Guide to family friendly Resorts in Phuket, Thailand

Taking the whole family on vacation can be very rewarding, but there are also a number of things to take into consideration in order to be sure your family holiday is a trouble free success. With many resorts that have taken steps to help all members of the family enjoy themselves, beautiful and exotic Thailand has many things to offer the whole family.
When looking for a family friendly hotel in Thailand, below are some things to consider.

Family friendly rooms

Interconnecting rooms are a given when traveling with children of a certain age, but some hotels go further with specially designed rooms that really make your stay more comfortable.  The Holiday Inn Phuket Resort offers kid`s suites, their "room within a room", providing children with their own private space with fun facilities like, bunk beds, their own TV and video games.  Or, you can opt for a family suite with rooms that connect and rooms designed with kids in mind. These rooms come equipped with a beanbag, toy box, video games, video and TV. Rooms such as these have a way of significantly reducing the stress on both, parents and their children. Parents can now take comfort in knowing that their children are in the next room and are out of harms way, and can play how they like in their room.


Kid's Clubs

While it seems that just about every hotel and resort has a place to leave the kids, it`s a good idea to do a bit of investigating to see not only what kind of activities are available, but which of the activities are included for free and which ones charge extra. Some hotels offer a more extensive and varied schedule, such as the Laguna Beach Resort's rotating two week schedule (ideal for longer stays), while others restrict themselves to repeating similar activities each day.
Things like Playstation or XBox consoles, DVDs, and arts and crafts are pretty much standard in all Kid's Clubs, but families looking for a little more variety might enjoy any of the resorts in the Laguna complex of resorts that offers exciting activities at the Quest Laguna Phuket Adventure facilities.
Using accommodations that meet the needs of younger children and also engage teens makes travel more rewarding. With filtered internet connected computers and more age appropriate games, the JW Marriott Resort & Spa and the Holiday Inn Phuket Resort is great for teenagers visiting with families.
Kids and the whole family will surely be enthralled by baby elephants, which can be found at some hotels including the above mentioned Laguna Beach Resort. Baby elephant rides are available several times a day for children staying at this resort, as well as the chance to enjoy supervised water fun with these amazing creatures.

Child minding services

Most Kid's Clubs like the ones mentioned here accept children from 4 years and up. If you would like to have a relaxing time by the pool or have a romantic dinner without your young children, you should be able to do so knowing that your children are being safely watched by someone that is trustworthy. While a lot of hotels and resorts offer babysitting, both in the Kid's Clubs during the day and in your room in the evenings, Evason Phuket & Six Senses Spa goes one further and actually offers overnight "sleepover" services, a closely supervised overnight babysitting service.