To think all inclusive holidays are very good value?

[Septembersun101]

Have just returned from a week all inclusive in Greece.

I used to be a bit snobby about all inclusive and assumed it would be a bit crap but honestly having done it a few times now I think it’s such good value.

Admittedly it’s not as authentic as some other types of holiday. But we’ve just paid 3k for a 5 star AI.

The room was lovely with a patio overlooking the pool. There was a huge waterpark with our ds loved and no queues so we all went on as many times as we liked. There were 8 al a carte restaurants in much mixed it up and got us away from the buffet madness. Where we were able to have relaxing 3 course meals with drinks. There were 5 places you could eat for lunch buffet style.

A private beach for hotel guests only.

If you just want some fun in the sun with your children and not to have to cook for a week I think it can be outstanding value for money.

OP can you give the name of the resort? Any experiences we have had with AI have been utter shite however all have been buffet style and absolutely not my thing. I love travel and we have done loads but a week in a place where you genuinely did not need to leave the resort sounds like the current rest and recoup our family needs. I realise people are saying 3k is expensive but I have paid more and still ended up eating away from the hotel. What you describe sounds idillic.

Sounds great! What was the resort called?

Shame you had a bad experience but we go to Egypt regularly for the diving, and we always go AI as it’s often only slightly more than B&B and we’ve never had an issue.

Theres so much snobbery around AI.
it all depends what you want from a holiday.

When our kids were small and we were juggling kids, jobs, commutes, house renovation etc we didn’t want to be exploring and dashing about on hols. We literally wanted food, drink, sunbeds, pool … chill.

Now they’re older and it’s just me and DH and we aren’t in the thick of small children and work we love to go bnb and find somewhere to eat and explore .. despite being much older we aren’t as knackered 🤣

The sunbed wars threads are funny. I can see that AI would be great for families even if it holds no attractions for me travelling solo, but then I’m not into beach holidays either.

There's snobbery about AI for sure but there are sweeping statements about SC and Airbnbs not being a holiday, exaggeration about needing to spend a day cleaning, and generally people on both sides refusing to accept other people like things they don't.

If you go to AI and like the resort and the food on offer and mainly want to relax and use the resort facilities of course it can be good value. But as soon as you start having meals elsewhere and spending significant amounts of time outside the resort then the good value obviously decreases.