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[quote=Anonymous]If you're not a big drinker, I'm not really sure it's a good value. It depends on you - you'll have to run the numbers. I've found many all inclusives have mediocre food, so do your research. I’ve found doing breakfast in the condo, some lunches, and going out to dinner to be a way to balance expenses & effort and not to an all inclusive. Here’s the run down on the ones I’ve stayed at over the last few years. I didn’t actually pick any of them – it was either for a friend’s wedding, work trip, or we tagged along with my parents. At none of these did I see many fake boobs or tattoos. Paradisus seemed popular with Europeans. All of the resorts I mention here have lovely grounds and many neat places to hang out. I would return to the St. Lucia and Cabo resorts.

Windjammer in St. Lucia – The good: yummy food, quiet private beach, lovely views from the villa, decent drinks (not as watered down). The bad: villas are up a steep hill from the beach so for those with mobility issues, this isn’t the place to go. DH and I had no issue, but my Mom preferred to take the shuttle. One pool is eh, the other is ok.

Paradisus Punta Cana in Dominican Republic – The good: nice beach, Royal Service rooms are very nice (didn’t see the regular rooms), good but crowded pool. The bad: watered down drinks, food ranged from bad to mediocre, towel game for the good chairs is in full effect.

Excellence Punta Cana in Dominican Republic – The good: better food (although still nothing special), staff is nicer than at Paradisus, many good pools. The bad: the beach is very windy and the water is rough, so we didn’t ever hang out there, longer drive from the airport.

Hacendia del Mar in Cabo, Mexico – while this isn’t an all inclusive, it’s a lovely resort. The good: two 5 star restaurants – the food is AWESOME, easy to get the shuttle or a cab into town for other less expensive (yet still very good) restaurants, nice pools, nice condos, costco and walmart near by so you can do breakfast and lunch at your condo. The bad: food and drinks are very expensive, the beach is not swimmable, but it is nice to sit there and you can put your toes in the water, a lot more travel to get there (no direct flights).
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