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re: Upscale all inclusive Caribbean destination
Posted on 1/11/21 at 12:31 pm to Springlake Tiger
Posted on 1/11/21 at 12:31 pm to Springlake Tiger
You talking about Palm Island Resort in St. Vincent & The Grenadines? Rooms start at $1k a night. I know there's a Palm Island in Florida but this one isn't that.
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Posted on 1/11/21 at 1:27 pm to VABuckeye
Yes. I’ve stayed there twice. With flights for 2 out of New Orleans, I booked for a little over $5k for a couple all in. It was a great deal but the resort is very laid back, not fancy, so I don’t really think of it as upscale. Your not going to lay on the beach and get service. Just not that type of place. But it is a tremendous value and I will go back.
Posted on 1/11/21 at 1:48 pm to Springlake Tiger
Thanks for the reply.
Posted on 1/11/21 at 6:05 pm to GeauxTigers777
Jade Mountain. St. Lucia. Incredible.
Consistently ranked as one of the best resorts in the world.
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Consistently ranked as one of the best resorts in the world.
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This post was edited on 1/11/21 at 10:46 pm
Posted on 1/11/21 at 6:26 pm to GeauxTigers777
What’s the appeal for all-inclusive if you’re actively looking a really nice place to relax?
Posted on 1/11/21 at 7:17 pm to kciDAtaE
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What’s the appeal for all-inclusive if you’re actively looking a really nice place to relax?
He asked for high-end all inclusive. If he and his better half want unlimited high-end arse-kissing, service, food, wine list and booze--then the aforementioned properties offer that with tiny crowds.
They are nothing like the all-inclusives in Riveria Maya, DR, etc.
Jumby, Peter Island, Cap Juluca and Little Dix Bay will have minimal other guests for the duration of your trip. And the handful of folks you do encounter will be high-end, as well.
Sorry if that sounds snobbish--but you're paying to get away from Cancun people and these spots accomplish that very, very well.
Posted on 1/11/21 at 8:15 pm to Panny Crickets
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If he and his better half want unlimited high-end arse-kissing, service, food, wine list and booze--then the aforementioned properties offer that with tiny crowds.
I get that. But what I’m not sure about is the all-inclusive part. Why not just open it up to any resort? When selecting upscale/high-end, is all-inclusive that big of a deal? I’ve always considered that the cost effective option.
Plus if all he is wanting to do is relax by the pool/beach, why pay for an all-inclusive place?
I’ve never stayed at a high end all inclusive, so I’m asking.
Posted on 1/11/21 at 10:44 pm to kciDAtaE
Fair points, and I would gladly expand out of the all inclusive as long as multiple restaraunts able to be billed to the room. Part of the relaxation of the vacation is the ease of access and settlement. The all inclusive is more for the lack of further thought once getting on the resort (dinner, snorkeling, small activities, etc).
Posted on 1/11/21 at 10:49 pm to baldona
Fair point here. I honestly was looking in more the 1 to 1.5k/ nt range... Basically getting out of the let's go get hammered and make a lot of noise crowd. Wasn't expecting these awesome recs that far exceed that, but I'm also not saying no... Our French Polynesia trip was $30k trip, and it was worth every minute of it.
Posted on 1/12/21 at 8:48 am to kciDAtaE
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What’s the appeal for all-inclusive if you’re actively looking a really nice place to relax?
Are there upscale "resorts" that aren't mostly all-inclusive? I assumed once you went above a certain price at the resorts most of them are all-inclusive for the most part?
Maybe not for booze though? If you are paying $2500/ night for a hotel I'm assuming you may be drinking some nice wine or sparkly and its likely not included.
I've never personally been one that enjoys the "all-inclusive" aspect of it but I understand some people don't like to look at bills while on vacation. If the room is $1000+ a night I'm assuming the dinner bill is going to be up there also for something complementary to that?
Posted on 1/12/21 at 9:32 am to baldona
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Are there upscale "resorts" that aren't mostly all-inclusive?
Yes, most of them are not all-inclusive.
We seek out destinations and resorts. If the resort/hotel at said destination happens to be all-inclusive, so be it. However, those are few and far between.
Posted on 1/12/21 at 1:54 pm to Gabby1954
Well, yeah. Does Branson have it back up and running? When I met him in 2017 he said they had a long road to get it back where it was.
Necker is showing very little availability and starts at about $5300 a night so I think it may be a bit outside the budget the OP posted.
Necker is showing very little availability and starts at about $5300 a night so I think it may be a bit outside the budget the OP posted.
Posted on 4/14/21 at 6:15 pm to Piece
We were thinking about going to Belizean for thanksgiving. Would you recommend this place if we are bring the kids ages 9 and 12 ?
Posted on 4/15/21 at 7:03 am to CedarChest
What's the all-inclusive there. St. Barths is beautiful and I'd go there in a heartbeat but I honestly don't know anything about AI's on the island. It's definitely one of the best and safest islands one can travel to.
Posted on 4/15/21 at 10:06 am to VABuckeye
No AIs on St. B that I'm aware of. That crowd doesn't do AI.
Bring your wallet and have fun--it's like nothing else in the Caribbean.
Bring your wallet and have fun--it's like nothing else in the Caribbean.
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