I’ll be the first one to admit - I was not a huge fan of all inclusive resorts. They felt like vacations in a box. But, after our trip to Cancun - I can admit that my opinion of all inclusive resorts has completely changed.
My wife, son and I flew down to Cancun from Newark this past weekend. Our goal was to take celebrate our honeymoon in the sun, before the harsh reality of winter came knocking on our doorstep. The flights were relatively inexpensive as was the hotel.
Upon landing, we got in our rental car and drove 30 minutes to the resort. Unfortunately, our suite wasn’t ready just yet - but the hotel was kind enough to provide us with a complimentary room so that our son could take a nap. A short while later - we got a message indicating that our suite was ready and that someone would be along shortly to move our bags.
As soon as we got to our suite - we were in awe. The hotel had decorated our suite and even had a bottle of champagne, a small dessert and balloons in the bedroom. This trip took a whole new turn.
For the 3 days that we were there, we had one of the most relaxing weekends that we’ve had in a very long time - it was heavenly to not carry around a wallet everywhere. Everything was included - including alcohol and room service. We dined at a handful of hotel restaurants - including the dedicated dessert one and had drinks the entire day - starting at breakfast to the swim up pool bar.
We didn’t need to leave the hotel once and the staff was amazingly accommodating to various food allergies. They even accommodated the various custom requests that we had for our son’s food prep and it was correct every single time - truly - a huge accomplishment given the scale of the operations.
We spent our days in the pool and on the beach just spending time together.
For some reason, the simplicity of it all just made it an incredibly relaxing experience and I can’t wait to visit again and try some of the other all inclusive properties.