Honeymoon- for those doing All Inclusive - not sandals?

Original post by HM807

Jul 30, 2008 04:37 PM

Where are ya going ??

teenigrrl Posted: Jul 31, 2008 09:38 AM

Re: Honeymoon- for those doing All Inclusive - not sandals?

Posted by jessamyn78

Posted by Brila09

We debated for months about this. I didnt want to go to Sandals b/c I felt it was too overpriced for the hype. Finally we decided on Excellence Riviera Cancun and we're getting one more day for about the same price as Sandals was going to cost us.

Excellence Riviera Cancun

That's where we went and it was amazing. There are pics in my album.

we went there as well, and loved it!!!

CandB4604 Posted: Jul 31, 2008 09:44 AM

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haha - Funny 'status' - 'Heart people who dont' RSVP' :) - I HEAR YA!!!

Maria31 Posted: Jul 31, 2008 10:06 AM

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We are going to Riviera Maya too and staying at the Iberostar Resort.

Resorts in the Dominican Republic are basically all all-inclusive. Try looking into Punta Cana.. its beautiful there.

HM807 Posted: Jul 31, 2008 02:11 PM

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Thanks ladies. I finally (after SO much research) decided.
Im going to do 4-5 days at Excellence Rivera Maya and a 7 night cruise to the caribbean to follow.

I cannot wait.
Thanks to the girls who recommended the place. The pics on tripadvisor are AWESOME

PrincessBride09 Posted: Jul 31, 2008 02:18 PM

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Posted by CD516

Posted by Karen9508

Aruba, Occidental!!!

My favorite place in the world!!! Cant say enough about the occidental! ALso, the riu in aruba is gorgeous!!

This is where we are looking into! I am so happy to hear good things. I just want to book already but I am nervous!

kbutterfly Posted: Jul 31, 2008 03:43 PM

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We're going to Negril, Jamaica

one week at the Sunset at the Palms
&
one week at The Caves - along the ocean cliffs of Negril

Amazing locations but not big 'super club' style

Def worth checking out

mrsjpc3 Posted: Jul 31, 2008 04:45 PM

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Aventura Spa Palace in Mexico.

lanamanitta Posted: Jul 31, 2008 06:11 PM

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I've been to the Royal Decameron Club and Grand Bahamian all inclusives in Runaway Bay Jamaica, and I liked RDC better, even though Grand Bahamian was, as it says, 'Grand' -- the staff wasn't as friendly and it lacked the true 'relaxed' feeling you go to Jamaica for . . . . it was actually a bit stuffy, and the food wasn't that great, whereas RDC had AWESOME food, like 5 meals a day and midnight 'snack' which is a ridiculously large buffet, fun entertainment each night, and a more 'communal' feel, like they all knew us by name (everyone there!) within a day or so, and each weekend is like a family, with welcomes and farewells to guests every night. You could not beat the price and we loved it. It was a simpler, more Jamaican, vacation than our 'five star' trip to GB.

vika111 Posted: Aug 01, 2008 12:24 PM

Re: Honeymoon- for those doing All Inclusive - not sandals?

Posted by Brila09

We debated for months about this. I didnt want to go to Sandals b/c I felt it was too overpriced for the hype. Finally we decided on Excellence Riviera Cancun and we're getting one more day for about the same price as Sandals was going to cost us.

Excellence Riviera Cancun

We went to Excellence. It's nice, but we had a few problems.

GinaZ Posted: Aug 01, 2008 12:38 PM

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Ours was part All Inclusive. LOL. We went to Nannai Muro Alto Beach Resort in Brazil. It included bfast and dinner. The food was to die for!!! And during the day they had hordourves passed around the pool and beach area. It didn't include drinks, but they were cheap so it wasn't a big deal. At the end of the 8 days our hotel bill was about $300 and that included 2 massages and like 3 lunches and drinks everyday. If you are willing to go that far, I highly recommend it!!!