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The Best Family Hotels & Resorts
Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa (Oahu; tel. 800/HILTONS; www.hiltonhawaiianvillage.com): The Rainbow Express, Hilton's year-round daily program of activities for children ages 5 to 12, offers a wide range of educational and fun activities for $60 per half-day (no excursions) to $90 for a full day with excursions, including lunch. Everything about this hotel is kid-friendly, from the wildlife parading about the grounds to the submarine dives offered just out front.
JW Marriott Ihilani Resort & Spa at Ko Olina Resort (Oahu; tel. 800/626-4446; www.ihilani.com): This resort on Oahu's virgin leeward coast is a haven of relaxation and tropical fun for travelers of all ages. The Keiki Beachcomber Club, for children ages 5 to 12, is available daily. Activities (9am-3pm) range from kite flying, tide-pool exploration, and snorkeling to Hawaiian cultural activities. The cost ranges from $42 per child for a half-day with lunch to $60 for full day.
Kona Village Resort (Big Island; tel. 800/367-5290; www.konavillage.com): This is a parent's dream: custom-designed programs to entertain your kids, from tots to teenagers, from dawn to well after dusk, all at no charge. There's even a dinner seating for children, so Mom and Dad can enjoy an intimate dinner for two later in the evening.
The Fairmont Orchid Hawaii (Big Island; tel. 800/845-9905; www.fairmont.com/orchid): The Keiki Aloha program, for kids 5 to 12 years old, features supervised activities from watersports to Hawaiian cultural games for $85 for a full day. The resort has some great money-saving deals, too; for example, children 5 and under eat free at various restaurants on the property.
Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa (Maui; tel. 800/233-1234; www.maui.hyatt.com): The Camp Hyatt program, for kids 5 to 12 years old, operates daily from 9am to 3pm and offers young guests a range of activities, from "Olympic Games" to a scavenger hunt. The cost starts at $40 for a half-day and goes up to $70 for a full day.
Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea (Maui; tel. 800/334-MAUI; www.fourseasons.com/maui): The most kid-friendly hotel on Maui not only offers a complimentary kids' program year-round and an everyday activities center (daily 9am-5pm), but also makes children feel welcome with extras such as complimentary milk and cookies on their first day and children's menus at all resort restaurants (and even from room service).
Aloha Beach House (Molokai; tel. 888/828-1008; www.molokaivacation.com): This Hawaiian-style beach house sits right on the white-sand beach of Waialua in the lush East End. Perfect for families, this impeccably decorated, two-bedroom, 1,600-square-foot property has a huge, airy living/dining/kitchen area that opens onto an old-fashioned porch perfect for meals or just sitting in the comfy chairs and watching the clouds roll by. It's fully equipped, from the complete kitchen to a VCR (plus a library of videos) to all the beach toys you can think of.
Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa (Kauai; tel. 800/55-HYATT; www.kauai.hyatt.com): In addition to the Camp Hyatt program for kids 3 to 12 (costs start at $45 for a half-day and go up to $70 for a full day), it's the collection of swimming pools -- freshwater and salt, with slides, waterfalls, and secret lagoons -- that makes this oceanfront Hyatt a real kids' paradise. During the summer months and the holiday season, there's Rock Hyatt, an activity room for teens to gather in and play electronic games. Summertime also boasts theater nights, when the whole family can enjoy a showing of one of the more than 400 movies filmed on Kauai.
Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without
notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before
planning your trip.
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