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At these all-inclusive resorts, there are no mile-long queues at buffet tables for over-scrambled eggs and you don’t need to race to the beach to score a lounge chair.
Because on the list of the best, all-inclusive resorts around the world compiled by TripAdvisor, service, setting, amenities and accommodations are lush and grand, with the top spot occupied by the Kurumba Maldives, the first private resort to open on the paradisiacal island getaway.
At the Kurumba Maldives, guests stay in pool villas or beach bungalows that offer panoramic views of their tropical surroundings and are immersed in local authentic Maldivian culture, with cooking demonstrations, dance performances, traditional spa treatments that use indigenous ingredients, painting classes with local artists and tours of the capital city, Malé.
Overall, TripAdvisor’s list of Top 25 All-Inclusive Resorts is dominated by Mexico, which took up nearly half (12) of the 25 spots.
The Dominican Republic is the second most represented destination on the list with four spots.
Winners are determined using an algorithm that takes into account the quantity and quality of reviews for all-inclusive resorts over the last 12 months.
Here are the top 10 all-inclusive resorts according to TripAdvisor users:
1. Kurumba Maldives
Vihamanafushi, North Male Atoll, Kaafu Atoll
2. Le Blanc Spa Resort
Cancun, Mexico
3. Excellence Playa Mujeres
Playa Mujeres, Mexico
4. Voyage Belek Golf & Spa
Belek, Turkey
5. Luxury Bahia Principe Cayo Levantado Don Pablo Collection
Samana Province, Dominican Republic
6. Iberostar Grand Hotel Paraiso
Playa Paraiso, Mexico
7. The Reserve at Paradisus Punta Cana
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
8. Salinas do Maragogi All Inclusive Resort
Maragogi, Brazil
9. Secrets Maroma Beach Riviera Cancun
Playa Maroma, Mexico
10. Iberostar Grand Hotel Bavaro
Bavaro, Dominican Republic
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Roger Scoble blogs about the latest gadgets, travel and luxury news. A graduate of UCLA, Roger loves to travel, drive luxe autos and have amazing adventures.