I’m revealing them here, in alphabetical order, and because a child’s perspective is crucial, my nine-year-old, Charlie, is weighing in with his own reviews too. Together the four of us made a list of the 30-or-so resorts we’ve been to as a family, and then we deliberated, debated, and drilled down until we ended up with our top 12. Now, every family is different and, mercifully, my children have not hit the teen years yet, so the places I’ve chosen won’t suit everyone, but they’re the ones that have worked best for me (exhausted working mom), my husband (exhausted stay-at-home dad), and our kids (hyperkinetic eight- and nine-year-old boys). Why The Tides Inn made my list: Because it’s a total escape from the rat race that combines an enchanting setting with an easy Southern pace of life and a variety of enriching family-friendly activities.Ī bit about this list: In a 12-part series, I’m sharing my personal picks for best kid-friendly resorts. I was there with three generations of my family, all of different ages and with different interests, and every single one of us longs to go back. And, thanks to its homey, easygoing atmosphere and warm staff, some of whom have worked there for decades, it also felt like coming back to a childhood vacation home. The resort feels far away from the rest of the world. Last August-a crowded, pricey time for virtually every family resort on the Eastern Seaboard-the Inn and its environs were, to my surprise and delight, neither crowded nor overpriced nor uncomfortably hot. This country inn and marina sit on a small, picturesque Chesapeake Bay harbor, dotted with sailboats and lined with green woods half hiding pretty white houses, in a lesser-known pocket of Virginia that is brimming with history yet somehow empty of tourists. For me it’s the view from The Tides Inn in Irvington, Virginia.
For some it’s turquoise ocean, for others it’s snow-capped mountains.
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