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Where Are All the Wading Pools?

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May 1, 2006  “Mommy of a 7-year old and 4 year old”
3.0 of 5 stars based on 11 votes

What's your definition of kid-friendly? I can tell you that having a 4-foot deep pool in your hotel is not so kid friendly if you're three years old and only THREE feet tall! It's amazing how many hotels call themselves kid-friendly just because they have cribs and video games. All kids are not created equal! So, I'd love to see everyone start lists of the best wading pools & baby pools because this kind of information is really hard to find on the hotel sites! Help?! What do YOU suggest??

  • 1. Outrigger Waipouli Beach Resort & Spa
    Waipouli Beach Resort, Kapaa, Kauai
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    Avg price: $308

    Amazing pool - not more than 4 feet deep, with two slides, 2 adult sand-bottom hot tubs and one Family sand-bottom hot tub. The wade-in area is also sand/gravel and 18 inches at it's deepest part. A lazy-river snake-like pool with water falls and lots of steps/ladders.

  • 2. Disney's Grand Floridian Resort and Spa
    Disney's Grand Floridian Resort and Spa, Orlando
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    Avg price: $592

    The best baby pool i've seen yet! It's located right next to the bigger kids' pool (not completely separated so you can't watch both of your kids) AND they have a beach with sand in addition to a wade-in pool with a slide!

  • 3. The Westin Diplomat Resort and Spa
    Westin Diplomat Resort and Spa, Hollywood, Florida
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    Avg price: $257

    Beautiful, winding pool with something for everyone. They have great fountains at this resort for little ones too. No real beach/sand fun here tho even though it's on the water.

  • 4. Disney's Grand Californian Hotel
    Disney's Grand Californian Hotel, Anaheim
    Show Prices ABS:HotelCheckRates-d208755?&src=GoListDetail&fromServlet=GoListDetail&Action=QC_Button
    Avg price: $594

  • 5. Sands of Kahana
    Sands of Kahana, Lahaina, Maui
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    Avg price: $277

    While the baby pool is not next to the bigger pool, at least they HAVE one! They also have a great koi pond for little ones.

  • 6. Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel - Anaheim
    Howard Johnson Anaheim Hotel and Water Playground, Anaheim
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    Avg price: $216

  • 7. Radisson Hotel La Jolla
    Sheraton La Jolla Hotel, La Jolla, San Diego
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    Avg price: $203

    Great pool that starts at only 2 ft deep and works its way up in 6 inch increments - only going to 5.5 feet at its deepest end.

  • 8. Holiday Inn Perrysburg - French Quarter
    Holiday Inn Perrysburg - French Quarter, Perrysburg, Ohio
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    Avg price: $152

    One of the few indoor pools in northern ohio - enough said!

  • 9. Four Points by Sheraton San Diego
    Four Points by Sheraton San Diego, San Diego, California
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    Avg price: $156

    Mediocre pool but at least it starts at 2.5 feet deep and goes deeper in 6 inch increments.

  • 10. Silliman Activity and Family Aquatic Center
    http://www.ci.newark.ca.us/departments/recreation-and-community-servic...

    Indoor Water Park with zero depth pool, 2 slides, a lazy river (3 ft deep i think), a kids playground structure in the middle of the zero-depth part of the pool, lap pool and hot tub - great place for kids under 10!

  • 11. Antioch WaterPark
    http://www.ci.antioch.ca.us/CitySvcs/Prewett/

    This city-run, outdoor pool is another great one for kids under 10 or 11. The zero depth area is gated - so little ones don't get lost - even though this place isn't that huge; several water slides with inner tubes/rafts and smaller slides for young kids, lap pool, water falls and more. The baby pool area is heated water too - even though it's usually pretty hot in Antioch - which is located about 15-20 minutes East of the Concord area.

Explore locations featured in this Trip List: Kapaa, Orlando, Hollywood, Anaheim, Lahaina, La Jolla, Perrysburg, San Diego