Top All-Inclusive Resorts for Families with Toddlers

It’s not always easy to travel with a toddler. Every moment of delight or discovery is frequently followed by a mood swing or meltdown. Jet lag, changes in routine, and even the novelty of a new hotel room can all contribute to a child’s overall stress level. As a result, the best toddler vacations frequently involve staying at an all-inclusive family resort that caters to both toddlers and parents.

There’s nothing quite like a toddler-friendly all-inclusive resort to help ease your little one into vacation mode, with accommodating staff, creative kids clubs, and activities to stimulate their budding curiosity—plus important extras like travel cribs and nightlights available on request.

Here are the best all-inclusive resorts for toddlers in the United States and abroad, where the fun is included in the price.

#1 Blackberry Farm, Walland, Tennessee

If you think all-inclusive resorts aren’t for sophisticated families, consider Blackberry Farm. This all-inclusive resort, nestled in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, is a favorite of high-profile celebrities seeking the privacy that a 4,200-acre retreat provides. Wood-burning fireplaces, glass-enclosed porches, and wooden swings are available in the guest suites and cottages.

For centuries, the land has been farmed using time-tested agricultural practices. It’s an excellent place to connect children to their food source if they believe fruit grows in a supermarket produce aisle. Rolling pastures abound with heirloom vegetables, earthy mushrooms abound, and a bounty of wild blackberries may stain your fingers. Families can learn to garden and visit the dairy barn at the Farmstead Field School.

Drop-off Camp Blackberry is open to children aged four and up. For younger toddlers, private babysitters can be hired.

#2 Beaches Turks and Caicos, Grace Bay, Turks and Caicos

Beaches Turks and Caicos is the best place in the Caribbean for family vacations. This family-friendly all-inclusive resort is situated on a pristine stretch of Grace Bay, surrounded by sugar-white sand and azure waters.

Beaches has a special relationship with Sesame Street. Activities for children include Baking with Cookie Monster, Puppet Making with Bert and Ernie, and Move and Groove with Zoe and Rosita. Bedtime tuck-ins and parades with Sesame Street characters are popular with young children.

At Beaches Turks and Caicos, there is no minimum age for child care. Certified nannies at the resort’s Kids Camp are all members of the International Nanny Association. There is an infant program for children aged zero to two, a toddler program for children aged three to four, and programs for older children and teens. On-demand after-hours childcare is available.

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#3 Flathead Lake Lodge, Bigfork, Montana

Flathead Lake Lodge in Montana, owned and operated by the same family for three generations, is a back-to-nature dude ranch-style family retreat in the shadow of Glacier National Park. Guests stay at this toddler-friendly all-inclusive resort for a week at a time from June to September. The crystal-clear lake provides plenty of options for kayakers, sailors, and swimmers, but horseback riding is at the heart of the experience here.

A team of enthusiastic young adults leads supervised programs for toddlers, children, and teenagers. Toddlers enjoy activities such as arts and crafts, pony rides, and scavenger hunts. Babies are welcome to join in the fun, accompanied by a family member or a trusted local sitter recommended by the ranch. Many toddler activities coincide with adult trail rides, giving parents the opportunity to spend time in the saddle.

Flathead Lake Lodge and its fully equipped cabins are not for the faint of heart. Every day, three meals are served. At dinner, fine wines are served. The lodge will even do your family’s laundry and return it neatly folded.

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#4 Tyler Place Family Resort, Highgate Springs, Vermont

Tyler Place (open May through September) is one of the best all-inclusive resorts in the United States for families. It believes that a great family vacation balances adult-only time with child-parent togetherness. It’s a vacation paradise for families with toddlers.

The caregiver-to-child ratio in toddler programs is low. Junior At the resort, toddlers aged 12 to 18 months enjoy music, movement, and finger painting; toddlers aged 18 to 30 months enjoy water play and rhyming games; and preschoolers aged 30 months to three years old form a separate group with peers and counselors. While toddlers are busy, adults can bike, hike, swim, or simply unwind in a hammock. A parent helper can tuck your child in at night, allowing you to enjoy dinner.

Footstools and diaper bins are provided in private cottages and spacious suites. Don’t worry if you forget to bring a stroller or baby bike seat—this toddler-friendly all-inclusive resort has plenty of loaner equipment. The rate includes meals and activities.

#5 Martinhal Cascais, Cascais, Portugal

The coastal village of Cascais, once a summer retreat for Portuguese nobility, is now home to the Martinhal Cascais, where style and practicality blend into a resort experience ideal for families with toddlers. Guests can book half-board, which includes a plentiful buffet breakfast and a choice of lunch or dinner.

Toddlers aged six months to three years are catered for in a supervised children’s club complete with a ball pit and a teepee filled with stuffed animals. Sensory-stimulating toys, music classes, puppet shows, painting, and pasta-making are all options for children aged three and up. During the holidays, thematic programming adds a festive touch.

The Baby Concierge at the resort can provide cribs, door protectors, potty chairs, bottle sterilizers, and safety gates. The children’s menu includes finger foods and homemade purees for the toothless. Following the completion of toddlers’ meals, the play area is stocked with art supplies, wooden blocks, and puzzles, as well as a childminder who ensures that parents can enjoy a leisurely meal of their own.

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#6 Woodloch Resort, Hawley, Pennsylvania

Woodloch, a family-owned resort in the Poconos, is retro in every way. Many employees have been with this all-inclusive family resort for decades, and the resort is well-known for its friendly service.

Scouts, aged seven to ten, and Cubs, aged six and under, are divided into two age groups. Toddlers can play with modeling clay, ride bumper boats, go on hayrides, or visit the petting zoo. Woodloch encourages parents to participate alongside their children in Cubs and Scouts, so they are not drop-off programs. Babysitters are available in-room or to accompany your child to programs for adults who need some “me” time.

Woodloch’s natural beauty tempts visitors to spend time outside. The lake attracts swimmers and splashers during the summer. Ice skating and snow tubing are popular winter activities. Three filling meals are included. Picky eaters will have plenty of options, including kid-friendly dishes like mac and cheese and chicken fingers.

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#7 Club Med Quebec Charlevoix, Canada

The new Club Med Québec, located above the St. Lawrence River on 300 acres of greenery, is a four-season getaway with excellent skiing in the winter, hiking in the spring, summer, and fall, and plenty of toddler-friendly activities year-round.

Toddlers ages two to three can enjoy developmentally appropriate activities such as gymnastics, arts and crafts, and gentle hikes at the resort’s Petit Club Med. When the kids need to nap, they can do so in the nap area. Private childcare is also available to meet the specific needs of your family. There are also clubs for babies, big kids, teens, and tweens.

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