Best Family Hotels in Puerto Plata

The all-inclusive Gran Ventana Beach Resort offers a supervised kids club for ages 4 to 12. Young ones might also enjoy the variety of recreational activities available at the resort, from beach volleyball to banana boat rentals.

The resort offers the complimentary Star Camp kids club, featuring a playground, miniature pool tables and a variety of games. The property's Star Team can also arrange activities, games and performances at the kids pool and water park area. Older children and teens can take advantage of the complimentary kayaks and Hobie Cat sailboats, play tennis and more.

Families love Sunscape Puerto Plata's complimentary Explorer's Club for kids ages 3 to 12 and its Core Zone Teens Club for travelers between 13 and 17. Young children receive their own red carpet check-in with welcome treats and a resort "passport." The Explorer's Club offers supervised activities led by Red Cross CPR-trained staff and features an array of activities, including arts and crafts, games, playtime on the playground and in the splash fountain, treasure hunts and sandcastle-building competitions. The teens program features video games, sports and age-appropriate discos. The two-bedroom family suites offer room for families to spread out, and the all-inclusive package covers additional kid-friendly activities like nonmotorized water sports.

The all-inclusive resort has a family-friendly pool, as well as a calm beach. There is also a kids club for children ages 4 to 12 years of age; room rates cover all kids club activities. Families can book spacious junior suites with kitchenettes and separate sleeping areas for kids.

Along with a killer oceanfront location, the Gansevoort Dominican Republic is teeming with so many amenities, visitors may never want to leave. The property's 48 suites, which include lofts, luxury apartments and penthouses, start at 2,050 square feet and feature Egyptian cotton linens, kitchens, fully stocked bars, walk-in closets and balconies or patios. Although considered by some to be an isolated property (about 15 miles east of Puerto Plata), this Gansevoort knows how to keep guests entertained with complimentary amenities like snorkeling gear, kayaks and paddleboard rentals, a game room with pool and foosball tables, and breakfast served beachside. There is also a spa and gym as well as the hotel's signature Baia Lounge and Aguazul eateries. Although some travelers may find only two on-site restaurants to be limiting, especially at a hotel in a far-flung part of town, guests say the quality of food was so outstanding that some ditched their initial plans of leaving the resort in favor of eating on-site. Another crowd favorite is the three-tiered oceanfront infinity pool, adjacent to the restaurant and the resort's stretch of private beach. Guests say sunsets from the hotel are something not to miss, with many guests saying they're planning their return as we speak.

This adults-only resort does not permit children.