On our November trip to Phu Quoc, we stayed at InterContinental Phu Quoc Long Beach Resort, part of IHG. If you’re traveling with kids, I recommend it, because the kids club program is excellent and runs all day.
1. Kids Club and Kids Program at InterContinental Phu Quoc
You can leave your child at the kids club while the adults relax. It’s open to children from age 5 through elementary school, and younger kids can have a babysitter. Babysitting is paid, but the kids activities are free.
Kids club activities start at 9 a.m. sharp. The program changes daily, so on a longer stay you can sign up according to the schedule.
The kids club is decorated like a playground, with slides, dolls, books and a ball pit, so children can play freely. There are arts and crafts too, and Yans, who loves drawing, spent a long time on them. It’s clean and well kept, so kids can play safely. Creative classes like drawing and crafts run daily, and the children loved them.
Yans joined two classes on Sunday.
Sunday Classes: Treasure Hunt and Leaf Art
After the 9 a.m. treasure hunt and 10 a.m. leaf art, the day continued with a Korean tag game, foam sheet art, balloon ring toss at the pool and kite flying. On Saturdays, there’s a camping day with fun games.
The 9 a.m. slot was the treasure hunt. The kids set off with the teacher, not for real treasure, but to find shells, leaves and flowers and stick them onto their sheets.
The children smiled the whole time, and doing it with kids their own age made it even more fun.
Even during breaks, the teachers played with the children. They all speak fluent English, so it felt like a class with native speakers, a two-for-one of fun and English practice.
The second class at 10 a.m. was leaf art, making a mosaic out of leaves.
It called for creativity, and Yans was completely focused.
Yans was so proud of his finished piece. He played happily from 9 to 11 a.m., said it was so much fun he wanted to keep going, and loved running around the kids club with its sea view. He even asked if we could stay another week. We promised to come back and finally coaxed him out, though he went back the next morning too.
2. Main Pool and Kids Pool
November is the start of the dry season in Phu Quoc, so the weather is good. Let me introduce the pools. InterContinental Phu Quoc Long Beach blends a Southeast Asian resort vibe with InterContinental luxury.
There are plenty of cabanas and sun loungers, at both the main pool and the kids pool, so there’s no fighting over seats. Even at 11 a.m. or noon, we found empty spots.
Beach towels are free to borrow, so you don’t need to bring them from your room.
In front of the resort is a clean, private beach, and there are four pools in total, including the main pool for adults and a kids pool.
Both the adult pool and kids pool are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The water is cool, but Phu Quoc in November is hot peak season, so it was fine. The highlights: you swim facing the sea, the water is clean, there are lots of loungers, and the kids pool is separate from the adult pool.
Doesn’t the pool look like a jungle? Tropical trees provide plenty of shade, so the sun isn’t too harsh. There’s a slide, but Yans was too timid to try it.
Still, he loves the water and had a blast. He can play in a pool for hours.
Many Korean guests stay here, so Yans quickly made friends his age. As Korean tourism to Phu Quoc has grown, some resorts have become Korean favorites, and InterContinental Phu Quoc is one of them. We care a lot about facilities and service, and it didn’t disappoint. We had lunch at the pool too.
3. Ombra Poolside Restaurant
Scan the QR code at your cabana to order food, and it’s delivered to you, so there’s no need to walk to a restaurant. The ordering page supports Korean and has photos, which made it really easy.
We ordered Yans’s favorite pineapple juice.
We also got a kids sandwich and a sandwich for us. The pizza is said to be good, and lots of people ordered it.
We had beer and cocktails too. Prices aren’t cheap, but as of 2023 IHG members got 20% off, so don’t miss it.
That covers the kids program, pools and Ombra at InterContinental Phu Quoc Long Beach Resort. I hope it helps if you’re planning a Phu Quoc trip with kids.
Prices, hours and details in this post are from our visit in December 2023 and may have changed, so check the latest information before you go.