Best Picks

RECOMMENDED ALL-INCLUSIVE RESORTS
IN THE CARIBBEAN, MEXICO, AND U.S.

Our best picks sorted by category

Best Beaches

Club Med Paradise Island $$+
Sandals Royal, Bahamas $$$+
Club Med Caravelle, Guadeloupe $$+
Beaches Negril, Jamaica $$$
Sandals Negril, Jamaica $$$
Grand Lido Negril, Jamaica $$$+
Club Med Turks & Caicos $$+
Beaches Turks & Caicos $$$
Gala Playacar, Mexico $$$
Allegro, Cozumel $$+
Swept Away, Jamaica $$$
Couples Negril, Jamaica $$$

Gambling

Sandals Royal, Bahamas $$$+
Allegro Aruba $$$
Tamarijn, Aruba $$+
Breezes Nassau, Bahamas $$+
Club Med Paradise Island, Bahamas $$+

Scuba

Sandals Antigua* $$$
Beaches Turks & Caicos* $$$
Club Med Turquoise, Turks & Caicos $$+
Sandals St Lucia, St Lucia* $$$
Sandals Halcyon, St Lucia* $$$
Allegro, Cozumel $$
Sandals Negril, Jamaica* $$$
Beaches Negril, Jamaica* $$$
Breezes, Curacao $$$
Hedonism II, Jamaica* $$+
Hedonism III, Jamaica* $$+
Grand Lido, Negril, Jamaica* $$$+
Swept Away, Jamaica $$$
Couples Ocho Rios, Jamaica $$$

Spa

Sandals Royal Bahamian, Bahamas $$$+
Grand Lido Negril, Jamaica * $$$+
Grand Lido San Souci, Jamaica * $$$
Sandals Antigua, Antigua $$$
Sandals St Lucia, St Lucia $$$
Sandals Negril, Jamaica $$$
Sandals Dunns River, Jamaica $$$
Allegro's Royal Hideaway, Mexico $$$+
Beaches Turks & Caicos $$$
Swept Away, Jamaica $$$
Couples Negril, Jamaica $$$
Couples Ocho Rios, Jamaica $$$

* Basic service included in
all-inclusive price.

Service/Pampering

Allegro's Royal Hideaway, Mexico $$$+
Sandals Royal, Bahamas $$$+
Grand Lido Negril, Jamaica $$$+
Grand Lido San Souci, Jamaica $$$+
Sandals Negril, Jamaica $$$
Sandals Royal, Jamaica $$$

Golf

Breezes Runaway, Jamaica $$+
Grand Lido Braco, Jamaica $$$
Grand Lido San Souci, Jamaica $$$+
Sandals Dunns River, Jamaica $$$
Sandals Ocho Rios, Jamaica $$$
Swept Away, Jamaica $$$
Couples Negril, Jamaica $$$
Couples Ocho Rios, Jamaica $$$
Club Med Paradise Island $$+
Iberostar Tucan, Yucatan $$+
Presidente, Cabo $$

Babies

Gala Playacar, Mexico $$$
Beaches Turks & Caicos $$$
Beaches Negril, Jamaica $$$
Club Med Sandpiper,Florida $$$
Club Med, Ixtapa, Mexico $$

Lively/Fun

Hedonism II, Jamaica $$+
Hedonism III, Jamaica $$$
Club Med Cancun, Mexico $$+
Sandals Montego Bay, Jamaica $$$
Sandals St Lucia, St Lucia $$$
Club Med Buccaneers, Martinique $$

Teens

Organized programs at:
Beaches Negril, Jamaica $$$
Beaches Turks & Caicos $$$
Iberostar Tucan, Yucatan $$+

See our RESORT GUIDE for a breakdown of resorts by region and resort ratings.

Note, individual tastes vary, so please use this guide as one source of recommendations. Suggestions for sports, services or gambling are based on good quality and availability, but are not necessarily included in the resort's package price.

KEY: $ Basic/Budget $$ Comfortable/Moderate $$$ First Class $$$+ Luxury