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Old Jul 20th, 2005 | 11:26 AM
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Affordable all-inclusive w/ good food?

I've been on too many all-inclusive vacations where the property & beach are great but the food is less-than-appetizing. Can anyone suggest an all-inclusive resort that's not especially expensive, in a nice location that also has great food? I'd love to find one!
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Old Jul 20th, 2005 | 11:39 AM
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No offense but "affordable All Inclusive" and Good Food is an oxymoron.
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Old Jul 20th, 2005 | 12:44 PM
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Perhaps you said it all when you said you had "been on too many all-inclusive vacations." Some very high end all inclusive resorts still have mediocre food and few of them give you a true sense of local cuisine. There are many places that are very convenient to great food. They may offer an experience closer to what you want.
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Old Jul 20th, 2005 | 01:02 PM
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Yes, my fiancee and I have given up on all inclusive. In my book, bad food can disrupt an otherwise fun vacation. But a girlfriend and I may be taking a trip to the Caribbean next winter. She'd like to do AI, so I wanted to explore the options out there.
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Old Jul 20th, 2005 | 06:22 PM
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Contradiction in terms
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Old Jul 21st, 2005 | 04:09 AM
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We have done AI twice at Jamaica Grande though the last time was some yrs. ago and then we found the food to be pretty good actually, especially the outdoor Jamaican food fest night. In our experience overall the best AI's do not offer food like one gets on a cruise. I would think the food on the top level AI's is petty good but then this goes well beyond "affordable"
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Old Jul 21st, 2005 | 04:12 AM
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I really enjoyed Half Moon in Jamaica..
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Old Jul 21st, 2005 | 04:12 AM
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Several years ago my husband and I went to the Royal Hideway in Playa Del Carmen. The food was excellent there. It is a little more pricey as far as AIs go, but being it is in Mexico it is less expensive then other AIs in the caribbean. - Susan
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Old Jul 21st, 2005 | 04:58 AM
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We thought the food at Sunscape Tulum was very good for an AI.
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Old Jul 23rd, 2005 | 06:52 AM
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I wonder how PDC is now after the hurricane.
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Old Jul 25th, 2005 | 07:50 AM
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My husband and I went to Royal Hideaway in Playa del Carmen Mexico last year. Very good food for an all inclusive. We really enjoyed it.
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