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🏖️Family hotels near the beach
Not all beach hotels are family beach hotels. These are close to calm, shallow, sheltered beaches, and we tell you when the walk back up is steep with a buggy.
Our picks with Beach access
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.
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.
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.
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.
in Crete
Domes Zeen Chania, a Luxury Collection Resort
Low-slung bungalows and suites arranged around a leafy central agora, many with a private or semi-private pool a step from the terrace. The Family Bungalows and Open Plan Suites add a separate living area, so you can put little ones down and still have your own space and your own plunge pool for the evening.
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.
in Tenerife
Iberostar Selection Anthelia
Comfortable, classic rooms with balconies, and family rooms that sleep four without feeling cramped. Ask for a garden or pool view rather than the road side.
in Crete
Grecotel Creta Palace
One of the widest family line-ups on the island: garden and sea-view rooms, family rooms and two-bedroom bungalows, plus villas with private pools. Many families pick a bungalow with direct garden access, so children can potter outside while you keep an eye from the terrace.
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.
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.
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.
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.
in Crete
Creta Maris Resort
A huge estate of village-style bungalows and rooms spread through gardens down to the beach, with family rooms and connecting options. Bungalows near a pool suit families with small children; the trade-off is a large site where you will walk a fair bit between your room, the buffets and the water park.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
in Crete
Anemos Luxury Grand Resort
Suite-style rooms and family suites, many with a separate living space and some with a private or swim-up pool. Family suites give you room for a cot plus older children, and the higher categories add the kind of space that makes a rainy afternoon survivable.
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.
in Tenerife
H10 Costa Adeje Palace
Solid family rooms, some with connecting doors, that comfortably fit two adults and two children. Interiors are neat and functional rather than designer.
in Crete
Candia Park Village
Two-storey, self-catering apartments styled like a colourful Cretan village, each with a kitchenette, dining area and a garden terrace or veranda. The whole resort is designed to be walkable with a pram, and the kitchenette makes early teas and fussy-eater breakfasts genuinely easy.
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.
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.
in Tenerife
Apartamentos Coral Los Alisios
Bright apartments with a full kitchen, a separate bedroom and a living area with a sofa bed, so a young family has room and can cook. Simple, clean and practical rather than stylish.
in Tenerife
Ona Sueno Azul
Bungalow and apartment-style units with equipped kitchens, private terraces and a separate bedroom, set in green gardens. Calm, spacious and made for young families who cook.
in Costa del Sol
PYR Marbella
Apartments and studio family rooms with a kitchenette and a furnished balcony, so you get Puerto Banús at aparthotel prices. Furnishings are simple and vary by unit, so ask for a refurbished one.
in Crete
Bali Beach & Village
A relaxed mix of hotel rooms and village-style studios and apartments, many with a kitchenette and balcony, spread across the hillside above Bali's coves. The self-catering options and simple, no-fuss rooms make it a genuine value pick for families who mainly want the beach.
Our picks with Beach access
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