Swap your ski jacket for waterskis with a stay at Beachcomber’s Shandrani Resort & Spa in Mauritius. Winner of the Junior Design Award 2011 for Best International Hotel, it’s an ideal option for active families because of its huge range of land

. In the heart of downtown Vancouver, Rosewood Hotel Georgia is now offering a Rose Buds Junior Spa Menu, with treatments including facials, manicures and pedicures designed for children aged five to 13 years. You do have to accompany your child, so enjoysome

The small island retreat of Olhuveli Beach & Spa is located on the tip of the beautiful South Malé Atoll in the Maldives. A sandy beach and shallow blue lagoon surround the island, making for an idyllic aquatic playground. Your child will also love

.Stay at… Mount Cinnamon, a boutique resort overlooking Grand Anse Beach and offering lots of watersports and a spa. Children under 16 stay and eat for free. Prices in May start from £279 per night for a one-bedroom villa sleeping four. 

-hand, with traditional kite-making classes, where local Balinese children help young guests to create their own masterpieces to fly in the splendid grounds. Parents, meanwhile, can retreat to relax in the zen-like atmosphere of the hotel’s spa. A package for a family

Listen to the sound of a steel band as you open your presents, build a sandcastle before you visit Father Christmas, and delight in the unveiling of a gingerbread house at Peter Island Resort & Spa inthe British Virgin Islands. There are even

the tranquillity. A children’s paradise, they can join trips exploring the island and its exotic natural life. Spa treatments are available in rooms nestling in the hillside, and there are movies to enjoy on the beach, under a starlit sky. Prices for a family

Parents can recharge their batteries while children frolic on the beach at the Kempinski Hotel, Soma Bay, by the Red Sea. From windsurfing to pampering spa treatments… you decide how energetic you want to be. Families can also discover the joys

Suites offer Xboxes and a minibar full of children’s favourites. Golf-mad grown-ups can tee off on an 18-hole golf course designedby Jack Nicklaus, relax in the spa, or enjoy family time in the gorgeous resort. Best of all, there’s an ice cream parlour

Looking to keep the younger members of your family fit, active and amused, while you take advantage of gorgeous sandy beaches, a spa, fitness centre and concierge services? Buccament Bay Resort in St Vincent is the place to be for sports