• The beach: This may be the most comfortable that sand and sun can get. The Baoase waterfront is arranged around a lagoon, with its edges arcing out toward a small island connected via wooden footbridge to the rest of the property. As the surf rolls in, it hits this breaker island and is reduced to tranquil ripples – you may feel the same when you flop into the plush loungers. Immediately, hotel staff will appear offering drinks and snacks along with the occasional complimentary amuse bouchées over the course of the day. Kids can easily splash and swim to their hearts’ content in the shallow water or pick sea snails off the ocean floor. The snorkeling just outside the lagoon is pretty good too.
• The restaurant setting. The food itself is delicious but the best part might be eating it right on the beach. Every meal can be had with your toes in the sand – you might never put on shoes during your stay. Breakfast, which is included, is reason enough to stay here. Fresh fruit and pastries are available at the restaurant’s buffet while staff take orders from the a la carte menu. You and the kids can feast on everything from omelets and waffles to passionfruit pancakes. All of this is served at table right on the beach beneath a shaded cabana. Kids can wear their swimsuits to breakfast and go straight into the water.
• The grounds: The same attention to detail which makes the beach area such a delight flows through the entire property. With only 23 rooms, villas, and suites, you will often feel like you have the place to yourself. Lush foliage, wood and stone walkways, and an emphasis on open spaces and ocean views turns even a stroll back to the room for forgotten floaties into a chance for bliss. A massive Banyan tree spreads over the inner courtyard. There always seem to be new details to stumble across, whether it’s a grotto tucked into the main pool or the wooden fish dangling over the library. Perhaps the best part for parents, though, is that the property still feels small and contained, giving kids an ability to explore with a feeling of independence, but parents the comfort that they are always close by.
• The service: Conscientious, professional, and unfailingly kind, the staff at Baoase make every interaction a pleasure. Service is clearly a point of emphasis for hotel, as staff are never far away and personal attention never hard to come by. For parents, this is a chance to feel like someone is looking after you for a change. It also means you don’t have to devote as much brain power to logistics and can focus instead on making the most of your quality time.

Baoase Luxury Resort offers Mango Tree guests VIP amenities including: Upgrade on arrival, subject to availability; $100 resort credit; Early Check-In / Late Check-Out, subject to availability; Complimentary Wi-Fi. Let’s get you VIP’d!