The Perfect Family Holiday at Familux Resort in Oberjoch

The Perfect Family Holiday at Familux Resort in Oberjoch, Germany

It’s hard to know quite where to begin with writing this review because our week away at the Familux Resort in Oberjoch, Germany, was literally, unequivocably and utterly perfect. Perfect, full stop, so there’s no need to read the rest of the blog post although do stay because I want to sing from the rooftops how excellent every element of our stay was because this resort truly sets the bar for family travel.

The entire resort, and experience there, felt like entering the culmination of a family brainstorm where each member played their part in conjuring up the most incredible resort conceivable, which caters for every want or need you could possibly hope for from a vacation, without compromise.

This resort turns the notion on its head that vacations with children, are just parenting in a change of scenery. Familux provides parents with a chance to feel fully rested and rejuvenated after a stay there, because the kids are happy, so you are!

The pictures you see here are admittedly breathtaking (thanks to my camera-yielding talented husband, Peter) but to experience the resort and the jaw-droppingly stunning snow-capped mountains which envelop it, first-hand, is something else. Forever memorable.

It is the sort of holiday you’ll still be talking about as a family when the kids are grown, no doubt with their own kids. That memorable.

Luxurious, with a palette of turquoise, lavender, ocean blue, pine and rose gold running throughout the resort, with state-of the-art facilities at every turn from gyms to saunas, play areas, swimming pools, including a children’s pool with slides (big and small), a hot whirpool, and spa of actual dreams, there is so much to do, you could happily move in for a month and not become bored.

My personal holiday highlight was committing to 100 laps a day in the breathtaking infinity pool, built eye level with the mountains, so you feel as if you’re swimming into the misty mountainside. I’m not sure I’ve ever felt more relaxed.

Family saunas were a novel experience the kids loved, especially Florence, who equally enjoyed the heat of the sauna and playing with the ice stations outside. In between visiting the sauna, swimming, playing in the soft play and terrace playgrounds, we enjoyed the Great Outdoors and the resort’s grounds which boasted even more play areas, swings, slides, tents and dens. A child’s dream.

Everything is designed with children in mind, and keeping them occupied and happy, and making life as stress-free as possible for parents.

From the minute you enter the resort, it hits you just how much of a child-centred haven Familux is, with children’s umbrellas on stands at the entrance, and step ladders in reception so children are eye-level with the staff. There are play horses that mimick galloping so children can ride around and have fun whilst parents check in, and toadstool style caves for playing Hide and Seek in, as well as cards and board games on offer on the many tables circling the vast lounge, for older children. Familux have thought of everything. Even the most magical children’s toilets imaginable-now that’s a first!

Our huge suite, or apartment, is more accurate, with en suite bathrooms, cot, queen size bed and a room each for the boys with bunk beds and not forgetting a patio and garden to call our own, met all of our needs. They even provide towels, dressing gowns, big and small, and environmentally friendly flip flops for you to wear freely around the resort.

Florence adored her nook where she would play and read with her brothers. Sweet.

When it came to dining, the resort gives you the same table in their restaurant for the duration of your stay (a smart way to remove stress out of mealtimes) and food there, was, without exaggeration, Michelin standard, with a diverse and delicious ever-changing feast of a buffet at every meal. The childrne’s options were equally vast with an onus on healthy ingredients. No day was the same and meals on offer in between meals (yes, really) it is impossible to go hungry.

With all the activity you do, it’s reassuring to know you can eat throughout the day.

But back to the activities because there was so much to do!

A huge bouncing castle stands outside the resort whenever the sun shines, there are play areas inside and out and adjacent to the bars and restaurants on-site, a soft play with ballpit, a bowling alley, an arcade’s games room with ping pong tables and climbing wall, a sports hall with basketball hoops,  a gym with moutain views no less (for 16+ guests) as well as children’s clubs for all ages, up to 16, if you opt for childcare, which follow a fun and educational curriculum.

Did I mention there’s also a farm at Famliux? We marvelled at the alpacas, rabbits, goats, donkeys and ponies at the resort. We really did have to check if we weren’t in a Disney live action movie! As you take the enchanted trail to the farm land, you pass a fairtytale house with swings and a sled run which is available in summer, which transforms to a ski area in the winter.

My husband liked to hike nearby but further afield (the terrain isn’t suitable for little ones or prams) and captured waterfalls cascading over shiny rocks and picture-postcard views I must paint now that we’re home. Wow!

Picture-perfect.

There is a huge baby and toddler station for parents with young kids, where you can collect complimentary wipes, nappies, baby toiletries and anything else you might need. The resort even offers complimetary prams, car seats and cots for your stay to limit you needing to pack anything bulky in your case.

Florence still likes an oat milk in the evening and the staff would clean her bottle and also gave us large oat milk litres to keep in our fridge so we wouldn’t struggle to keep her happy.

Near the start of the break, I suffered with ear pain and the reception team went above and beyond to arrange a taxi (even paying in advance for me) and securing an appointment with the sweetest doctor, in the next town. Despite my broken German, everyone was so accomodating and kind, with the taxi driver even insisting on accompanying me into the surgery so I wouldn’t get lost.

Once my ears were syringed, it was back to the resort for more fun and r ‘n’ r.

Florence and I treated ourselves to some self-care with a manicure and stickers for Florence, and an aromatherapy massage for myself.

Lucky ladies!

What a holiday!

A haven which offers you a chance to breathe and decompress.

This is a resort which feels remote in the best possible way: there’s no traffic or outside noise, just expansive countryside with easy assess to adjacent towns, if needed. You feel completely safe and totally at peace at Familux and we cannot wait to return again, in the future. This was a holiday of a lifetime and one I know my readers would all love as much as we did. We’re so grateful for the opportunity to visit. Thank you Familux.

Disclosure: The flights, transfers and all-inclusive accomodation for 5 was covered by Familux Resort but as always, my words are honest. We flew from Manchester airport to Memmingen, 40 minutes from the resort.