In addition to attractions such as a zoo and baseball stadiums, visitors to Omaha can take advantage of hotels that are designed with families in mind. Features in these type of hotels include indoor water parks, restaurants with children's menus and expanded rooms designed to sleep four or more.
A few minutes from downtown Omaha, the Holiday Inn Omaha Convention Center Hotel has a large indoor water park that kids will love with 60,000 gallons of water. In the water park are three 40-foot-high slides that go outside and drop you in a pool. The water park also has an interactive play island, adventure river, 300-gallon dump bucket, activity pool, and indoor and outdoor Jacuzzis. The Holiday Inn has a video arcade room that children will enjoy as well as the Trade Winds Bar and Grill, which serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Children eat at the restaurant for free. The hotel also has a lounge that serves cocktails, two fitness centers and a business center. Families can take advantage of the hotel's expanded suites that have in-room videos and movies.
Holiday Inn Omaha Convention Center Hotel
3321 S. 72nd St.
Omaha, NE 68124
402-393-3950
holidayinn.com
The Best Western Kelly Inn Omaha Hotel is a good deal for families because it has a package that includes two queen beds, two adult and two children's tickets to the nearby Henry Doorly Zoo, and a snack pack for kids to take to the zoo. The Best Western also has an indoor water park with slides, two pools, rafts and a water fall that children will enjoy. Another plus for families is the fact a Perkins Restaurant is located in the hotel. Rooms come with cable TV, coffee makers, free local phone calls and free high-speed Internet access. A business center and a fitness center with a spa are in this pet-friendly hotel.
Best Western Kelly Inn Omaha Hotel
4706 S. 108th St.
Omaha, NE 68137
402-339-7400
bestwesternkellyinnomaha.com
The Candlewood Suites Omaha has suites that are ideal for families. Each suite has a fully equipped kitchen with a full-size refrigerator/ice maker, ovens, microwaves, dishwashers and cable TV. Children can borrow movies from the library in the hotel, which also has an on-site convenience store where you can purchase snacks 24 hours a day. The hotel is pet friendly and has a facility where families can do their laundry. The Henry Doorly Zoo and the Rosenblatt Stadium for baseball provide family activities within 15 minutes of the hotel. More features at the hotel include a fitness center and outdoor barbecue grills.
Candlewood Suites Omaha
360 S. 108th Ave.
Omaha, NE 68154
402-758-2848
candlewoodsuites.com
