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11 Best All Inclusive Resorts for First Timers

BY AMANDA NORCROSS March 25, 2019

Ready to dip your toes in the all inclusive concept? These properties--located in the Caribbean, Mexico and Central America--offer the all inclusive resort experience on a smaller scale, allowing you to decide if your family wants to move on to a mega resort the next time around (or skip all inclusive resorts altogether). These are our favorite all inclusive resorts for rst timers.



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1. Santa Barbara Beach & Golf Resort ? Curacao

A 2019 Family Vacation Critic Favorite Hotel, the Santa Barbara Beach & Golf Resort in Curacao is the perfect all inclusive resort for rst timers. In fact, it's not technically even an all inclusive resort; instead, it offers an all inclusive optional package. The package allows you to customize your vacation, including as much or as little as you want in rates. Bonus: Kids under age 18 stay free in a room with their parents or guardians.

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2. Crystal Cove by Elegant Hotels ? Barbados

Crystal Cove by Elegant Hotels is an intimate property in Barbados, with two kid-friendly restaurants (plus three bars), non-motorized and motorized water sports, a kids' club (for ages 3 to 12), and Wi-Fi included in rates. Also included in rates is a water taxi to Crystal Cove's sister properties--Colony Club, Tamarind, and Turtle Beach--where you can see what other all inclusive family resorts have to offer.

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3. Belizean Dreams Resort ? Belize

Another all inclusive optional resort ideal for rst time visitors, Belizean Dreams Resort offers suites and villas for families, allowing you to enjoy the privacy you might not nd at a mega resort. The resort has one restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner (plus a snack bar between 2:30 and 6 p.m. daily). There's also a small pool and pool bar. Those concerned about being stuck at an all inclusive resort for the duration of their trip will appreciate that most activities take place offsite and include diving, snorkeling, shing, caving, rappelling, tubing, ziplining--you name it.

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4. Franklyn D. Resort & Spa ? Jamaica

Franklyn D. Resort & Spa includes complimentary nanny services in rates--how's that for a rst time all inclusive experience? Other perks at this small, beachfront property include kids' and teen clubs, three pools (including one with a waterslide), and two kid-friendly restaurants, plus two-adult only restaurants--providing just enough variety.

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