My husband and I recently returned from a week long trip to the Dominican Republic. I did a lot of research of resorts all over the caribean before finding Excellence, Punta Cana. Overall the trip was very nice, but there were a few things we didn't like. Excellence, Punta Cana is an all-inclusive, adults only resort. I read a lot of reviews online and found http://www.tripadvisor.com/ to b...

I experienced the Occidental Grand Xcaret all-inclusive resort for seven nights on my honeymoon.  This resort is located in the Riviera Maya area of Mexico, which is just south of Cancun near Playa del Carmen.  We flew in and out of the Cancun International Airport and purchased transfers to/from the hotel.  We chose this resort for a variety of reasons:  beauty, size, varie...

The Grand Oasis PUnta Cana is located in the Dominican Republic.  A new place for us to visit and we were very excited.The lobby and grounds of this hotel were amazing!  However, once we got to the room I was very disappointed.  It was very run down and a couple of things were broken (like the lock on the door).  Not to mention the fact that it stayed 80 degrees in the room....

 My husband and I plus another couple stayed at this resort in May 2007 for four nights,five days. We had a blast! It is an all inclusive resort and I felt that the price was very good for all we got. Per couple we paid $1300. This included airfare,accomodations, all meals,snacks,drinks (alcohol and non). It also included non-motorized water sports (snorkeling,kayaking etc.) nigh...

This was our third annual trip to Mexico. We always go with friends, another couple. This year, we had actually booked at another resort, and a week before we left we were notified that our resort had a fire. We were moved to the Catalonia Royal Tulum. It turned out to be such a blessing! This was our favorite resort yet, by far! The whole place was beautiful and immaculate. The employees were ...

My husband and I had a 7 night stay at the Grand Palladium. We stayed in a standard room in the Colonial side. This was our sixth trip to the Yucatan. We've stayed everywhere from Puerto Adventuras to Cancun to Cozumel over the last 15 years. First, we fell in love with the Mayan Rivera during our first trip, but this was when Playa Del Carmen was only a few blocks in size and a great offbe...

My husband and I stayed at the Sandals Ocho Rios Resort in Ocho Rios, Jamaica several years ago for 7 nights and 8 days.  It was an incredible all-inclusive resort, which is for couples only.  It is not like other all-inclusive resorts where certain drinks and activties are excluded.  This is a true all-inclusive resort.  Everything from tips to drinks to land and watersport...

The rocking horse ranch is a great family destination.located iupstate  in beautiful highland NY.the ranch has everything you need for a great family adventure. I have 4 kids 13,9,5,3. Their absoult favorite place to go is the rocking horse ranch. Seriously they prefer it over Disny world. We adult enjoy it as well.There are so may activities to do all day long and they are all well organi...

I really have mixed reviews about the Aventura Spa Palace.  There were a couple of things that I really liked about the resort.First, the rooms were beautiful.  We were in an ocean view room with a jacuzzi tub that looked out over the balcony.  On the balcony was a hammock that we spent a lot of time in.  It was nice to just sit there and listen to the ocean.Second, you got ...

The Pine grove dude ranch is a all inculsive vacation for the whole family. There is horseback riding and lots of activites for the kids. However this place is run down and dirty. We arrived after 12:00 am on a friday night.We were exhasted but when we saw our run down room my hubby wanted to drive the b3 hours back home. If I wasn't afraid he would fall asleep driving and kill us all I wou...

FDR (Franklyn D Resort) is an family oriented all-inclusive resort located in Runaway Bay, Jamaica.  While this is not a 5 Star Hotel, FDR offers a nice getaway, especially with families with children.  Included in the all-inclusive rate is nanny service, air conditioned suites, meal service and live entertainment. As soon as you check-in you ar...

For our honeymoon my husband booked Sandals Dunns River without my knowing about it.  I was thrilled!  I had heard nothing but good things about the Sandals resorts and they definitely live up to the expectation. If you don't know, Sandals is an ultra all-inclusive resort for couples only.  Everything they do is geared towards making you fall in love all over again. We s...

What an outstanding 10 year anniversary vacation we had at Couples Ocho Rios, Jamaica! The employees are out of this world! The service is like nothing I have ever seen before. We enjoyed delicious food at all of the four restaurants located on the resort. There is plenty to choose from and the food and drinks are plentiful! My favorites were the pumpkin soup, lobster, choco...

     If you are looking for a adult get away on a budget, I would suggest Club Ambiance in Montego Bay, Jamaica.  From the moment I emailed them for information about accommodations, the people there were helpful and friendly. Transportation to and from Montego Bay airport is included and upon arrival to the hotel you are greeted with a welcome drink...

Wow!  A great family vacation for $599 per person!  The $599 includes airfare, hotel accomodations, all meals and drinks including 24 hour room service, and transfers from the hotel from the airport ---to a variety of destinations.  It can't be beat!  Apple Vacations does a great job in setting up a wonderful vacation whether for couples or for entire family.  The h...

Breezes Runaway Bay is the best all inclusive resorts in Runaway Bay Jamaica. The people are friendley and the water is so clear at this resort that one will be amazed. The days do take some scheduling for the meals and water activities but well worth it. This is a wonderful and beautiful resort for a wedding or just a nice relaxing vacation. There are mini shows for guest and the food is ample...

This Christmas, I decided that I wouldn't stay in the snow. And with a friend decided to go anywhere south. It happens that, at one week notice, there was a real good deal to Punta Cana at this resort (1700$ for 14 days...). I checked with Lonely Planet, but the article was old, and it didn't seems that good. I hesitated, looked at the pictures provided by Nolitours and finally decided....

Well Now the Finish line of our HoneyMoon. Bali.We spent 3 days in Bali. We were in Melia Bali Hotel. An 5 star Hotel propertly of an Spanish Company.It's ideal for spanish people or Latins, cause everyone there speak spanish very well. Of course there also Speak English.We hotel rooms are incredible large rooms. We sleept in a room with two floors, in bottom there were a bath and sitting r...

Costa Rica will go down as the best holiday I've had, La Grande Papagayo is a serene hotel next to the beach which gives you all in service. So there you can eat and drink as much as you would like for no added price! The food is really good quality and they have a nice selection. You can pick from eating at an all round buffet, a chique italian restaurant or delicious Japanese cu...

We went to the Grand Palladium Resort in Riveira Maya for our honeymoon. It is a resort that has an adult only section and the whole place is all-inclusive. We stayed for 7 days. Our room was a Mayan Cabana Suite. This is by far the cleanest place I have ever been to. Ther wasnt a blade of grass unkept in the whole resort. The food was awesome. We never got sick once. There was many activities ...