Is Glamping good for kids?

Although it is not always advertised as a family-friendly accommodation, glamping can be super fun with children. The caveat is to choose a resort with kids’ amenities and make sure you understand the way things are set up before your arrival so you can come prepared.

Maud recommends looking primarily for what the glamping site offers remembering her experience, “Glamping without REO’s playground, kids club, board games available, and other fun activities they had on site to keep kids busy, would have not been the same! If feeling relaxed is your main goal during your family glamping trip, then make sure kids are part of the glamping resort’s program from the get-go”.

Understanding the different age-appropriate safety measures is also important. Not all glamping sites are created equal to accommodate infants, toddlers, and older children.

“The environment around the tents and the structures themselves will change the way you enjoy your glamping experience. Even luxury glamping resorts are bound to nature limitations, animals and rivers for instance, so if it is your first time going glamping with kids, make sure you understand the resort’s limitations and adjust accordingly with your kid’s ages” warns Maud.

Ask about meals, snacks, and everything else that is included. There are never too many questions. Each glamping experience is set differently. Glamping is a term that has not been streamlined as much as “hotels” or “resorts”, so different campgrounds will put different things under the word “glamping”.

Maud shares that “Places like REO glamping resort, offer packages where meals and activities are included. This is great, but looking back I wish I asked about the time and quantity of the meal options and although the site did an amazing job with my dietary restrictions, I should have come prepared for kids’ special requests and their insatiable need for snacks”.

Double-check, the accessibility of the campground, tents, cabins, cottages, and activities for your special needs kiddos.

 “Don’t assume that glamping is not accessible by nature, since many locations are offering accommodations to be ADA accessible or offer sensory experience for children with SPD. But I suggest you mention it ahead of time to the staff so they are aware of your need and double-check things. Contrary to hotels, glamping is dependent on natural terrains and resources, so things may be changed from one year to the next.”