Club Med Sandpiper

Updated on March 31, 2008
E.L. asks from Skokie, IL
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Has anyone been to Club Med Sandpiper in Florida? We are going there for a LARGE family vacation in June - Grandparents, Aunts/Uncles, Cousins, etc. We have 3 kids - one will be 3 1/2 years, and our twins will be 14 months old when we go. Does anyone have advice on what activities to sign up for? You have to sign up in advance, I think. And you have to pay extra for the "Baby Club Med" & "Petit Club Med"... The thing is, I get nervous about dropping my young kids off (having them lost, neglected, or even just slobbered-on by other kids!). And even despite my concerns, I think I'm also the type who will want to hang out with my kids a lot & not drop them off every day for others to entertain them. I'm wondering which activities might be more whole-family oriented. On the other hand, I wouldn't mind a little down-time with my husband, away from the kids. Are those Baby/Petit Clubs good? Trustworthy? Worth paying extra for, during the few times I might use them? Also, has anyone used the in-room babysitting service? I'd appreciate any advice! Thanks.

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M.F.

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We were just there last October. We used the petit club for our 2 year old and loved it. For that age, they have pretty much the same schedule every day (which I beleive is posted or they give a copy to you) and you can peek in on them anytime you want. (FYI, it's closed on Wednesdays, so we made that family day.) They have fun activities for the kids, and they even made a little show for us to watch one evening. It was nice having some quiet time alone with my husband to do some the activities there, but it was also nice to get to see my son every afternoon and evening. I felt that they were trustworthy, and the whole resort is really not that big- I really didn't feel that far from the kids club at any time anyway.

Let me know if you want any other information.

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J.A.

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We have been to a Club Med in Europe (Palamiye in Turkey) when our daughter was 18 months old and it was awesome. Great quality care, she really bonded with 2 of the girls that were looking after her and she loved going. We were free to see her any time and often took her out for the whole afternoon so we could swim together etc. I have heard all the club meds are very similar with regard to childcare so I am sure Sandpiper would be good. It is very worth paying for even if you only use it for a couple of days (but maybe better for your kids if you use it a little evry day for consistency--you could do Mommy and Daddy time in the mornings and family time in the afternoons?) Hope this helps

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K.W.

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I have been to sandiper twice. We have 4 kids and used kids clubs both times , even paying extra to young ones. Totally worth it. And you don't have to do every day ., all day. You can drop whenever you want and pick them up whenever you want, throughout the day. My kids loved the counslers ('GO's as they are called) they get to do great fun things in the camps.
I would say to sign up for it ., its worth the extra money.
We would take one of our kids out each day to have lunch with us
we ALS didn't put them in all day because we wanted to play with them too.
To us, its the best if both worlds. Time with kids, time without kids.
Good luck

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B.W.

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Hi,
Wish I could offer you feedback but I haven't been there yet. We are considering Sandpiper for a family trip as well and I'd love to hear what response you receive. My email is ____@____.com travels!
B.

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