Family beach vacations are even better when everything is included, freeing you from worrying about childcare, cooking, or finding dinner spots. From Mexico to Jamaica, Fiji, Costa Rica, and beyond, the world’s best all-inclusive beach resorts offer all of that in spades, including kids’ clubs, diverse dining options, and exciting activities like snorkeling, yoga, and cooking classes. Here are my picks for the best family-friendly all-inclusive beach resorts around the world.
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1. Beaches Negril Resort and Spa
Negril, Jamaica
Jamaica’s Seven Mile Beach is the idyllic backdrop for an all-inclusive stay at Beaches Negril Resort and Spa, the smallest of the three Beaches Resorts. This family-friendly paradise offers unlimited dining at 11 onsite restaurants, premium drinks, and activities like snorkeling, SCUBA diving, and more. With certified nannies, all-ages kids’ clubs, a pirate-themed water park, and nightly entertainment like a variety shop or Sesame Street parade, it’s perfect for families. The brand’s other properties, Beaches Ocho Rios and Beaches Turks and Caicos, are both fabulous, too.
2. Club Med Bali
Bali, Indonesia
For an unforgettable beachfront all-inclusive experience, Club Med Bali offers the perfect mix of relaxation and adventure. The 391-room property stretches across one of the loveliest beaches in Nusa Dua in southern Bali, and all-inclusive perks include access to a kids club for ages up to 17, exquisite dining like The Agung Asian-fusion restaurant, and unique activities such as archery, yoga, golf school, and Flying Trapeze School, ensuring fun for everyone in a breathtaking tropical setting.
3. Pueblo Bonito Sunset Beach Golf and Spa Resort
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
If your family craves variety—golf, spa, yoga, or endless poolside fun—Pueblo Bonito Sunset Beach Golf and Spa Resort in Cabo San Lucas is the beach resort for you. Golfers can tackle the famed Quivira course while kids enjoy pool games and arts and crafts at the kids’ club. With six pools, 10 dining options, and activities like dance lessons and volleyball, the all-inclusive amenities here impress. For safe swimming, hop the shuttle to sister resort Pueblo Bonito Rose at El Medano Beach.
4. Fiesta Americana Condesa Cancun
Cancun, Mexico
Located in Cancun’s Hotel Zone along the Caribbean Sea, Fiesta Americana Condesa Cancun checks all the boxes for traveling families. You’ll enjoy spacious rooms and suites with balconies, access to 12+ dining options, and a beach with interconnected pools perfect for all ages. Kids love the zero-entry pirate ship beach pool and waterslide area, while parents can unwind with spa treatments or margarita classes. Weekly Mexican-themed events celebrate local culture with music, dances, and authentic cuisine. Make reservations for the Mexican Dinner when you arrive, because it’s sure to be a highlight of your stay.
5. Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort Fiji
Savusavu, Fiji
If your family can’t spend enough time on the water—snorkeling, diving, kayaking, surfing, or just bounding along a palm-fringed private beach—it’s worth the trek to this incredible beachfront all-inclusive eco resort on Vanua Levu island in Fiji. Regularly lauded as the top family resort in Fiji, Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort Fiji has a resident marine biologist and does the kids camp in a big-learning way. Better still, kids under five years old are assigned a dedicated nanny, while those between the ages of six and 12 get their own “buddy” to show them the ropes of the Fijian good life. Guided reef walks and glass bottom boat rides are among the all-ages activities.
6. Grand Velas Riviera Maya
Playa del Carmen, Mexico
In Mexico’s Playa del Carmen, Grand Velas Riviera Maya is ideal for an all-inclusive luxury family vacation just south of Cancun. Spanning 200 acres, the resort features 539 suites, many with ocean views and private plunge pools, and eight specialty restaurants. You’ll enjoy water activities like snorkeling, paddleboarding, and guided kayak tours, plus three pools where, unlike at some all-inclusive beach resorts, you won’t find an activities director with a megaphone gathering participants for a watermelon-eating contest. Daily kids programming is geared toward ages five to 12 and stays open until 10:00 p.m., and there’s a teen center for ages 13 and up.
7. Spice Island Beach Resort
Grand Anse Beach, Grenada
An upscale all-inclusive beach resort on one of the Caribbean’s most beautiful islands, Greneda’s Spice Island Beach Resort has 64 beachfront suites situated along Grand Anse Beach. The beach is the main attraction here, and the resort’s all-inclusive rates include the use of snorkeling gear, Hobie cats, sea kayaks, and paddleboards. A full-day children’s program for kids ages three to 12 is included, too. And the property also has a dedicated family-friendly oceanfront outdoor pool. Dining shines with Oliver’s fine dining and the casual Sea and Surf Terrace, serving fresh seafood infused with local spices.
8. Grand Solmar Pacific Dunes Resort, Golf and Spa
Los Cabos, Mexico
Among the newest all-inclusive beach resort to open in the Grand Solmar portfolio is Grand Solmar Pacific Dunes Resort, which offers enticing all-inclusive packages and a pristine private beach where migrating whales pass just offshore from January through March. Choose from the European plan or all-inclusive rates, the latter of which includes daily kids’ club access, all meals, a culinary experience for the grownups (tequila tasting, anyone?), and shuttle service to six sister resorts. But with the onsite twisting waterslide, pools for kids and grownups, and swim-up pool bar, you may not want to leave.
9. The Westin Reserva Conchal
Playa Conchal, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
A sprawling 2,400-acre resort on Costa Rica’s North Pacific Riviera, The Westin Reserva Conchal makes for an ideal home base while exploring the country’s many natural wonders. In addition to an appealing stretch of beach, this all-inclusive beach resort has a freshwater free-form pool that’s one of the largest in Central America. In the kids’ club, activities include arts and crafts, video and board games, outdoor play time, and eco-hikes around the resort grounds. The theater area hosts a family-friendly show each evening, and the resort helps guests plan visits to spots like Palo Verde and Rincon de la Vieja National Parks.
10. Club Med Punta Cana
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
After a recently completed a $36 million renovation, Club Med Punta Cana is the gold standard for vacationing families. Just 10 minutes from the airport, it has a stunning white-sand beach with calm waters ideal for young swimmers. The resort features more than 550 rooms and suites, including impressive waterfront accommodations. With three pools, a water park, and consistently excellent dining at three restaurants, it’s a perfect family beach resort. Kids and teens will love the top-notch kids’ club as well as CREACTIVE by Cirque du Soleil, where they can test their talents on a flying trapeze, tightrope, acrobatic bungee, and more.
11. Atmosphere Kanifushi Maldives
Lhaviyani Atoll, Maldives
For a once-in-a-lifetime experience, visit Atmosphere Kanifushi Maldives, a 30-minute seaplane ride from the Maldives’ international airport. Set on the Lhaviyani Atoll, this all-inclusive resort features 132 overwater and beachfront suites surrounded by stunning turquoise waters perfect for snorkeling and diving. The “Platinum Plus” package includes gourmet dining, activities, and water sports, while children ages four to nine can enjoy crafts and cooking lessons in the kids’ club. Activities like mocktail-making lessons and volleyball games are open to older kids. Don’t miss the optional SCUBA trips to legendary dive sites.
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Additional reporting by Janet Malin.
