Best Family Hotels in Aruba

The resort's kids club offers supervised activities for children ages 4 to 12 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Older kids and teens can take advantage of the various on-site water sports and leisure activities available, including beach volleyball, kayaking, water polo and sailing.

The resort's complimentary Treasures of the Caribbean kids activity program is available for guests between the ages of 4 and 12 and offers a variety of supervised activities like treasure hunts, sandcastle-building contests and movie nights. The property also features a kids pool, and older children and teens will enjoy having access to various water sports equipment at the beach.

The Renaissance Ocean Suites building is a separate area of the resort designed for families, away from the adults-only accommodations in the Renaissance Marina Hotel. There are kid-friendly pools, as well as transportation to the resort's 40-acre private island, which features float rentals and a family beach. There's also the Patamingo Kids Club, which offers free day and evening sessions.

The Ritz Kids program at the resort offers a variety of supervised activities designed especially for children ages 4 to 12. Activities (think: arts and crafts, movies, games and more) focus on themes like sharks, coral reefs and local myths, and both day and evening options are available. Fees for the day program start at $20 per hour, per child, while the evening program costs $80 per child and includes dinner.

Open daily between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., the resort's main pool welcomes kids of all ages. Families also have access to a beach, where teens can rent nonmotorized water sports equipment. Cribs and high chairs are available as well.

Up to two kids ages 12 and younger can stay for free with a parent at Amsterdam Manor. An all-inclusive children's meal plan is also available, and children 3 and younger eat for free. The resort offers a kids pool, complimentary cribs and rollaway beds, and float and snorkeling gear rentals, as well as family activities like weekly movie nights.

The Hotel Riu Palace Aruba offers several kids amenities, including cribs, high chairs and a family-friendly pool. Teens can also borrow complimentary water sports equipment like kayaks and paddleboards at the beach.

Though this property mostly caters to adults, cribs and high chairs are available.

The property's kids club is currently unavailable while it undergoes renovations. However, families can take advantage of the two-story waterslide at the resort's three-tier pool. Babysitting services are available for a fee as well.