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Perfecting the Balancing Act for a Family Vacation
Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts, by Karisma Serves Up Just the Right Mix
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Imagine a family vacation destination that features the exciting fun of a Nickelodeon cartoon! Next, match that excitement with the pampering and comfort of an all-inclusive luxury resort. Now you have the perfect place as presented at the Nickelodeon Hotel & Resort, by Karisma, recently opened at Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic.
Themed resorts require generous measures of both character and comfort to provide a satisfying experience for the entire family. Perhaps it’s the Gourmet Inclusive® roots of the Nickelodeon Hotel & Resort Punta Cana that makes it such a wonderfully well-balanced choice for multi-generational families.
By dishing up just the right proportions of cartoon fun and celebrated luxury, Nickelodeon and
Karisma present you with a platter of
everything an enjoyable family vacation
can be. Thanks to the strolling size of this new resort and its broad range of activities and facilities, your family can find as much
or as little to do as you want, depending on your dreams for
each day. Here, each guest is
free to be the master chef of her
or his own Gourmet Inclusive® vacation. A sprinkle of this, a dash
of that, and a heaping helping of upscale amenities with a big side
of fun is the basic recipe. Mixing of preferences is entirely up to you and your family.
Just don’t let the whimsical Nickelodeon decor fool you. Accommodations at this all-suite resort include Pad, Flat, and Swank Suites. These spacious digs come complete with touches including freestanding tubs, rain showerheads, and amenities even for their smallest guests, from baby food, strollers, cribs,
and bottle warmers to mini-me-sized robes.
The crème de la crème of accommodations is
The Pineapple, a villa inspired by SpongeBob SquarePants’ underwater abode. This two-bedroom, three-bathroom, 1,500-square-foot Bikini Bottom address is laid-back luxury to the max, with private butler service, full dining room and play area, a private infinity pool, hanging bubble chair, and second-story loft.
Continuing the themes of colorful character for kids and pampered indulgence for
parents (and grandparents) is Karisma’s signature Gourmet Inclusive® cuisine,
coupled with top-quality service. Eleven on-site restaurants represent styles as accessible as Sicilian and innovative
as “Interstellar.” Among the specialty food choices are artisan burgers
and casual light bites outdoors with favorite characters. Wok Wok and Vino Vino (Far Eastern fusion- and
wine-themed respectively) extend more exotic flavor profiles to your palate. Not
forgetting adults’ potential preferences for post-playground relaxation, there are two bars serving included premium drinks
Just in case you need to be reminded this is a Nickelodeon resort, all the available fine dining
is once again balanced by the influence of the
kids’ cartoon network and its themes. “It’s Slime O’Clock Somewhere” remains rampant here no matter the time of day. Find extensive excitement at Nickelodeon Place, where the orange carpet is rolled out for the whole family, or at Just Kidding,
a clubhouse that also offers supervised programs for guests, ages 4-12. These are fantastic places
for the kids to make friends, as are the Sports
Hub and Aqua Nick’s water slides, splash pods, spray grounds, and Lazy River...but the pals
they will remember best will be found during character breakfasts or at Character Central, where SpongeBob, Dora the Explorer, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and PAW Patrol stars make their home base. So, now you can nick some vacation enjoyment for your entire family!
By Su-Jit Lin-DeSimone; edited with additional content by Craig Haberle, CTC
The Nickelodeon-inspired décor is unmistakable, with splashes of lime green, bright cerulean, and cheery orange throughout.
and the adults-only Kitchen 23 by Le Chique – Cuisine D’auteur, which may make you forget this is at a kid-centric resort.
Continuing
the themes of colorful character for kids and pampered indulgence for parents (and grandparents) is Karisma’s signature Gourmet Inclusive® cuisine, coupled with top-quality service.
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