Away.com's Best All-Inclusive Resorts

A little bit James Bond, a little bit The Honeymooners, and okay, maybe a bit Swiss Family Robinson… this private island resort will relax you beyond what you may have dreamed possible. Or it will drive you absolutely crazy within two days (including one full day of travel time). It all depends on whether you can handle going without cell-phone service, television,...

Everything about this property is appealing, starting with its locale (sexy Barbados, home to Rihanna, and site of one of the Caribbean's best Carnivals). Located on the island's western coast, its most dramatic visual features are focused around water: There are the tiered freshwater lagoon pools—three in...

A drop-dead gorgeous setting is always a plus, and Playa del Carmen's 664-room, village-style Riu Tequila can certainly lay claim to that. But the resort is also an ideal spot for those who like their all-inclusives brimming with activity.

Its four restaurants, 24-hour snacks, three bars, and disco offer plenty of options for on-site fun. But guests here also have full access (minus...

Club Med is the granddaddy of all-inclusive resort brands. Since its humble beginnings in 1950 (think straw huts on the beach), the portfolio of Club Med resorts (called "villages") now includes ski resorts in Europe, adults-only properties, and many locations that cater almost exclusively to families, such as Club Med Yucatan Cancun.

This 22-acre resort is on the very southern tip of...

This resort has two important assets in its favor: Location and attitude. In the case of the former, location can't be overstated when you're talking about Costa Rica, everyone's favorite rainforest paradise these days. Paradisus Playa Conchal is the nicest all-inclusive in Costa Rica. And while all-inclusives in other places might be fancier or newer, none can claim that top-of-the-charts...

If those 500-plus-room resorts feel like they're brimming with a little too much humanity for your taste, then the 143-room Royal Decameron Montego Beach is your perfect antidote. Big enough to offer variety but small enough to keep it personal, this resort has a loyal following that keeps coming back for more.

Royal Decameron's uber-friendly service is one hallmark, but it also makes...

Open since November 2010, Azul Fives is the newest of three Azul properties on Mexico's Riviera Maya, the popular resort area that lies south of Cancun. If the toy-lending library, featuring playthings by Fisher-Price, isn't enough to lure you to Azul Fives for your all-inclusive family vacation in Mexico, perhaps the huge Azulitos Kid's Club and its array of My Gym equipment (ropes,...

Wide-open meadows, thick pine forest, pretty aspen groves, and looming mountains… welcome to nature on steroids at Vista Verde, a luxury, all-inclusive guest ranch near Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Vista Verde may be a dude ranch, but this property offers so much more than just horseback riding. Think gourmet meals, whitewater-rafting and fly-fishing trips, mountain biking, a plethora of...

"Life in balance" is the promise and tagline of this desert spa resort, which ministers to overstressed and enervated guests with a variety of all-encompassing wellness programs and connected travel experiences. The location showcases two very dramatic terrain features: the Sonoran Desert and the Catalina Mountains, with indoor-outdoor architecture (including outdoor treatment "rooms" in the...

You won't find any televisions or video games in the guest rooms at The Tyler Place Family Resort in northern Vermont, a stone's throw from the Quebec border. But you will find biking trails, an archery range, waterskiing on a huge lake, tennis courts, an arts-and-crafts center, and swimming pools on the property's 165 action-packed acres. It's summer camp for all ages at this...