All-Inclusive
Resorts as a Holiday Option
By Susan Gerle
I am normally a
budget traveler when in Mexico but recently I chose to stay at an all-inclusive
4 star hotel on a short, well-deserved holiday. I had lived in the city for a
year previous to that trip and knew my way around.
I thought
staying at an all-inclusive meant a stress-free holiday but it turned out it wasn’t
as relaxing as I thought it would be. Simple
things became challenges, which surprised me. The first one was getting to the
hotel. I know the Puerto Vallarta airport well and I usually walked out the
door and got on a city bus or grabbed a cab. This time the hotel supplied
transportation. We were one of the first couples off the plane, so we had to
wait for everyone else. An hour later we finally got to the hotel, normally a
10-minute ride from the airport. Then we lined up to check into our room, there
was another ½ hour wait. But no problem, even though it was late in the
evening, copious quantities of free drinks awaited us after settling in! Of
course everyone else had the same idea so it was necessary to wait in line once
again.
