About Us

The best family vacations are unforgettable…
Unfortunately, so are the worst ones!

Planning a family vacation isn’t easy -- how do you please everyone, from teens to tots? How do you know if a family-friendly hotel really lives up to its claim? Who offers the best kids' programs? How do you find a resort that fits your budget?

Where to go, where to stay, what to do, what to pack -- find all the help you need at Family Vacation Critic.

Welcome to Family Vacation Critic

Family Vacation Critic is your new best friend when it comes to trip-planning. It features reviews of family-friendly hotels and resorts, lively discussion forums, tips, travel deals and special offers. Get ideas of where to go, and read reports on accommodations, activities and destinations. Ask questions in the forum, share ideas, and post reviews of the places you have visited.

Our family of travel experts is here to help, as are thousands of other families who have stayed at, played at, visited and tested family-friendly hotels, resorts and activities all over the world.

Every review on Family Vacation Critic is written specifically with families in mind. The site features in-depth reports on kid-friendly hotels and resorts, written by our family travel experts, as well as destination guides to popular cities and regions. Family Vacation Critic also includes reviews of hotels, resorts, activities and amenities -- written by parents, for parents -- giving families priceless insight into how kid-friendly hotels and resorts really are.

Key Features

Family-tested vacations: family vacation reports and resort and hotel reviews by fellow family travelers
Expert editorial: in-depth reviews, family vacation ideas and planning tips from our family travel pros
Age-specific recommendations: age ratings for reviews and reports, showing the age groups we think will most enjoy a vacation at a particular property or a trip to an attraction
Easy-to-find information: everything you want, all in one place -- search by ages, available activities, your family's interests, destination or property name
Discussion forums: share family vacation travel tips, get help from fellow family travelers, and read their feedback on vacations, activities and accommodations
Deals and special offers for family vacations: hotel deals, resort offers, vacation packages, and cruise savings
A regular newsletter: featuring family vacation ideas, up-to-the-minute deals and travel tips

The Family Vacation Critic Team

We're family travelers, and we're also family travel experts. We specialize in sharing information online and building social communities where travelers can post their tips and ideas, find answers to their travel questions and share travel experiences.

Family Vacation Critic is published by online travel specialist The Independent Traveler, Inc -- a subsidiary of TripAdvisor LLC and the creator of Cruise Critic, the leading cruise news and reviews Web site.