Single parents like Jay Pitman, a doctor from Kentucky with two young sons in tow, found it easier to relax than at a megaresort teeming with people. Even after dinner. On St. John, the smallest of the U.S. Virgin Islands, guests stay in screened tent-cottages built on platforms in the trees with electric lights, propane stove and a short walk from communal bathhouses with toilets and hot showers. The kids will love hearing frogs at night and hunting lizards and crabs during the day. The beach has a full roster of water sports, and while there's no formal kids' program, there are great snorkeling, family-oriented hikes, local music at night.
Kids are welcome everywhere.
At the Refuge, affiliated with the Florida Audubon Society, guests stay in air-conditioned heated cottages with private baths. The kids are likely to spot an alligator. All Rights Reserved.