Nice all inclusive

[One More Solo]

My wife and I went on honeymoon to a Riu resort in Cape Verde back in 2012. It was OK and fit our budget at the time but also felt a bit Club 18-30, the food was meh and the resort itself wasn’t much to look at. I said never again but we’ve just come back from Excellence El Carmen in the DR and had a great time despite my wife being on crutches/wheelchair bound due to a pre holiday broken ankle (don’t ask).

We’ll definitely go back at some point when we fancy a break from our usual city breaks and cycling holidays, but are there any similar resorts within easier reach of the UK?

Example of things we liked about the Excellence:

Adults only (a must)
All restaurants bar one a la carte rather than buffet and decent food (ie refreshing lack of french fries despite all the Americans)
Nice beach which is good for swimming
Swim up rooms

 

[One More Solo]

AI you really do get what you pay for

The last 2 all inclusive we did was Turtle Beach and O2 beach club at barbados both were phenomenal.

The prior was a mix at Turkey and Tunisia, the chepaer scale really wasnt worth bothering with in my eyes dross food an dthe drinks were crap.
The Baiai Lara we stayed at in Turkey was notably better but then again was more expensive than the last.
Turkey is off my list now tho

I totally agree - I was just wondering if there are any of these nicer all inclusive resorts nearer to Europe as the Caribbean seems to have a monopoly on them. The Ikos resorts do look great aside from the kids bit, though. They're expensive but it's a lot cheaper to get to Mallorca than the Caribbean.