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This hotel was recently refurbished with families in mind. It’s
a short walk from the beach and about 10 minutes’ walk from
the shops in Karon. The hotel has a fantastic KidzClub, well run
with lots of activities such as batik painting, swimming and cooking.
The resort’s pools are designed very much with families in
mind. One has fountains, while another comes equipped with that
essential ingredient: dinosaurs.
The hotel even has themed rooms for “the young and young at
heart alike”. These include Underwater and Outer Space rooms
and a Castle suite. If you have little girls, they’ll be ecstatic
in the Castle, where they can feel just like princesses. Even eating
is fun, in the themed Castle Bar & Grill - right next to the
KidzClub and Dino-Pool.
Located on Phuket’s best-known beach, Patong Beach, the Holiday
Inn has fun Pirate-themed rooms as part of its family suites, with
beds shaped like boats and a treasure map right across one wall.
Yo Ho Ho! Don’t forget to bring your eye patch and your parrot…
The resort’s kids’ club has a full-time team to welcome
kids from age five to 12 and keep them happily and safely amused
all day long, doing arts and crafts or playing games. For the teens,
there is Club 12+, a “parent-free zone” with Internet
access, PlayStation, a DVD player and a karaoke corner.
At the north end of the island, on Mai Khao Beach, the JW Marriott
has a huge pool with a separate section catering especially to families,
with a shallow bubble pool and a water slide.
It also has a supervised kids’ club with colorful playhouse
and climbing frame, wooden toys, a doll’s house and many fun
“Little Turtles Activities” to keep youngsters busy from
9 to 5.
For older kids there is a separate section with Internet access,
a large movie screen, PlayStation, pool table and table tennis.The
JW Marriott also has activities to involve the entire family, such
as Thai cookery lessons, batik classes and other arts and crafts
and even kick-boxing.
The Sheraton is well prepared for families with children. Accommodation
includes Island Villas with two bedrooms, suitable for couples with
two children, and three variations on a similar theme: the Private
Pool Villas, each with its own pool and three bedrooms, suitable
for a family of six; the Private Pool Residences, with a bigger
pool; and Private Grande Pool Residences with four bedrooms for
families of up to eight - and a pool, of course. The latter two
also have living and dining rooms and kitchens - for kids (or dads)
who insist on having food made by mum and no one else.
The VIK (Very Important Kids) Club provides daily entertainment,
games and crafts, and gets visits every day from Ning Nong and Yum
Yum, the resort’s baby elephants. The Club is complimentary
for guests aged from four to 12.
The resort is located on Kamala Beach, just 15 minutes’ drive
north of the fun town of Patong, yet one of the most relaxing beaches
on the island. The hotel has 180 spacious suites, each with a separate
living room with sofa that converts easily into another bed at nighttime,
along with pantry and private balcony.
Facilities include a large swimming pool with water slide, a children’s
pool and a beach volleyball court. For children specifically, there
is a CD games room, a children’s playground and a Kids’
Room, and plenty of energetic activities, including horse riding,
can be arranged.
Going north from Kamala, you’ll come to Surin Beach, considered
by many to be one of the most beautiful beaches in the world, and
home to the Surin Beach Resort, with its 256 elegant deluxe studios
and suites.
This is an ideal place for family holidays with plenty of space
and a large centerpiece pool with two long, winding, water slides.
There is also a special kids’ pool, a children’s playground,
a supervised Kids’ Club, CD games, snooker, a beach volleyball
court and a snooker room.
Tips
All these hotels provide babysitting on request, with prices starting
from 100 baht an hour. Cots for babies are usually supplied free
and most hotels have a doctor on call. Internet access for children
is carefully controlled to bar access to inappropriate websites.
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