The Best All-Inclusive Resorts for Families of All Ages

Tick every box on your (and your kids') wish lists, from indulgent spa offerings to Instagram-worthy water slides.

Text by Debra Kamin and Ashlea Halpern

Let’s be real: Family vacations can feel like a never-ending game of compromise. Mom and Dad want Michelin-caliber meals; the kids want buttered noodles. Mom and Dad fantasize about golfing and deep-tissue massages; the kids want to swim in the pool till their fingers turn pruney.

That’s why the best family-friendly resorts—the ones parents rave about on playdates and book year after year—seamlessly blend kid-approved fun with grown-up perks, so families can always bond but still enjoy their alone time.

Though all-inclusive resorts of yore got a bad rap (and deservedly so), things are changing fast. Discerning travelers have raised the bar on all-you-can-eat buffets and the nickel-and-diming that sometimes accompanied more premium resort activities. An all-inclusive resort done well makes everyone happy, including whoever is footing the bill.

Read on for our ultimate list of all-inclusive family resorts, where spa treatments and wine tastings gel perfectly with pony rides and Sesame Street dance parties.

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