Booking all inclusive resorts with points is one of my favorite uses for my hotel points since it makes the vacation even closer to free. It is also a great vacation for families who want to stick to a budget because besides food and drink being included, activities and entertainment are usually included. And an added bonus for parents: free childcare in a Kids Club!
Our family has stayed eight times at all-inclusive resorts using points. Our favorite spot is the Hyatt Ziva Cancun, where we’ve visited 4 times. We love the ceviche, the beach, the pools, and the entertainment!
Check out the map below of all the all inclusive resorts you can book with major hotel loyalty programs, as well as how to earn the points to book.
Which hotel program is best for all inclusive resorts?
Hyatt is the best overall hotel loyalty program for booking all inclusive stays with points. It has the largest number of all inclusive resorts you can book with points with nearly 100 properties currently bookable and more being added. Hyatt points are fairly easy to earn due to options with Hyatt branded cards from Chase, as well as the option to transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards® from a card like the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card to your Hyatt account.
If you book a Category A property at off-peak rates (like we did when we visited the Dreams Palm Beach property in Punta Cana), it can cost as little as 12,000 Hyatt points per night. That property has now been demolished but there are other Category A resorts.
Hyatt isn’t the only option — you can also book all-inclusive stays with Hilton, Marriott, Choice, IHG Hotels & Resorts, and Wyndham.
Our favorite restaurant at the Hyatt Ziva Cancun is Habanero’s where you can enjoy ceviche right on the beach while your kids play nearby.
Map: 160+ All inclusive resorts bookable with points
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You will then be able to sort by hotel chain. Hyatt hotels have been divided according to pricing categories. Category A is the cheapest for Hyatt. Click on a property to see details.
If you have a stayed at a property and have notes to add, please leave them in the comments and our team will update the map.
Tips on Finding Availability
For best availability, book up to a year in advance. Also check frequently for available rooms. In my experience, some of the Hyatt Ziva properties will have no rooms available on points and then a few weeks later may open up for many dates. So keep checking if what you are looking for is unavailable.
You can also make your life easy by looking for room availability and setting up available room alerts with StayWithPoints.com or MaxMyPoint.com
Booking tips are noted for each individual property including occupancy limits if we know them.
In general, even if you’re booking for a family, I suggest searching for 2 adults. Some of the properties will not allow you to book 2 adults and 2 children into a room while paying with points (even if occupancy allows this).
If you book for 2 adults, you will have to pay to add your children. With Hyatt, you can choose to pay with points or with a credit card on arrival. Generally we prefer to save our points and pay with our credit card. If you want to add the children with points, you will need to call World of Hyatt or send them a DM on Twitter.
If the cost to add children to a room is known, it is noted on the map at each resort. If you’ve stayed at a resort and know the fee to add a child, let me know in the comments.
Which All-Inclusive Resorts Sleep 5+?
Hyatt Ziva Cap Cana (in Punta Cana) is the only one on this map that usually pulls up the ability to sleep 5 in a standard room. In practice, some families have been able to sleep 5 at Hyatt Ziva Los Cabos. Availability will not show if you search 2 adults and 3 children. You will need to search for 2 adults and call Hyatt to add the kids later.
If you have a larger family, a better option may be to just book 2 rooms. Each room includes double occupancy so if you are paying for your kids with points, you may as well have the extra room anyway! The price of adding 2 kids with points is the same as booking a second room.
How to earn Hyatt points
The way to earn Hyatt points the quickest is by opening a card that earns Hyatt points or Chase Ultimate Rewards® point. Chase Ultimate Rewards® transfer to Hyatt at a ratio of 1:1. This means if you transfer 1,000 Ultimate Rewards points you will have 1,000 Hyatt points.
We were the first guests to stay at Dreams Palm Beach Punta Cana (now closed) after it was added to the World of Hyatt program and the management staff greeted us with drinks! Off peak rates costs just 12,000 points per night. We paid $65 per kid per night to add the kids as well.
Best Personal Cards for Hyatt Points
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card typically has a sign up bonus of 60,000 points after you spend $4,000 in 3 months. The most recent higher bonus was 80,000 points in spring 2022.
The World of Hyatt card hasn’t seen a different bonus in years. It’s not a great offer but a good option for opening if you like Hyatt.
Even better, both cards have referral bonuses! If you open one, you can then refer a friend (or a spouse!) to the same card. They will earn their own bonus and you’ll get a referral bonus.
The Chase Freedom Unlimited® is another great way to get a big chunk of points and keep earning Ultimate Chase Rewards®. The bonus says it earns “cash back” but really this is given as Chase Ultimate Rewards® points that can only be redeemed for cash back. If you earn $200 cash back, that is 20,000 Ultimate Rewards points. If you have a Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card, you can then combine the points (and move them over to the Sapphire card). From there, you can transfer to Hyatt!
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Go> Earn 60,000 Ultimate Rewards® points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening. That’s $750 when you redeem through Chase Travel℠.
Great transfer options to Hyatt, United, Southwest, and more
Enjoy benefits such as 5x on travel purchased through Chase Travel℠, 3x on dining, select streaming services and online groceries, 2x on all other travel purchases, 1x on all other purchases, and $50 annual Hotel Credit, plus more.
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card is one of my top beginner cards for miles & points. This limited time bonus can get you at least $1000 of travel. The travel insurance it provides is top tier, too! Get this card early in your travel points journey, it’s a keeper.
A publicly available online offer for 80,000 points ran from March 2023-May 2023. Another 80,000 point bonus ended in Fall 2022. Standard bonus is 60,000 points.
Earn 30,000 Bonus Points after you spend $3,000 on purchases in your first 3 months from account opening. Plus, up to 30,000 More Bonus Points by earning 2 Bonus Points total per $1 spent in the first 6 months from account opening on purchases that normally earn 1 Bonus Point, on up to $15,000 spent.
This offer is not very exciting but we haven’t seen much difference on this since 2019. I love keeping this card for the annual hotel night certificate. Personally, I’d only plan to complete the first half of this offer and not spend the full $18,000 — just the first $3,000. I keep it on my best offer page because I still think the card is worth getting.
We haven’t seen a better offer since 2019 when it offered 40K after $3K in 3 months + 20K after $6K total in 6 months. From 2019-January 2024, the offer was 30k. This offer is just 5,000 points higher.
Business Cards for Hyatt Points (DON’T SKIP THIS!)
Chase offers very similar cards in business versions as it does in personal versions. Similar to the personal cards, you could refer a spouse or a friend to the card once you have it.
This means you have even MORE opportunities to earn points. This is one of the biggest ways we earn millions of points.
Earn 3 points per $1 on the first $150,000 spent in combined purchases on travel, shipping purchases, Internet, cable and phone services
Travel Benefits: Unlimited 5% total cash back on travel purchased through Chase Travel℠, No Foreign Transaction Fees and Trip Cancellation/Trip Interruption Insurance.
Chase Ink cards are our favorite option when we have larger expenses coming that help us to meet the higher minimum spend. This card will allow you to transfer its points to all of Chase’s travel partners like Hyatt, United, Southwest, and more.
This card bonus has required a $15,000 spend for over two years — great to see the bonus remain but spending requirements drop!
Earn $350 when you spend $3,000 on purchases in the first three months and an additional $400 when you spend a total of $6,000 on purchases in the first six months after account opening.
If you have a Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card, you can transfer the Ink points to the Sapphire card to get all the airline and hotel transfer benefits!
Earn 5% cash back on the first $25,000 spent in combined purchases at office supply stores and on internet, cable and phone services eacInh account anniversary year.
Chase Ink cards are our favorite option when we have larger expenses coming that help us to meet the higher minimum spend. The bonus for this card is listed as cash back. But if you have a Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card, you can actually combine the “cash back” points with your Sapphire card. (If you have a Chase Ink Business Premier℠ Credit Card you cannot combine the points.)
For many years, the bonus on this card offered $500 after you spent $3000 in 3 months. The offer changed to $750 after spending $7500 in 3 months during the pandemic. In fall 2022, the offer went to $900 after spending $6,000 in 3 months and ended in March 2023. From September 2023-January 2024, the $900 offer returned.
The tiered offer which gives you a total of 6 months to spend the $6000 needed to earn $750 debuted in March 2024.
Chase Ink cards are our favorite option when we have larger expenses coming that help us to meet the higher minimum spend. The bonus for this card is listed as cash back.But if you have a Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card, you can actually combine the “cash back” points with your Sapphire card. (If you have a Chase Ink Business Premier℠ Credit Card you cannot combine the points.)
You can get a Chase Ink Business Cash® Credit Card and Chase Ink Business Unlimited® Credit Card . You can also get multiple if you have multiple businesses. Don’t forget to refer your spouse to this one!
For many years, the bonus on this card offered $500 after you spent $3000 in 3 months. The offer changed to $750 after spending $7500 in 3 months during the pandemic. In fall 2022, the offer went to $900 after spending $6,000 in 3 months. In fall 2023, we saw the $900 offer return from September to mid-January 2024.
For us, this is a card we looked at primarily for the bonus. I don’t like that it has a higher annual fee and doesn’t come with an annual free night. This card is a great option for high spenders on a business card – you can earn Globalist status just through spending — IF you are a business that spends $10,000 a month.
When this card was released, it had an offer for 75k points that required $10,000 spend. In fall 2021 and 2022, it also offered double elite night credits. The standard offer is 60,000 points after spending $5,000. In fall 2023, there was an offer that added another 15k points for spending $12,000 total. This matches that fall 2023 offer.
How to earn Marriott Points
The way to earn Marriott points the quickest is by opening a card that earns Marriott points. You can also transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards® or American Express Membership Rewards® to Marriott. This can be a good use if you need a few more points for a redemption, but otherwise not often a great value.
Marriott does offer a 5th night free when you book with points. Your cheapest night out of five consecutive nights will be free.
Keep in mind the Chase 5/24 rule if you want to apply. And read the terms carefully before you apply. Essentially if you have any Marriott card from Chase you won’t be able to get the bonus on a Marriott card from American Express and vice versa.
Rooms at Planet Hollywood Costa Rica can be booked for as little as 52,000 Marriott points per night for double occupancy. Kids are charged an additional $73 per child per night.
Personal Cards for Marriott Points
Marriott card offers can vary widely throughout the year. There are also strict rules that will prohibit you from earning a bonus on a Marriott card from Chase and American Express — read the terms of the card offers to confirm that you qualify.
When the Boundless card from Chase often offers free night certificates worth up to 50,000 points as a sign up bonus these can sometimes be used for all-inclusives! These can be “topped off” with up to 15,000 additional points. Some of the all-inclusives would be bookable with these certificates. But keep in mind that these certificates expire one year after you receive them.
If you like Marriott, this is a solid card to get and then hold on to — we find that the annual free night is easy to redeem at hotels that cost $250+ per night. That’s a half price hotel! Some people prefer the welcome bonus that includes certificates for up to 50k per night, but keep in mind these expire within a year of earning so you need to have a redemption in mind. Check out my map of family friendly Marriotts for inspiration.
Bonus fluctuates from 75,000 bonus points and up. Sometimes the bonus is 3 or 5 free night certificates for up to 50k per night. Note that personal referral offers often don’t match the best available offer.
$300 Brilliant Dining Credit: Each calendar year, get up to $300 (up to $25 per month) in statement credits for eligible purchases made on the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant® American Express® Card at restaurants worldwide.
Complimentary Platinum Elite status
Enroll in Priority Pass™ Select, which offers unlimited airport lounge visits to over 1,200 lounges in over 130 countries, regardless of which carrier or class you are flying. This allows you to relax before or between flights. You can enjoy snacks, drinks, and internet access in a quiet, comfortable location.
1 Free Night Award annually after your Card account anniversary (up to 50k)
Each calendar year after spending $60,000 on eligible purchases, Card Members are eligible to select an Earned Choice Award benefit. Benefit options include: Five (5) Suite Night Awards, 85K Free Night Award, and mattress and box spring $1,000 discount from Marriott Bonvoy Boutiques. Certain hotels have resort fees.
$100 Marriott Bonvoy Property Credit: Enjoy your stay. Receive up to a $100 property credit for qualifying charges at The Ritz-Carlton® or St. Regis® when you book direct using a special rate for a two-night minimum stay using your Card.
Each calendar year with your Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant® American Express® Card you can receive 25 Elite Night Credits toward the next level of Marriott Bonvoy® Elite status. Limitations apply per Marriott Bonvoy member account. Benefit is not exclusive to Cards offered by American Express. Terms apply
High annual fee on this card but you have a potential to get some great benefits, too. This bonus does have huge potential but you’d need to have paid Marriott nights to get the full bonus. I personally am skipping this one but that’s due to not being focused on Marriott at this time.
Go > Limited Time Offer: Earn three Free Night Awards after you use your new Card to make $6,000 in eligible purchases within the first 6 months of Card Membership. Redemption level up to 50,000 Marriott Bonvoy® points for each bonus Free Night Award, at hotels participating in Marriott Bonvoy®. Certain hotels have resort fees. Offer
6x Marriott Bonvoy points on each dollar of eligible purchases at hotels participating in the Marriott Bonvoy® program.
4x points for purchases made at restaurants worldwide, at U.S. gas stations, on wireless telephone services purchased directly from U.S. service providers and on U.S. purchases for shipping.
Receive 1 Free Night Award every year after your Card renewal month. Plus, earn an additional Free Night Award after you spend $60K in purchases on your Card in a calendar year. Award can be used for one night (redemption level at or under 35,000 Marriott Bonvoy® points) at hotels participating in Marriott Bonvoy®. Certain hotels have resort fees.
Enjoy Complimentary Marriott Bonvoy Gold Elite Status with your Card
Receive a 7% discount on eligible bookings as a benefit of being both a Marriott Bonvoy® member & a Marriott Bonvoy Business® American Express® Card Member when you book directly with Marriott through an eligible channel for a participating property under the Amex Business Card Rate.
If you like Marriott, this is a solid card to get and then hold on to — we find that the annual free night is easy to redeem at hotels that cost $250+ per night. That’s a half price hotel! Some people prefer the welcome bonus that includes certificates for up to 50k per night, but keep in mind these expire within a year of earning so you need to have a redemption in mind. Check out my map of family friendly Marriotts for inspiration.
Bonus fluctuates from 75,000 bonus points to 125,000 points. Sometimes the bonus is 3 free night certificates for up to 50k per night – highest ever was 5 free nights (up to 50k and ended 3/21/24). Note that personal referral offers often don’t match the best available offer.
How to earn Hilton Points
The way to earn Hilton points for all inclusive resorts the quickest is by opening a card that earns Hilton points. You can also transfer American Express Membership Rewards® to Hilton. Like Marriott, that can be a good use if you need a few more points for a redemption, but otherwise not often a great value.
Hilton does offer a 5th night free when you book 5 consecutive nights with points.
Earn 155,000 Hilton Honors Bonus Points after you spend $3,000 in purchases on the Hilton Honors American Express Surpass® Card in your first 6 months of Card Membership.
Get up to $200 back each year on eligible Hilton purchases after you use your Hilton Honors American Express Surpass® Card.
Earn 4X Points for each dollar on U.S. Online Retail Purchases.
Earn 6X Points for each dollar of purchases on your Card at U.S. restaurants, at U.S. supermarkets, and at U.S. gas stations
Complimentary Gold status (enrollment required)
10 Priority Pass visits per year (enrollment required)
Enjoy complimentary National Car Rental® Emerald Club Executive® status. Enrollment in the complimentary Emerald Club® program is required. Terms apply.
Though lower in points than previous Hilton offers, the Free Night Reward can be very valuable as you can use it at almost any Hilton property with standard award availability — making it worth up to 95,000 points.
Earn 7X Hilton Honors Bonus Points for each dollar of eligible purchases charged on your Card directly with hotels and resorts within the Hilton portfolio.
Earn 5X Points per dollar on purchases at U.S. restaurants, at U.S. supermarkets, and at U.S. gas stations.
Earn 3X Points for all other eligible purchases on your Card.
Hilton generally requires more points for a redemption (up to 95,000 points for a standard rate) but you do get the 5th night free with award bookings.
Limited Time Offer: Earn 175,000 Hilton Honors Bonus Points after you spend $8,000 in purchases on the Hilton Honors Business Card within the first six months of Card Membership. Offer Ends 6/5.
Earn 12X Hilton Honors Bonus Points on eligible Hilton purchases.
New: Enjoy up to $240 back each year for eligible purchases made directly with Hilton.
Enjoy complimentary Hilton Honors™ Gold Status with your Hilton Honors Business Card.
You may receive an upgrade to Hilton Honors Diamond status if the total eligible purchases on your Card Account during a calendar year reach $40,000 or more.
New: Enjoy complimentary National Car Rental® Emerald Club Executive® status. Enrollment in the complimentary Emerald Club® program is required.
Earn 5X Hilton Honors Bonus Points on other purchases made using the Hilton Honors Business Card on the first $100,000 in purchases each calendar year, 3X points thereafter.
Though lower in points than previous Hilton offers, the Free Night Reward can be very valuable as you can use it at almost any Hilton property with standard award availability — making it worth up to 95,000 points.
Ended 7/19: 150k welcome offer + a free night award. Another recent good welcome offer was 165,000 points but did not include the free night award.
How to earn Wyndham Points
The way to earn Wyndham points the quickestfor all inclusive resorts is by opening a card that earns Wyndham points or transferring from a card that earns Venture miles or Citi ThankYou® Points.
Keep in mind the Chase 5/24 rule if you want to apply.
If you really can’t stomach the annual fee of the Venture X, the Venture has a similar offer and a lower $95 fee! Points have the same uses as the Venture X.
Don’t let the annual fee of $395 scare you. The $300 annual travel credit and a slew of other benefits make this card a keeper. Plus you’ll immediately up your travel game with airport lounge access and Hertz Presidents’ Club status. Read my complete guide here.
When this card was released in November 2021, it had a 100,000 miles bonus offered (with a $10,000 spend requirement over 6 months). Since March 2022, it has had the same 75,000 mile bonus offer.
Starting October 6, 2023 – a new 90k offer was available exclusively through select referral links. This ended early in December 2023.
Wyndham has some good hotels but my favorite use is to use the points to book Vacasa vacation rentals. When you hold this card, you’ll get a 10% discount which means each night at a one bedroom Vacasa costs just 13,500 points. Barclay seems to prefer people to be at 6/24 or less. This does add to your 5/24 count.
Earn 50,000 bonus points after spending $4,000 on purchases in the first 90 days and earn 50,000 bonus points after spending $15,000 on purchases within the first 12 months.
This is a keeper for us. The 15,000 points on account anniversary easily offers more than $95 of value. I actually prefer it to getting a free night certificate because it doesn’t expire in a year. Great earning on gas purchases. And. with the Caesar’s status you get, you can get 4 nights at the Atlantis each year!
The standard bonus is 45,000 points and seems to raise once a year. In 2021 we saw a bonus of 90,000 points. The 100,000 point bonus is best ever but requires a high spending for full bonus.
How to earn Choice points
The way to earn Choice points for all inclusive resorts the quickest is by opening a card that earns Choice points or transferring from a card that earns Venture miles or Citi Thank You points. Citi ThankYou® Points offer the best value as they transfer 1:2. This means that 1,000 Thank You points becomes 2,000 Choice points.
Keep in mind the Chase 5/24 rule if you want to apply.
Earn 60,000 bonus ThankYou® Points after you spend $4,000 in purchases within the first 3 months of account opening. Plus, for a limited time, earn a total of 10 ThankYou® Points per $1 spent on hotel and car rentals bookings on the Citi Travel℠ portal through June 30, 2024
Thank You Points can be transferred to a variety of partners like Jet Blue, Avianca, Turkish Airways, Choice and more. Points double when transferred to Choice!
You can also cash out your points. 60,000 points = $600
Citi has been very stingy with approvals for this card so this is a good one to get early on. The extended warranty is the best of all the starter cards and offers an additional 2 years of protection on items you purchase. This card often raises the bonus to 80,000 points so if you’re not in a rush for the points, it can be worth waiting for a higher offer.
Don’t let the annual fee of $395 scare you. The $300 annual travel credit and a slew of other benefits make this card a keeper. Plus you’ll immediately up your travel game with airport lounge access and Hertz Presidents’ Club status. Read my complete guide here.
When this card was released in November 2021, it had a 100,000 miles bonus offered (with a $10,000 spend requirement over 6 months). Since March 2022, it has had the same 75,000 mile bonus offer.
Starting October 6, 2023 – a new 90k offer was available exclusively through select referral links. This ended early in December 2023.
If you really can’t stomach the annual fee of the Venture X, the Venture has a similar offer and a lower $95 fee! Points have the same uses as the Venture X.
An offer expired in July 2021 for a total of 100K: 50K after $3K in the first 3 months + 20K after $20K in the first 6 months.
How to earn IHG One Rewards points
The way to earn IHG points the quickest is by opening a card that earns IHG points. You can also transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards®. Keep in mind that can be a good use if you need a few more points for a redemption, but otherwise not often a great value.
IHG does offer a 4th night free when you book with points and hold an IHG Premier card. Your fourth night out of four consecutive nights will be free.
We have stayed at this property in Jamaica twice. Two kids 12 and under stay free which makes it easy to afford with points! Standard rates are 50,000 points per night and if you hold the IHG Premier card, your 4th night will be free.
This is a great way to earn some IHG points! You will get TSA Precheck or Global Entry, Platinum Elite status (which can give you room upgrades), and 4th night free when you book with points.
IHG has a large footprint in Europe of hotels that sleep 4. You can also check out my map of Holiday Inn Vacation Clubs — they have villas with kitchens and some sleep 6. We often use IHG points at Holiday Inn Express, avid, or Staybridge Suites on road trips. Or love a stay at a Kimpton.
New Limited Time offer! Earn up to 175,000 Bonus Points. Earn 140,000 Bonus Points after spending $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening. Plus, earn 35,000 Bonus Points after spending a total of $7,000 in the first 6 months from account opening.
Enjoy an Anniversary Free Night at IHG Hotels & Resorts. Plus, enjoy a fourth reward night free when you redeem points for a consecutive four-night IHG® hotel stay.
Earn up to 26 total points per $1 spent when you stay at an IHG hotel
Platinum Elite status as long as you remain a Premier card member
Global Entry or TSA PreCheck Fee Credit of up to $100 every 4 years as reimbursement for the application fee charged to your card
This is a great way to earn some IHG points! I prefer this to the personal version of this card since it has less of an impact to your credit score and 5/24 status. You will get TSA Precheck or Global Entry, Platinum Elite status (which can give you room upgrades), and 4th night free when you book with points.
IHG has a large footprint in Europe of hotels that sleep 4. You can also check out my map of Holiday Inn Vacation Clubs — they have villas with kitchens and some sleep 6. We often use IHG points at Holiday Inn Express, avid, or Staybridge Suites on road trips. Or love a stay at a Kimpton.
140,000 points is the standard offer. A 165,000 point offer ended in June 2023.
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Some standard rooms with 2 Queen beds only list an occupancy = 3, will they allow 4 with 2/adult + 2/kids?
Any experience booking Hilton all inclusive with 2 adults and paying for children at check in?
I don’t have experience with it so you’d probably need to call the hotel to confirm. It doesn’t make sense that the occupancy would actually be only 3 in a 2 queen room.
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Some standard rooms with 2 Queen beds only list an occupancy = 3, will they allow 4 with 2/adult + 2/kids?
Any experience booking Hilton all inclusive with 2 adults and paying for children at check in?
I don’t have experience with it so you’d probably need to call the hotel to confirm. It doesn’t make sense that the occupancy would actually be only 3 in a 2 queen room.