Every family is looking for something different when they search for the ultimate vacation destination. Some families want somewhere to ski, some want to go to Disneyland, and some want to head to Vegas. But for families who want fun in the sun, there really isn’t anywhere better than South Florida, says Marc Eisenmann. Eisenmann is the owner of Hollywood Beach Hotels, a family-friendly lodging solution for families who aren’t sure where to stay in the area.
“When I travel with my kids, we like to diversify,” Eisenmann says. “So when we plan a vacation, we are looking for a place that has the most things for everyone to do.” Eisenmann recommends following a similar path when planning the next vacation for your family, too. “You have to think about what is in the area and what your kids like to do,” he says. “I know lots of kids are different. My kids all have their own interests and when we go away we try to cater to what they each enjoy.”
Among the many benefits to staying in Hollywood Beach, FL, are the motels that cater to families. In addition, Eisenmann says the dependable weather draws many people to the area because they know their vacation isn’t likely to get washed out. “The weather in South Florida is usually substantially more dependable than in other areas of the country,” he says. “You might catch a bad day or two, but overall you know what you are getting when it comes to the weather in Hollywood Beach.”
Still, Eisenmann advises families to make sure they know what they are getting in for when they plan a vacation to Hollywood Beach during the summer. “Typically Thanksgiving through Easter is the high season in South Florida, because the summer does get extremely hot down here,” he says. Those heat waves can lead to deals for vacationers booking motels in Hollywood Beach, FL, since discounted low-season pricing (in the summer) coincides with the time when most kids are out of school.
Another thing that Eisenmann recommends parents search for when looking for a good vacation destination is where they can be around other families with kids. If you want to go on vacation to a place where a lot of other children are staying, then the motels in Hollywood Beach, FL, are definitely going to be a good option, he says. Thanks to recent improvements in the nearby beach and boardwalk areas — such as a newly built water park and a renovated boardwalk — the beach area is teeming with kids.
Among the many activities that families in Hollywood Beach can partake in include renting water bicycles and other water toys right from the beachside vendors. “Vendors offer all sorts of things, including individual bikes and six-pedal bikes, that families can rent out for an hour at a time,” Eisenmann says.
The close proximity of other South Florida attractions has driven up interest in the motels near Hollywood Beach, FL, as well. “The advantage of South Florida, in general, is that you have a tremendous amount of options within an hour drive away,” he says. If a family were to stay at a hotel in the Florida Keys, which is further South, they might not have many options if the kids decided that they wanted to go to an amusement park one morning, Eisenmann explains. Families staying in motels near Hollywood Beach, FL, however, can do a number of activities without driving more than an hour.
“Within an hour of Hollywood Floridam we have amusement parks and water parks,” he says. Just a short distance from Hollywood Beach is Lion Country Safari — a drive-through safari adventure — along with Jungle Island, Boomers family entertainment center, and a handful of water parks. “In South Florida, the advantage is that you can pretty much ask your kids what they want to do, and make it happen,” Eisenmann says. “And unless they say they want to go skiing in the snow, you are pretty much going to be able to find what it is they want to do within an hour’s drive from wherever you’re staying.”
