Family Hotels in Costa Rica

Most kids I know would prefer to have a pool to play in while on vacation, even in Costa Rica, so many of the hotels on this family-friendly hotel list have swimming pools (some, like Hotel Poco a Poco, have extra pools especially for children)because even though beautiful beaches may be very close by, nothing beats a pool on a family vacation. The upscale Los Suenos Marriott Ocean and Golf Resort may sound too swanky for tots, but it's the hotel's maze of pools designed to replicate the canals of Venice that keeps kids mesmerized for hours. Every hotel on this list has a restaurant on-site with enough options to keep even the pickiest of eaters happy and to encourage dining with the more the merrier, even if it means rearranging the furniture. On the Caribbean coast, the Lizard King Resort is the most comfortable place for families with kids to relax after long days of exploring, and the burritos and cheeseburgers at the restaurant are definite crowd-pleasers. At Hotel Poco a Poco, it's the DVD players in every room and a huge lending library of movies that can save the day when it pours too hard to go out. At Miraflores Eco-Lodge the landscape is lush and wildlife abounds so there's rarely a chance to get bored, especially when the monkeys are around. But leave it to the Lucky Bug Bed and Breakfast to make the kid in everyone feel lucky and at home in Costa Rica, with colorful, inspired rooms, extra big beds, and thoughtful personal service, the Lucky Bug is a newer favorite place to get to know Costa Rica with the whole family.

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