If you are interested in planning a trip to the Caribbean, you will soon hear about all inclusive resorts, if you haven’t already. When you book a stay at an all inclusive resort, you automatically get a travel package. In most cases, this travel package includes your room or suite, food, drinks, tips, snacks, qualifying airport transfers, and some forms of onsite entertainment. You can add your airline reservations in too or book them separately; the choice is yours. Sounds nice doesn’t it? One big travel arrangement preplans a good percentage of your trip. However, in terms of inclusions, are you getting a good deal?
As previously stated, most all inclusive Caribbean resorts and vacation packages include your room, qualifying airport transfers, snacks, food, drinks, tips, and onsite entertainment. This is how it is in most cases. Unfortunately, resorts in the Caribbean come in a number of different formats. The best way to ensure you are getting a good deal is to make sure your resort offers most, if not all of these inclusions. Quality resorts with good reputations will outline all inclusions for you right away and this information will be displayed on their website in plain view. Look, examine, and decide.
Speaking of look, examine, and decide, what exactly is it that you should be on the lookout for? Start first with onsite activities. As previously stated, some forms of onsite activities and entertainment is included with your stay. On the website of your preferred all inclusive Caribbean resort, you should find a list or graph displaying amenities. It should outline what activities are included in your stay and which ones require a small fee. Don’t write off resorts that have extra fees, but closely examine them. A beachfront resort in Jamaica may include the cost of snorkeling, scuba diving, and windsurfing in with your stay. You already paid for the rental gear, as it was included in your travel package. However, that same resort may charge a small fee for undergoing an hour long massage at their spa.
A great way to determine if extra fees for activities and amenities at all inclusive resorts are realistic is to examine your needs. Tourists staying at a beachfront resort will, of course, make use of the beach and its many activities. For that reason, they should be included in with your stay. As for massages, not everyone needs one; therefore, they are looked at as a vacation extra, thus the extra fee. You should not pay extra for common vacation activities, such as beach access or swimming.
As for your food, snacks, and drinks, start by examining the onsite restaurants, bars, and cafes. Quality all inclusive resorts in Jamaica and other areas of the Caribbean will have a mixture of casual eateries and nice sit down establishments. At high end restaurants, you may find a dress code and a small surcharge. Should this surcharge exist, familiarize yourself with it. If you want to limit your vacation expenses, avoid the restaurant with this additional charge. Remember, top of the line all inclusive resorts in the Caribbean should have at least two different eateries onsite, so you have choices.
As for your tips, this inclusion is more of a convenience than anything else. How many times have you been at a restaurant and wondered what the appropriate amount to tip is? If you are like many other Americans, you could have spent five minutes or more trying to determine the best amount. For many, this takes away from a wonderful vacation and adds stress. In some all inclusive and super inclusive resorts, additional tipping is not allowed. Since tipping is not a deal breaker, don’t avoid resorts were tipping is not included. However, look at those that offer it as an inclusion an added bonus.
As for your room or suite, you get to handpick your choice from available options. All inclusive resorts in Jamaica and other areas of the Caribbean have multiple choices. They usually include standard and deluxe rooms with different views. For example, your all inclusive resort in the Caribbean may have rooms available with garden and ocean views. Upgrades to suites are usually available and these suites typically come with an ocean view or are classified as oceanfront. Regardless of which Caribbean resort or all inclusive travel package you choose, your overnight accommodations are included. Base your choice on your own personal preference.
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