Frequently Asked Questions
Meals, an open bar from morning to evening, coached sports with instructors, kids' clubs by age group, the evening shows and the atmosphere the GOs create. What stays extra: the spa, some excursions outside the village, the most specialised sports and upgraded room categories. The list shifts from one village to the next, so we confirm it for the village you are considering.
Four tridents delivers the heart of the concept, very well executed. Five tridents adds larger rooms, more personal service, sharper dining and often an adults-only area. The Exclusive Collection goes a step further again, with villas and chalets on private service. The real question is where you plan to spend your days: in the room, or on the water.
Some villages take babies from four months in the Baby Club, then toddlers from two to three, children from four to ten and teenagers up to seventeen in separate clubs. The age brackets and the hours change from village to village, and that is precisely the detail that decides whether a stay works with young children. We verify it for your children's exact ages before booking.
In the Alpine villages, yes: group lessons with certified instructors, the lift pass and slope access are all part of the stay. You arrive with your boots and your helmet, and the week is settled. For a family new to skiing, it is the simplest formula that exists. See the Alpine villages and our ski trips more broadly.
For a winter weekend with no flight and no passport, it is hard to beat. The village sits on the flank of Le Massif, the skiing starts below your room, and the all-inclusive formula changes the whole feel of the stay. In summer the same place becomes a hiking and cycling base above the river. It is all on the Club Med Charlevoix page.
Club Med Cancún for the beach, the water sports and a simple arrival from Montreal. Club Med Punta Cana for families, with one of the largest children's programs in the network. Les Boucaniers in Martinique for a French-speaking setting.
Yes, and several villages are designed for it, with adults-only zones and entire villages that run no kids' club at all. Winter stays in Europe and the Indian Ocean villages are the quietest. See the villages in Europe and in Asia and the Indian Ocean.
A village is a single base where you unpack once. A tour is a guided small-group itinerary with a guide, transport and hotels, often combined with a few nights at a village at the end. For anyone who wants to see a country rather than a beach, that is the right door. Our Club Med tours cover some fifty itineraries.
Club Med's five-masted sailing ship works the Mediterranean in summer and the Caribbean in winter, with only about a hundred cabins and the same all-inclusive formula as the villages. The water sports launch from the stern platform, out at sea. See the Club Med cruises.
It is one of the formats where it works best, because everyone keeps their own rhythm: children at the club, parents on the water, grandparents by the pool, and everybody together at dinner. Connecting rooms and family suites book early, especially for spring break. Our article on multigenerational travel goes into it at length.
Tipping sits outside the house culture and the GOs do not expect it. It is one of the rare formats where the question genuinely does not come up, and plenty of travellers enjoy leaving their wallet in the safe for a week.
Yes, and it is one of the finest combinations in the network: a few days in a game reserve followed by a week on the beach. Our article on Club Med in South Africa, beach and safari describes how it fits together, and the South Africa village page has the detail.
Call 1 866 628-6241. You will reach someone who knows these villages one by one and who has time for you. We start from your children's ages, the season and what you want to do with your days, pick the village and the room category, and stay a phone call away while you are there. That is the difference between booking alone in front of a screen and leaving with someone behind you.



