| While Thailand can be a lot of fun for the whole | | | | Family friendly rooms. |
| family, just like any holiday destination throughout the | | | | While hotel rooms in Thailand are generally quite large |
| world, if you are traveling with children or teenagers, | | | | compared to similarly priced accommodation in other |
| it would be prudent to look into accommodation | | | | countries, interconnecting rooms for families can still |
| options that have families in mind, and provide | | | | make a hotel stay more enjoyable for the whole |
| facilities and services to ensure that both parents and | | | | family. |
| kids enjoy their stay. | | | | Such rooms are not that difficult to find, however |
| Below are some things to consider in a family friendly | | | | some hotels go further with specially designed rooms |
| hotel in Phuket. | | | | that really make your stay more comfortable. The |
| Kid's Clubs | | | | Holiday Inn Phuket Resort offers kid`s suites, their |
| Just about every hotel and resort on Thailand claims | | | | "room within a room", providing children with their |
| to have a Kid`s Club, sometimes this can just mean a | | | | own private space with fun facilities like bunk beds, |
| colorfully painted room with a couple of children's | | | | their own TV and video games. Or, you can opt for |
| DVDs. It`s a good idea to do a bit of investigating to | | | | a family suite with rooms that connect to special |
| see not only what kind of facilities and activities are | | | | rooms designed with kids in mind. |
| available, but which of the activities are included for | | | | These rooms come equipped with a beanbag, toy |
| free and which ones charge extra. Some hotels offer | | | | box, video games, video and TV. Rooms such as |
| a more extensive and varied schedule, such as the | | | | these have a way of significantly reducing the stress |
| Laguna Beach Resort's rotating two week schedule | | | | on both parents and their children. Parents can relax |
| (ideal for longer stays), while others restrict | | | | in their own section, while taking comfort in knowing |
| themselves to repeating similar activities each day. | | | | that their children are safe in the next room out of |
| Things like Playstation or XBox consoles, DVDs, and | | | | harms way, and can play how they like in their room. |
| arts and crafts are pretty much standard in most | | | | Child minding services |
| Kid's Clubs, but families looking for a little more | | | | It would be a shame to go all the way to the tropical |
| variety might enjoy any of the resorts in the Laguna | | | | paradise that is Thailand and not be able to take |
| complex of resorts that offers exciting activities at | | | | some time for yourself to relax by the pool, or have |
| the Quest Laguna Phuket Adventure facilities. | | | | a romantic dinner without having to take care of |
| Finding a hotel or resort that offers something for | | | | your children for at least one night. It would be great |
| both young children and older kids is a smart move, | | | | if you were able to do so knowing that your children |
| especially if you have teenagers. With filtered internet | | | | are being safely watched by someone that is |
| connected computers and more age appropriate | | | | trustworthy. For the most part, Kid's Clubs at hotels |
| activities and games, the JW Marriott Resort & | | | | and resorts usually accept children from 4 years old |
| Spa and the Holiday Inn Phuket Resort is great for | | | | and above. For children younger than that, you may |
| teenagers visiting with families. | | | | consider having a babysitter take care of your child |
| Kids and the whole family will surely be enthralled by | | | | for a short time while you have dinner of take a dip. |
| baby elephants, which can be found at some hotels | | | | While a lot of hotels and resorts offer babysitting, |
| including the above mentioned Laguna Beach Resort. | | | | both in the Kid's Clubs during the day and in your |
| Baby elephant rides are available several times a day | | | | room in the evenings, Evason Phuket & Six |
| for children staying at this resort, as well as the | | | | Senses Spa goes one further and actually offers |
| chance to enjoy supervised water fun with these | | | | overnight "sleepover" services, a closely supervised |
| amazing creatures. | | | | overnight child minding service for children of all ages. |