Edit/copies: Located in Colorado Springs, the 100-year-old Broadmoor is a wilderness lover’s dream. Guests report a supremely attentive staff that makes children feel welcome and family activities are plentiful, including horseback riding, junior tennis camps, an activity center with six lanes of bowling, two zip line courses, and more. Guests can paddleboard or canoe on Cheyenne Lake, and there’s also an 11,000-square-foot infinity pool with waterslides, a children’s pool, two whirlpools, thirteen cabanas, and a pool café. Kids under 12 play golf for free with accompanying adults after 2 PM, while the resort runs an immersive camp called Bee Bunch for kids 3 to 12, featuring movies, games, field trips to the Cheyenne Zoo, arts and crafts, nature walks, and lunch and dinner (for a fee).

The hotel’s 784 rooms and suites are large and elegantly decorated, with turndown service, Keurig coffee makers, stocked fridges, monogrammed towels, plush robes and slippers, comfortable bedding, and many added bonuses like terraces and fireplaces. Ten restaurants, plus ten cafes and lounges, ensure there’s plenty to feed hungry mouths, and mom and dad can spend adult time at the Forbes Five-Star Spa or at one of the resort’s three golf courses.