flannels offered up to you as you laze by the poolside or beach. The hotel also has a spa and one of the most romantic seaside restaurants on the island. With only 40 suites, Cobblers Cove enjoys a friendly and intimate atmosphere that is more akin

. 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

overlooking a pristine lagoon. Due to reopen this November after an 18-month, £60-million transformation, the luxury all-suite hotel has six restaurants, six garden pools and spacious tropical gardens. Seven nights’ half board, including flights, costs £1

to snorkelling and turtle-spotting safaris in the colourful reefs of the Noonu Atoll.Parents will love... Some of the best beaches and scuba diving in the world and some gorgeous treats, such as Ithaa – the world’s first all-glass under-sea restaurant

attraction, Morgan’s Island Water Park – the largest in the Caribbean, with a thrilling range of rides, including a dual slide, entitled the Dragon Revenge. Families can refuel at the Black Pearl, a self-service restaurant, the Jack Sparrow Bar or Treasure

of restaurants, an indulgent spa and all manner of activities. No detail is too small; their travel specialists will take care of everything for you, including booking babysitters, making restaurant reservations, ensuring your room is baby-proofed and your brood

children’s clubs and all of them have beautiful white sandy beaches and offer every watersport under the sun.The whole island is encircled by a coral reef but the West coast tends to be more protected, and it’s here that you’ll find long stretches of sandy

of the plane journey is sheer bliss. Barbados is a good place to start if you’re exploring the Caribbean for the first time or taking your first long-haul family holiday. It’s straightforward to get to; it’s highly developed, with some of the best family hotels

’t be empty for long, though, as the GOs are encouraged to mingle, so you tend to end up making polite chit-chat. We were also a bit disapproving of the continental trait of smoking in the restaurants and a couple of times we inadvertently sat down

 www.senso-ji.jp Cultivate culinary skills At the 72-year-old Sometaro restaurant – a short walk from Sensoji temple – you can create your own okonomiyaki (Japanese savoury pancake) on a hot plate at your table. The waiters are always happy to help. (best for ages 5+; allow 1.5 hours