Las Flores Resort, El Salvador
The perfect solution for family surf travel.
Las Flores Resort offers a unique combination of location, facilities, and services that make it the ideal option for family surf travel.
Location:
Las Flores Resort is only 2 hours from San Salvador international airport-- the most accessible airport in Central America serviced by daily nonstop flights from major North American hubs including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, Orlando, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Washington Dulles, Newark, New York Kennedy and Toronto, Canada. Additionally San Salvador is the hub for the new Avianca-Taca airlines and offers direct flights to major cities throughout Central and South America. For your convenience Las Flores Resort offers airport reception and roundtrip airport to hotel transfers.
Safety:
The drive from the airport to the resort is a smooth and routine 2-hour trip along some of the best maintained and well-paved roads in Central America. Our airport transfers operate 6am to 6pm daily (daytime hours only- no exceptions), so either plan your flights accordingly, or if you are arriving into El Salvador at night after 6pm or departing early in the morning before 9am, please plan on booking a first or last night airport hotel. The resort employs a professional security company with highly trained and armed personnel onsite for 24 hour vigilance. El Cuco municipality and police station is less than 1km away. Once you arrive at Las Flores Resort, you may enjoy the tranquility and piece of mind of our resort, facilities and beautiful beach out front. There is practically no reason to get in a car leave the resort and beach for your daily routines or surfing, however in the event that you do the hotel offers fully-catered tours to all points of interest in Eastern El Salvador.
Family-friendly Accommodation:
Las Flores Resort features 11 ocean-view guest suites with modern interior design. There are currently (7) Jr. Suites (4) 2-bedroom Suites. All suites are fully air-conditioned and contain luxury amenities. Our 2-bedroom suites can sleep a family of 2 adults and up to 4 children (12 years or under) , and our Jr. Suites and Premium Jr. Suites can sleep a family of 2 adults and up to 2 children (12 years or under). The resort is equipped with additional king or double and twin mattresses onsite to be able to configure suites with a variety of bedding types to suit the needs of our family clientele. All 2 bedroom suites and Premium Jr. Suites are equipped with minibars.
Children's facilities:
Las Flores Resort's children's playground lies adjacent to our beachside lounge and seaside restaurant so parents may easily supervise their kids in a safe environment. Our main swimming pool is child-friendly with a shallow section and stairs to enter. Kids can roam the resort and beach areas, engage local village children for a positive cultural experience, or enjoy facilities ranging from regulation sized pool table and pingpong tables, to Plasma TV w/Satellite in the main lobby w/ children's programming available.
NOTE: LAS FLORES RESORT PROVIDES CRIBS, HIGHCHAIRS AND INFANT CAR SEATS (for the Airport Transfers). PLEASE REQUEST AT TIME OF BOOKING.
Kids menu & dining options:
Our restaurant Entre Cocos features a complete and healthy kids menu, in addition to our regular a-la-carte menu for breakfast and lunch, vegetarian menu, 3 course nightly dinner w/seafood, meat or vegetarian selection, and theme nights (plenty of selection and variety). Our bar also offers a wide selection of non-alcoholic beverages including smoothies made w/local fruit, bottled water, juices, milk and powerades. Our premium suites also feature minibars for your added convenience. Meal times are breakfast 8-11am, lunch 12noon-4pm, and dinner 7pm-8pm to allow your family the flexibility to coordinate meals with your daily schedules, and we now offer room service for those families who need to call in an early dinner to get the kids to bed on schedule.
Babysitting and Nanny Services:
Parents may enjoy some time away to themselves with our new babysitting and nanny services. Available from 9am to 7pm daily from $15 per day for up to 8 hours.
Activities:
Las Flores Resort has something for everyone, him, her or the groms. Activities include: Yoga, Spa, Kayaking, Eco Tours, Fishing, Surfing tours, Surfing lessons.
Surfing:
In contrast to many surf trips in Central America or Mexico which require a lot of traveling time outside of the hotel or surf camp to access the surf in the area, Las Flores Resort lies directly in front of the famous world class right point break of Las Flores. Las Flores Surf Club is also the ultimate spectator arena and our restaurant features elevated views of the main lineup great for shooting photos or video of your family members. Our boat trips to Punta Mango take only 20min. of travel time and the average total trip length including surf session is about 3 hours (just enough time to sneak away). For kids and non-surfing spouses, the beach at Las Flores has a sand bottom and is very gradual so the inside reforms are ideal for playing in the waves, boogieboarding or for beginner level surfing. Las Flores Surf Club has its own surf school with resident surf instructors.