"On Halkidiki’s third peninsula, Eagles Villas offered the private-pool, family-owned villa formula I craved: thoughtful in-room extras (mini bathrobes, bubbles for large bathtubs), private pools and a shallow beach, plus a Scott Dunn Explorers Kids Club that outfits children with a canary-yellow rash vest, backpack, hat and water bottle on arrival. The Explorers Club’s light-filled spaces for babies upward, activities like bug hunts, messy play and sandcastle sessions, and picture updates on WhatsApp let parents steal long reading or float hours in the infinity pool while kids have a ridiculous amount of fun. " - Lauren Burvill