By LIZ BRUCKNER
FantasyLand Hotel at the West Edmonton Mall
Complimentary breakfast and Wi-Fi aside, when visiting a hotel with the shorter set, it’s the kid-specific perks that garner real praise with parents. From kid concierges to in-hotel scavenger hunts, these nationwide homes-away-from-home earn serious child-friendly clout.
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- <small>EDMONTON, ALBERTA</small><br /> <br /> Inside <a title="http://www.where.ca/blog/slideshow/12-ostentatious-touristy-attractions-worth-visiting/attachment/west-edmonton-mall-water-park/" href="http://www.where.ca/blog/slideshow/12-ostentatious-touristy-attractions-worth-visiting/attachment/west-edmonton-mall-water-park/" target="_blank">North America's largest mall</a> this hotel, true to its name, is a <a title="http://www.where.ca/listings/listing_detail.php?slug=fantasyland-hotel-at-west-edmonton-mall-wh" href="http://www.where.ca/listings/listing_detail.php?slug=fantasyland-hotel-at-west-edmonton-mall-wh" target="_blank">kid’s fantasy come true</a>, with 120 theme rooms. Some are decidedly grown-up, but plenty appeal to kids, like the African safari room, the Truck Room with a child-size fire-truck bed, and a Western-themed room with bunk beds behind prison bars in the "county jail." Kids can also blast through Galaxyland Amusement Park, Sea Life Caverns, Professor Wem’s Miniature Golf, all inside the West Edmonton Mall (not included in hotel rates). Other pint-sized perks: a kid’s menu and in-hotel babysitting service.
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- <small>VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA</small><br /> <br /> Need to know where to get the best pint-sized burger in town? Look no further than <a title="http://www.where.ca/listings/listing_detail.php?slug=four-seasons-hotel-vancouver-wh" href="http://www.where.ca/listings/listing_detail.php?slug=four-seasons-hotel-vancouver-wh" target="_blank">Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver</a>’s kid-friendly concierge, who offers the lowdown on the coolest things to do in town. In addition to the year-round indoor/outdoor pool, there are also kid-specific amenities, menus, babysitting services, and a PlayZone, which features the latest Wii and PlayStation games.
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- <small>QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC</small><br /> <br /> At this <a title="http://www.fairmont.com/frontenac" href="http://www.fairmont.com/frontenac" target="_blank">bonafide castle</a> in the heart of Old Quebec City, kids will love riding in gold—okay, bronze—elevators and walking Santol, the hotel’s live-in dog (signing up in advance is advised). Parents will love that kids under age 18 stay for free and that both of its elegant restaurants have children's menus. Plus, tykes ages 6 to 12 eat for half price and those under 5 eat free.
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- <small>BANFF, ALBERTA</small><br /> <br /> Kids have a wide array of off-site activities at their fingertips at this <a title="http://www.where.ca/listings/listing_detail.php?slug=fairmont-banff-springs-58" href="http://www.where.ca/listings/listing_detail.php?slug=fairmont-banff-springs-58" target="_blank">luxurious hotel</a> surrounded by the wildlife, trails and natural beauty of the national parks, in addition to complimentary in-hotel amenities like a scavenger hunt, colouring pages and child-sized bathrobe. Sign your 4- to 12-years-old up for half-day, full-day or evening excursion on a Rocky Mountain raft tour or a ride on the Banff gondola. Kids ages 13 and up can go on a horse trail ride, white water rafting or head to Lake Minnewanka for charter fishing.
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- <small>TORONTO, ONTARIO</small><br /> <br /> With Toronto’s largest indoor/outdoor pool perfect for year-round swimming and the Eaton Centre around the corner, boredom is unlikely to become an issue at the <a title="http://www.where.ca/listings/listing_detail.php?slug=sheraton-centre-toronto-wh" href="http://www.where.ca/listings/listing_detail.php?slug=sheraton-centre-toronto-wh" target="_blank">Sheraton Centre</a>. Families with young kids should also ask about Family Guest Rooms, which come with a stocked toy chest and kid-size furniture.
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- <small>CALGARY, ALBERTA</small><br /> <br /> Book a Family Suite at this <a title="http://www.serviceplusinns.com/calgary-south-hotels" href="http://www.serviceplusinns.com/calgary-south-hotels" target="_blank">centrally located hotel</a> and parents not only get to stretch out in a king-sized bed, kids get a private, separate room with bunk beds and a flat-screen TV. A family package grants the whole crew tickets to a nearby kid-friendly attraction, like the Calgary Zoo or Spark Science Centre, pop and popcorn for children, and a bottle of wine for parents.
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- <small>MONTREAL, QUEBEC</small><br /> <br /> Not just a place to lay your head, <a title="http://www.loewshotels.com/Montreal-Hotel" href="http://www.loewshotels.com/Montreal-Hotel" target="_blank">Loews Hôtel Vogue</a> appeals to the shorter set by offering a slew of family-oriented programs and services, included borrowable games, special kid’s menus, hotel tours, Fisher-Price welcome gifts, supervised recreational programs and more.
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- <small>TORONTO, ONTARIO</small><br /> <br /> With a kid-friendly check-in counter, a Family Fun Zone that houses a lounge for teens (with air hockey, XBOX 360s and computers) and a kid centre (Nintendo, crafts, activities and babysitting) for kids ages 5 to 12, the <a title="http://chelsea.eatonhotels.com/" href="http://chelsea.eatonhotels.com/" target="_blank">Eaton Chelsea</a> is a hotel after a parent’s heart. It also has downtown Toronto's only indoor waterslide; offers a daily camp in the summer with arts, crafts and other activities and has many room- and food-related discounts. Guests of the Eaton Chelsea also get discounts at Toronto Islands attractions, including the Centreville Amusement Park and bike and boat rentals.
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- <small>TOFINO (VANCOUVER ISLAND), BRITISH COLUMBIA</small><br /> <br /> Not only is this <a title="http://www.pacificsands.com" href="http://www.pacificsands.com" target="_blank">gorgeous resort</a> right on the ocean with surfing, whale-watching and zip lining in close proximity, it has a free Kids Camp (summer and spring break), with sea life programs, animal-tracking lessons, rainforest scavenger hunts and nightly s'mores roasts. Suites and one- to three-bedroom houses all have decks or patios and kitchens and some have double soaker tubs with an ocean view for mom and dad. You can bring the family dog, too!
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- <small>NIAGARA FALLS, ONTARIO</small><br /> <br /> The quintessential kid-focused hotel, <a title="http://www.greatwolf.com/niagara/waterpark" href="http://www.greatwolf.com/niagara/waterpark" target="_blank">Great Wolf Lodge</a>’s indoor water park does not disappoint. Packed into more than 100,000 square feet of water-filled excitement permeated with endless squeals of delight are butterfly-inducing slides, a timed dump bucket, a lazy river and zero-depth entry pools. Also on site: a kids' spa, fireside stories and themed bunk-bed suites where kids can, for example, sleep in their own private log cabin.
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