Huge beach resort has one of Europe’s biggest kids’ clubs with two-storey castle, splash park and pro football lessons
A HOTEL in Cyprus has one of Europe’s biggest kids clubs with 3,000sqm of entertainment.
Parklane, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, in Limassol is one of the most family-friendly resorts on the island.
And it lays claim to have one of the largest clubs for younger guests called the Scott Dunn Explorers Kids Club.
Outside is a huge splash park, with a pirate ship and two-storey castle.
Fountains, water slides and shallow pools make up the gated area so no worries about kids wandering off.
Sports activities range from beach volleyball, treasure hunts, baking and yoga, to water sports like snorkelling.
Football mad kids can try out the Football Escape course, which was created by Rio Ferdinand along with Bobby Zamora.
And there is even a new sleep room with cots and toddler beds for when it gets a bit much for younger guests.
Kids are divided into ages – ‘Globetrotters’ are for four months to three years old, ‘Adventurers’ are three to five years old and ‘Voyagers’ are five to eight years old.
The oldest group are the ‘Pioneers’ for kids eight to 12 years old.
The website states: “Explorers Kids Club at Parklane is one of Europe’s biggest kids’ clubs with approximately 3000 square meters of adventurous and enjoyable facilities.
“Open daily all year round, it has been styled to offer an adventurous and enjoyable place for children up to 12-years-old.”
It has also won over families, with most of the reviews on TripAdvisor giving it five stars.
One parent wrote: “Kids club is biggest and best we experienced so far. Lots of things for kids of all ages.”
Another wrote: “The kids club was one of the best I’ve seen.”
A third agreed: “Our kids couldn’t be taken away from.”
They also raved about the staff, with some even calling them “angels”.
The club costs around €35 per child for a half day stay.
Outside of the kids club, the five-star resort has both rooms and suites as well as villas.
There are four pools to choose from – one with seawater, one that’s adults-only and, one with a slide and one that’s indoors.
If you need to relax even more, there is the massive Kalloni Spa with 14 treatments rooms as well as five pools.
Tennis courts, football pitches and a gym are also on-site.
Despite being a five-star hotel, it doesn’t cost as much as you’d think with rooms for as little as £200 a night.
Getting to Limassol is easy too, with non-stop flights around 4h35.
The cheapest deal we’ve found is £40 return with Ryanair, travelling to Paphos Airport which is around an hour from Limassol.
Otherwise you can fly to Larnaca with Wizz Air for £42 return, which is 30 minutes away.
If you don’t want to stay at a family resort, there is also the new City of Dreams Mediterranean in Cyprus – the largest casino resort of its kind in Europe.