Do you love taking vacations but hate all the planning before and during? Don’t we all! An inclusive family resort is exactly what your brood needs for your next retreat. It’s all the fun and family togetherness you want but far less time spent working on an itinerary.
This list of all-inclusive family resorts runs the gamut, presenting picturesque beach settings with white sands and glimmering seas to hidden mountainous views surrounded by evergreen trees as far as the eye can see.
Let’s take a look!
1. Sandpiper Bay Resort
Port St. Lucie, Florida
Put your passports away. You won’t need them when visiting the Sandpiper Bay Resort, which is situated in sunny Florida.
This all-inclusive family resort includes onsite parking, free Wi-Fi, a fitness center, restaurants, and a pool, and that’s merely scratching the surface.
The family fun here is nonstop! If you’re into sports, you can spend your days playing ping-pong, mini golf, bocce ball, soccer, basketball, pickleball, and tennis. Cool off with all-inclusive water sports, from paddleboarding to sailing and kayaking.
The resort pools are open daily, but there’s so much more to do here than swim. Explore the family programming and kids’ clubs. These spaces will entertain your kids and foster in them skills they can take home.
Your options are the Mini Club for kids four to 10, Latitude 27 for kids 11 to 17, and the Pajama Club for overnight stays.
The main restaurant on the grounds of the Sandpiper Bay Resort is called Marketplace, which serves meals from morning until night. Slice Terrace and Slice Bar feature drinks, snacks, televisions, and a lounge.
The cavernous, nonsmoking rooms include garden or bay views and at least one king-sized bed. You can also add a day bed or twin-sized bed to accommodate your entire family.
2. Tyler Place Family Resort
Highgate Springs, Vermont
Not every all-inclusive family resort must be on the beach. Tyler Place Family Resort invites you and your family to experience the wonders of the Vermont woods.
A recurring recipient of the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence, Tyler Place Family Resort promises oodles of excitement and memories you won’t soon forget. Get out on the lake with water sports such as banana boating, water skiing, bass fishing, and sailing.
Foster family togetherness on land. The resort gives each guest a one-speed bike for the duration of their stay. Family arts and crafts and Vermont Family Afternoons will add to the quaint environment. The Vermont Family Afternoon activities change regularly but include everything from snacking on snow cones to tug-of-war.
There’s yet more to do here as you while away days surrounded by beautiful greenery. You can take out row boats or paddle boats, play mini golf, explore the 165-acre woods and meadows, have a family picnic lunch, play on the trampoline (including a seasonal lake trampoline!), partake in Family Field Days, go canoeing, or play tennis.
Experience the best of New England in a cottage or farmhouse, with idyllic options available, such as the Cedar Meadow and Lakeview Cottage. Anticipate accommodations like microwaves, fridges, dining room access, recreation rooms for kids of all ages, and access to the Fieldhouse, Clubhouse, and Playhouse.
3. Woodloch Resort
Hawley, Pennsylvania
For more than 65 years, Woodloch Resort has been an enchanting Poconos destination for a family getaway. It received awards for its distinction as the top family resort in the country in 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2023, a record of excellence worth paying attention to.
Your all-inclusive vacation includes daily entertainment and activities, two to three meals per day at the resort, and a vacation rental home or guest room at the resort hotel.
Make every day feel like a holiday with resort amenities aplenty. Many are seasonal but ensure family fun and togetherness no matter when you plan your visit. For instance, there’s an outdoor adventure playground sure to keep the kids busy for hours.
Perhaps they want to partake in fun at the arts and crafts room, practice on the climbing wall, ride in bumper cars or boats, cool down at the indoor splash zone, ride the hills as they go snow tubing, swim in the sports complex pool, take a relaxing boat tour, or practice archery.
Maybe your family is into games? Well, so is the Woodloch! The athletic contests and skill displays include everything from archery tag to baking competitions, haunted walks around Halloween, horse racing, scavenger hunts, pool games, and seasonal yule log hunts.
As the sun goes down, the stars come out at Woodloch. Variety shows, magic performances, children’s performers, comedians, theme shows, and live music will make every night extraordinary.
4. Grand Hotel
Mackinac Island, Michigan
The luxurious Grand Hotel on Michigan’s famed Mackinac Island regularly runs specials for making your family vacation more affordable and attainable.
The suites here will blow you away, as they’re full of high-end artwork hanging in gilded frames on the wall, plush furniture, and antiquities like charming furniture and desks. The two-bedroom suites for larger families feature a connecting parlor and balcony views of the hotel grounds below.
You will have plenty of activities to schedule family time during your stay on this Mackinac Island resort. The Esther Williams swimming pool is a curvy pool with tree-lined views, a winding blue tube slide, and enough chairs and loungers for the whole fam.
Between cycling, visiting the Grand Hotel stables, playing lawn games, strolling the gardens, enjoying live music, and partaking in island activities outside of the resort, your vacation is made in the shade.
The extensive dining options ensure there’s a menu for every taste, kid and adult, from the elegant Terrace Room to afternoon tea at The Parlor, Sadie’s Ice Cream Parlor, and the Mackinac Island Pizza Company.
5. Blackberry Farm
Walland, Tennessee
In the same vein as the Grand Hotel is Tennessee’s Blackberry Farm, an inclusive luxury experience for families.
A rustic vacation is on the menu, with a farmstead tour, culinary demonstrations, fly fishing, a swimming pool, hiking, cycling, MasterCraft boat tours, and paddle sports.
Blackberry Farm has a whole laundry list of family-centric activities in its Family Adventure Series, which includes activities like a Working Farm, where kids can find eggs and sample handmade delights.
There’s also kayaking or canoeing in Little River, Adventure Archery with compound or recurve bows, geocaching using the resort’s GPS system, Navigation I and II with direction-finding and other outdoor skills, and Stream Exploration.
Suites, estate rooms, cottages, and three-to-five-bedroom homes provide plenty of room for families of all sizes. For example, the Boulder Cottage has three bedrooms with multiple ensuite bathrooms, king-sized beds, a media room with puzzles and board games, a fireplace, a screened-in porch, and a sizable kitchen for cooking.
6. The Resort at Paws Up
Greenough, Montana
Get away to the Montana mountains at Greenough’s The Resort at Paws Up, an all-inclusive, luxury ranch and resort. The ranch is situated on 37,000 acres of gorgeous, tree-lined Montana wilderness, including miles of the enchanting Blackfoot River and 100 miles of winding trails.
Make this your first camping trip as a family, but don’t stress about roughing it. The luxury camping experience puts a roof over your head and provides more of the amenities you need, like electricity.
Alternatively, you can explore Paws Up’s luxury vacation homes, with nearly 30 options available. The range of homes includes one to three bedrooms for up to eight people, with mountainous sights around every angle. The log cabins are lovely and sure to delight you to no end.
And what of activities? Imagine trotting along on horseback in the snowy wilderness. You can here! You can also partake in the guided aerial adventure park The Sky Line, play tennis, go snowshoeing or tubing, take a winter sleigh ride, or ride a jet ski on the river in the balmy summertime.
Still trying to fill your itinerary? How about a scenic e-Bike tour? Or maybe nature hikes or a hot air balloon ride? The Kids Corps of Discovery is a guided program for children between three and 12 years old that includes wilderness activities, always giving you something to do.
7. C Lazy U Ranch
Granby, Colorado
The all-inclusive dude ranch C Lazy U Ranch has been one of the best vacation destinations in its area since 1919.
This award-winning ranch has received the Best of Award of Excellence in 2023 from Wine Spectator, the Conde Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards in 2023, and USA Today’s 10 Best Readers’ Choice 2023, among other accolades.
Besides the all-inclusive vacation experience, guests come for activities that change as the seasons do. In the summer, it’s time to get out into the great Colorado outdoors and enjoy horseback riding, tennis, swimming, an onsite zip line and ropes course, paddle boating, hiking, and cycling.
As the weather gets colder, transition to activities like archery, cross-country skiing, skating, ice hockey, sleigh rides, tubing, snowmobiling, and snowshoeing.
Oh, and games; don’t forget the games! How about a games room with foosball, air hockey, ping-pong, shuffleboard, and pool? Or perhaps you’re more in the mood for a game of cards, outdoor shuffleboard (seasonally, of course), volleyball, basketball, or horseshoes? The possibilities are endless!
Bring your appetite when you sit down to dinner, as the casual and fine dining experiences amidst the views of the Rocky Mountains are truly something else. C Lazy U has menus that change with the season depending on the availability of ingredients, so there’s always something yummy to sink your teeth into.
The all-inclusive luxury cabins can accommodate up to six. Your stay includes cocoa/tea/coffee daily, robes for each guest, evening bed turn-down, and daily housekeeping.
8. Mohonk Mountain House
Hudson, New York
A stay at the alluring Mohonk Mountain House means award-winning lodging for your family, as this New York resort won the Conde Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards in 2023. It’s also been called the top resort in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.
The Smiley family created this iconic resort in 1869, and the rest is history. The Victorian castle is nestled in 40,000 acres of forested land, making Mohonk a National Historic Landmark.
The family programs include activities for children by age. For example, kids two to three can check out the resort’s koi fountain, playground, beach, and garden. There’s also adult-accompanied canoeing or row boating.
Older kids between four and 12 can enjoy the evening campfire and s’mores, play golf, watch outdoor movies under the stars, go on guided hikes (for kids seven years and older), or play tennis.
The teen program includes disc golf, daily mountain biking tours, rock scrambles, archery or tomahawk sessions, canoeing and row boating, and beach days.
Your all-inclusive stay at an antique Victorian home on the Mohonk resort grounds includes nightly entertainment, three meals per day, daily tea and cookies each afternoon, weekend brunch, and family activities.
9. Kalahari Resorts & Conventions
Round Rock, Texas
Learn why they say everything is bigger in Texas at the Kalahari Resorts & Conventions, a mecca for families looking to maximize their fun. The resort is 223,000 square feet and includes free water park admission when you book.
One of the water parks is indoors, so whether you visit in the dead of summer or the start of winter, you can enjoy a warm, clear, bright day. The park includes mild and dazzling thrills, with rides for all age groups.
Kalahari Resorts also has a seasonal outdoor water park with a 900-foot lazy river called the Adventure River, a basketball pool, and a shallow pool named Savannah Springs for the kiddos.
Head back inside and check out Tom Foolerys Adventure Park, an 80,000-square-foot complex with amusement rides, mirror mazes, ropes courses, dark rides, and mini golf. Outside of Tom Foolerys, the resort also offers bowling, escape rooms, and an arcade.
Feeling hungry? The signature dining experiences aren’t all kids’ fare. There are steakhouses and Italian joints for the parents and plenty of child-centric eats elsewhere, including B-Lux Grill & Bar with mile-high milkshakes and juicy burgers.
The suites are available in one or three-bedroom options, the latter of which is perfect for a large family like mine.
10. Rocking Horse Ranch Resort
Highland, New York
An all-inclusive resort experience is within reach at Rocking Horse Ranch, a resort that comes alive in the winter. Then, you and the family can engage in ice skating, skiing, and snow tubing.
Indoors, the Big Splash Water Park maintains 85-degree temps. When you towel off, head to the shooting gallery and archery range, play some laser tag, and spend an afternoon at the Lucky Horseshoe Arcade.
You can and should still visit in warmer temps. Rocking Horse Ranch lives up to its name with horseback riding once the winter snow thaws. You can also splash and play at the Boulder Bay Outdoor Aquatic Adventure water park.
The resort regularly offers organized family activities that are usually competition-based, such as tug-of-war and hula hoop contests; you can speak to the Activities Director to get involved. Rounding out the great and varied activities are an onsite wildlife exhibit with Scottish cows and a miniature donkey and mini golf between December and March.
Sit down to all-inclusive dining. Breakfast includes delectable menu options like oversized French toast and eggs ranchero, and that’s only the beginning! There are more than 40 options in all.
For lunch, browse the oversized salad bar and eat hot-off-the-grill delights from Chef Paul. Dinner features five-star favorites like BBQ spare ribs and Kansas City strip steak. Leave room for dessert, with menu items such as homemade pies and cakes at the dessert bar and an ice cream sundae station.
All rooms include flat-screen televisions with cable, Flat Rock furniture, Simmons Plush Top mattresses, hair dryers, fridges, and free Wi-Fi. The two lodges can sleep four or six people.
11. Skytop Lodge
Skytop, Pennsylvania
Discover the best of the Poconos at the Skytop Lodge, a scenic retreat that’s a delight, especially in winter. You’ll never feel cold when you can stay active with ice skating, snow tubing, skiing, snowshoeing, and ice fishing all winter long.
The Poconos is still an excellent spot for a family vacation in the spring, summer, and autumn. In warmer weather, it’s time for hiking, pickleball, axe throwing, kayaking, boating, paddle tennis, horseback riding, rock climbing on a wall, lawn games, and swimming in the outdoor or indoor pool.
Plan your lodging at The Cottages, The Inn, or The Lodge. The Cottages offer the most family-friendly experience, with exterior wood paneling, private and streamside rooms, and sizable sleeping arrangements.
When hunger strikes, grab lunch at the sandwich shop Callaway’s near the golf course or the family-friendly Market, which also has desserts. Craving a sit-down spot? Try The Taproom or the seasonal Lakeview Italian restaurant.
12. Hilton Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort
Fort Lauderdale
An inclusive vacation experience awaits you at the panoramically beautiful Hilton Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort in sunny, warm Florida. Your stay includes gratuities and service fees, free Wi-Fi, daily activities, non-motorized water sports, fitness center access, on-site entertainment, and meals and drinks covered.
I mean, as if you needed an excuse to book a trip to Florida pronto, now you definitely have one!
The supersized rooms available for larger families are oceanfront and ocean-view suites, including rooms with full cooking amenities for prepping meals as you watch the rolling sea. If you have a smaller family, you can easily lodge in any standard room.
And as for your dining experiences at the resort, they’re covered! You can select from five on-site hotel restaurants or request cozy dining in your beautiful room.
13. White Stallion Ranch
Tucson, Arizona
Winning acclaim in Tucson for its all-inclusive vacation amenities, you can get yourselves a sample size of the Southwestern lifestyle when planning your family getaway at White Stallion Ranch among the dusty ground and protruding cacti.
The dude ranch on 3,000 acres of land has received a TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice award for its awesome features and fantastic ambiance. You won’t pay for parking here, and features like the pool, Wi-Fi, fitness center use, and bar/lounge are also free during your stay.
Play a game of badminton or try some archery. The resort even includes music, DVDs, and books geared toward children at no extra expense.
I’m only getting started here. Experience the western lifestyle with archery, climbing, fat-tire biking, and horseback riding. Every week is a ranch rodeo, and evenings promise rip-raring entertainment like lassoing.
Guests can enjoy incredible amenities, such as a sports court, heated pool, petting zoo, movie theater, rec room, and tennis court. Retire to one of 43 guest rooms, or lounge in The Hacienda, a three-bathroom, four-bedroom property for large groups.
All cooking is taken care of for you, including breakfast, lunch, and dinner. That’s a luxury you’ll wish you could always enjoy.
Oh, and best of all, kids under five stay for free!
14. Tanque Verde Ranch
Tucson, Arizona
Of course, White Stallion Ranch isn’t your only option if you seek an all-inclusive family getaway in the depths of Tucson. The Tanque Verde Ranch creates a picture-perfect experience for families.
Travel and Leisure Magazine rated it the best all-inclusive family resort, and it also received the 2021 Conde Nast Traveler Reader’s Choice Awards prize for the best resort in the southwest.
Situated on 60,000 acres of desert overlooking the Rincon Mountains, the resort is also conveniently located near the Coronado National Forest and Saguaro National Park.
Entertaining travelers since 1868, the Tanque Verde Ranch promises plenty of fun. You and the whole family can go on horseback and learn to ride together. If you’re more comfortable in water, the deep blue pools will call your name as a reprieve from the Tucson heat.
Tanque Verde even has a selection of activities catered toward kids, including a nature center for educational purposes, supervised archery, fishing, pickleball, tennis, swimming, and a day camp.
Fill your bellies three times per day. Breakfast includes southwestern staples like granola, fruit and berries, French toast, sausage, and eggs cooked fresh. Eat lunches and dinners like salads, burgers, and sandwiches, sure to give you the energy you need for your vacation adventures.
The resort has breakfast horseback rides and cowboy cookouts, the latter being an additional paid experience at Cottonwood Grove. It’s an all-you-can-eat BBQ meal that serves up cornbread, steaks, ribs, and fruit while musicians serenade you.
Tanque Verde’s paid packages make paying for lodging affordable. The ranch rooms include Santa Fe-style inspiration, like adobe walls and cacti just outside your window.
15. Fair Hills Resort
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
Minnesota’s Fair Hills Resort has more all-inclusive experiences than you can shake a stick at. They include all-inclusive meals and rates for a cost-effective getaway.
For almost 100 years, Fair Hills has built a reputation as a great place for a family getaway. The activity schedule always changes, with morning, afternoon, and evening activities. They vary by season, from volleyball to tennis, night games, trivia, family games, family s’mores at a campfire, and treasure hunts.
The Thursday Night Talent Show is a weekly staple, so don’t miss it. All activities at the resort are free.
Explore the full range of amenities, including horseshoe pits, a playground, sports courts, outdoor heated kiddie and swimming pools, and boats like kayaks and canoes. Enjoying these activities does not cost you extra.
Your cabin is full of lovely amenities for a cozier stay, all of which are available for free under the inclusive lodging plan. They include books, wireless internet, and housekeeping.
Even the meals are all-inclusive, with breakfast, lunch, and dinner offered each day at specific times. Breakfast is from 8 to 9 a.m., lunch is noon to 1 p.m., and dinner is 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
16. Vista Verde Guest Ranch
Clark, Colorado
As Vista Verde says, its resort combines the Old West and luxury, providing an upscale but still family-friendly experience that of course is all-inclusive. The AAA Four Diamond amenities culminate in fantastic family experiences.
The winter experiences here begin in December and last until March, with activities like snowshoeing, horseback riding, and tubing. Children’s programs are available if you and your partner want to get a bit of time to yourselves.
Kids’ programs continue into the summer, including a tots program for kiddos between three and five years old. The range of activities varies based on age.
Vista Verde’s Guest Ranch features Chef Jonathon Gillespie in a Food & Beverage Director role. Breakfasts, lunches, and dinners are available with fresh, delectable ingredients you won’t soon forget.
Stay in a picturesque lodge room or seek refuge in a luxury ranch cabin. There is one single-bedroom cabin and a handful of two- and three-bedroom options.
The Sand Cabin is built for families, with one bedroom featuring a king-sized bed, the second bedroom housing a queen-sized bed, and the third bedroom offering two twin-sized beds. The single-story cabin has two bathrooms and offers 1,340 square feet for up to five guests.
17. Migis Lodge at Sebago Lake
South Casco, Maine
Get away to the quaint east coast at the Migis Lodge on glasslike Sebago Lake. The family resort, open since 1916, is a 125-acre establishment with more than 3,000 feet of lake shoreline surrounding you.
Better yet, it’s all-inclusive. Your family vacation includes activities and lodging. Most of the activities are centered on the water, and rightfully so, as Sebago Lake makes the ultimate backdrop for family fun.
Try waterskiing, fishing, lake cruising, and swimming in the lake. On the resort grounds are sports courts for basketball, pickleball, and tennis. You can also play games like bingo and enjoy an evening bonfire.
The Kids’ Camp for kids four to six, the Adventure Camp for children seven and up, and the teen programs ensure parents can spend some time away to themselves. Kids will do anything but sit around during these programs, instead partaking in games and activities like capture the flag, kickball, hiking, and fishing.
Eat a meal among the beauty of the lake or chow down on up to three meals a day at the Migis Main Lodge dining room.
I simply adore the cottages here, with two-to-three-bedroom options available for at least four adults. The cabins feature raw wood walls, stone fireplaces, and plush furniture for sitting and watching the trees dance in the breeze while you listen to birds in the distance.
18. The Ranch at Rock Creek
Philipsburg, Montana
There are plenty of all-inclusive family dude ranches, but not all are like The Ranch at Rock Creek. Far from it! This western-styled resort invites you to strip back the excesses of everyday life and try 19th-century style living on for size.
The award-winning ranch is enveloped by five mountains and fresh woods. Plan your stay in a luxury cabin, historic barn, granite lodge, or glamping cabin, with each offering an immensely different experience. That makes The Ranch at Rock Creek worth coming back to.
That, and the fact that this resort is all-inclusive. Living in the lap of luxury has never been so affordable! The all-inclusive package includes transportation on the ranch like a personal comfort bike, seasonal special events and activities, and airport transfer if you’re coming from Anaconda, Butte, or Missoula.
Further, you can use the hot tub, pool, and fitness center. You also have free access to the Silver Dollar Saloon each night for outdoor bonfires with s’mores, bowling, board games, a private movie theater, table tennis, karaoke, shuffleboard, poker, and billiards.
You’ll have access to all the equipment and gear you need for activities, of which you can partake in daily for free. You don’t have to worry about a cancellation fee or schedule change fee, and you won’t pay for premium alcohol, assorted beverages, snacks, or meals during your stay.
Oh, and top of all that, you get housekeeping twice a day at no extra expense. Score!
So, what’s there to do at The Ranch at Rock Creek? That’s an excellent question.
The ranch’s activities depend on the season. For instance, in the winter, there’s snowmobiling, horseback riding, downhill skiing, ice skating, wildlife viewing, fly fishing, scavenger hunts, and snowshoeing. Kids can even mine for sapphires!
As the weather warms up, the resort offers UTV tours, golf, a ropes course, ride-alongs with a rancher, disc golf, and a pool.
19. High Hampton Resort
Cashiers, North Carolina
Since 1922, High Hampton Resort has captured the hearts and spirits of history lovers everywhere. The resort sits on 1,400 acres and is especially enchanting during winter. That said, you can’t go wrong no matter when you visit.
Go hiking in the summer or winter, and engage in activities like croquet, golf, fishing, and canoeing when the weather is nice enough.
The Mayapple Cottage includes two bedrooms, one with a king-sized bed and another with a king mattress that can split into twin beds. Dual bathrooms offer amenities like soaking tubs, walk-in showers, and pedestal sinks.
Sumptuous dining awaits at establishments like Mitch’s Lakeside, Halstead House, Range House, The Tavern (great for pizza!), and The Dining Room.
20. Miraval Arizona Resort & Spa
Tucson, Arizona
Continuing the trend of the Tucson all-inclusive family resorts is the Miraval Arizona Resort & Spa. The weather here usually remains sunny (only for 350 days of the year!), and the views of the Santa Catalina Mountains must be seen to be believed.
Your inclusive experience covers meals, room, and some experiences, and you get resort credits to spend during your stay. While you plan your vacation, you can customize your itinerary so it suits you and your family perfectly.
An activities calendar might include ziplining, off-property hiking, mountain biking, archery, slacklining, pickleball, and loads more. Many activities go fast, so be ready to book when you schedule your stay.
21. The Lodge on Little St. Simons Island
St. Simons Island, Georgia
Escape to the beauty of St. Simons Island at The Lodge in Georgia. This high-end, all-inclusive vacation experience stretches upon 11,000 acres of land. It’s no wonder so many of the activities are centered around the outdoors, from hiking to fishing and birding.
St. Simons Island is seven miles, and as a guest, you and your family will have private beach access. Perhaps you spend the day sunning and catching up, or maybe you go cycling on the coast, take a dip in the sea, watch shorebirds, or collect seashells. There’s no wrong way to enjoy a beach day!
Your all-inclusive experience includes garden-to-table dining, excursions, day trips, and overnight visits. The dining experiences here are all prepared in-house by professional chefs, with a menu that changes according to seasonal availability.
The cabins and lodges have just enough space for bigger groups, as the cottages boast one-to-four-bedroom options.