Best family friendly hotels and destinations for the 2025 school holidays
We've selected our favourite holidays with free kids places at TUI for your next family getaway.
With winter almost behind us, the days are officially getting longer, and after a rainy start to 2025, that’s definitely welcome news. And what better way to set the tone for a great year than by booking a holiday?
Travelling with kids comes with its challenges—flight times, affordability, and making sure there’s space in the Kids’ Club. That’s why TUI is a go-to for family-friendly package holidays.
TUI offers a huge range of all-inclusive holidays, from beach getaways and ski trips to city breaks and even magical adventures to Lapland. Their packages are packed with family-friendly perks, including TUI Kids’ Club, child-only pools, Holiday Villages, and SplashWorld resorts.
Designed for active families, Holiday Villages have everything from Aerial Adventure courses and Total Wipeout-style inflatables to football pitches and waterparks. Once the kids are happily worn out, the whole family can wind down with an evening theatre show. Meanwhile, SplashWorld resorts offer unlimited waterpark access, with slides and splash zones either onsite or just a short trip away.
But there’s one TUI deal that’s particularly exciting for families—Free Kids Places. Here’s everything you need to know.
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How do TUI free child places work?
Free Kids Places from TUI allows one child per two paying adults to stay for free at selected accommodations.
TUI's Free Kids Places apply to new bookings only across hotel rooms, apartments and villas.
The Free Kids Places also includes a standard flight ticket and transfers from the airport to your accommodation (and back again). Now all that's left to worry about is how to entertain your little ones on the journey!
What age do the TUI free child places go up to?
To start your search for the TUI Free Kids Places, simply add the number of adults and children who'll be travelling, including how old the children will be on the return date. The age is important as TUI Free Kids Places are available for children between 2 and 16.
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Here are some of TUI’s best family-friendly hotels with free child places in 2025
TUI BLUE Lagoon Princess, Greece
Greece is one of our favourite family-friendly destinations for its blue skies and sandy beaches, and if you're planning your next family holiday to the southeastern European country, we've found the perfect hotel for you.
The TUI BLUE collection provides hotels which combine 'best-in-class service', authentic local cuisine and activities which will make the whole family happy. The MadeForMums team has picked TUI BLUE Lagoon Princess as it comes with the Family Fun highlight, which means TUI's family facilities are made even better with first-class kids’ clubs, bigger activity rosters and exciting evening shows.
So, what are you waiting on?
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Holiday Village Aliathon, Cyprus
As always with TUI's Holiday Villages, you can join in as much or as little as you'd like. However, if you're an active family, you'll certainly never run out of things to do at Holiday Village Aliathon in Cyprus.
For kids, you'll find sports academies such as football, swimming and tennis coaching, plus an Aerial Adventure course. This Holiday Village also boasts one of the biggest pools in Cyprus...
Known as the Fishing Village, Holiday Village Aliathon's pool is one of the largest in Cyprus, measuring at a whopping 3,000 square metres. As well as this huge pool, there's a handful of other pools dotted around the hotel grounds, such as a splash park with a pirate ship, slides, and jets.
Don't think parents will be left out, though! While the kids are occupied at one of the many HV Clubs, you can take part in an adults-only class like cheese-making and wine-tasting. There's also an adult-only indoor pool and spa with treatments like massages, detox wraps and facials.
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Globales Playa Estepona, Spain
Do your little ones enjoy being in the water so much you're convinced they were a fish in a past life? Well, for water-based activities, Globales Playa Estepona in Spain has got them down to a T.
There are three pools at Globales Playa Estepona, plus an on-site waterpark! The waterpark is home to a space bowl, tube slides, body slides, a multi-lane slide, and kamikaze. For younger kids, there's the spray park and a pirate-themed area made up of mini slides and water features. Plus, for on-land activities, the Kids' Club offers painting, T-shirt painting and more.
In the evening, there are activities the whole family can get involved in such as bingo, quizzes and a traditional flamenco show.
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TUI MAGIC LIFE Calabria, Italy
From day to night, you'll always be entertained at TUI Magic Life Calabria in Italy.
In the daytime, the whole family (of all abilities) can make the most of sports programmes like tennis, cycling and volleyball, and spend time in the pools, from adult pools and a mini-splash park, which is perfect for toddlers with its splash pad, jets, rings and a miniature slide. Plus, TUI Magic Life Calabria has an exclusive section of the nearby beach reserved for guests.
In the evening, you can make the most of the Magico buffet restaurant and various bars, including the Wunderbar, themed parties, and three different evening shoes per week.
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Holiday Village Atlantica Mikri Poli Kos, Greece
As we mentioned earlier, TUI Holiday Villages are brilliant for active families. So strap in, we're about to zoom through everything Atlantica Mikri Poli Kos has to offer.
Ok, deep breath! There are over 200 activities to choose from at Holiday Village Atlantica Mikri Poli Kos with an A-Z list — from archery to zorbing and everything in between — to tick off. Whether you're holidaying with toddlers or teenagers (and with potential tantrums, we know they're not that different), every child will be catered for; this Holiday Village has football, swimming and stage academies, and HV Clubs. In the evening, the whole family can enjoy professional shows and to test your knowledge at gameshows.
So, how about the pools? Holiday Village Atlantica Mikri Poli Kos has six outdoor freshwater pools, a children’s pool, and a heated, adults-only swimming pool (if you get a moment alone). Plus, all Holiday Village guests have free entry to the waterpark.
There are so many activities, it would be impossible to adequately describe all of them here! But we urge you to check out the Holiday Village Atlantica Mikri Poli Kos at TUI.
Check out Holiday Village Atlantica Mikri Poli Kos in Greece at TUI
Is TUI running any deals for the 2025 school holidays?
Yes! We've included our top TUI deals below.
Save £400 on summer 2025 holidays
What's the deal: Save £400 per booking on summer 2025 holidays when you spend £4,000 or more. This offer is valid from 14th January 2025 at 10am until 3rd March at 23:59pm
Why we chose it: A 10% saving on your next family holiday is a fantastic offer, and the £400 could go towards holiday spending money.
Save £400 on summer 2025 holidays at TUI
Save up to £300 per booking
What's the deal: Save up to £300 per booking at TUI.
Why we chose it: We like that this deal saves you 10%, even if you spend more money. For example, you can save £100 per booking when you spend £1,000 or more, save £200 per booking when you spend £2,000 or more, and save £300 per booking when you spend £3,000 or more.
Save up to £300 per booking at TUI
Secure a £0 deposit when you pay by Direct Debit
What's the deal: Book with a £0 deposit on selected TUI holidays when you pay by Direct Debit.
Why we chose it: Often, we see deposits as additional charges, so it's great that these have been eliminated on selected TUI holidays.
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