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All Inclusive Resorts Questions

tahoeJoe

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My wife and I are considering trading to PV, Cancun, or Los Cabos next year. I have noticed several timeshares in Mexico are "all inclusive". How do these resorts work for owners and for traders? I assume traders have to pay some sort of food supplement, is this correct? Also, how much is a normal food supplement for a week per person?

Also, a buddy of mine stayed at TS in PV last year (don't remember the name). The property was NOT "all inclusive" but they had meal plans for sale. Is this standard practice? Is it a good deal? Also is it typically cheaper to trade into and "all inclusive" and pay the supplement or to trade into a normal TS and buy a meal plan?

Thanks for any advice you all can share.

-TJ

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Joe,

I'm not an expert in this field, but I've noticed that some A/I resorts charge OUTRAGEOUS A/I fees to traders, while owners get a very reasonable price. I would suggest, if A/I is definitely the way you want to go, to call or email the resorts you are considering and just ask. Be sure to specify that you'd be trading in, though. Good luck,

Dave
 
If you trade into Dreams Los Cabo you can get the all-inclusive for about $70 per person per day, which I think is a good deal. I think most resort that are all-inclusive make you buy the all-inclusive package some do not. Hope this helps.
 
I stayed at Club Velas Vallarta, all inclusive, and the price was lower than if I would have booked it online by about $375 per person for the week. With that said, we loved the "AI" and the service at that resort, not to mention the fact that we could eat all day, what we wanted and not think about the bill. Also, at "AI" resorts the cost for food is very expensive, for what we paid we would have only been able to have breakfast(a light one) and a lunch with no liquor. However, we are going to the Royal Mayan and the Grand Mayan next year that are both resorts with no "AI" as we now have to lose some of the weight we gained when cruising :D .
 
For non-owners at Velas Vallarta, the fee is about 150 dollars per person per day. That is less than a breakfast and lunch??
 
We own at a 5* AI in Puerto Morelos (between Cancun and Playa del Carmen). It is expensive but can be compared to staying at a Ritz. The non-timeshare owner just booking as a resort pays quite a bit more for the AI fees that owners and traders. Our first trip there was through RCI and the fees were pretty close to what we pay as owners.

The AI at this resort includes: 7 gourmet restaurants, Mexican cantina, pizza/burger grill, healthy bar with organic food and smoothies, 12 bars including a martini bar and 24 hour roomservice. The quality and presentation of the food is on par with any fine dining establishment in the US.

The big differenct between $70/day AI and what resorts like ours charge is the $70/day may not have the variety and quality of restaurants. They might have one a la carte restaurant and 1 buffet. I've heard people say they get tired of eating the samething over and over. And that they are allowed only one dinner in the restaurant. The acohol may not be top shelf.
 
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