What is the best kids club at a family resort?

Beaches Turks & Caicos has the most comprehensive kids programming — Camp Sesame (0-5), Kids Camp (6-12), Liquid Teen Club (13+), all included. Aunty's Beach House at Aulani is widely considered the best individual kids club — free, runs 8am-9pm, with high-quality themed programming.

Do kids clubs cost extra at family resorts?

It depends. At all-inclusive properties like Beaches Turks & Caicos, Grand Velas Riviera Maya, and Club Med, kids clubs are included in the rate. At à la carte luxury resorts like Aulani, the day-long kids club is free but evening kids dining and "Stargazers" night programming cost extra. Four Seasons Orlando charges $50 per half-day for Kids For All Seasons.

What age do kids clubs typically accept?

Most resort kids clubs start at age 3-4. Notable exceptions: Beaches Turks & Caicos and Club Med Sandpiper Bay accept babies from a few weeks or months old in dedicated baby programs. Most kids clubs cap at age 12, with separate teen lounges for ages 13-17.

Reputable resort kids clubs at luxury properties (Four Seasons, Aulani, Beaches, Grand Velas, Club Med) have staff-to-child ratios of 1:6 or better, supervised drop-off/pick-up procedures, signed waivers, and sanitization protocols. Smaller resort kids clubs vary widely — verify ratios and credentials before booking if this matters.

Best Family Resorts with Kids Clubs (Scored on Programming, Not Marketing)

Every family-targeted resort advertises a "kids club." The phrase is meaningless. A kids club can be a glorified daycare with one teenager supervising six iPads, or it can be a 30,000-square-foot programmed academy with rotating chef, marine biology, and art curricula.

This guide ranks the best resort kids clubs on programming quality — what they actually do with the kids — not on marketing claims.

The 5 best resort kids clubs

Resort	Kids Club	Ages	Cost	Standout feature
Aulani (Disney)	Aunty's Beach House	3-12	Free	Disney-quality programming, 8am-9pm
Beaches Turks & Caicos	Camp Sesame + Kids Camp	0-12	Free (included AI)	Sesame Street characters + accepts babies
Grand Velas Riviera Maya	Kids Club	1-12	Free (included AI)	30,000 sqft, 9am-10pm, Babies Club included
Four Seasons Orlando	Kids For All Seasons	4-12	$50/half-day	Chef-led baking, archery, marine biology
Club Med Sandpiper Bay	Baby/Petit/Mini Club Med	4 months-17	Free (included AI)	Only US AI that takes 4-month babies

1. Aunty's Beach House (Aulani) — best free kids club

Aulani's Aunty's Beach House is what every resort kids club wishes it were. It's free (no extra charge for guests), runs 8am-9pm daily, and accepts ages 3-12 for drop-off play.

Programming includes Hawaiian craft sessions, Menehune Adventure Trail challenges, character meet-ups with Mickey/Minnie/Goofy/Stitch, supervised gaming consoles, themed dinners, and indoor/outdoor activity rotations. Staff-to-child ratios run 1:6 or better. Daily themes change so a 5-day stay never repeats activities.

2. Beaches Camp Sesame + Kids Camp — best for age coverage

Beaches Turks & Caicos uniquely splits kids programming into three tiers, all included in the all-inclusive rate:

Camp Sesame (0-5): Big Bird, Elmo, Cookie Monster, Abby Cadabby visit daily. Includes infant care with bottle prep, diapers, baby food.
Kids Camp (6-12): Daily themed activities, character meet-ups, pool games, themed dinners.
Liquid Teen Club (13+): Mocktail bar, X-Box, foosball, dance floor — supervised 10pm-3am.

The fact that babies are accepted from a few weeks old in a dedicated baby facility is genuinely differentiated. Most all-inclusives start at age 3-4.

3. Grand Velas Kids Club — best for parent recovery

Grand Velas runs a 30,000-square-foot Kids Club from 9am-10pm at no extra charge. Activities include an iPad area, art studio, mini-disco, and themed cooking class sessions.

Babies Club (ages 1-3) has cribs, sterilizers, baby food prep, and qualified caregivers. Drop-off is possible for parents who want adult time at the adjacent Grand Class adults-only zone — a structural advantage other all-inclusives don't match.

4. Kids For All Seasons (Four Seasons Orlando) — best programming quality

Four Seasons Orlando's Kids For All Seasons is the most curriculum-driven kids program at any resort in our database. Activities rotate through:

Marine biology with on-site lake samples
Baking with the resort pastry chef
Archery (with proper instruction and safety equipment)
Disney character meet-ups
Tennis academy mini-clinics

Cost is $50 per half-day or $90 per full-day — the only paid kids club in our top 5. The justification is real: ratios are 1:4 in the younger groups, staff includes early childhood education credentials, and activities are not "keep them occupied" — they're actually structured learning.

5. Baby/Petit/Mini Club Med — only US all-inclusive that takes 4-month babies

Club Med Sandpiper Bay is the only all-inclusive in the continental US with a Baby Club Med program that accepts infants from 4 months old. The dedicated baby facility has qualified caregivers, no extra cost, and operates daily.

Above the baby age, Petit Club Med (2-3) and Mini Club Med (4-10) run typical AI programming. Tween/teen Junior Club (11-17) leans into Club Med's sports academy DNA — trapeze, circus arts, climbing wall.

The kids clubs we'd skip

Some properties advertise "kids club" but deliver supervised iPad rooms. Without naming specific properties (this is a fluid quality issue), watch for:

Staff-to-child ratios worse than 1:8
"Activities" that consist of coloring sheets and TV
Limited hours (e.g., 10am-2pm only)
Age range gaps (no babies, no teens)
Pay-per-day add-ons over $80/day for non-curriculum supervision

If a resort's website doesn't list specific daily activities, age tiers, and staff credentials — the kids club is probably the cheaper version.

Where we landed

See all 10 family-scored stays at our destinations index, or our methodology at How FamilyFactor works.