The Sani Resort in Halkidiki has always had plenty to offer those in search of beach-resort bliss – it’s located in an ecological reserve overlooking the beach, while the rooms are stunning. But a few more treats have been thrown in, too – there’s a

nights at this paradise island costs from £7,390 for a family of four staying in a family villa at the four-star Kandooma Resort, with a beachfront setting.Or take a spring break on the Red Sea at Sharm el-Sheikh. A week at the Iberotel Club Fanara

Resembling palatial log cabins, the lovely lodges at the Retallack Resort And Spa in Cornwall provide the homely feel of your own house combined with the first-class facilities of a five-star hotel. As well as the spa treatments, baby equipment

Service Menu of complimentary sorbet by the pool at midday, and milk and cookies for tots in the evening. Parents will also love Breakfast Babysitting, where the resort’s staff look after children while parents relax over the morning meal.A standard Suite

. The Verandah Resort & Spa is a luxury resort set in 30 acres of palm-fringed shore on Antigua’s north-east coast. It has a children’s restaurant and mini-cinema. Seven nights’ room only with Kuoni Travel costs from £906 per person.Tel: 01306 747002; www.kuoni.co.uk

If you are a golf enthusiast, but also need to keep your family happy, take a look at the Celtic Manor Resort in South Wales. For starters, there’s more to the resort than just golf: families can try tennis, clay-pigeon shooting, tennis, walking

Older children (three to 12) receive a teddy bear, rubber duck, robes and slippers, their own newspaper and access to a spa swimming pool. Adults can enjoy the golf, the beach and the hotel’s spa. An Eden Suite for two adults and two children, including breakfast and children’s a...

A giant orange velvet beanbag in reception, Magis Puppy stools and Fatboys by the pool – and we’re talking pouffes here, not the male guests. I’m not sure which of these first made me realise that the recently opened Martinhal resort in Sagres

The thought of baring your bottom in an igloo might sound a bit chilly but it’s an altogether more inviting experience at the French resort of La Plagne. Mon Village Igloo is built for the winter season, offering meals or even overnight stays

there was a soggy puddle at his feet and a trail of wet footprints behind him. It was our first morning at Club Med’s La Palmeraie Resort in Marrakech, and Joe had run off to survey the breakfast offerings – and somehow ended up in an ornamental pond