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Best International Family-Friendly Hotels: Editor's Top 10

Our Editor's Top 10 list for Best International Family-Friendly Hotels helps you decide where you want to go. Editor's Top 10 lists offer selections from our editors that help you plan your travel based on your lifestyle, entertainment, sightseeing, or recreation options.

Select a hotel from this list for a family-friendly getaway. Get the swimsuits out and splash through an indoor water park, dine with amusement-park characters or enjoy a family hike. Children's menus make mealtimes affordable, and kiddie pools and game rooms ensure that everyone is entertained. If mom and dad want some time to themselves, well-trained and dedicated staffers will watch the little ones. Hotel child-care centers provide a wealth of options, from scavenger hunts and bedtime stories to sports participation and children's game drives. Any of the hotels on this list is a solid option for a family trip. Keep in mind the theme of one hotel: When the kids are happy, everyone is happy.
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$121-$225 
North Beach, Eilat, Israel
This midrange resort focuses its attention primarily on families and children. Most of the activities are suited for youngsters who speak Hebrew, but the hotel is opening its doors more and more to tourists as well.Young guests are treated specially from the moment they arrive. Staff costumed as fai... Read Entire Review »
2. Crowne Plaza Add to eGuidebook
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$175-$1,210 
Built: 1972 
Renovated: 1996 
Mannerheimintie 50, Helsinki, Finland
At the northwest edge of the center of town, near the Opera House and Finlandia Hall, two tram stops (a 10-minute walk) from the main train station, and opposite Hesperia Park and Toolonlahti lake, this cosmopolitan address is more geared to business guests than to leisure guests and families. The f... Read Entire Review »
3. Ballymaloe House Add to eGuidebook
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$157-$315 
Built: 1600 
Renovated: 2000 
Shanagarry, Midleton, Ireland
On 200 secluded hectares two miles from the coast, 17 miles southeast of Cork, this is one of Ireland's best country-house hotels, and it owes its status largely to the cheery hospitality of the Allen family who are the backbone and heartbeat of this establishment. In summer, guests can take advanta... Read Entire Review »
4. Beaches Turks & Caicos Resort & Spa Add to eGuidebook
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$690-$2,811 
Built: 1995 
Renovated: 2005 
Lower Bight Rd, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos
Note: This property is closed until 26 September 2008 because of heavy debris from Tropical Storm Hanna. The largest resort on the island, this place overwhelmingly outperforms the Club Med despite its more family-friendly angle. It eschews the institutional feel of other all-inclusive properties an... Read Entire Review »
5. Baiyoke Suite Hotel Add to eGuidebook
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$70-$188 
Built: 1988 
Renovated: 2000 
130 Ratchaprarop Rd, Pratunam, Bangkok, Thailand
In Thailand's second tallest building, this all-suite hotel offers great value, great views and a great location. Though suitable for travelers of any ilk, it is a value for families on a budget. Wedged between the Indra Regent and a crowded bazaar, close to tourist and commercial districts, the 43-... Read Entire Review »
6. Hotel La Ginabelle Add to eGuidebook
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$154-$688 
Built: 1990 
Vispastrasse 52, Zermatt, Switzerland
A conservative, family-oriented hotel, this homey place offers excellent rates for a very fine assemblage of first-rate facilities. These include excellent dining, an attractive garden, a free children's club (for kids ages 2 1/2 and older) and two glitzy indoor whirlpools, not to mention the free p... Read Entire Review »
7. Waldhaus Hotel Add to eGuidebook
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$293-$651 
Built: 1908 
Renovated: 1998 
Sils Maria, Switzerland
This turn-of-the-century Edwardian resort fills a turreted and castellated 1908 building on a hillside with commanding village, lake and mountain views. The hotel is the fruit of five generations of devoted family management, who seem never content to sit on their laurels. The adjoining ski room is... Read Entire Review »
8. Delta Chelsea Hotel Add to eGuidebook
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$254-$299 
Built: 1975 
Renovated: 2005 
33 Gerrard St W, Toronto, ON
Canada's largest hotel, this place has the pros and cons that come with that distinction. Similar in size to the Sheraton, it is much less confusing in design, despite the four street entrances. Most facilities are found just off the lively lobby, including the two restaurants in one: Bflat33 Bis... Read Entire Review »
9. The Fairmont Chateau Laurier Add to eGuidebook
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$176-$234 
Built: 1912 
Renovated: 2000 
1 Rideau St, Ottawa, ON
Built in 1912 in the style of a 16th century French chateau, this structure is so captivating that some may mistake it for Canada's Parliament Buildings. Its ideal location in the central heart of Ottawa, on both Confederation Square and the Rideau Canal, add immensely to its charm. The grande dame... Read Entire Review »
10. Casa de Campo Add to eGuidebook
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$174-$788 
Built: 1973 
Renovated: 1999 
Altos de Chavon, La Romana, Dominican Republic
This gated community, touting itself as the most luxurious resort in the Caribbean, draws from an A-list from Elizabeth Taylor and Selma Hayak to the Bush and Clinton families. The ever-evolving resort, which opened in the 1970s and sprawls over 12 square miles of sloping terrain immediately east of... Read Entire Review »
11. The Rarotongan Beach Resort & Spa Add to eGuidebook
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$200-$520 
Built: 1977 
Renovated: 1995 
Aroa, Avarua, Cook Islands
In a choice southwestern location with cooling trade winds and gorgeous sunsets, this hotel is 20 minutes south of the airport. It continues its remarkable journey from neglect under government ownership to the top international-standard resort on Rarotonga. Caribbean-style yellow, mango and blue pa... Read Entire Review »
12. Phinda Mountain Lodge Add to eGuidebook
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$375 
Built: 1991 
Renovated: 1997 
Phinda Private Game Reserve, Hluhluwe, South Africa
Founded in 1991, Phinda Mountain Lodge is the oldest and largest of seven CCAfrica lodges situated within the Phinda Resource Reserve, centerpiece of the privately owned and managed 21,000-hectare Mun-ya-wana Game Reserve. Phinda is situated in the northeast of KwaZulu-Natal province, about 25 km fr... Read Entire Review »
13. Beaches Negril Resort & Spa Add to eGuidebook
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$481-$2,744 
Built: 1997 
Norman Manley Blvd Po Box 12, Negril, Jamaica
On 8 beachfront hectares, 6 km north of town, this colorful property has the broadest appeal of any all-inclusive resort here for families, couples and singles of all ages. Beaches Negril offers plenty to talk about: five restaurants, seven bars, three freshwater pools and three whirlpools, at an al... Read Entire Review »
14. Hotel Bon Sol Add to eGuidebook
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$363-$589 
Built: 1953 
Renovated: 2006 
Paseo de Illetas 30, Illetas, Mallorca Island, Balearic Islands, Spain
Just around the corner from the more commercial Riu Palace Bonanza Playa, eight km west of Palma, this property is a long-standing favorite with Germans and North Americans. The most glamorous address in Illetas caters to discriminating individuals (more than half of whom are repeat clients). This f... Read Entire Review »