What Is FamilyFactor?
FamilyFactor is a 0–100 score for a family stay. It is the rounded sum of 7 weighted category scores: Kid Amenities (20%), Setting (15%), Family Room Fit (18%), Location (15%), Pricing Value (12%), Family Safety (10%), and Parent Recovery (10%). A missing Setting score uses 75.
Booking opens on WhichFamilyVacation for this stay. FamilyFactor on the file is 92/100.
How is FamilyFactor calculated?
Each stay is scored from 0 to 100 in 7 categories. FamilyFactor multiplies each score by the weight below, adds the products, and rounds to the nearest whole number. Nothing outside these categories moves the score. The category cards and data sources stay on how FamilyFactor works, and the highest stored scores are on the top-rated list.
| Category | Weight | What it measures |
|---|---|---|
| Kid Amenities | 20% | Kids club, pools, water features, character dining, on-site play |
| Setting | 15% | Outdoor grounds, landscape, and place-based experience versus an indoor convention atrium or box |
| Family Room Fit | 18% | Suites, connecting rooms, cribs, bunk beds, kitchen access |
| Location | 15% | Walking distance to family attractions, beach access, transit ease |
| Pricing Value | 12% | Cost for a family, free-kid policies, all-inclusive options |
| Family Safety | 10% | Pool gates, balcony safety, gated grounds, on-site security |
| Parent Recovery | 10% | Adult amenities, spa, quiet zones, babysitting service |
Worked example: Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort & Spa
Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort & Spa in San Antonio stores a score for every category, including Setting. The weighted sum rounds to 92. The stay file stores 92. Those are the same number. Outstanding is the band for 92.
| Category | Score | Weight | Product |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kid Amenities | 94 | 20% | 18.80 |
| Setting | 95 | 15% | 14.25 |
| Family Room Fit | 91 | 18% | 16.38 |
| Location | 92 | 15% | 13.80 |
| Pricing Value | 83 | 12% | 9.96 |
| Family Safety | 94 | 10% | 9.40 |
| Parent Recovery | 92 | 10% | 9.20 |
| Rounded FamilyFactor | 92 | ||
When a file has no Setting score, that category uses 75 before the same rounding. Stays that were scored before Setting was added keep the FamilyFactor already stored on the file until they are rescored.
What do the bands mean?
| Score | Band |
|---|---|
| 90–100 | Outstanding |
| 80–89 | Excellent |
| 70–79 | Great |
| 60–69 | Good |
| 50–59 | Fair |
| Below 50 | Skip |
The band names come from the same cutoff the site uses: 90, 80, 70, 60, and 50.
Questions
What is FamilyFactor?
FamilyFactor is WhichFamilyVacation’s 0–100 score for a family stay. It is the rounded weighted sum of 7 category scores: Kid Amenities (20%), Setting (15%), Family Room Fit (18%), Location (15%), Pricing Value (12%), Family Safety (10%), and Parent Recovery (10%).
How is a FamilyFactor score calculated?
Each category is scored from 0 to 100, multiplied by its weight, and the products are added. The total is rounded to the nearest whole number. The weights are Kid Amenities 20%, Family Room Fit 18%, Location 15%, Setting 15%, Pricing Value 12%, Family Safety 10%, and Parent Recovery 10%.
What happens when Setting has not been scored?
If a stay has no Setting number, the calculator uses 75 for that category. A stay that has been scored for Setting uses the number on its file.
What do the score bands mean?
90 and above is Outstanding. 80 to 89 is Excellent. 70 to 79 is Great. 60 to 69 is Good. 50 to 59 is Fair. Below 50 is Skip.