Looking for an all inclusive resort from a name you know? Hyatt has over 150 all inclusive resorts which are mostly in Mexico and the Caribbean.
As new empty nesters who’ve discovered the secret to free luxury travel, Zuzu & I are on a mission to try them all!
In this guide, you’ll learn everything that you need to know to choose the best all inclusive resort!
9 All Inclusive Resort Brands
Back in 2013, Hyatt launched their first all inclusive resort brands:
- the family friendly Hyatt Ziva Resorts, and
- the adults only Hyatt Zilara Resorts.
As Zuzu & I have seen first hand, Ziva and Zilara resorts are great.
Whereas the all inclusive resort stereotype brings to mind watered-down drinks and low quality food, the Ziva & Zilara cocktails were always top notch and the dining has been great.
With Hyatt’s acquisition of AMR, Hyatt went from having 2 all inclusive brands to having a global portfolio of nine luxury all-inclusive resort brands. Hyatt refers to them as the Inclusive Collection.
While not part of the Hyatt Inclusive list, there are 3 more Hyatt brands that offer an all inclusive style experience.
Ranking the Hyatt Inclusive Brands
With a few exceptions, we’ve had fantastic experiences at both Hyatt Ziva & Hyatt Zilara Resorts. Due to our personal experience, we rank them ahead of the other Hyatt All Inclusive Resort brands in this list.
In order of best to worst, here’s our rank of the best Hyatt resort brands.
#1-a: Hyatt Ziva
One of the 2 original Hyatt All Inclusive Resort brands, Hyatt Ziva is known as the family friendly resort. You’ll often find a Ziva and Zilara on adjoining properties like we had in Jamaica.
Best Hyatt Ziva Resort: Hyatt Ziva Cancun
#1-b: Hyatt Zilara
As the original adults only Hyatt all inclusive resort, Hyatt Zilara has set a high bar. We loved our time at the Hyatt Zilara Rose Hall in Jamaica. And since it was adjoining the Ziva Rose Hall, we had full access to all the restaurants, bars and pools on both resorts.
Best Hyatt Zilara Resort: Hyatt Zilara Rose Hall
You’ll often find a Ziva and Zilara next door or near each other. The difference is that Hyatt Ziva is family friendly while Hyatt Zilara is adults only, no kids allowed.
Yes, if you booked the adults only Hyatt Ziva, you can also eat at the Hyatt Ziva restaurants and bars. While Ziva guests are supposed to stay on the family friendly Ziva property, we’ve seen plenty of Hyatt Ziva guests on the adults only Hyatt Zilara side.
#2: Zoëtry Wellness & Spa Resorts
While we’ve not visited one yet, the adult only Zoetry Resorts look like they might be the very best Hyatt all inclusive brand. Zoetry Resorts are much smaller then many of the all inclusive resorts in the Caribbean.
Described as luxury for the discerning traveler, Zoetry Resorts look to be about as good as it gets.
- Adult Only
- High End Luxury All Inclusive Resort
- All Food & Drinks Included
- Room Service Included
Best Zoëtry Resort: Zoëtry Paraiso de la Bonita Riviera Maya
Zuzu & I have our eye on the Zoëtry Paraiso de la Bonita Riviera Maya. It’s an easy trip for us to Cancun from Nashville & this small resort looks amazing. Especially since we’ll be able to stay there for free!
#3: Secrets Resorts & Spas
While not quite as luxurious as Zoetry, I rate Secrets All Inclusive Resorts to be a fairly upscale, adults only all inclusive resort. “Romance for Couples” is a common theme in the marketing for Secrets Resorts.
- Adult Only
- Upscale Luxury All Inclusive Resort
- All Food & Drinks Included
- No reservations required at the restaurants (which could be either good or bad)
- Room Service Included
Zuzu & I have been to one Secrets (which was disappointing) and we’ve booked 2 more vacations to Secrets Resorts for next year. Make sure that you sign up for our newsletter to hear how these free vacations go for us!
Best Secrets Resort: Secrets Maroma Beach Riviera Cancun
Secrets Impressions
Unveiled in 2022 as an ultra luxury concept, Secrets Impressions aims to be the best adults only all inclusive resort brand. Starting with 2 Secrets Impressions in the Cancun area, AMR plans to roll out more of these resorts.
Zuzu & I are booked to visit & review the Secrets Impressions Moxché in 2023. The cash price of our 5 night stay is $7,176 but, as usual, we’re traveling for free on points!
Best Secrets Impressions Resort: Secrets Impressions Moxché
#4: Breathless Resorts & Spas
If you want to have a wild party at an all inclusive resort, this looks like what you want.
Billed as an all inclusive resort with “invigorating entertainment,” Breathless All Inclusive Resorts aim their marketing towards the adult party crowd.
- Adult Only
- Party Atmosphere All Inclusive Resort
- All Food & Drinks Included
- Room Service Included
Best Breathless Resort: Breathless Punta Cana Resort & Spa
#5: Dreams Resorts & Spas
As the first family friendly all inclusive resort of the new Hyatt brands, this looks like a good blend of fun and relaxation for families. Unlike the other Hyatt All Inclusive brands that have 4-15 locations, there are a whopping 24 Dreams Resorts across Mexico & the Caribbean.
- Family Friendly
- All Inclusive Resort
- All Food & Drinks Included
- Room Service Included
Best Dreams Resort: Dreams Dominicus La Romana
#6: Sunscape Resorts & Spas
Of the 3 family friendly all inclusive brands by Hyatt, Sunscape Resorts looks to have the most fun stuff for kids. In fact, the only photos of the hotel on the Hyatt website are of the kids pool and a kids playground.
There was a time when that would appeal to Zuzu & me. But as recent empty nesters, we’ll pass on this one & stick with the other Hyatt all inclusive resorts on this list.
- Family Friendly… really more like Kid Friendly
- All Inclusive Resort
- All Food & Drinks Included
- Room Service Included
Best Sunscape Resort: Sunscape Curaçao Resort & Spa
#7: Vivid Hotels & Resorts (coming soon)
We don’t know much about this new Hyatt all inclusive brand other than it’s adult oriented and will be beachfront resorts. There are no Vivid Resorts listed on the Hyatt website yet.
#8: Alua Hotels & Resorts
The Alula brand has 42 semi all inclusive resorts in Spain & Greece. In 2023, Alua will add 2 more Hyatt Alua resorts in Bulgaria. Most of the Alua Hotels look more like nice hotels than resorts. For now, I’ll keep it at the bottom of my list of Hyatt all inclusive resorts.
If we make it to Spain on our trip to Europe next year, I’ll update the website with a review of an Alua Hotel.
Best Alua Resort: AluaSoul Menorca
Bonus All Inclusive Resorts
In addition to the 9 brands in the Hyatt Inclusive Collection, there are 3 more AI resort brands that you can book though Hyatt. You can even book them for free with Hyatt points!
Hyatt Miraval Resorts
All Miraval Resorts are in the United States. These are ultra high end resorts and are more about relaxing and connecting with the local environment.
Alila Resorts
Looking to bundle an eco-luxury experience with meals, non-alcoholic drinks and activities into an all inclusive price? With a global footprint, Alila Resorts might be just what you want! Get the full scoop about Alila Resorts by clicking here.
Small Luxury Hotel (SLH) Properties
While each property has it’s own name, these boutique resorts can be booked for free with World of Hyatt points. And a few are all inclusive!
Ever wanted to stay on a private island? Calala Island may be the most unique all inclusive resort in the world!
Read more in our post about these lesser know resorts by Hyatt.
Locations
Currently, there are over 150 Hyatt all inclusive resorts in the Inclusive Collection. Most are in Mexico and the Caribbean. You’ll find these beachfront Hyatt all inclusive resorts in:
- Mexico
- Cancun
- Playa del Carmen
- Cozumel
- Tulum
- Cabo
- Puerto Vallarta
- Caribbean
- Jamaica
- Puerto Rico
- Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- St Martin
- Curaçao
- Europe
- Spain
- Greece
- Bulgaria
- Portugal (coming in 2024)
Cancun All Inclusive Resorts
With the highest concentration of Hyatt All Inclusive Resorts, Cancun has over 20 resorts within an hour drive of the Cancun airport. I’ve listed cash prices but Zuzu & I think you should stay for free.
Click here to learn how we stay for free at all inclusive resorts.
- Hyatt Ziva Riviera Cancun
- Zuzu & I stayed here in 2022.
- Staff & drinks were the fantastic!
- Mostly great food.
- Beach was a disappointment: rocky, narrow, steep
- Water park & pools were great!
- Cash price is $500-600/night but our $3700 stay was free 🙂
- Hyatt Ziva Cancun
- Family friendly with a unique “swim with the dolphins” option.
- Huge resort in the Hotel Zone with 6 above average restaurants.
- $475-700 or 25k points per night.
- Hyatt Zilara Cancun
- Adults only in the Cancun Hotel Zone
- Just a mile away from the Ziva Cancun, this Zilara has access to everything at the Ziva so you get 2 resorts for the price of 1!
- Great beach, fantastic reviews and top notch Zilara reputation.
- At the top of our list of Cancun AI resorts where we want to stay.
- $475-700 or 25k points per night.
- Hyatt Zilara Riviera Maya
- Opening in December 2022, the old Secrets Capri resort has been totally renovated to be a new Zilara.
- Adults only
- Great beach, fantastic reviews and top notch Zilara reputation.
- 4 restaurants, 5 bars
- $400 or 25k points per night.
- Zoëtry Paraiso de la Bonita Riviera Maya
- Only 100 suites which are all oceanfront. Sounds comfortable but in need of a remodeling.
- Several summer 2022 reviews complain about kids at this supposedly all-adults resort.
- $650-900 or 25k points per night.
- Zoëtry Villa Rolandi Isla Mujeres Cancun
- Very small with only 35 oceanfront suites.
- On the far end of Isla Mujeres from the action so it’s super quiet & chill.
- Free private yacht transfer to & from Cancun.
- $600-800 or 25k points per night.
- Secrets Impression Isla Mujeres
- Opening Dec 2022
- 125 Suites
- 8 Restaurants & Bars
- 4 story waterslide
- Rates start at $768 or 50k (wow!) points per night
- Secrets Akumal Riviera Maya
- Great reviews claim this is the Best Secrets Resort in Cancun
- Snorkeling in the bay is a must do!
- Small lounge for Preferred members & Globalists
- Secrets Playa Mujeres Golf & Spa Resort
- Brand new in 2014, Secrets Playa Mujeres looks great for an adults only resort with 424 rooms!
- Sounds like guests also have access to the food & fun at the Dreams resort next door.
- Supposedly no seaweed at this resort.
- $500-700 or 25k points per night.
- Secrets Riviera Cancun Resort & Spa
- All suite, all adult, all inclusive resort.
- Reviews that we’ve read are mixed with a good number of 5 star and a large number of worse reviews.
- Restaurants don’t do reservations which can be good or bad.
- $600-950 or 25k points per night.
- Secrets The Vine Cancun
- In Cancun’s Hotel Zone
- Large adults only resort gets high marks in reviews
- 4 swimming pools all have bars!
- 6 restaurants. Lots of activities.
- Zuzu & I definitely want to stay here soon.
- $550-650 or 25k points per night.
- Breathless Cancún Soul Resort & Spa NEW
- Breathless Riviera Cancun Resort & Spa
- Dreams Playa Mujeres Golf & Spa Resort
- Dreams Aventuras Riviera Maya
- Dreams Natura Resort & Spa
- New in 2020
- Riviera Cancun area
- Family friendly
- Dreams Riviera Cancun Resort & Spa
- Dreams Sands Cancun Resort & Spa
- Dreams Vista Cancun Golf & Spa Resort
- Great views from this high rise resort
- In private gated community of Puerta del Mar
- Family friendly, several pools but a very small beach
- Excellent reviews of food & beverages
- $400-600 or 20k points per night.
- Now Emerald Cancun
- Cheapest Hyatt All Inclusive Resort 15k points or $250-450/night
- Bad reviews, would NOT recommend
Playa del Carmen All Inclusive Resorts
About an hour south of the Cancun airport, you’ll find several Hyatt All Inclusive Resorts in Playa del Carmen. We’ll be adding 2 reviews of Playa resorts in 2023, stay tuned!
- Secrets Maroma Beach Riviera Cancun
- We’re booked to go here in 2023!
- Great reviews of this 500 acre, adults only resort.
- Beach: Reviews say it the best beach in Mexico!
- 9 restaurants. Lots of free activities.
- AMR Preferred & Hyatt Globalists can access a lounge, beach club, & a beach bar.
- $650-1000 or 25k points per night.
- Read our Secrets Maroma Beach Review in 2023!
- Secrets Moxché Playa del Carmen
- NEW, Opened April 2022
- Great restaurant selection
- Amazing pools (Do they rival the great Andaz Maui pools?)
- 3 Cenote style hot tubs
- At least 1 report of a Hyatt Globalist getting free upgrade to Preferred Club
- Secrets Impressions Moxché (Opening Dec 1, 2022)
- Secrets Impressions is a new, ultra high end concept
- Exclusive resort inside the Secrets Moxché property
- Butler service
- Full access to Secrets Moxché Playa del Carmen
- All adult hotel
- Secrets Impressions Moxché Review coming in 2023!
- Expensive at $1400+ per night
- Use Points! Secrets Impressions Moxché only 25k per night
- Dreams Aventuras Riviera Maya
Tulum All Inclusive Resorts
Being a little more off the beaten path, these Tulum all inclusive resorts are close to some of the most spectacular ruins in Mexico.
- Secrets Tulum Resort & Beach Club
- Opening June 2023
- In the luxurious Aldea Zama Complex in the heart of Tulum
- Dreams Tulum Resort & Spa NEW
Cozumel All Inclusive Resorts
- Secrets Aura Cozumel
- Dreams Cozumel Cape Resort & Spa (New September 2022)
- Sunscape Sabor Cozumel Resort & Spa
Cabo San Lucas All Inclusive Resorts
At the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula, you’ll find 5 Hyatt All Inclusive Resorts in Cabo San Lucas. It’s a long flight from Nashville to Cabo but Zuzu & I would love to get here!
- Hyatt Ziva Los Cabos
- Zoëtry Casa del Mar Los Cabos
- Secrets Puerto Los Cabos Golf & Spa Resort
- Breathless Cabo San Lucas Resort & Spa
- Dreams Los Cabos Suites Golf Resort & Spa
Puerto Vallarta All Inclusive Resorts
If you visit this beach town on the western coast of Mexico, there are 7 Hyatt All Inclusive Resorts in Puerto Vallarta.
- Hyatt Ziva Puerto Vallarta
- Secrets Vallarta Bay Resort & Spa, adjacent to Dreams
- Dreams Vallarta Bay Resort & Spa, next to Secrets
- Sunscape Puerto Vallarta Resort & Spa
- Dreams Villamagna in Nuevo Vallarta, just north of the airport
- Secrets Bahia Mita Surf & Spa Resort, in Punta de Mita in Nayarit State
- Dreams Bahia Mita Surf & Spa Resort, in Punta de Mita
Jamaica All Inclusive Resorts
For our 28th anniversary, we had a fantastic 4 nights in Jamaica! With a total of 6 Hyatt All Inclusive Resorts in Jamaica, we still have 4 more to visit!
- Hyatt Zilara Rose Hall
- Hyatt Ziva Rose Hall
- Zoëtry Montego Bay Jamaica
- Secrets St. James Montego Bay
- Secrets Wild Orchid Montego Bay
- Breathless Montego Bay Resort & Spa
Zuzu & I had a wonderful 4 night anniversary trip (for free on Hyatt points) to the Hyatt Ziva Rose Hall in Montego Bay. Make sure you subscribe to our newsletter to get the review that we’ll be writing soon.
Punta Cana All Inclusive Resorts
On our trip to Punta Cana, we stayed at Bahia Principe Luxury Ambar. Next time, Zuzu & I will definitely be trying one of the 13 Hyatt All Inclusive Resorts in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
- Hyatt Zilara Cap Cana
- Hyatt Ziva Cap Cana
- Zoëtry Agua Punta Cana
- Secrets Cap Cana Resort & Spa
- Secrets Royal Beach Punta Cana
- Breathless Punta Cana Resort & Spa
- Dreams Dominicus La Romana
- Dreams Macao Beach Punta Cana
- Dreams Onyx Resort & Spa
- Dreams Royal Beach Punta Cana
- Dreams Palm Beach Punta Cana
- Dreams Punta Cana Resort & Spa
- Sunscape Puerto Plata Dominican Republic
Curaçao All Inclusive Resorts
When Hyatt acquired the AMR all inclusive resorts, they added these AI resorts in Curaçao:
- Zoëtry Curaçao Resort & Spa
- Dreams Curaçao Resort, Spa & Casino
- Sunscape Curaçao Resort, Spa & Casino
St Martin All Inclusive Resorts
While there are a handful of all inclusive resorts in St Martin, there’s only one that you can book for free with Hyatt points like Zuzu & I did on our 2022 anniversary trip.
Secrets St Martin is on the northern tip of Sint Maarten, on the French side, about a 30 minute drive from SXM airport & Philipsburg which are on the south side of the island.
Although the beach was the best white sand beach we’ve experienced, the resort was horribly inconsistent.
Since we met the single most wonderful staff member at any resort (Thimogene made us feel like family every time we saw her), it really pains me to say that I can’t recommend Secrets St Martin.
Here’s the crazy thing. My Hyatt Concierge turned this disappointing vacation into a free $7000 trip for us! Read my Secrets St Martin review to get the whole story!
Barbados All Inclusive Resorts
Still in the building process, Hyatt has announced that the Hyatt Ziva Barbados is expected to open in 2024 in Bridgetown.
Aruba All Inclusive Resorts
I’d love to visit but sadly there are no Hyatt All Inclusive Resorts in Aruba.
Puerto Rico All Inclusive Resorts
While the Hyatt Regency Grand Reserve Puerto Rico is a great oceanfront hotel, there are no Hyatt All Inclusive Resorts in Puerto Rico.
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Ziva Cancun and Zilara Cancun are not adjoining. You would definitely need to take a taxi to transfer between the two.
Thanks for catching that!
For Puerto Vallarta, you failed to mention a number of other properties that are in the area…
The Secrets Vallarta Bay located adjacent/connected to the Dreams hotel (shared restaurants but separate pools); the Dreams Villamagna in Nuevo Vallarta, just north of the airport and the dual property of Secrets and Dreams Bahia Mita Surf & Spa Resort in Punta de Mita on the western shore of Mexico in Nayarit State. While the latter 2 are the furthest away from the airport, the distance is still shorter/closer than resorts in Tulum/Playa del Carmen to Cancun.
What was the problem and timeframe to correct the infinity pool at Secrets St Martin?
Seems like a huge problem
The “infinity” part wasn’t working. The pool was in use but the water was a half foot below the (infinity) edge of the pool. So it was just a pool, not an infinity pool. The infinity spillover area on the outside of the pool was dry and in need of maintenance. btw, I’ll have a full review of the resort pretty soon which will include this.