- Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa (Oahu; tel. 800/HILTONS; www.hawaiianvillage.hilton.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 $56 a day, including lunch. Everything about this hotel is kid-friendly, from the wildlife parading about the grounds to the submarine dives offered just out front. In three of the resort's restaurants, kids ages 4 to 11 eat free.
- J. W. 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 is $58 per child.
- 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 the full day. The resort has some great money-saving deals; for example, children 5 and under eat free at various restaurants in the resort.
- 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.
- Hyatt Regency Maui (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 is $65 to $80 for a full day.
- 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 on the lush East End. Perfect for families, this impeccably decorated, two-bedroom, 1,600-square-foot beach house has a huge, airy living/dining/kitchen area that opens out to 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 (and library of videos), to all the beach toys you can think of. A family of five can stay here for just $240 to $280.
- Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa (Kauai; tel. 800/55-HYATT; www.kauai.hyatt.com): In addition to the Camp Hyatt program (for kids 3-12; $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 Family Fun Theatre Nights, when the whole family can enjoy a showing of one of the more than 400 movies filmed on Kauai.
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The Big Island
ALOHA Spent our last week chilling out in The Big Island of Hawaii. It's a lovely Island and relaxing indeed! We spent the whole week l... Continue reading »
