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With children, everything changes and so as well casual trips are now no longer as uncomplicated as before; a family holiday requires beforehand more planning.

It would be a good idea to decide together where you would like to spend your holidays and once you have decided, start early with the organization in order to be able to book your perfect location and benefit from the early bird discount.

Younger children endure the flight better than elder children or even adults. To compensate the pressure during takeoff and landing, you can use nursing bottles and pacifiers for the smaller kids and chewing gum for the elder ones.

The Costa del Sol (Sun Coast) is not called like that without reason; the sun is very strong throughout the year, so please make sure to apply onto your kid’s skin several times a day a sun cream with a high sun protection factor. And if you put them a hat on, even better! Avoid the midday sun in summer.

If you want to be mobile and flexible during your holidays you can book a car hire Malaga. The companies usually provide you with special seats for children. Make sure to have breaks every two hours and that the child drinks enough water, this is especially important in the hot climate in Malaga in summer. There are also available many car hire models, like 7 seater car hire, 12 seater van hire in Malaga or even Malaga airport transfers in the car model you require or a bus transfer to your hotel or destination if you are looking for a private taxi instead of a car rental.

Travel sickness is a common phenomenon. Take care that the child is placed in a way that it can see the horizon in front.  Other useful tips are games, Audio books or a portable DVD to keep the kids entertained.

It is highly recommended to pack a cooler with drinks and snacks, which is placed within easy reach in the car. If it is very hot in the car, you can place a towel below the childīs seat to soak up the sweat. Even with very hot weather you should not drive with open windows, since the draft almost always leads to colds. There it is useful to cover the car windows with blankets, in order to protect the child from the scorching sun.

The shallow beaches along the Costa del Sol are very family friendly with many childrenīs playgrounds, showers, beach chairs and umbrellas for hire, restaurants and beach bars as well as other installations as for instance pedal boat rentals.

Fuengirola is a very good resort for families, as it is in comparison to other resorts along the Costa del Sol quieter and most of the Hotels are situated along the beach. In Fuengirola there is as well a Zoo. Kids always enjoy going to amusement parks and thereīs a nice one in Torremolinos. During summertime there is also a water park. Sea Life in Benalmadena is open all year long and kids love to explore the magical undersea world there. If you feel like experimenting different sceneries you can rent a car in Malaga and go exploring the mountains and Natural Parks.

When you are booking Hotels in Malaga, make sure at the time you make your reservation that your desired family amenities are still available.

Here you have a checklist of facilities which should be available in a child-friendly Hotel:

• Childcare in the Hotel (extra Charge)?
• Playgroups? Playground integrated in the resort or outside?
• Baby phone? 
• Childrenīs menu? Buffet?
• Fast service for the little ones?
• Childrenīs games?
• Childrenīs books?
• No traffic, quiet road in front of the hotel?

The hotel Faro Inn Marbella is a five floor building renovated in 2003, situated in the city centre of Marbella and in walking distance to the close by blue flag beach, the sea promenade and the historic entre of Marbella with great touristic and shopping offers.

Hotel Faro Services

The Hotel has a total of 10 apartments and 60 studios, outdoor pool, a bar-cafeteria, breakfast room, Garden terrace, social lounge, Internet, laundry.

All room are equipped with air-condition, central heating, satellite TV, telephone, fridge, safe (optional), terrace and complete bath.

Family Friendly Hotels in Costa del Sol

The andalusian Costa del Sol is a very popular family holiday destination thanks to its fantastic weather, wonderful beaches and plenty of leisure time activities for the whole family.

Children and beach go together: Nowhere else the little ones would rather spend a holiday than by the sea. Here, they can scamper about, can build sand castles, swim in the sea and have fun. Therefore, family hotels are a good option. Here, children are welcome; there is available child-friendly staff and child-oriented animation, so that parents can also enjoy their free time.

The Costa del Sol has some of the greatest attractions in the province as for instance Selwo Adventure Park in Estepona, Selwo Marina and Tivoli World Amusement park, Cable Car in Benalmadena and Aqualand Torremolinos Water Park.

In order to help you enjoying your great family holiday we have compiled some useful information about Family friendly Hotels on the Costa del Sol. Generally, you can choose from an enormous range of accommodation along on the Costa del Sol, from family hotels to Luxury resorts, villas and apartments or rural hotels. Planning your holiday in well in advance you can get great value accommodation and special offers and packages.

In the family friendly Hotels is available special staff which entertains and watches over the children's care: these Hotel offer generally during the summer months a complete programme of sports and leisure time activities which you can enjoy either alone or with your children.

The Sol Melia in Torremolinos offers a theme Hotel of the Flintstones. In Marbella are available the Alanda Club Marbella, a 4 stars providing supervision for children 5 to 12 years and pool activities, craft workshops, music, cooking; the Hotel Fuerte (4 stars) in Marbella with animation programs, games and competitions on the beach. The Torrequebrada 5stars in Benalmádena offers babysitting service and a childrenīs playground and animation.

Other family friendly hotels are the Beatriz Palace and Spa Hotel 4 stars and Hotel Pyr 3 stars in Fuengirola, Hotel Pyr 3 stars, the Hotel Don Carlos 5 stars and all of the Gran Hotel Byblos (4 and 5 stars) in Marbella, the Kempinski Hotel Bahia Estepona 5 stars and the H10 Estepona Palace, both in Estepona.