Anna’s KAYAK Guide
Check out our favorite hotels, bucket list destinations, and itineraries. You can’t go wrong with these picks 🙂
Mhondoro Safari Lodge & Villa – South Africa
Absolute best place to go on a safari with or without your family. Charming lodges, easy game drives, and an infinity pool with visiting elephants.
Mhondoro Safari Lodge & Villa – South Africa
Silks Place Yilan – Taiwan
The kids spend hours driving around the corridors on electric cars and motorcycles while stopping at a bar or bouncy castle. Adults will enjoy luxury facilities and a convenient location in the heart of Yilan.
Silks Place Yilan – Taiwan
Avani Victoria Falls Resort – Zambia
Imagine waking up to a giraffe peeking into your room, or dining with an elephant next to your table. Avani will charm any kid or adult, especially when zebras come to drink from the swimming pool.
Avani Victoria Falls Resort – Zambia
1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge – New York City
If you want to be able to escape the chaos of Manhattan and mingle with the locals it’s an easy choice. The infinity pool overlooking the skyline is a bonus.
1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge – New York City
Moar Gut – Austria
Moar Gut is a perfect combination of luxury with baby friendliness and true Kinderhotel. With plenty of winter and summer activities available, and a complimentary kids club starting from infants, it can give parents an option to relax.
Moar Gut – Austria
Island Shangri-La – Hong Kong
While Shangri-La Hong Kong offers amazing views from its rooms, the biggest perk of staying there is the incredible themed family suites. Through a tiny door, your kids will discover their own room and can sleep in an airship, Cinderella’s carriage, or submarine.
Island Shangri-La – Hong Kong
Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas – Maldives
Small magnificent resort with privacy of overwater or beach villas, white sand beaches and an underwater restaurant to dine at. The kids loved their time at the kids club and didn’t want to leave.
Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas – Maldives
African safari itinerary
An African safari is one of the most incredible trips of a lifetime and the most memorable experience with little kids. When the kids are young their reactions to seeing animals in the wild are so precious, and it’s great to see it through their eyes. Many lodges welcome babies, toddlers, and little kids with open arms and it’s not difficult to do safari with kids at all. As both my husband and I have been to many African countries before kids and done a few safaris, I opted for a multi-country experience to diversify the experience to satisfy kids’ attention span.
Soneva Jani – Maldives
Gorgeous overwater villas with slides directly from your rooftop. You can skygaze from the comfort of your bed thanks to an automated opening in the roof.
Soneva Jani – Maldives
Rambagh Palace – Jaipur, India
Former residency of Maharajas of Jaipur, this place truly feels like a palace. Top-notch service with peacocks wandering the property and flower petals thrown at you as you enter the hotel will make you feel like royalty.
Rambagh Palace – Jaipur, India
Four Seaons – Bora Bora, French Polynesia
You cannot find a more wonderful overwater bungalow overlooking the famous Bora Bora mountain than those at Four Seasons. Your breakfast can literally float to you in the morning on a canoe.
Four Seaons – Bora Bora, French Polynesia
Marriott Mena House – Cairo, Egypt
Gorgeous hotel with a pool overlooking the pyramids of Giza – probably the most iconic place to stay in Egypt.
Marriott Mena House – Cairo, Egypt
Marina Bay Sands – Singapore
Nothing can beat the boat-shaped iconic infinity pool overlooking Singapore’s skyline on one side and views of Gardens by the Bay from the suites.
Marina Bay Sands – Singapore
Renaissance Wind Creek Aruba Resort – Aruba
This beautiful resort in Aruba isn’t only a perfect combination of city property with private beach access, but where else can you be a beach bum surrounded by a flock of flamingos?
Renaissance Wind Creek Aruba Resort – Aruba
Four Seasons Hotel George V – Paris, France
If you want a stress-free stay FS will take care of it for you. They’ll even take care of the kids while you dine at their restaurant or bring a special treat for your pet.
Four Seasons Hotel George V – Paris, France
Hotel Regina Louvre – Paris, France
Best views of the Eiffel Tower and Tuileries Gardens from your room, which can come in handy for romantic in-room dates when your kids go to bed and you’re not ready to call it a night yet.
Hotel Regina Louvre – Paris, France
Les Rives de Notre-Dame – Paris, France
Small but mighty option for families, right in the heart of St-Germain. You can even see the beautiful Notre Dame right from your family suite window.
Les Rives de Notre-Dame – Paris, France
HĂ´tel Bedford – Paris, France
A perfect option for a mid-range priced hotel in a top location that offers big family rooms.
HĂ´tel Bedford – Paris, France
Citadines Bastille Marais Paris – France
It’s hard to find a place that can fit multiple kids in Paris, but Citadines gives you the comfort of apartment and hotel facilities combined. The location is fantastic, right around many cafes and shops.
Citadines Bastille Marais Paris – France
Madagascar
As the fourth largest island in the world, Madagascar is home to unique wildlife like lemurs, chameleons, and the bizarre fossa. It’s where the fascinating avenue of the baobabs is and the strange rocks of Tsingy national park. Along with fascinating strange traditions such as Famadihana and rich cultural heritage, Madagascar is still on top of my bucket list.
Seychelles
I think Seychelles is on everyone’s bucket list… the pristine white sand beaches and turquoise waters surrounded by gigantic palm trees with unique coco de mer are some of the most beautiful spots on earth.