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Old 02-20-2014, 03:40 PM   #1
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4 adults

I have a question that perhaps it can be answered here. We (4 adults) are looking for an all inclusive adults only for mid to late September around $3,000 a couple. So can that be done? If so where? We seem to find things but when we look it isn't adults only or it isn't all inclusive. I know we want it all.
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At Disney or somewhere else? What continent/country/how many hours away?

Plenty of Club Med resorts that are all inclusive and some that offer Adults Only seclusion. Try Lindeman Island in North Queensland - it's going to be more than $3000 if you need to add airfares though...
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At Disney or somewhere else? What continent/country/how many hours away?

Plenty of Club Med resorts that are all inclusive and some that offer Adults Only seclusion. Try Lindeman Island in North Queensland - it's going to be more than $3000 if you need to add airfares though...
I hate to say it but this vacation as to be someplace other than Disney (am going in May so I'm good with that). We live in the States and we can fly anywhere. I really just want somewhere were we can chill, eat and drink and not have to do anything. But have the option to do things if we want to. And we are looking for either 8 - 10 days stay depending on how far away it is. I will look at club Med resorts in the meantime...thanks.
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I would guess you could do lots of Mexican all inclusives for that.
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I would guess you could do lots of Mexican all inclusives for that.
Yah we did do Riviera Maya 2 years ago and it was wonderful. Although this year the resort we stayed at (which had 4 restaurants) has changed and they allow children so we are not going back there. Not that I mind children (as I go to Disney often) but on the non-Disney vacations I really like adults only.
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Jamaica is a good place to look, lots if honeymooning places I hear.
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HiddenMickey it is funny you are suggesting jamaica as the other couple came over last night and believe it or not we are going to look into it.
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I was going to suggest Riviera Maya, but I see you've already been there. There are lots of adult only all inclusive resorts there, we stayed at a Secrets Resort several years ago and it was amazing! Jamaica and the Dominican Republic are also very popular adult only all inclusive areas.
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We just got back from Riviera Maya and the Iberostar Grand is an adults only, and you can go to the other 4 Iberostar resorts that are beside it, so lots of choice for meals.
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Well after much back and forth we have booked our 10 day adults only all inclusive trip and we are going back to Riveira Maya and staying at Catalonia Royal Tulum. With Insurance it came to 2540.00 a couple so we stayed under my 3,000.00 mark. Again yahoooooooooooooooooo. Again thanks for all the suggestions.
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