All inclusive pits
The way I see an all inclusive hotel is an open prison. You don't want to eat out because you've paid for your food but the food you've paid for is usually bad. So you're trapped in some shitty hotel for the sake of paying up front. And because no one wants to eat outside there aren't any places outside to eat even if you wanted to.

We booked one night in a place in Fuerteventura because it was close to the airport and the early flight we had the next day. The town was called Caleta de Fusta and had potential (nice beach, promenade etc.) but so many hotels were all inc, that the potential was squandered - a tiny strip of bars and clubs was all there was.

The hotel itself was a shithole called the Broncemar Beach Hotel. Cunningly named because it was nowhere near the beach. It was quite impressive how they managed to screw people over while still boasting to be all inclusive - Thomas Cook scum class quality with ants partying through the rooms, people walking straight past the bedroom windows, cats crapping everywhere, ice cold pools, outrageous internet fees, and coin operated TVs(!).

Avoid all inclusive like the plague. Maybe some are nice but so are lots of restaurants. At least if you have a bad meal in a restaurant you can go somewhere else. If you have a bad meal in an all inc, tough shit you're stuck there.
(MagicMoose, Mon 1 Dec 2014, 22:58, 3 replies)

Went all inclusive in Turkey last year and it was excellent. Resort was spotless and the food was outstanding.

(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Tue 2 Dec 2014, 13:30, closed)

You get...
What you pay for!
(Fireyfox is prepared to change, Tue 2 Dec 2014, 14:05, closed)

This actually seems like pretty decent advice.

( spanishfly is so fucking sexy people impersonate him, Tue 2 Dec 2014, 14:17, closed)