& Beach Resort in Portugal. There’s a glamorous hotel on site but it’s the gorgeous villas for families (some with private pools) that catch the eye with breathtaking ocean views, designer interiors, daily maid service, wireless internet access

dreamed up by Disney, but the interiors are more polished Philippe Starck than spider-webbed Sleeping Beauty. A sexy boutique getaway that caters well for older children, this grand getaway takes the 16th-century drama of a château and injects a modern

beautiful resort with exceptional family facilities. Alpaga is an idyllically located luxury lodge, with mesmerising valley views and interiors that evoke all that’s charming about Alpine decor, without a hint of flouncy gingham to ruin the view. Rooms

you can eat, drink and shop. Designed by Conran & Partners with interiors by Michael Sodeau, the 132 modernist-style villas are divided into four areas. If you’re travelling with children, the Garden Houses, at the heart of the resort, are ideal

There’s always a warm welcome at this bright and breezy spa-enhanced seaside stay – the owners like to make children feel at home, so there will be teddy bears waiting to greet them (and, for babies, changing mats and high chairs). Nautically

. At the other end of the price scale, the seven villas at the Santa Marina hotel in Mykonos are gorgeous, with minimalist interiors, private pools, fully-equipped kitchens and all the amenities of the hotel on site – including a private beach, a children’s pool

out the view from our suite at the Hyatt Regency Madeleine. Bouncing on the huge double bed, Grace and Joe could see that most iconic of Parisian sights, the Eiffel Tower. A super-chic, yet unpretentious hotel, the welcome for children was suitably