10… 9… 8… start your countdown to 2020 with a celebratory stay at one of these luxurious hotels or resorts. You and the kids can ring in the new year with a family-friendly New Year’s Eve hotel package that includes dinner, live music, magic shows, fireworks and more, all before midnight. These are the best New Year’s Eve hotel packages for families in 2019.
1. Wild Dunes Resort – Isle of Palms, SC
Just 30 minutes outside of Charleston, Wild Dunes Resort is a year-round destination resort that always has something going on. For New Year’s Eve 2019, the resort is offering parties for both adults and kids. Kids will enjoy sparkling cider, party favors and special activities while parents enjoy Champagne, DJ entertainment, and light hors d’oeuvres and desserts. Click here for more information on the New Year’s Eve Celebration at Wild Dunes Resort.
2. Woodloch Pines – Poconos, PA
The New Year’s deal at Woodloch Pines in the Poconos includes the Holiday Scavenger Hunt and Jingle Ball Party; professional fireworks over Lake Teedyuskung; Gingerbread Wars; the traditional Yule Log Hunt, followed by Christmas caroling, eggnog, and cookies; “Festival of Lights” wagon tours through the Natural Trail; indoor fun, including bumper cars; reindeer races and more! Oh, and did we mention that this is an all-inclusive resort?! To learn more about this package, click here.
3. Kalahari Resort – Poconos, PA
The New Year’s Eve Two-Night Buffet Special at Kalahari Resort Pocono Mountains includes a two-night stay in a Desert room for up to four guests, admission to America’s largest indoor waterpark for each registered guest, New Year’s Eve buffet for two adults and two children (ages 4 to 12), and access to Kalahari Adventurers Club. This package is available for arrivals on Dec. 30 or 31, 2019. To learn more about this package, click here.
4. Hilton Times Square – New York, NY
The New Year’s Eve VIP Package at the Hilton Times Square in New York City includes overnight accommodations in a deluxe guestroom with limited side views of the ball drop and fireworks in Times Square; a bottle of sparkling wine delivered on Dec. 31, 2019; and breakfast for up to four people at the hotel’s restaurant on January 1. Thinking about booking? Visit the hotel’s official website for more details.
5. Red Jacket Mountain View Resort – Jackson, NH
The New Year’s package at Red Jacket Mountain View Resort in Jackson, New Hampshire, includes breakfast each morning, daily Kahuna Laguna water park admission, New Year’s Eve dinner, and a New Year’s Eve family party with games and entertainment for all. Available Dec. 29, 2019 to Jan. 1, 2020. Use promo code NYE when booking. To learn more about this package, click here.
6. Grand Geneva Resort & Spa – Lake Geneva, WI
The NYE Hills and Thrills Package at the Grand Geneva Resort & Spa in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, includes a two-night stay in a deluxe guestroom; lift tickets for one day of skiing and snowboarding at The Mountain Top; a dinner buffet in the Evergreen Ballroom (served from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.); cash bar; DJ entertainment; party favors; and two balloon drops at 9 p.m. and midnight. In-room childcare is available if needed. Available Dec. 30, 2019 to Jan. 1, 2020. To learn more about this package, click here.
7. Cape Codder Resort & Spa – Hyannis, MA
The New Year’s Eve package at Cape Codder Resort & Spa in Hyannis, Massachusetts, includes one night of accommodations and three party options (additional fee), including a New Year’s Eve Family Beach Party! The family-friendly event includes a buffet of summer favorites (think hamburgers and hot dogs); summer-themed crafts; a dance party; face painting; magic show; and a make-your-own-sundae table. At 10 p.m., the resort will drop a giant beach ball and families will celebrate with sparkling punch. This New Year’s Eve package is available Dec. 31, 2019 to Jan. 1, 2020. To learn more about the package, click here.
8. Terranea Resort – Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
The New Year’s Countdown Celebration at Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, includes luxury accommodations (two-night minimum required and 50 percent off the best available rate on your second night), and entry for two adults to the hotel’s annual New Year’s Eve Countdown Celebration. The Terranea Kids Club will host a Kids New Year’s Eve Party from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m., complete with a special countdown to 2020. This package is available Dec. 26, 2019 to Jan. 2, 2020. A three-night minimum stay is required. Use promo code NYE19 when booking. To learn more about this package, click here.
9. LEGOLAND Florida Hotel – Winter Haven, FL
The Kids’ New Year’s Party at LEGOLAND Florida Resort includes meet-and-greets with the LEGO Santa and Toy Soldier, photo opportunities, and a giant LEGO brick drop to ring in the new year. The Kids’ New Year’s Eve Party Presented by Ford takes place Dec. 26 to 31, 2019. LEGOLAND Florida Resort’s two (soon to be three) hotels are offering packages during this time; for more information, visit LEGOLAND Florida Accommodations.
10. Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort & Spa – Cedar Creek, TX
The luxurious Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort & Spa is offering a New Year’s Eve Package that includes a festive buffet, a family dance party with DJ, and the resort’s signature firework display at 9 p.m., complete with a sparkling wine or cider toast! The resort is also home to two resident Texas longhorns, pigs and goats, and offers tractor rides, nightly S’mores and more. Visit the hotel’s official website for more details.
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