Nayara Gardens
La Fortuna, Costa Rica
A rare Costa Rica resort that earns its 'best in the country' billing, immersive in the rainforest without sacrificing comfort.
The Collection
Family
Luxury that works as hard for the children as for the adults.
Four Seasons Resort Maui
Maui, United States · Four Seasons
Hawaii's benchmark resort: 15 beachfront acres run with a precision that makes the nightly rate feel almost defensible.
Fairmont Banff Springs
Banff, Canada · Fairmont
A genuine icon that trades intimacy for spectacle, and wins the trade almost every time.
The Ritz-Carlton Fari Islands
Maldives · The Ritz-Carlton
Kerry Hill's minimalist rings bring rare architectural discipline to the Maldives, and the lagoon does the rest.
Rosewood Baha Mar
Nassau, Bahamas · Rosewood
Rosewood calm on Cable Beach with the run of a vast resort campus next door, a rare balance of intimacy and scale done with real polish.
Fairmont Kea Lani
Maui, United States · Fairmont
Space is the real luxury on Maui, and nobody else in Wailea sells it this well.
Four Seasons The Nam Hai
Hoi An, Vietnam · Four Seasons
Vietnam's definitive beach resort, with a spa that has become the destination in its own right.
The Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas
St Thomas, US Virgin Islands · The Ritz-Carlton
Still the benchmark beachfront resort in the US Virgin Islands: thirty acres on calm Great Bay, refined, well-run and equally happy with families and couples.
Fairmont Mayakoba
Riviera Maya, Mexico · Fairmont
The mangrove boat ride to breakfast is a trick that never gets old, and the rest of the estate keeps up with it.
Fairmont Orchid
Big Island, United States · Fairmont
The calm, turtle-visited lagoon does more for this resort than any renovation ever could.
Ritz-Carlton Residences, Vail
Vail, United States · The Ritz-Carlton
Residence-style space and Ritz-Carlton service a short walk from the Eagle Bahn Gondola, best for families and groups who want a kitchen and room to spread out.
The Ritz-Carlton Club, Aspen
Aspen, United States · The Ritz-Carlton
A ski-in residence club, not a conventional hotel, offering space, a kitchen and Ritz-Carlton service at the foot of Aspen Highlands.
Hilton Fiji Beach Resort
Denarau Island, Fiji · Hilton
Fiji's most dependable family resort: a long west-facing beachfront, seven pools and the airport twenty minutes away.
Rosewood Sanya
Sanya, China · Rosewood
Haitang Bay's most composed resort: sea-view rooms as standard, a show-stopping infinity pool and luxury with the volume turned down.
Fairmont Scottsdale Princess
Scottsdale, United States · Fairmont
A 65-acre desert resort machine that does family-scale luxury properly, with better restaurants than any convention hotel has a right to.
Waldorf Astoria Orlando
Orlando, United States · Waldorf Astoria
Disney access without the Disney decor, a calm 502-room resort with a golf course, spa and serious pool for families wanting luxury alongside the parks.
Fairmont The Palm
Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Fairmont
A sensible luxury choice on the Palm's trunk: private beach, serious kids' provision and better restaurants than its rates suggest.
Radisson Blu Mall of America
Minneapolis, United States · Radisson
For a Mall of America mission with children in tow, nothing else is really in the conversation.
Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge
Jasper, Canada · Fairmont
Canada's great wilderness lodge, trading marble polish for lake, elk and a century of charm.
Radisson Ocean Pavillion
Cartagena, Colombia · Radisson
Beachfront ease at honest rates, if you accept the taxi ride every time the walled city calls.
Fairmont Taghazout Bay
Taghazout, Morocco · Fairmont
Morocco's beach done with real style: contemporary Moroccan design, a proper hammam and Atlantic sunsets, with Taghazout's surf next door.
Radisson Blu Yas Island
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · Radisson
The sensible way to do Yas Island's theme parks, provided you steer well clear of Grand Prix week pricing.
Le Château Montebello
Montebello, Canada · Fairmont
Come for the log-cabin novelty, stay because it is the rare resort that is genuinely better with children and snow.
Radisson Blu Toronto Downtown
Toronto, Canada · Radisson
A modest hotel with an immodest position on the water; in summer the rooftop pool deck settles the argument.