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America's Best Family Hotels The Walt Disney Company Upgrade your next family vacation with a stay at one of these hotels from Florida to Hawaii. From November 2014 By Helen Zook Quick: imagine you and the kids in Hawaii. Hiking to a waterfall. Snorkeling through a lagoon. Lounging beachside. Dining at a luau. Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa on Oahu, makes this kind of family vacation seem surprisingly easy, from the bassinets and baby-proofed balconies in most rooms to the complimentary kids’ club and volcano-themed pool area with a lazy river. And that luau? You’ll be joined by Mickey and friends. T+L readers found Aulani’s combination of Hawaiian cultural touches, kid-friendly activities, and a spectacular beach setting to be pretty magical, ranking it America’s No. 1 hotel for families in our annual World’s Best Awards survey. Overall, the top 25 hotels range from coast to coast, mountaintops to valleys, each offering plush, spacious accommodations and fun for both ...

Best Caribbean Resorts and Hotels Prev 1 of 22 Next Best Caribbean Resorts and Hotels Jade Mountain, an Anse Chastanet Resort Your hotel search stops here: presenting the 20 best places to stay in the Caribbean, according to T+L readers. From November 2014 By Emma Sloley For your next Caribbean vacation, mix a luxurious resort with Instagram-worthy ocean views, and a destination that offers not only tropical bliss—palm trees, hammocks, and rum punch at the swim-up bar—but a lively cultural scene, too. That’s the winning recipe suggested by the results of the Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards reader survey. St. Lucia and Jamaica particularly captured readers’ imaginations, with hotels and resorts on those island nations claiming 13 of the top 20 spots across the Caribbean, the Bahamas, and Bermuda. The top-scoring hotels reveal an appreciation for the now classically St. Lucian penchant for open-air suites with unimpeded views over the iconic Pitons, as at favorite haunts Jade M...