We have always had a great time traveling with our son, but being with an infant changes things and eliminates some things that we used to enjoy doing (i.e. napping/relaxing poolside). Just about every hotel or resort I've looked into has kids club options only for older children, usually starting around 4 or 5 years old and up.

We just went to the Melia Puerto Vallarta, and the only reason we chose that resort was because they have a great kids club and offer day care and evening babysitting for children as young as 6 months. We didn't use it a lot, but having 1-2 hours each day to ourselves by the pool really made our vacation. We also utilized the babysitting service in the evenings for about 2-3 hours so we could go see the show and get a drink in the lobby (son would just be sleeping in his crib).

I'm hoping there are more places like this. Does anyone else out there have experiences with hotels or resorts that have childcare services for the very young travelers (i.e. under 2-3 years old). Right now we are limiting our trips to city destinations, since relaxing beach trips or ski/adventure trips aren't really possible with a toddler.