Best Family Hotels in Barbados

The resort's Treehouse Club offers supervised activities for children ages 3 to 12, and The Den is a teen lounge furnished with computers, gaming consoles, a jukebox and billiards, foosball and air hockey tables. Older kids can also take advantage of complimentary nonmotorized water sports equipment, including kayaks and catamaran sailboats. What's more, kids can enjoy a free swimming with turtles excursion.

The resort welcomes families with an array of complimentary amenities, from cribs, baby tubs and bottle warmers for infants to water sports equipment rentals for teens. Open seasonally, the Kids Korner for children ages 12 and younger provides supervised activities like sandcastle building competitions, cupcake decorating and stargazing with an astronomer. Older kids can attend the free Aqua School to learn how to snorkel, windsurf, sail, paddleboard or water ski. What's more, the resort offers family-friendly activities like koi fish feedings and paddleboarding, snorkeling and swimming with turtles.

As of December 2018, the resort permits children year-round. Kids ages 12 and younger stay for free when sharing a room with a parent, and cribs and cots are available for free upon request. The property offers complimentary seasonal kids activities, plus fee-based babysitting services. Kid-friendly amenities include children's menus at all on-site restaurants, daily swimming with turtles experiences, an outdoor pool and free water sports equipment rentals, such as floats, snorkel gear, kayaks and paddleboards.

Coral Reef Club offers several amenities for children, including a playground and a supervised playhouse for kids ages 2 to 8, which is available on weekdays between 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. There's also a family program for children ages 2 to 12 that features select outdoor recreational activities, such as free sailing and swimming lessons, in July and August. Cribs, high chairs, play pens, bottle sterilizers, baby monitors and other accessories are available upon request.

The hotel welcomes older children year-round, while kids ages 11 and younger can stay every day except peak season dates (Jan. 20 to Feb. 28). The hotel's sister resort, Coral Reef Club, offers a playground and a kids club for children ages 2 to 8. At The Sandpiper, families can take advantage of free kids activities from July 14 to Aug. 30, as well as complimentary nonmotorized water sports equipment and free tennis instruction for older children.

Crystal Cove offers services for kids of all ages, including infants and toddlers. Inside the Flying Fish Kids Club, kids can play games and participate in arts and crafts projects. The facility also features a playground. Teens can play tennis on one of two courts or borrow water sports equipment like paddleboards, kayaks and snorkel gear.

The resort does not have a kids club, but families can take advantage of the property's main outdoor pool and beach. Room rates cover the use of nonmotorized water sports equipment, such as snorkel gear, boogie boards and kayaks, plus pool amenities like floats, goggles and noodles.

In addition to its family-friendly accommodations, children's menus and standard amenities, Tamarind offers the complimentary Flying Fish Kids Club for children ages 3 to 12. The club hosts supervised activities like arts and crafts, pool games and beach walks. Meanwhile, teens can play video games and billiards inside the on-site teens lounge.

The Kidz Paradise Club entertains children ages 4 through 12 with a variety of activities held daily from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. On-site activities include treasure hunts, pool and beach games, movies, masquerades and more. Children 18 and younger stay for free in a room with an adult, and kids ages 5 and younger eat for free on-site.

Families are welcome at Turtle Beach with amenities like cribs and pre-ordering of infant supplies. Children ages 3 to 12 can participate in supervised activities at the Flying Fish Kids Club, while tweens and teens can enjoy free water sports equipment like snorkel gear and boogie boards. Families can also participate in a free course about Bajan culture, which includes activities like Bajan language lessons and cooking sessions.

The Calypso Kids Club keeps the little ones ages 4 to 12 entertained with supervised activities like arts and crafts, talent shows and sandcastle competitions, and babysitting services can be arranged for an additional fee. Cribs are available for all suites except those in the property's older buildings.

Children ages 12 and older are welcome at the property. Families can take advantage of complimentary nonmotorized water sports equipment rentals, tennis lessons and swimming with turtles excursions. The property also offers an outdoor pool and loaner board games.

Families will likely enjoy the Radisson Aquatica's kid-friendly pool and adjacent beach. Cribs and high chairs are also available.

The hotel does not have a kids club, but board games are available and babysitting can be arranged for an additional fee. Children ages 3 and younger stay for free with two parents. What's more, the all-inclusive rates cover nonmotorized water sports equipment rentals, such as kayaks, Hobie Cat sailboats and snorkel gear.

Treasure Beach is an adults-only resort.