How All-Inclusive Hotels Redefine Relaxation

Spring Escapes

Traveling during springtime offers a chance to refresh with mild temperatures, blooming flowers, and vibrant landscapes. It’s the perfect time to explore nature, as activities like hiking and sightseeing are more enjoyable without the intense heat of summer or the downpours of fall and winter. 

Spring also brings fewer crowds to popular destinations, allowing for a more relaxed experience and better access to iconic attractions, restaurants, and shops. Additionally, the season often features lower travel costs, making it the ideal time to plan a getaway while enjoying the beauty of new beginnings and rejuvenation in the air. 

Keep your mind focused on your vacation and nothing else while at an all-inclusive luxury resort. In addition to figuring out almost your entire cost up front, these hotels are redefining travel by making it easy to unwind and relax while on vacation with endless gourmet cuisine, wellness amenities, and activities for those of all ages. Best of all, it’s a hassle-free experience that ensures you won’t have to worry about a thing aside from which book to break open by the pool. 

Grand Velas Riviera Maya
Cocina de Autor, Grand Velas Riviera Maya - Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Elevated Cuisine 
While globetrotters have long been seeking out the best dining experiences in spectacular destinations around the world, culinary tourism is hotter than ever, with travelers selecting the hotels and cities they visit based on restaurant offerings. 

Grand Velas’ luxury resorts present some of the finest food in Mexico, with the brand’s Cocina de Autor restaurant showcasing culinary excellence at both Grand Velas Riviera Maya and Grand Velas Los Cabos. The restaurants earned Michelin stars last year for their elevated, all-inclusive dining, with coursed meals taking guests on a journey with playful contemporary cuisine with global influences. 

The Clement
The Dining Room, The Clement Palo Alto - Palo Alto, California, United States


At The Clement Palo Alto in California, the all-inclusive dining program ranges from in-room service to the cozy dining venues, with creative American fare made to order in The Dining Room, light lunch served by a stone fireplace in The Living Room, or an array of snacks available 24 hours a day in The Kitchen’s fully-stocked guest pantry.

The Clement Kitchen
The Kitchen, The Clement - Palo Alto, California, United States


Embracing Wellness 
Find complete and total relaxation at Grand Velas Boutique Los Cabos, Grand Velas’ luxury adults-only retreat next door to the larger, family-friendly Grand Velas Los Cabos. Clear your mind and soak up the natural beauty of Mexico’s coastline from the tranquil infinity pool, where mesmerizing views of the ocean await. The boutique hotel has its own wellness center, with everything from a steam room, sauna, and hot tub to a magnesium pool, ice room, and emotive sensory tunnel, as well as a state-of-the-art gym where guests can maintain their fitness while on vacation. 

Grand Velas Boutique Los Cabos
Grand Velas Boutique Los Cabos - Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico


Another serene setting is Palmaia - The House of AiA in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, where AïA\Wellness aims to reset, cleanse, and rejuvenate guests through a gentle detox with four pillars. The resort’s Nourishing Biome food program ensures access to healthy food options while the Rituals of Sound experience aims to heal via sound and the House of AïA promotes a connection with nature. Additionally, Architects of Life activities, including yoga, watercolor painting, meditation, ancestral dance, cacao ceremonies, breathwork, awakening rituals, and more, take place each week to allow exploration of the body, mind, and soul.

Palmaïa - The House of AïA
Rituals of Sound, Palmaïa - The House of AïA - Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico
 

Endless Activities
One of the most thrilling all-inclusive options for adventure seekers is Hotel Xcaret México, which places an emphasis on exploration. Beyond gourmet gastronomy experiences, cultural touches, and unparalleled hospitality, guests are whisked away to the Xcaret parks with unlimited access and complimentary transportation. Fly through the jungle on a zip-line, swim in underwater caverns, soar down waterslides, learn about local flora and fauna, drive an amphibious vehicle, and more at these adrenaline-fueled parks.

Hotel Xcaret Mexico
Hotel Xcaret Mexico - Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico
 

For a more relaxing experience that will still keep you entertained, turn to Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit, just north of Puerto Vallarta on Mexico’s western coastline. In addition to tequila tastings, cooking classes, blackjack games, and boat rides or snorkeling trips to nearby islands and estuaries, guests can swim in the pool, play beach volleyball or pickleball, participate in water polo tournaments, and more.

Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit
Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit - Nuevo Vallarta, Nayarit, Mexico
 

With the perfect blend of convenience, adventure, and relaxation, Preferred Hotels & Resorts’ all-inclusive destinations allow guests to fully immerse themselves in the joy of travel without having to worry about a thing.