Resort Reviews: Our Star Ratings

Every resort we cover, rated the same way: the beach, the rooms, the food and the value, plus the overall score from each guide. The ratings come from recent guest reviews and the resort’s own information, and where we’ve stayed ourselves we say so. Each card links to the full guide.

How to read the stars: every rating is out of five in half-star steps, and the same categories are scored on every guide, so the numbers compare across resorts. A WE STAYED HERE badge means the ratings are our own, from a trip we took. The rest are researched guides, built from recent guest reviews, and each one says so in its opening lines.

Beaches Turks & Caicos

Beaches Turks & Caicos

Grace Bay, Turks and Caicos. Family all-inclusive on Grace Bay with its own waterpark.

★★★★☆★4.5
Beach★★★★★5.0
Rooms★★★★☆4.0
Food★★★★☆★4.5
Value★★★☆★☆3.5
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Cayo Levantado Resort

Cayo Levantado Resort

Samaná, Dominican Republic. A 218-suite all-inclusive on its own island, boat access only.

★★★★☆★4.5
Beach★★★★☆★4.5
Rooms★★★★☆★4.5
Food★★★★☆4.0
Value★★★☆★☆3.5
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Cocos Hotel Antigua

Cocos Hotel Antigua

Antigua. Small adults-only, couples-only hillside cottages with two quiet beaches.

★★★★☆★4.5
Beach★★★★★5.0
Rooms★★★★☆4.0
Food★★★★☆4.0
Value★★★☆☆3.0
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Excellence Playa Mujeres

Excellence Playa Mujeres

Playa Mujeres, Mexico. Adults-only and all-suite, with seven pools and a swimmable beach.

★★★★☆★4.5
Beach★★★★☆4.0
Rooms★★★★☆★4.5
Food★★★★☆4.0
Value★★★★☆4.0
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Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit

Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit

Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico. A 267-suite Five Diamond family all-inclusive on Banderas Bay.

★★★★☆★4.5
Beach★★★☆★☆3.5
Rooms★★★★☆★4.5
Food★★★★☆★4.5
Value★★★☆★☆3.5
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Hotel Xcaret México

Hotel Xcaret México

Riviera Maya, Mexico. All-Fun Inclusive with entry to the Xcaret parks.

★★★★☆★4.5
Beach★★☆☆☆2.0
Rooms★★★★★5.0
Food★★★★★5.0
Value★★★★☆4.0
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JOIA Aruba by Iberostar

JOIA Aruba by Iberostar

Eagle Beach, Aruba. New all-inclusive on Eagle Beach, outside the hurricane belt.

★★★★☆★4.5
Beach★★★★☆4.0
Rooms★★★★★5.0
Food★★★★☆4.0
Value★★★☆★☆3.5
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Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Riviera Maya

Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Riviera Maya

Riviera Maya, Mexico. Family all-inclusive built around the Aqua Nick water park.

★★★★☆★4.5
Beach★★★☆☆3.0
Rooms★★★★☆★4.5
Food★★★★☆4.0
Value★★★☆★☆3.5
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Sandals Royal Curaçao

Sandals Royal Curaçao

Curaçao. Couples all-inclusive with scuba included.

★★★★☆★4.5
Beach★★★☆☆3.0
Rooms★★★★★5.0
Food★★★★☆4.0
Value★★★★☆4.0
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Secrets Cap Cana

Secrets Cap Cana

Cap Cana, Dominican Republic. Adults-only all-inclusive on Juanillo Beach.

★★★★☆★4.5
Beach★★★★☆4.0
Rooms★★★★☆★4.5
Food★★★★☆4.0
Value★★★★☆4.0
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Valentin Imperial Riviera Maya

Valentin Imperial Riviera Maya

Riviera Maya, Mexico. Adults-only all-inclusive on the Riviera Maya.

★★★★☆★4.5
Beach★★★★☆4.0
Rooms★★★★☆4.0
Food★★★★☆4.0
Value★★★☆★☆3.5
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Bolongo Bay Beach Resort

Bolongo Bay Beach Resort

St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands. The only all-inclusive on St. Thomas, on US soil.

★★★★☆4.0
Beach★★★★☆4.0
Rooms★★★☆☆3.0
Food★★★★☆4.0
Value★★★★☆4.0
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Catalonia Royal Tulum

Catalonia Royal Tulum

Xpu-Ha, Riviera Maya, Mexico. A 288-room adults-only all-inclusive on Xpu-Ha beach, 25 km from Tulum.

★★★★☆4.0
Beach★★★★☆4.0
Rooms★★★☆★☆3.5
Food★★★★☆4.0
Value★★★★☆★4.5
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Dreams Playa Mujeres

Dreams Playa Mujeres

Playa Mujeres, Mexico. Family all-inclusive on Playa Mujeres.

★★★★☆4.0
Beach★★★★☆4.0
Rooms★★★★☆4.0
Food★★★★☆4.0
Value★★★★★5.0
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Grand Wailea, Maui

Grand Wailea, Maui

Wailea, Hawaii. Waldorf Astoria resort on Wailea Beach, not all-inclusive.

★★★★☆4.0
Beach★★★★☆★4.5
Rooms★★★★☆4.0
Food★★★★☆4.0
Value★★★☆☆3.0
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Hyatt Ziva Los Cabos

Hyatt Ziva Los Cabos

Los Cabos, Mexico. Family all-inclusive where the pools do the swimming.

★★★★☆4.0
Beach★★★☆☆3.0
Rooms★★★★☆4.0
Food★★★★☆4.0
Value★★★★☆4.0
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Moon Palace Cancún

Moon Palace Cancún

Cancún, Mexico. A 1,330-room family all-inclusive ten minutes from the airport.

★★★★☆4.0
Beach★★☆★☆☆2.5
Rooms★★★★☆4.0
Food★★★☆★☆3.5
Value★★★★☆4.0
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Sandals Royal Barbados

Sandals Royal Barbados

South coast, Barbados. Sandals' only all-suite resort, adults-only.

★★★★☆4.0
Beach★★★☆★☆3.5
Rooms★★★★☆4.0
Food★★★★☆4.0
Value★★★☆★☆3.5
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Secrets St. Lucia

Secrets St. Lucia

St. Lucia. The island's newest adults-only all-inclusive, opened 2025.

★★★★☆4.0
Beach★★★★☆4.0
Rooms★★★★☆★4.5
Food★★★★☆4.0
Value★★★☆★☆3.5
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Sonesta Ocean Point

Sonesta Ocean Point

Maho Beach, St. Maarten. A 130-suite adults-only all-inclusive beside the airport runway.

★★★★☆4.0
Beach★★☆★☆☆2.5
Rooms★★★★☆4.0
Food★★★☆★☆3.5
Value★★★☆☆3.0
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Sugar Bay Barbados

Sugar Bay Barbados

Barbados. A rare true all-inclusive in Barbados.

★★★★☆4.0
Beach★★★☆☆3.0
Rooms★★★★☆4.0
Food★★★★☆4.0
Value★★★★☆★4.5
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Riu Negril

Riu Negril

Negril, Jamaica. All-inclusive on Bloody Bay.

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★★★☆★☆3.5
Beach★★★☆★☆3.5
Rooms★★★★☆4.0
Food★★★☆★☆3.5
Value★★★★☆4.0
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voco Sandpiper

voco Sandpiper

Port St. Lucie, Florida. Florida all-inclusive on the river, with no ocean beach.

★★★☆★☆3.5
Rooms★★★★☆4.0
Food★★★☆☆3.0
Value★★★☆☆3.0
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Ocean El Faro

Ocean El Faro

Uvero Alto, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Big family all-inclusive up the coast from Punta Cana.

WE STAYED HERE
★★★☆☆3.0
Beach★★★☆★☆3.5
Rooms★★★☆★☆3.5
Food★★☆★☆☆2.5
Value★★★☆★☆3.5
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