Booking an all inclusive family holiday is a huge responsibility. The older your children get the more they seem to have an opinion on how, and where you travel. We have stayed at Ikos Oceania Greece several times. This is what our teenage boys loved about Ikos Resorts.
Ikos Oceania Greece, With Kids And Teens
Over the years this lucky pair have had some incredible family holidays. We have tried to keep them busy and active with tours, adventures, kids sporting activities and sometimes kids clubs. As a family we have booked holidays that require stamina with lots of sports. Because that is what motivates these two, keeping busy. So convincing them they would love Ikos Oceania Greece was difficult.
Kids And Teens Actually Learn To Relax At Ikos Oceania
We rarely do relaxing or beach holidays, in my mind I had to keep them busy.
However staying at Ikos Resorts in Greece has turned that theory on its head a little. As for me, this was the most relaxing, beautiful and luxurious family resort.
Yet, for the boys, Ikos Oceania In Greece also offers a balance of exciting sporting activities. It’s a place to meet friends, also a place where they learnt to chill a little too. It is the perfect Greek resort for a luxury family holiday.
I think it is most definitely about balance, if a resort advertises itself as a super fun family resort I will run for the hills, this is just not my bag at all.
Ikos Resorts Do Families With Kids And Teens In Style
Ikos Oceania Greece offers family activities to bring the best out in kids, and lots of this for our two was geared around sport. Jack was most concerned about visiting a relaxing resort, relaxing seems hard when you are a teen, oh yes, but, he can sleep all day. Yes once he got into the swing of the trip he totally bought into the Ikos way of life.
The Wifi At Ikos Oceania Is Great
As soon as we arrived and Jack found the wi-fi was better at Ikos Oceania than at home he was fine. He happily got onto social media to inform his fellow teens that he would not be dropping off the face of the earth for a week. Thus meaning he was happy and content. This helped him to settle in and enjoy the trip.
Deluxe Collection Rooms Have Xbox’s In The Deluxe Rooms
If you stay in the deluxe collection rooms at Ikos Oceania you are able to order an Xbox to your room for use during your stay
So hoorah Jacks part in the pretend world of FIFA was secure. He could still defend his FIFA status from Ikos Oceania, whilst the rest of us were getting ready for dinner each evening. The teens were happy.
Joe Instantly Fell In Love With The Pools At Ikos Oceania Greece
As I mentioned in my last post, the space around the pools was incredible. No sardines or reserving sunbeds at Ikos resorts in Greece. There are so many beds, and pools at this luxury all inclusive resort in comparison to the size of the site.
Not only does this give a luxurious feel, there is plenty of space for kids to enjoy the pools. Including the deluxe pool, the boys had a choice of 3 pools.
As a result we found ourselves moving around throughout the day, depending on what was going on in what pool.
Sports Activities At Ikos Oceania For Kids And Teens.
There is a wonderful sports programme for kids and teens organised by the team at Ikos Oceania.
Whilst we were staying there were daily games of beach volleyball, pool volleyball, and football. Both of the boys got involved at some point during our stay, but Joe set his day by the kids sports activities available.
It was wonderful, and being supervised by a fantastic team, who involved adults and kids alike, the atmosphere was always warm and friendly. Hats off to the Ikos team as they really knew how to make these sessions challenging for adults and teens yet were kind to the smaller kids.
You could also play tennis, and hire bikes. The sports facilities at Ikos Oceania Greece are great with a full all-weather pitch/tennis courts to play on. In the summer months Ikos also offer a football/tennis academy in the sun.
The luxury all inclusive food was a real success too! When you are traveling with kids it is so easy to sometime go with the easy option. But at Ikos Resorts the boys really went out of their comfort zones and tried lots of new and exciting a la carte dishes, they came away having really extending their palates. The dining is exceptional and it was great to see the boys explore the menus and love the wonderful food as much as we did.
Is There A Kids Club At Ikos Oceania?
Joe didn’t have time for this! However it was well geared for younger children. There is also a park which he did venture to with his friends on one or two occasions, a mini area on the beach which was manned by a qualified Nanny, and a movie theatre with comfy sofas that shows family movies in the evenings.
There Is A Water-Sports Area On The Beach
The boys loved the fab water sports area on the beach, where you can try out windsurfing, canoeing, pedalos and paddle boarding. (one activity a day as part of the all inclusive package)
You can also book an introductory scuba diving lesson Chris and Jack loved this. At an extra cost you can book a course, which I believe is on the plan for our next visit.
I could go on, the boys adored Ikos Oceania. It is the perfect location in Greece for sporty families. So much so that the boys have asked us to boycott our plans of visiting Florida next year, as they are desperate to revisit Ikos Resort.
And do know what I do believe that is exactly what we will do. It’s not often everybody comes home from a family holiday 100% happy, but this was truly the case with Ikos Oceania it is the ultimate luxury all inclusive resort in Greece.
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It does look like a great place for a family! #monday escapes
It is Tanja, we loved it x
This sounds fabulous – I always seem to read such good things about Ikos but sounds like it could have been designed for you. #mondayescapes
Cathy we just loved it, I am soooo fussy and I honestly could not find one fault x
I enjoyed reading this post because your boys are older than my girls and I keep hearing how much family vacations can change the older the kids get (obviously). But it’s not something I always think about…I can imagine how much planning and brainstorming goes into a vaca with older kids and not wanting them to be bored. Sounds like you hit the nail on the head with this one! #mondayescapes
Thanks Corey, we really loved it and poi are so right you have so many boxes to tick when taking older kids on holiday x
It sounds like you really struck lucky with this place! How wonderful that your boys loved it so much they’d like to go back. That’s when you know you found the right hotel. #MondayEscapes
Exactly Clare, we just loved it so much and its not often we return to a hotel but we just loved it x
I can totally get there – at the moment, Monkey has no choice but as he gets older, his opinions will matter just as much! Ikos looks like the perfect mix – and boys will be boys – most love the outdoors. The resort looks brilliant… really does. Thanks for linking up with #MondayEscapes
Thanks Ting, it is so lovely has something for all of us xx
Looks gorgeous, Sarah! The pools look fab and oh my, my boy would love the xbox too!!
Megan we loved it so much we re booked its incredible there x
Hi Sarah,
Will my sports mad boys (11) and (13) genuinely be kept busy all day with the land and water sports on offer and will they daily make friends of their own age during the day? Even after all the great reviews I’m still worried that Oceana will be very quiet for tweens compared to somewhere like Beaches Negril Jamaica but really want to go due to the all round quality offered for all the family!
Hi Simon there are not the same facilities as there are at Beaches Resorts, we have been to Turks and Caicos, however we love Ikos Resorts and since our trip some of our friends have become regular visitors too. If you go after May there is a full programme for kids and teens. Before then the teen club is not open, we have been twice at Easter once to Oceania and Once to Olivia and our boys have not stopped despite there being no club. I think if you want to give them a little freedom Olivia is perfect. We love Oceania and have booked for my husband and I for a 25th anniversary get away this year. However Olivia is flatter the sports facilities are larger and better located with tennis, football and volleyball courts, ( They are outside the front of the Hotel at Oceania so we felt we had to be there if they wanted to play if there was not a member of staff there) if you stay in the deluxe rooms, Which are worth every penny as the pool is so quiet and if you can get a pool side room you have a garden stepping onto the pool, they are steps from the sports courts. We were able to sit round the deluxe pool as our boys and my husband nipped back and forth to the sports court and as Olivia is flat you can also hire bikes for family bike rides. The quality of food and wine is outstanding and I am so fussy, although it is quieter at night than Beaches and focus around family time and fine dining. We took cards and uno, but plan your meals for later at night and spend longer round the pool, beach. The water sports are free and you can have half an hour on every apparatus once a day there are canoes, paddle boards, pedaloes, plus you can do scuba diving intro and sailing once a week and the motorised sofa is an extra cost. There was also a programme of games such a pool volleyball and beach volley ball. For me Oceania is my favourite, but for our boys its hands down Olivia, and if I am honest they layout is better for families with tweens I felt a lot more relaxed allowing our then 12 year old to go to the sports court for a planned game. Also the spa is incredible take you gym gear if you like the gym and classes as its included and the morning yoga is wonderful. Hope that helps?