Exploring Outdoors
Family beach time and seashell hunting in Miami Beach
beaches with sand-castle building
contests and shell-finding expeditions, while arts and crafts foster creativity and scavenger hunts encourage
kids to explore.
Children are supervised by enthusiastic, outgoing and experienced camp
counselors. “All of our counselors go
through a special certification process
and various training, including CPR,
safety, hotel standards, policies and
more,” Tonarelli explains.
In addition to being popular with
young hotel guests. SoBe Kids Camp
consistently receives high marks
from parents. “Our guest feedback
always includes SoBe Kids Camp as
a popular offering,” Tonarelli adds.
“Parents especially comment that the
activities are exciting for their kids
and that they feel confident knowing
their children are being left in capable
hands. The camp allows kids to
have an educational and fun day,
while parents take advantage of our
many hotel amenities like the pool
and exhale spa.”
Teens and tweens are not forgotten at Loews Miami Beach Hotel.
They receive a special welcome amenity that includes a music download
gift card, sunglasses and other fun
gear. Interactive activities at the pool
deck, such as volleyball and water
games, are popular with all ages,
and the sandy beach is just steps
away. For those looking for a break
from the sun, the hotel’s clubroom
features the latest video games and
movies, as well as computer stations
and areas for crafts and reading.
Teens also have access to a lending
library with board and Xbox 360
games, iPads and DVDs.
Feeding koi at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort
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Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in
Tucson, Ariz., ranked No. 28 on the
list of top family hotels in the nation
in Travel + Leisure’s 2014 World’s Best
Awards. Gifts at check-in ensure that
kids and teenagers feel welcome as
soon as they arrive: Children receive
activity books, crayons and a FisherPrice DVD—either “Precious Places
Princesses” or “GeoTrax Trains”—while
teens are treated to a music download
card for two songs.
Kids visiting Loews Ventana Canyon
Resort will find adventure at every
turn of the trail. The Coyote Kids
Club gives children ages 4 to 12 the
opportunity to discover the surrounding Sonoran desert during supervised
nature walks on the Ventana Canyon