Hotels With Swimming Pools Kids Will Love

The enormous indoor waterpark is only one of the thrilling attractions at this resort.

One thing that's always a little risky about booking a resort based on its pool amenities is that the success of your trip largely depends on the weather. Not so at Kalahari Resorts & Conventions Wisconsin Dells, where the enormous water park is indoors, complete with water slides and kids play areas. Once you're tired of the water, you can partake in escape rooms, mini-golf, bowling, a spa, and an indoor theme park that has a six-story Ferris wheel.

This affordable hotel on the Las Vegas Strip has an 11-acre aquatic park, including a sand beach, lazy river, and wave pool. 

A true oasis in the desert, Mandalay Bay is top-rated in Las Vegas for the quality of its water features—both the ones you can swim in and the ones you can’t. The Mandalay Bay Shark Reef Aquarium has 2,000 animals, including endangered sea turtles and exotic sharks. For water you can dive into, the 11-acre aquatic playground has lagoons, a wave pool, a lazy river, a sand beach, and cabanas for rent. 

The Disneyland Hotel has a pool with themed waterslides and a tiki bar, plus touches of Disney nostalgia throughout.

This hotel is a Disney lover's dream, with hidden Mickeys in the room decor and a Little Mermaid and Finding Nemo-themed rooms. Goofy's Kitchen, offering character dining, and Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar with decor that comes alive are both on hotel property.

In the courtyard's center, two pools have Monorail-themed water slides that bring you down into the pool the same way the real Monorail transports you to the theme park. 

This family-oriented Disney resort on Oahu has a private beach, a volcano-themed pool with a secret cave, and a snorkeling lagoon. 

Aulani is a Disney resort, but don’t expect it to feel like Disneyland. This luxury hotel is all about the water. Not only is there access to a cove beach with water sports shared with only two other hotels, but the resort has nine pools and whirlpools, including volcano-themed waterslides and a lazy river.

The saltwater snorkeling lagoon with tropical fish is the only one of its kind on Oahu. Kids activities include a kids-only club with activities and Disney character encounters. For adults, there’s a spa with mineral pools. On-property dining includes cafes and lounges, higher-end fare, and regular luaus.

This immersive resort outside Houston has year-round heated pools, a lazy river, waterslides, and an underground marine mural.

This immersive resort outside Houston offers outdoor amenities like hiking and biking trails and golfing year-round. The pool complex is heated and features a 30-foot waterslide, a 1000-foot lazy river, and sub-marine exploration on underwater treasure hunts. There’s a splash pad for little ones, a spa for adults to relax, and three restaurants to keep guests well-fed.

This hotel has the largest pool on Universal Studios Orlando property, complete with a sand beach and poolside activities. 

Universal Orlando excels at making its more affordable accommodations still feel immersive and fun, like the island-inspired Sapphire Falls Resort. This hotel is connected to the theme park by water taxi and has lush landscaping—including waterfalls—that truly create a relaxing vacation vibe that's a nice counterpoint to the sensory overload of the parks.

Sapphire Falls has two restaurants, including a tiki bar, but the resort's best feature is the 16,000 square foot pool (the largest of any Universal Orlando resort) with a sand beach and waterslide. Cabanas are available for rent, and there's daily entertainment by the pool.

This fun hotel has the most immersive feel of any Walt Disney World hotel and the largest pool on property.

There is no single resort on a Disney property anywhere else in America that feels as “Disney” as Art of Animation. The rooms at this resort are all Disney movie-themed, as are the common spaces and pools.

The Little Mermaid area has 35-foot-tall statues of King Triton, Ursula, and Ariel around its pool. The Lion King area features its own Pride Rock. The Cars area is themed like the Cozy Cone Mote, complete with a Cars-themed pool, and features statues of characters light Lightning McQueen and Mater. The Finding Nemo area at the center of the property features the Big Blue Pool, a gorgeous ocean-inspired swimming area with statues of Nemo and his friends and more than 300,000 gallons of water.