Beachcomber children's offers 2026/27: what's free and what isn't

By Marthinus Strydom · Published 9 Nov 2026

At the seven Beachcomber resorts that sell an all-inclusive, it's free for children aged 11 and under when their parents take it, for stays from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027. There's no general free stay for teenagers. A few dated specials go further.

What's confirmed for 2026/27

One thing is confirmed for the whole year: the all-inclusive is free for children aged 11 and under. The rest depends on your dates, your room and which specials are running. This is what Beachcomber's 2026-27 fact sheets and current specials say:

	Children aged 11 and under	Teenagers aged 12-17
All-inclusive	Free when the parents take it, all year (1 Nov 2026 to 31 Oct 2027), at the seven resorts that sell it	Charged
Room and meals on half board	We confirm the rate in your quote (see the next section)	Charged, unless a special covers it
Specials	Free places for one child under 6 at some resorts, on set dates in February and June 2027	One child under 18 at four resorts from 1 to 20 June 2027
Clubs	Kids Club (ages 3-11), free at all eight resorts	Free Teens Club at Victoria and Canonnier, Teens Programme at Trou aux Biches, teens activity programme at Royal Palm

Three rules sit behind the table:

One meal plan for everyone. Everyone sharing a room, and everyone travelling as a party, must be on the same package, children included. If you take the all-inclusive, every child goes onto it: free up to 11, charged from 12.
Not at Royal Palm. Royal Palm is sold on half board only, so there's no free children's all-inclusive there. It is in both current children's specials, though.
Not in the Paradis and Dinarobin villas. The all-inclusive isn't sold there. At Trou aux Biches it's available in every category, the Pool Villas included.

What changed from the 2026 brochure

The 2026 brochure promised more than the 2026-27 terms confirm. It said under-12s sharing their parents' room stayed and ate free all year when the parents paid the family rate, and that teenagers often stayed free from May to September (p. 28). The fact sheets valid from 1 November 2026 repeat neither.

What that means for you:

Under-12s' room and meals: we confirm the children's rate for your dates and room in your quote, rather than promise a free stay here.
Teenagers: there's no general free stay in the current terms. The only free places for teens are in the June 2027 special below.
Royal Palm: the brochure left it out of the family offer. Beachcomber's current specials include it.

Compare the total for the whole family, not a per-person "from" price for two adults.

The current children's specials

Beachcomber's current specials add free places for children in two travel windows, at some resorts. They're early-booking specials: book by the date shown, and at least 30 days before you travel.

Resort	Travel 31 Jan-27 Feb 2027, book by 31 Dec 2026	Travel 1-20 Jun 2027, book by 1 May 2027
Victoria	1 child under 6 stays and eats free, sharing with the parents	1 child under 18 sharing pays only flights and transfers
Shandrani	1 child under 6 stays and eats free	1 child under 18 pays only flights and transfers
Paradis	1 child under 6 stays and eats free	1 child under 18 pays only flights and transfers
Royal Palm	1 child under 6 stays and eats free	1 child under 18 pays only flights and transfers
Mauricia	1 child under 6 stays and eats free	1 child under 6 stays and eats free
Dinarobin	2 children under 6 sharing pay only flights and transfers	No children's offer
Canonnier	No children's offer	No children's offer
Trou aux Biches	No children's offer	No children's offer

"Pays only flights and transfers" means the child's place at the resort costs nothing; you still pay for their flight and airport transfer.
One child, mostly. Each offer is for one child, except Dinarobin's, which covers two under 6. Other children are priced as normal.
Both windows are in term time. The June window ends on 20 June, before the winter school holiday starts on 26 June 2027. It suits families with children not yet at school, or who can travel outside the holidays.
Specials change. Beachcomber publishes new ones through the year, each with its own conditions. We check that your room and party qualify, and tell you what's live for your dates.

Which rooms take which children

The children have to fit the room, and every room is sold for set numbers of adults and children, some only for certain ages. These are the 2026-27 capacities, for 2 adults:

Resort	One child	Two children in one room	Three or four children	Watch out for
Mauricia	Superior Room (1 child, plus a baby)	No room takes two	Two-Bedroom Family Apartment, the Loft or the Villa (3)	Standard Rooms take one child under 6
Canonnier	Superior Room	Family Duplex (two children aged 6-17)	Two-Bedroom Family Apartment (3)	The Standard Room takes a baby only; Deluxe Rooms are for 3 adults
Victoria	Superior Room	Deluxe Room	Two-Bedroom Family Suite or Two-Bedroom Superior Family Apartment (3); Two-Bedroom Deluxe Family Apartment (4)	Junior Suites take a baby only; Victoria for 2 is adults only
Shandrani	Tropical Room	Deluxe Room	Two-Bedroom Family Apartment (3, plus a baby); Two-Bedroom Deluxe Family Apartment or Beachfront Villa (4)	Rooftop Deluxe Rooms, Senior Suites and Shandrani for 2 are adults only
Trou aux Biches	Tropical Junior Suite Plus or Beachfront Suite with pool (plus a baby)	Beachfront Senior Suite with pool (plus a baby)	Two-Bedroom Family Suite (3); Two-Bedroom Beachfront Family Suite with Pools (3, plus a baby); three-bedroom Pool Villa (4 adults + 3 children)	Junior Suites and plain Tropical Junior Suites take a baby only
Paradis	Paradis Room or Paradis Suite	Junior Suite or Senior Suite	Three two-bedroom family suites (3, two of them plus a baby); 2-Bedroom Junior Family Suite (4)	No all-inclusive in the villas
Dinarobin	Any Junior Suite	Junior Suite, Beachfront Junior Suite or Beachfront Senior Suite	Two-Bedroom Family Suite or Two-Bedroom Senior Family Suite (3, plus a baby)	The Zen crescent is adults only; no all-inclusive in the villas
Royal Palm	Junior, Tropical, Palm or Senior Suite, or the Penthouse	Palm Family Suite or Ocean Suite	Connecting suites	No all-inclusive; the Royal Villa takes 4 adults plus two babies

The most children in one family unit: four, in Victoria's and Shandrani's Two-Bedroom Deluxe Family Apartments, Shandrani's two Beachfront Villas and Paradis's 2-Bedroom Junior Family Suites.
Babies: some units take a baby (up to 24 months) on top of the children listed, and some take only a baby. Check before you book a room for a toddler.
Two-bedroom units and the specials: the specials are for children "sharing with parents". We confirm that a child in the second bedroom of a family unit counts.
Family units sell out first. Victoria has 18 Two-Bedroom Family Suites, Canonnier 20 Two-Bedroom Family Apartments (plus 46 Family Duplexes), Mauricia 29 apartments, Shandrani 36 Two-Bedroom Family Apartments, Paradis 17 two-bedroom suites for a family of five, Dinarobin 33 two-bedroom family suites, and Trou aux Biches 40 Two-Bedroom Family Suites plus 21 on the beach. For June/July and December, book early.

Worked examples

These three show what's free in practice. There are no rand figures here: the cost depends on your dates, room and meal plan.

Two adults and one child aged 7, in July 2027

At Victoria, in a Superior Room (2 adults + 1 child):

Free: the Kids Club every day, in the 7-11 group, and the child's all-inclusive if you take it.
In your quote: the child's room and meal rate. No current special covers July.
You pay: your own stay and all-inclusive, babysitting, and flights for all three.

Two adults and two children aged 4 and 9, in February 2027

At Shandrani, in a Deluxe Room (2 adults + 2 children), booked by 31 December 2026 for travel between 31 January and 27 February:

Free on the special: the 4-year-old stays and eats free.
Free if you take the all-inclusive: both children's packages, because both are 11 or under.
In your quote: the 9-year-old's room rate.
Both go to the free Kids Club, and there's a free baby corner if you're also travelling with a baby.

Two adults and two teenagers aged 13 and 16

Choose a room where both share with you: a Deluxe Room at Victoria or Shandrani, a Family Duplex at Canonnier (a loft bedroom for two children aged 6-17), or a Junior Suite at Paradis or Dinarobin.

Between 1 and 20 June 2027 at Victoria, Shandrani, Paradis or Royal Palm (book by 1 May 2027): one teenager pays only flights and transfers, and the other is charged.
In July or December: no current special applies, so both are charged, and so is their all-inclusive if the family takes it.
For the teenagers themselves: Victoria and Canonnier have a free Teens Club, and Trou aux Biches a free Teens Programme.
What this means: with teenagers, the specials matter far more than they do with younger children. Ask us before you fix your dates.

The catches

These are the points that catch families out.

A free all-inclusive isn't a free stay. The children's package is free up to 11, but their room and meals on half board are priced in your quote.
From 12, children pay, and the same-meal-plan rule means their all-inclusive is charged too if the family takes it.
Specials have conditions: a book-by date, a 30-day advance purchase, set travel dates, and usually one child only.
The room has to fit. Mauricia's Standard Rooms take one child under 6. Canonnier's Standard Room, Victoria's Junior Suites, and Trou aux Biches' Junior Suites and plain Tropical Junior Suites take a baby only. Canonnier's Family Duplex is for children aged 6 to 17.
Extras aren't free. Babysitting is charged at every resort, €7 to €12 an hour per child (about R130 to R220); the exception is Trou aux Biches' free weekday-afternoon sessions for 1- and 2-year-olds. Beachcomber's 2026-27 sheets no longer list Shandrani's Petit Club; the Kids Clubs start at 3.
Flights aren't part of it. Even on the June special, the child's flight and transfer are paid.
No all-inclusive at Royal Palm, or in the villas at Paradis and Dinarobin.
Baby seats can mean a private transfer. Under Beachcomber's 2026 terms, standard shared transfers can't take baby or booster seats (terms, p. 39). Tell us, and we arrange the right vehicle.
Peak dates have tougher cancellation terms: Christmas, New Year and Easter (terms, p. 39).

What to ask before you book

Get these answers in your quote, not after you've paid the deposit.

What does each child cost on half board and on the all-inclusive, for our dates and room?
Is there a children's special for our dates, and what's the book-by date?
Does the room take all our children at the ages they'll be when we travel? Give us every child's date of birth, especially if a child turns 6, 12 or 18 near your dates.
Are the clubs running for our dates? The Kids Club, and the Teens Club or Programme if you're counting on it.

We'll show exactly what applies to your dates and room in your quote.

Our advice

With children aged 11 and under, price the all-inclusive. Their package is free, so the top-up is mostly the adults'. We quote half board and all-inclusive side by side.
With a child under 6, look at 31 January to 27 February 2027 (book by 31 December 2026): five resorts let one under-6 stay and eat free, and Dinarobin covers two.
With a teenager, 1 to 20 June 2027 is the window to watch (book by 1 May 2027).
Book family units early for June/July and December.
Pick the resort for the children's ages first. See our kids' clubs comparison and which Beachcomber resort is best for you.

Frequently asked questions

Do kids stay free at Beachcomber resorts?

Not as a general rule in 2026/27. What's confirmed is a free all-inclusive for children aged 11 and under, when the parents take it, at the seven resorts that sell one. Free stays come with specials: one child under 6 from 31 January to 27 February 2027 at five resorts, and one child under 18 from 1 to 20 June 2027 at four. Otherwise we confirm each child's rate in your quote.

Is the all-inclusive free for children at Beachcomber?

Yes, for children aged 11 and under, for stays from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027, when the parents take it. From 12 it's charged. Everyone in the party must be on the same meal plan, and the package isn't sold at Royal Palm or in the Paradis and Dinarobin villas.

Do teenagers stay free at Beachcomber?

Not in general. Beachcomber's 2026-27 terms have no free stay for teens, and the brochure's May-to-September teen offer isn't in them. The exception is 1 to 20 June 2027, when one child under 18 sharing with the parents pays only flights and transfers at Victoria, Shandrani, Paradis and Royal Palm.

Do kids stay free at Beachcomber in December?

No current special covers December. Children aged 11 and under still get the all-inclusive free if you take it, and we confirm their room rate in your quote. Teenagers are charged. Christmas and New Year also carry stricter cancellation terms.

Are children free at Royal Palm Beachcomber?

Royal Palm has no all-inclusive, so there's no free children's package. It is in both current specials: one child under 6 stays and eats free from 31 January to 27 February 2027, and one child under 18 pays only flights and transfers from 1 to 20 June 2027. Its Ti Royal Kids Club is free for 3- to 11-year-olds.

How many children can share a room at Beachcomber?

One or two in a single room, depending on the resort and room, and up to four in the biggest family units (2 adults + 4 children) at Victoria, Shandrani and Paradis. Some rooms take only a baby, or children of certain ages, so check the room before you choose.

Do babies stay free at Beachcomber?

Babies are under 12, so their all-inclusive is free when you take it. Many rooms take a baby under 2 on top of the children listed, but the 2026-27 sheets don't say what a baby's place costs, so we confirm it in your quote. Victoria, Canonnier and Mauricia have free baby care rooms, Shandrani and Paradis a free baby corner, and Dinarobin a baby care corner at its Kids Club.

Are flights free for children on Beachcomber's offers?

No. Every child needs a ticket, and even the June 2027 special leaves the child's flight and transfer to pay. The free all-inclusive and the specials cover the resort side only.