Where to find Asia's best kids clubs

Looking for family holiday inspiration? We've rounded up the region's most fun resort destinations for children

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Four Seasons Resort The Nam Hai - Vietnam

Asia's best kids clubs - flying high at Four Seasons Resort The Nam Hai in Hoi An

The sumptuous Four Seasons Resort The Nam Hai is right on the beach and a stone’s throw from the delights of Hoi An. But if the kids aren’t up for meandering the laneways of the old town, this resort offers plenty to keep pint-sized visitors busy. Activities that immerse children in the local culture include conical hat and lantern-making, seashell and coconut leaf art and Vietnamese classes. Plus there’s also a Junior Cooking Academy. The Chuon Chuon Kids’ Club is housed in a standalone clubhouse with plenty of fun for four to 12 year olds. Active older kids can throw themselves into table tennis, football, badminton, basketball and beach watersports including jet-ski and X-Jet Blade. Or grab a bike for a spin around the surrounding rice paddies.

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Ayana Bali - Indonesia

Asia's best kids clubs - the jungle adventure on the Ayana Estate is one of the largest parks in Bali

Ayana Bali is a stunning community of resorts spread over lush green lawns and manicured gardens, including Ayana Resort Bali, Ayana Rimba Bali, Ayana Segara Bali and Ayana Villas Bali. While Ayana Segara is reserved for adult-only guests, both Ayana Resort and Ayana Rimba embrace families, particularly the forested Rimba. Children’s facilities have recently been upgraded to include children's pools with water slides linking the play areas, a huge jungle adventure outdoor play area and a dedicated baby room for 0 to six year olds with ball pits, sensory play, slides and more.

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Sofitel Krabi Phokeethra Golf & Spa Resort - Thailand

Asia's best kids clubs - Le Petit Prince Kids Club is a colourful space

This Thai island resort has recently launched Le Petit Prince Kids Club. Influenced by French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s philosophical tale, Le Petit Prince, the fun club incorporates highlights from the book to create an inviting and colourful space. Kids club guests can enjoy a 'creative area' with arts, crafts and storytelling, a ‘move area’ furnished with slides, climbing and energetic play, a ‘rest area’ containing books and quiet games and an ‘immersive area’ that embraces Thai culture and the natural world. Additional fun includes a Tree Tower, pirate shops and castles. The club lays on glow-lit adventures (while parents can slope off for a quiet dinner). Sofitel has financially supported the Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Youth Foundation since 2011.

Soneva Fushi - Maldives

Asia's best kids clubs - The Den is an Aladdin's cave of activities and fun

Looking to combine kid-friendly activities with barefoot luxury and an island experience all within a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve? Then this swish resort – located in the Maldives’ Baa Atoll – is the ultimate destination. The onsite kids club, The Den, offers a heady menu of experiences that runs the gamut from eco-friendly to all-out fun. The weekly roster of activities includes everything from sand sculpture competitions and beach clean-ups to Dhivehi language lessons and mini spas. There are special evening activities, too, from movies under the stars (with pizza and popcorn), storytime with shadow puppets and stargazing. Squeezing in a cheeky getaway before the kids’ exams? No worries – The Den can organise tutors to make sure they ace those tests.

InterContinental Halong Bay - Vietnam

Asia's best kids clubs - marine-themed fun at this luxury hotel on Halong Bay

As with everything else at this stunning family-friendly property in the north of Vietnam, the amenities at are first class. There are three outdoor pools, including a huge resort pool (heated in winter) as well as a fun water park-style pool with slides and water tipping bucket. A lot of effort has been put into the generously-sized Planet Trekkers kids’ club, with colourful soft play, a reading corner and additional activities like conical hat painting, candle making and face painting. For teens, there’s a games room with cinema, pool, darts, foosball and air hockey. The children’s club welcomes youngsters aged four to 12 years unaccompanied.

Nikoi Private Island - Indonesia

Asia's best kids clubs - embracing the great outdoors on Nikoi island

A stay at Nikoi island is a real-life (and rather more luxe) Robinson Crusoe experience, so it makes sense that their kids club is all about encouraging children to be at-one with nature. Let them run wild (and carefully supervised) with Tarzan ropes, natural rock slides, reefs, tree houses, and fishing expeditions or pirate treasure hunts. Each night, there’s a bonfire on the beach where the kids can roast marshmallows and make s’mores, along with a movie screening, Plus there’s a grass tennis court (Wimbledon eat your heart out!), water sports down on the beach, jetty jumping fun and kayaking and rock climbing for the whole family to enjoy.

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Four Seasons Langkawi - Malaysia

Asia's best kids clubs - get back to nature at Four Seasons Langkawi

Langkawi is home to Southeast Asia’s first UNESCO-listed Geopark, so this is the perfect destination if your kids are keen naturalists. Handily located next to the resort’s family pool, the Lutong Kids Club features all manner of fun activities for kids, ranging from games and arts to kid-friendly yoga and cooking classes. Making use of the stunning natural surrounds, the club also offers plenty of educational outings to the surrounding mangroves - book your tots in for the ‘Monkeys & Mangroves’ adventure, a safari where kids set off on a cruise through the mangroves to explore the local wildlife. The resort also offers a Geopark Discovery Centre, access to the Umgawa Rainforest Zipline and a range of watersports.

The Slate - Thailand

Asia's best kids clubs - The Tin Box at The Slate will be keep them entertained

Hotel designer Bill Bensley has reimagined Phuket’s mining past at this sleek hotel and the onsite kids’ club is no exception. Called The Tin Box, the club caters to ‘little miners’ with an array of exciting experiences so that parents can enjoy the adults-only pool and lingering meals at Black Ginger. On offer? Origami, mask-making, hair-weaving and even chef and petit sommelier classes. Active children will love activities like archery and kickboxing, while younger tots will enjoy relaxing in the club proper with a host of toys and games.

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