You know what you want: the perfect setting, of course, plus terrific food, top-notch kids' programs, and a few indulgences for you while the troops are occupied. Look no further. We asked readers for their favorite family resorts in an on-line survey, and Harris Interactive tallied it all up. This year, we included Central and South America for the first time. Take a vacation, amigos!
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UNDER $200
CHILDPROOFING
IN-ROOM VIDEO GAMES
SKI/WINTER SPORTS
TENNIS
JUNIOR GOLF
HORSEBACK RIDING
CONTINENTAL U.S. AND CANADA: TOP 20
1 The Cloister 90.50
This secluded island retreat is proper enough to please G8 dignitaries, yet lively enough—think golf, tennis, and target shooting—to draw families back generation after generation. In the summer months, Camp Cloister serves up everything from scuba diving and sailing to etiquette classes. Teens, who by now should have learned their manners, dance the nights away by the bonfires.
Sea Island, Ga.; 800/732-4752 or 912/638-3611; www.seaisland.com;
DOUBLES FROM $280
2 Fairmont Le Château Montebello 90.48
Montebello, Que.; 800/441-1414 or 819/423-6341; www.fairmont.com;
DOUBLES FROM $161
3 Disney's Wilderness Lodge 90.15
Lake Buena Vista, Fla.; 407/934-7639; www.disneyworld.com;
DOUBLES FROM $239
4 Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge 89.20
Lake Buena Vista, Fla.; 407/934-7639; www.disneyworld.com;
DOUBLES FROM $239
5 Disney's Yacht Club Resort 88.72
Lake Buena Vista, Fla.; 407/934-7639; www.disneyworld.com;
DOUBLES FROM $239
6 Disney's Grand Californian Hotel 88.45
Anaheim, Calif.; 714/635-2300; www.disneyland.com;
DOUBLES FROM $275
7 Disney's Boardwalk Resort 87.87
Lake Buena Vista, Fla.; 407/934-7639; www.disneyworld.com;
DOUBLES FROM $329
8 Sundance 87.50
Provo, Utah; 800/892-1600 or 801/225-4107; www.sundanceresort.com;
DOUBLES FROM $255
9 Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando, a Loews Hotel 87.37
888/837-2273 or 407/503-1000; www.loewshotels.com;
DOUBLES FROM $269
LEAST EXPENSIVE OVERALL
10 Westin Resort & Spa, Whistler 87.13
Whistler, B.C.; 888/634-5577 or 604/905-5000; www.westinwhistler.com;
DOUBLES FROM $114
11 Disney's Beach Club Resort 87.08
Lake Buena Vista, Fla.; 407/934-7639; www.disneyworld.com;
DOUBLES FROM $329
12 Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa 86.98
Lake Buena Vista, Fla.; 407/934-7639; www.disneyworld.com;
DOUBLES FROM $339
12 Fairmont Tremblant 86.98
Mont Tremblant, Que.; 800/441-1414 or 819/681-7000; www.fairmont.com;
DOUBLES FROM $175
14 Disney's Polynesian Resort 86.50
Lake Buena Vista, Fla.; 407/934-7639; www.disneyworld.com;
DOUBLES FROM $344
15 Pan Pacific Whistler Mountainside 86.03
Whistler, B.C.; 888/905-9995 or 604/905-2999; whistler.panpacific.com; ;
DOUBLES FROM $221
16 Disney's Vero Beach Resort 85.98
Vero Beach, Fla.; 407/934-7639; www.dvcresorts.com;
DOUBLES FROM $165
16 Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation 85.98
Greensboro, Ga.; 800/241-3333 or 706/467-0600; www.ritzcarlton.com;
DOUBLES FROM $260
18 Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge 85.75
Jasper, Alta.; 800/441-1414 or 780/852-3301; www.fairmont.com;
DOUBLES FROM $198
