Are you one of the millions of people planning to travel this holiday season? Hotels and restaurants are unpacking decorations and spicing up menus to help their guests get into the holiday spirit. When most travel during the holidays, they're still looking for the comforts of home without the stress of hosting. 

AAA has rounded up hotels where you can find festive and family-friendly activities, extravagant light displays and decor, sensational seasonal menus and much more at properties across the United States and Canada.

Hotels with Holiday Cheer for the Entire Family - Go ice skating, take a sleigh ride or join in a "reindog" parade. These AAA inspector picks offer visitors hands-on ways to enjoy the holidays away from home throughout the season.

• AAA Four Diamond The Fairmont Chateau Whistler in Whistler, British Columbia

Sit at the base of Blackcomb Mountain, this gorgeous property is perfect for skiers. Activities in the nearby village include sleigh rides, ice skating and plenty of options for shopping and dining. Visitors can also enjoy daily holiday arts and crafts and other family-friendly activities, a special Christmas dinner, as well as an adults-only New Year's Eve gala. -Inspector #450

• AAA Three Diamond The Inn on First in Napa, California

On weekend afternoons in December, hop aboard a festively decorated trolley playing seasonal music, which runs between destination spots like the Oxbow Market and Historic Napa Mill. This cozy bed and breakfast, near the heart of Napa, has a cheerful holiday environment with a beautifully decorated tree and miniature town. -Inspector #569

• AAA Four Diamond The St. Regis Aspen Resort in Aspen, Colorado

This property, centrally located in the winter wonderland of Aspen, is lavishly adorned with holiday decor and  complete with a mini-gingerbread village. Visitors can enjoy carriage rides through town with Santa and Mrs. Claus, and the hotel provides treats for Santa and his reindeer on Christmas Eve. -Inspector #599

• AAA Five Diamond The Cloister in Sea Island, Georgia

This exclusive, luxury resort features a full calendar of family-friendly offerings, including holiday movie screenings, elf tuck-ins, ornament decorating, a "reindog" parade, gingerbread house and ornament decorating, a Christmas Eve yule log ceremony, Christmas Day brunch and much more. -Inspector #43

For more great holiday hotels, visit AAA.com/Travel