Maltese planning to escape with the children to Italy during Easter will feel vindicated by the Trip Advisor 2013 Travellers’ Choice Awards for Hotels for Families.

Seven of the top 10 hotels in Europe were in Italy, with Cavallino Bianco Family Spa Grand Hotel in Ortisei, Val Gardena, crowned the number one.

The hotel prides itself on its abundance of things to keep the little ones entertained, including a mini-sports arena, pirates’ lair, giant Lego-building, small petting zoo, a children’s car racing area and garden restaurant with free access all day to the soft drinks fountain and ice-cream.

Award winners were determined on the hotels most highly rated on the Trip Advisor website by those who travelled with family.

Europe’s top 10 hotels for families

1. Cavallino Bianco Family Spa Grand Hotel – Ortisei, Italy
2. Family Hotel La Grotta – Vigo di Fassa, Italy
3. Hotel Baltic – Giulianova, Italy
4. Holiday Village Rhodes – Kolimbia, Greece
5. Oleandri Resort Paestum – Hotel Residence Villaggio Club – Paestum, Italy
6. Hotel Piz Galin – Andalo, Italy
7. Royal Son Bou Family Club – Son Bou, Spain
8. Alpino Family Hotel – Andalo, Italy
9. Hotel Exective – Cesenatico, Italy
10. Auchrannie Spa Resort – Brodick, Isle of Arran, Scotland

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