Best family hotels in Antalya: top resorts and all-inclusive stays in Turkey

Occupying a prime position along a long golden stretch of Blue Flag beach, Mumsnet-favourite the Lara Barut Collection is an enormous luxury offering with 10 restaurants, nine pools and oodles of kid-friendly activities including a fun-filled aqua park with water slides. 

The rooms - there are 585 to choose from - are contemporary and bright, and overlook the lush gardens, sparkling pools or Mediterranean sea. For larger families, the Family Suites (including a swim-up option) sleep up to five people. 

As you might expect with kid-friendly hotels in Antalya, the Lara Barut has a kids' club as well as a club for teens (the LOL Club). There are also dozens of sports facilities, direct beach access, lively evening entertainment and a dedicated movie night. And, if you can manage to drag yourself away, some of Antalya’s most popular sights, including the historic city of Aspendos, are nearby.

Nearest beach: The property is located on Lara Beach 

Nearest airport:  Antalya Airport (9 miles)

Be prepared to say goodbye to your kids when you check in to the five-star all-inclusive Royal Wings Hotel: there are so many kid-friendly activities that you might not see your offspring again until it's time to leave. 

Top of the pops are the vast swimming pools and waterpark, featuring nine brightly coloured waterslides. There’s also a mini funfair, complete with Ferris wheel, and a kids’ club where cheerful staff lead activities including face painting, table games and colourful crafts. 

Meanwhile, you can keep busy playing tennis or joining in a game of beach volleyball, followed by some well-deserved time in the spa. Alternatively, you may simply enjoy flopping on a sun lounger with a good book. End the day watching a show before retreating to your spacious Family Duplex Room for a good night’s sleep. 

Mumsnet users love the spacious rooms here as well as the excellent on-site waterpark.

Nearest beach: The hotel is located a few metres from Lara Beach

Nearest airport: Antalya Airport (10 miles)

Club Med has long known what makes a good all-inclusive holiday and the resort at Palmiye, south of Antalya, is easily one of the best Antalya beach hotels for families. Rather than one gargantuan hotel, the accommodation here consists of a collection of villas set among lemon trees and pine forests, on the edge of a long sandy beach. 

There's the usual medley of sports on offer - everything from tennis and sailing to kayaking and daily yoga sessions - as well as horse riding excursions and circus school, including trapeze lessons for daredevils young and old. Children are extraordinarily well catered for with dedicated facilities and clubs for all ages from 4 months to 17 years old. Plus, there are kids' menus and treats in the restaurants. 

If you can drag yourself away from the pool, beach or Spa by Sothys, then Club Med also arranges a handful of excursions to explore the local region from the ancient site of Phaselis to the Ottoman houses of Antalya. 

Nearest beach: The hotel is located on the beach

Nearest airport: Antalya Airport (36 miles)

More is more when it comes to the five-star Titanic Mardan Palace, a vast seafront property that enjoys its own private stretch of velvety sand on the Turkish Riviera. Everything about this luxury hotel, one of the best family hotels in Antalya, is made for ensuring that you have the perfect family holiday, whether that’s enjoying an afternoon treat at the ice cream bar, zipping down the slides at the aqua park or making new friends at the Tini Kids Club. 

The family rooms are large and spacious, there are six swimming pools, six à la carte restaurants and a sublime spa, beautifully decorated with all manner of saunas, steam rooms and Turkish baths, as well as a range of pampering treatments. Sports facilities include everything from beach volley and football to tennis and basketball and, for golfers, the Cullinan Links Golf Club with two 18-hole courses, is close by.

Nearest beach: The hotel is located on its own private beach. 

Nearest airport: Antalya Airport (15 miles)

For guaranteed family-fun look to The Land of Legends Kingdom, one of the best family-friendly resorts in Antalya. Located in Belek, a stone's throw from the Mediterranean Sea, the ritzy five-star hotel forms part of the mega theme park of the same name and is a magical place to stay that has been specifically designed for children. 

The decor is colourful and bold with fairytale-inspired murals, giant play spaces, the world's largest bar for children and costumed performers seemingly around every corner. The rooms are equally bright and cheerful (no Scandi bland here), and they come in a variety of sizes to suit all families. 

There's an award-winning spa, stylish restaurants and bars, a kids' club and Turkish bath but the real reason that you stay here is for the unlimited entry into The Land of Legends. This gargantuan theme park is justifiably one of the most popular attractions in Antalya, home to a water park, shopping avenue with night-time show and dozens of rides including the 62-metre-high Hyper Coaster.  

Nearest beach: Complimentary access to the Rixos Premium Belek's sandy beach 

Nearest airport: Antalya Airport, 15 miles

The Vegas-esque Delphin Imperial sits in the heart of Antalya's holiday heartland. With just under 800 rooms (including a great selection for families), you would be forgiven for thinking that this all-inclusive resort could feel busy but the layout - and the fact that there are 12 restaurants to choose from - means that it rarely feels crowded. 

Among the myriad activities on offer are the three large outdoor pools, including a waterpark for kids, and an onsite funfair - LunaPark - home to bumper cars and a colourful Ferris wheel. Other child-friendly activities include the kids' club for children aged 4 to 12, the indoor kids' pool, a cinema and a playground. While the children are busy you can treat yourself at the spa, play a game of tennis or simply relax on a sun lounger listening to the sound of the sea. 

Nearest beach: Delphin Imperial enjoys a beachfront location

Nearest airport: Antalya Airport (9 miles)

Possibly one of the chicest all-inclusive family resorts in Antalya is the Cullinan Belek. This high-end hotel takes its name from the world's largest diamond, the Cullinan, that was discovered in 1905 and now forms part of the British Crown Jewels. 

The elegant bedrooms are large and light-filled and there's a good choice for families; we're particularly keen on the Family Suite Swim-Up. There are also a handful of villas with pools if you want more privacy. More swimming pools are dotted around the resort as well as a large Aquapark with 13 zippy slides. There are also 13 delicious restaurants (some incur an additional cost).

Kids will love the Upupa Kids Club for children aged 4 - 12 with plenty of games, activities and the odd mini disco. There's also a teen club with a games room, workshops and DJ performances. For parents, the C'espace Spa is a highlight - an indulgent space with a huge range of treatments, everything from foam massages to Ayurvedic treatments. 

Nearest beach: The hotel has its own private beach. 

Nearest airport: Antalya Airport (18 miles)

While much of the Turkish Riviera is dedicated to fly-and-flop resorts, the region is home to a handful of standout smaller hotels too. Take Olympos Lodge, a dreamy beachfront hotel with just 14 stylish rooms set amidst gorgeous grounds where ducks, chickens and peacocks roam. 

This is the place to book if you want a slice of authentic Turkey, a laidback and peaceful retreat that has been run by the same family for 30 years. There's no swimming pool, but the beach is just moments away. There is no WiFi in the rooms, but you can get online when sitting in the plant-filled gazebo and on the beachfront lawns. And you won't find an endless list of treatments in the small Spa, but the Jacuzzi and sauna are wonderfully welcoming. 

There's plenty to see and do in the neighbouring area from the remains of Olympos, once one of the most important port cities of ancient Lycia, to the hour-long walk up to the Chimaera, natural fire-spurting vents set on a rocky hillside.  

Nearest beach: Çirali beach is on your doorstep

Nearest airport: Antalya Airport (56 miles)