Resorts In Texas For Families

Enjoy a getaway with the kids in tow at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort and Spa — a true family-friendly resort in Hill Country. With an expansive 600-acre property with mature trees, you'll stumble upon scenic hiking trails and a 18-hole golf course. Additional resort amenities that are just right for kids and teens alike include a fitness center, game room, basketball court and a kids club.

And don't forget to check out the Pedernales River experience for a fun ride, along this Hill Country family destination's 650-foot river water ride. Younger kids will enjoy digging in the Sand Beach Pool, while readers and afternoon snoozers will find lots of loungers and cabanas to recline in. The resort also features a kids club for children ages 4-12 with fun activities, games, arts and crafts that incorporate the beautiful wildlife and history of San Antonio. The property has three different pools to relax by as well as one of the world's largest adult whirlpools. If you are looking for some adventure on the water, rent a runabout, ski boat, pontoon boat or a wave runner at the Marina.

Ram Rock, Apple Rock and Slick Rock are the three Robert Trent Jones Sr.-designed courses. If you prefer tennis, then you can play on clay, hard, or even grass courts. The property has 349 rooms each with two phone lines, high-speed Internet access, coffee maker and tea service, refrigerator, and panoramic views of the surrounding Hill Country and Lake LBJ in Texas.

Sleep comfortably on Marriott's newly designed beds with plush pillows and duvet covers. Dining options include Lantana Bar & Grill, Highlands Bar and the Poolside Grill & Bar. Dishes at the Lantana are prepared over an open flame in the exhibition-style kitchen, mixing fire and spice.

The restaurant also has chef's tables and two private dining rooms, including a wine room. Nestled amid 600 acres of oak-covered hills, JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa is a luxury haven within a stunning landscape. Explore the area's most popular attractions, including wineries, SeaWorld, Shops at La Cantera, Natural Bridge Caverns and Six Flags Fiesta Texas. Retreat to our hotel for the thrilling River Bluff Water Experience, a nine-acre water park featuring a 1,100-foot lazy river. Celebrate and succeed in 268,000 square feet of sophisticated event space, featuring outdoor pavilions and elegant ballrooms. After a full day of business or sightseeing in San Antonio, TX, savor delectable fare at one of our six resort restaurants, or rejuvenate your wellbeing at our luxury spa.

Find your respite in upscale accommodations with expansive floor plans, plush furnishings, premium amenities and breathtaking views of the Texas Hill Country. An inspiring destination with something for everyone, our resort offers quiet luxury in the beautiful Texas Hill Country. The Camp Hyatt children's program offers exciting games, arts and crafts, contests, nature hikes, swimming and more for kids ages 3-12. The onsite water park features a two-story water slide with beach area, lazy river, pools, hot tubs, waterfalls and fountains for splashing fun. For more information visit Click here to read about our stay at the Lost Pines. Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek in Dallas is a luxury hotel with an elegant lobby, spacious rooms and central location near the American Airlines Center and the Dallas Museum of Art.

If you are looking for luxury city vacations, with a 2-to-1 staff-to-guest ratio, this getaway provides prompt service and attention to detail. Guests enter through a 32-foot-high marble rotunda complete with a beautiful floral arrangement. The lobby features antiques, lounge chairs and sofas arranged around the fireplace. The nine-story building has 143 custom furnished guest rooms and luxury suites featuring antiques, fine fabrics and original works of art. Guest rooms measure 450-square feet in size and offer a sitting area, large closet, marble bath and separate vanity.

The outdoor swimming pool is heated during the colder months and has a poolside bar in the summer. Guests receive offers a complimentary sedan service within a five-mile radius. You'll immediately fall in love with the serenity and beauty of the whole resort and spa. A unique scenery is guaranteed for every guest from their room and features a flat-screen television and private bathroom.

You pretty much don't have to leave your room anymore because of the number of fun things your family can enjoy here. Every day is full of fun-filled activities like going golfing, swimming at the pool, watch a movie, have fun at the water park, play in the game room and so much more. For off-site activities, you can try aerobics, fishing, canoeing, cycling, and more. There is also an on-site restaurant that serves American cuisine at the resort. After a round of golf, get pampered at the Spa & Fitness Center. Services offered include Swedish massage with aromatherapy, therapeutic sports massage, self-heating marine mud, French seaweed treatment and facials.

Guests can get a massage at one of the private massage studios. The indoor pool is designed for individual and group aquatic activities. There are 12 outdoor tennis courts, 10 with lights for night play. Guests can relax next to the new outdoor resort pool or walk the 1/2 mile Nature Trail. The Kid's Club offers activities for children, including arts and crafts, sports and board games.

Sixteen suites offer expansive views of the Texas Hill Country and the golf courses. The resort offers tasty Southwestern cuisine as well as low-fat options for the health conscious. Spring and fall offer warm weather and mild temperatures, perfect for a round of golf.

With sweeping views of Lake Travis, the Lakeway Resort and Spa is a more intimate family resort in the Hill Country, with 168 rooms and suites and several outdoor pools and a hot tub. The resort hosts outdoor movies along with weekend s'mores, so you're sure to make great memories with the kids. To keep Mom and Dad happy, Lakeway Resort offers a fitness center and full service spa. Three outdoor pools include a kids pool with an adventure slide and splash pad. And, what family-friendly resort in Hill Country would be complete without umbrellas and cabanas to offer a place to escape the heat?

When you're tired of the splashing and cheerful noise of kids at play, sneak away to the adult pool to soak in the hot tub and grab a cocktail from the swim-up bar. Located on the expansive 300 acres of the Rogers-Wiseman family ranch, Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort & Spa in San Antonio offers families the perfect combination of country adventure and upscale amenities. Here you'll discover a rural ranch house where the kids can spend their days floating down a lazy river or soaking in the landscapes on a rocking chair. Plan a long weekend adventure at Lajitas Golf Resort and Spa, a 27,000-acre private estate nestled between Big Bend National Park and Big Bend State Park. If you are looking for vacation spots in Texas where you can enjoy spectacular scenery, a great golf course, and rejuvenating spa treatments, Lajitas offers them all.

Resort rooms, suites and villas offer guests a choice of a range of styles in four very different hotels. There are twenty-six individually decorated rooms at the Cavalry Post. Each room evokes a feeling of cowboy chic with cowhide rugs, rough-hewn saddles, and clawfoot tubs.

La Cuesta's 12 guestrooms are ideal for families since several of the rooms can be made to adjoin a standard room with a double queen. The 16 junior suites in the Officers' Quarters are the most luxurious the resort has to offer. The patios and balconies of the Officers' Quarters overlook the Ambush Golf Course and Big Bend. The four restaurants at the vacation resort give guests plenty of different dining options for the duration of their vacation. Enjoy Southwestern dining and views of the golf course at the Candelilla Cafe. For a more casual atmosphere try the Thirsty Goat Saloon or the Trading Post Cafe.

Resting along the shores of Lake LBJ, Horseshoe Bay Resort's upscale, lifestyle vacation destination puts you just a short drive from Austin and San Antonio. The picture-perfect Texas Hill Country scenery inspires you to unwind in modern rooms, suites and villas, many with views of the lake. Taste creative local cuisine at our restaurants, play a round on three championship golf courses and enjoy fun family activities from boating to tennis. Say "I do" with a romantic lakeside wedding, indulge with a day at our resort spa, or host an intimate celebration in one of our scenic outdoor venues.

Here at the Texas Hill Country retreat on the lake, you'll find a lifestyle that's well deserved. Wouldn't the kids love a visit to America's largest indoor waterpark? This 350-acre resort is now officially open and features 20 pools, 30 water slides, 975 guest rooms, five restaurants, an indoor adventure park, along with 200,000 square feet of meeting space for events.

Located on U.S. 79 across from the Dell Diamond and Old Settler's Park, this giant new waterpark offers plenty of family fun. An upscale resort sitting on 405 acres just east of Austin, Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort & Spa in Cedar Creek is packed with family-friendly amenities. Impressive guest rooms provide travelers with scenic views of the surrounding landscape, while separate living and dining rooms are perfect for large families.

Popular activities include hiking and biking, educational nature tours, and fireside singalongs. Miraval Austin is an award-winning resort on 220 acres within the beautiful Balcones Canyonlands Preserve, conveniently located less than half an hour from downtown Austin. Guests can stay in their choice of 117 spacious guest rooms, housed within 13 lodge properties on the resort's campus that are connected by countryside paths. All rooms offer beautiful natural views and top amenities such as 65-inch LCD televisions, minifridges, and lush feather bedding with Italian sheets. Upscale dining experiences range from demonstration kitchens offering culinary lessons to cozy private dining spaces.

Other onsite amenities include two infinity pools, an outdoor challenge course, and the award-winning Miraval Life in Balance Spa. Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa is a golf getaway located in the Texas Hill Country, 15 minutes west of downtown Austin. If you are looking for Texas vacations for golfers, this is a great place to visit. There are four championship golf courses, a tennis center and a spa.

Fazio Foothills, Barton Creek's signature golf course was designed by Tom Fazio. Along the way, you will see waterfalls, cliffs and natural caves. The newest course, Fazio Canyons, offers many scenic holes with trees.

Located two miles from the resort's main clubhouse, it has its own pro shop and practice areas where you can improve your game on your golf trip. Lakeside golf course, 25 miles west of the resort, features panoramic lake views. The fourth golf course, Crenshaw Cliffside Course, was designed by Ben Crenshaw.

All four courses have been recognized for their commitment to the environment and have achieved designation as a Certified Audubon Sanctuary System. Jimmy Buffett fans aren't the only ones who will enjoy sun and sips at the brand new Margaritaville Lake Resort, located on 186 waterfront acres of Lake Conroe about an hour north of Houston. Other family activities include mini golf, boat and watercraft rentals, and the laid-back Landshark Bar & Grill, where guests can stick their toes in the sand. Each suite in the 20-story hotel has separate bedroom and living spaces with private balconies or patios.

Masks required for guests 10 and older, except while in water features. There's something for every family member at this 300-acre property, with outdoor activities for all ages and on-site spa and dining. The landscaped grounds offer a 27-hole golf course and a 5-acre water park, which is heated and open year-round. The lazy river boasts a natural feel with subdued coloring and native shade trees. There's even a two-story water slide offering big thrills and azero-entry kiddie pool with a separate splashing zone for little ones.

An adults-only pool is a splash-free zone, and there are several hot tubs for parents to catch a little R & R too. This cabin-like resort is peaceful and more relaxing accommodation for a family. Rooms are complete with air conditioning, coffee machines, private bathrooms, patios, and free Wifi. Families can enjoy the indoor play area, read books, watch DVDs, play music for kids, or even have a game night and use the board games and puzzles provided by the resort. But the fun does not stop there, there are so many more activities you can do in this guest ranch such as the outdoor swimming pool, bikes, horseback riding, hiking, pool table, game rooms, and fishing.

Older kids and adults alike who are into water-based activities such as boating, sailing, and kayaking can grab a rental from the resort's marina. Other amenities of note include three heated outdoor swimming pools (one with a great kids' slide), a hot tub, spa, fitness center, and a Southern-style restaurant. A highlight for families is spending time at the resort's large water park.

There's also fun to be had at its heated indoor and outdoor swimming pools, plus a games room. Adult fun includes spending time at the spa or dining in one of the resort's many restaurants. The resort also offers the chance for families to hang out together at one of the swimming pools. Better still, have fun at the resort's water park, popular for its waterslide and lazy river, and catch a poolside movie afterwards.

For grown-ups, there's plenty of fun to be had at the on-site spa and restaurants. While a family arrives for check-in at the resort lobby, there are people in the lobby bar enjoying cocktails. Next, we get a tour of the resort starting with Yoga classes, fitness center and The Spa.

Another panorama image shows the pool area and kids running with pool toys while parents enjoy poolside service from the bar and adults using the adult only pool bar. Next, the Kids Pool is highlighted with kids playing on the Waterslide. The video pans out to an aerial pool view followed by a couple getting on a golf cart going to Lakeway Marina where we see people enjoying water sports. Last, the scene pans out with a view of the resort and entrance sign.

Margaritaville is a luxury resort on Lake Conroe, about an hour north of Houston. Kid-friendly amenities include swimming pools with fun, colorful water features, a lazy river, an arcade, and an on-site miniature golf course. Parents will appreciate the spacious rooms and the views of Lake Conroe. Over the summer, the Forest Oasis Waterscape delights both kid and kids at heart with its lagoon-style pools, dive-in movies, and s'mores by the fire pit. Choose from the modern guest rooms and suites that overlook the water park and golf course and offer king-sized beds and separate living areas. Upgrade for a suite to find family-friendly amenities like kitchens with a mini-fridge and microwave, perfect for nights when you want to eat in.