ASIA FAMILY HOTELS DESTINATIONS
Having trouble persuading families to take the plunge with a long-haul flight east? Europe is lovely, but outside high summer, they’ll struggle for sunshine. Once they see the variety of child-friendly accommodation on offer in Asia – from resort hotels with all the frills to smaller, authentic properties offering experiential stays – they’ll realise it’s worth the journey.
Vietnamese village life at Moon Garden Homestay in Ky Son. Guests stay in a handsome historic house with traditional circular windows and dragon- scale roof tiles that was formerly the home of an architect. Multi- bedded, en suite rooms are available, and kids can have fun spotting the carvings of dragons and phoenix on the furniture. Activities include cycling through rice paddies, taking a cookery class, taking part in a traditional yi jin jing exercise class, watching Buddhist ceremonies, and getting involved with ploughing, planting or harvesting in the fields. Book it: InsideAsia Tours offers two-day, one-night stays from about £300 for a family of four, as part of full tailor- made itineraries in the region.
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AT HOME IN VIETNAM Escape the bustle of Hanoi for the countryside and get involved in
– though the beach resorts and theme parks make it a good bet for a visit. If clients want to enjoy the city, recommend the downtown Shangri-La Hotel Singapore. Parents will love its Orchard Road location, and kids will be placated with the vast Buds play space, with a ball pit, slides, sand pits, space station, cooking classroom, painting room, music studio, pirate ship and water play area – plus a handy cafe. Upstairs, a dedicated family floor is home to Deluxe Family Rooms with every childcare amenity and thrilling two-bed, two-bath Family Suites, with themes including castle, space, underwater, safari and treetop. Book it: Abercrombie & Kent offers five nights in a Tower Wing One Bedroom Suite from £6,000 for a family of four, including flights.
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FILIPINO FUN Perfect powder-white sand and cyan seas made Boracay the jewel in the
crown of the Philippines’ islands, but popularity took its toll on the environment, so the government took the unprecedented step of closing the island to tourists
SLICK SINGAPORE STAY Families visiting Singapore don’t have to stick to Sentosa Island
for six months from April for a clean-up. Families will be able to
experience the best of the newly spring-cleaned island at Discovery Shores Boracay, a luxury resort on the widest, quietest part of White Beach – an aptly descriptive name. The sand is pearly and soft, and the warm sea stays shallow for about 50 metres, so kids can play safely. The hotel hosts free daily activities for under-12s at The Sandbox kids’ room, supplies beach toys and pool inflatables, and has a babysitting service. Book it: Kuoni offers seven nights’ bed and breakfast for a family of four in a Junior Suite from £8,163 in August 2019, including flights and transfers.
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PHUKET SPLASH Water babies will be in their element at Centara Grand Beach Resort
Phuket. Set on Karon Beach, the Andaman Sea is at their feet, but the hotel also has its own landscaped water park with a lazy river, cliff-jumping platform, water slides and a kids’ pool. Older children will love the
range of water sports available, and with babysitting on offer, plus kids’ and teens’ clubs with daily activity programmes, the hotel works for families of all ages. Phuket is one of Thailand’s most
family-friendly islands, with theme parks, aquariums and even a dinosaur-themed mini-golf course. Book it: Emirates Holidays offers five nights’ bed and breakfast in an Ocean Facing Deluxe Room from £3,759 for a family of four. The price includes flights from Gatwick and is based on an April 9, 2019, departure.
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Wanchai, with snack boxes and teddy bear welcome gifts, child- sized bathrobes and slippers, and a mobile library. Parents will love the newly renovated Deluxe Family Triple and Quad rooms, a rarity in a city in which space is at a premium, and the complimentary two-hour babysitting service. Wanchai is one of Hong Kong’s oldest areas, with Hong Kong Island’s largest temple complex and an authentic wet market. The hotel’s complimentary shuttle bus places 14 of the city’s must-see destinations within easy reach. Book it: Premier Holidays offers four nights in a Deluxe Family Quad Room from £3,496 for a family of four. The price includes Virgin Atlantic flights from Heathrow and transfers, and is valid for certain February dates.
premierholidays.co.uk
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HONG KONG FOR KIDS Kids will feel like VIPs from the minute they check into Dorsett
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