Four Seasons Resort Naples ranks #14 on our 2026 list of the best family hotels in the world. The case below explains why — the kids’ programme, the suite layout, the pool depths, and the alternatives we measured it against.
“On the legendary Naples Beach Hotel parcel — 216 keys, an 18-hole course, and the most anticipated US opening of the decade. Opening late 2026.”
The hotel itself
Old Naples beachfront. The historic Naples Beach Hotel parcel, reborn. Opening late 2026 — verify status before booking.
"The most anticipated US opening of the decade — Pierre-Yves Rochon design, 216 keys, and the only legitimate Old Naples beachfront parcel of consequence to come on the market in a generation. Pre-opening: this preview is forward-looking, and dates have shifted before. Verify status with Four Seasons directly before booking, and consider trip insurance for any reservation made far in advance."
Four Seasons Resort and Residences Naples is currently under construction and is targeting a late 2026 opening at the time of writing (May 2026). Construction timelines, room counts, restaurant concepts, and rate structures are subject to change. Always verify the current opening status directly with Four Seasons before making non-refundable travel arrangements. Scores below are projected based on the development brief; we will publish verified scores after our first on-property visit post-opening.
Why it works for a family
American coastal family resorts — Palm Beach, Sea Island, Kiawah, Hilton Head, Amelia Island — have been running multi-generational trips for the same East Coast families for generations. The clubs and golf programmes mean adults can get a morning to themselves while the kids do the camp programme. Connectivity matters here too: many of these properties have proper villa programmes adjacent to the main hotel.
Four Seasons Resorts are the family-luxury workhorse of the industry. Founded in Toronto in 1961 by Isadore Sharp and now controlled by Bill Gates and Saudi Arabia's PIF, the brand has refined the resort kids programme into something close to a science. The Kids For All Seasons programme is consistent across the portfolio — same standard at Maui, Maldives, Orlando, Jackson Hole. The connecting suite categories have actual configurations, not afterthoughts. The dining programmes have parent restaurants and kids restaurants in the same compound. For a family that wants the trip to work without thinking, Four Seasons Resorts are the floor.
Four Seasons Resort and Residences Naples is, at the time of writing, the single most anticipated luxury hotel opening in the United States. The property is rising on the parcel of the legendary Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club — the historic Old Naples beachfront resort that operated continuously from 1946 until its demolition in 2022, after the original buildings were judged beyond practical renovation. The 125-acre site at 851 Gulf Shore Boulevard North is the largest contiguous beachfront parcel in Old Naples and one of the few legitimate beachfront development sites remaining anywhere on the Florida Gulf Coast. Opening is currently targeted for late 2026; as with any major Florida construction, verify status before booking. This page is a forward-looking preview, not a stay review.
The development plan, as publicly disclosed, calls for 216 keys spanning hotel rooms, suites, and branded private residences, with the residences sold separately to private owners and integrated into the resort's hospitality programme. Pierre-Yves Rochon — the Paris-based designer behind the Four Seasons George V, Shangri-La Paris, and the Ritz Paris restoration — is leading interiors. Rochon's signature is restrained classicism with regional adaptation; for Naples, expect a design vocabulary that references Old Florida coastal architecture without the literal nautical clichés that diminish lesser Gulf Coast resorts. The architectural footprint preserves the site's historic golf course corridor (a Robert Trent Jones Sr. layout originally) and re-establishes the beachfront structure with low-rise massing that respects Old Naples height conventions. Pre-opening, none of this can be verified on the ground.
Where it ranks against rivals
For a 2026 family trip at this level, the most direct comparisons are Auberge du Soleil in Napa Valley (#13 on this list), The Ocean Club, A Four Seasons Resort in Bahamas (#15 on this list), Four Seasons Hotel Singapore in Singapore (#12 on this list). Four Seasons Resort Naples earns the higher rank for one or two specific reasons covered in the verdict above — usually a combination of kids’ programme depth, suite configuration, and the parent restaurant that holds when the meeting goes long. The other properties are not lesser hotels — in some cases the answer for your particular trip is the runner-up.
Practical: getting in
Address: 801 Gulf Shore Blvd N, Naples, FL 34102, USA. Family-suited categories — the connecting suites, the multi-bedroom villas, the rooms with sofa beds plus a separate king — book six to twelve months ahead in school holiday peaks (Christmas, Easter, summer). The full review at the hotel page has current rates, the room categories worth paying up for, and the kids’ programme details. Use the family occasion page for the broader context, or the Naples Fl city guide for what else to do while you’re there.