of them connect through a door, which is the single most useful thing here for a family of four or five, and rollaway beds are standard rather than a fight.

€€€from 195 / night
The Westin Resort Costa Navarino
89Family favourite
Free kids club

in Costa Navarino

The Westin Resort Costa Navarino

Big, bright rooms and family suites, many opening straight onto pool or garden, so little ones can be watched from the sofa. Family suites and interconnecting rooms sleep four to five comfortably, with room for cots, and the Family Guestrooms come pre-stocked with kid touches. Ground-floor swim-up options let toddlers reach the water without stairs.

€€€€from 450 / night
Zafiro Palace Alcudia
88Family favourite
Free kids club

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
GF Victoria
88Family favourite
Free kids club

in Tenerife

GF Victoria

Every room is a suite, most with a separate lounge and a sofa bed, so a family of four never has to share one open space. Junior suites suit couples with a baby, and the larger suites give teens their own corner.

€€€€from 320 / night
Louis Zante Beach
88Family favourite
Free kids club

in Zakynthos

Louis Zante Beach

Family rooms and interconnecting options across low-rise blocks set in gardens, most sleeping up to 4; several ground-floor rooms open straight onto lawns, handy with a stroller.

€€€from 190 / night
Rixos Premium Bodrum
88Family favourite
Free kids club

in Bodrum

Rixos Premium Bodrum

Polished, spacious rooms and suites in a premium hillside-to-sea resort, most with sea views and a balcony. Larger suites and family layouts sleep four comfortably, with generous bathrooms.

€€€€from 300 / night

Family holidays with a water park

HotelScoreKids clubFrom
Rixos Premium Seagate91✅ Free kids club185€
Atlantis The Palm90✅ Free kids club420€
The Romanos, a Luxury Collection Resort, Costa Navarino90✅ Free kids club520€
Lopesan Baobab Resort89✅ Free kids club260€
Parklane, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Limassol89✅ Free kids club430€
Jumeirah Beach Hotel89✅ Free kids club340€
Family Hotel Amarin by Maistra Select89✅ Free kids club195€
The Westin Resort Costa Navarino89✅ Free kids club450€
Zafiro Palace Alcudia88✅ Free kids club320€
GF Victoria88✅ Free kids club320€
Louis Zante Beach88✅ Free kids club190€
Rixos Premium Bodrum88✅ Free kids club300€

Parents also ask

Are the water parks suitable for toddlers?

The best resorts have a separate toddler splash zone with shallow water and gentle sprays, apart from the big slides. We flag which have one.

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