Almost every guide to all-inclusive resorts in the USA opens with Club Med Sandpiper Bay in Florida. Club Med has not operated that resort since September 2022. Most of those same guides call Miraval all-inclusive; Miraval’s own website is headed “Inclusive, but not all-inclusive.” Several list ski resorts that turn out to be travel-agent lodging-and-lift-ticket bundles rather than anything the resort itself sells.
The American all-inclusive market is real. It is just shaped nothing like the Caribbean, and the guides describing it are mostly describing a version that stopped existing years ago. Here is what the properties themselves actually publish, as of late 2026.
The structure: America’s all-inclusives are ranches, not beach resorts
In Mexico and the Caribbean, “all-inclusive” means a large beach resort with unlimited buffets and an open bar. In the United States, the genuine all-inclusives cluster into four quite different groups:
- Guest and luxury ranches — Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, California. This is the heart of the category.
- Wellness resorts — Canyon Ranch and Miraval, which include meals but qualify the label heavily.
- A very small number of beach and island properties — essentially two in Florida, plus the US Virgin Islands.
- Optional meal plans at conventional luxury hotels — which are not all-inclusive resorts at all, though they are often listed as such.
Al Gauthier, director of sales and marketing at the newest US all-inclusive, put it plainly to Skift Meetings in January 2026: “There aren’t many true all-inclusives in Florida — or the U.S. for that matter. That’s why we leaned into the model.”
What changed in 2026
Two developments reset this category, and almost no existing article reflects either.
voco Sandpiper All-Inclusive Resort opened in January 2026 on the former Club Med Sandpiper Bay site in Port St. Lucie, Florida — IHG’s first all-inclusive property in the United States, after a roughly $50 million transformation, with 335 rooms and suites. It is operated by Aimbridge Hospitality’s all-inclusive division and owned by Sandpiper Bay Resort Holdings LLC. Per IHG’s own FAQ, the rate covers accommodation, all daily meals, snacks, non-alcoholic drinks, “a curated selection of beer, wine, and cocktails,” pool and fitness access, daily activities, scheduled entertainment and non-motorised water sports. Premium spirits, spa treatments, motorised water sports, premium dining and select excursions cost extra, as does parking at $15 a day. Children are included in the all-inclusive experience. Note that the venue line-up is still phasing in — IHG’s amenities list currently shows three on-site restaurants with two more marked “coming soon.”
Club Med is coming back — in 2027, and to the US Virgin Islands. In July 2026 Club Med broke ground on a $75 million redevelopment of the former Carambola Beach Resort on St. Croix, in partnership with VICI Properties. It will have 150 keys and is expected to open in the fourth quarter of 2027 as part of Club Med’s Exclusive Collection. Chief executive Stéphane Maquaire called it a “landmark return to U.S. soil.” Until it opens, Club Med operates no resort in the United States.
Alcohol is the dividing line — and there is a legal reason
The single most useful question to ask about an American all-inclusive is whether drinks are in the rate. The answer varies far more than it does in the Caribbean, and in at least one state the explanation is statutory rather than commercial.
Massachusetts regulation 204 CMR 4.03(1)(d) prohibits licensees from selling or offering “an unlimited number of drinks during any set period of time for a fixed price,” except at closed private events. The state’s Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission reaffirmed this in a compliance notice dated 10 October 2025, stating that licensees “may not legally offer an ‘open bar’ to customers for a fixed price” outside private functions. The regulation’s own exception list at 204 CMR 4.04 permits “including a drink as part of a meal package” — which is precisely the workaround American resorts use.
Both Massachusetts wellness resorts in this category — Canyon Ranch Lenox and Miraval Berkshires — exclude alcohol from their inclusive rates. More broadly, 45 of 51 US jurisdictions impose some form of dram shop or commercial host liability on alcohol sellers, which makes the unlimited-pour model commercially awkward even where it is legal.
| Property | State | Alcohol included? |
|---|---|---|
| Bungalows Key Largo | FL | Yes — top-shelf spirits, wines by the glass, all beer |
| voco Sandpiper | FL | Yes — beer, wine, cocktails; premium spirits extra |
| Triple Creek Ranch | MT | Yes — “all cuisine, house wine, beer, and cocktails” |
| The Resort at Paws Up | MT | Yes — “wine, beer, liquor, and soft drinks” |
| Brush Creek Ranch | WY | Yes — beer, wine, spirits (21+) |
| Alisal Ranch | CA | Yes — “alcoholic beverages for those 21+” |
| Vista Verde Guest Ranch | CO | Partial — house wines and craft beers; spirits not mentioned |
| Bolongo Bay | USVI | Partial — “all drinks, except top-shelf brands” |
| C Lazy U Ranch | CO | No — a paid add-on |
| Miraval (AZ, TX, MA) | — | No — non-alcoholic only |
| Sensei Lānaʻi | HI | Only on the higher meal plan |
The ranches: the real American all-inclusive
Triple Creek Ranch, Darby, Montana, bills itself as an “All-Inclusive Adults Only Luxury Relais & Châteaux Resort.” Rates include all cuisine, house wine, beer and cocktails, in-cabin service, equipment and facilities, “most on ranch activities” and all special events — and the property states plainly that there are no resort fees. It holds four Forbes Travel Guide stars (2026) and two MICHELIN Keys (2026), as it has since 2024.
The Resort at Paws Up, Greenough, Montana, calls its model “The Ultimate All-Inclusive Getaway”: three gourmet meals daily, daily snacks, a selection of wine, beer, liquor and soft drinks, all gratuities, round-trip Missoula airport transfers, on-property shuttles, daily housekeeping, nightly fires and access to 100 miles of trails and 10 miles of the Blackfoot River. Guided activities cost extra, and so does the Kids Adventure Club at $375 per child per day. It is a two-MICHELIN-Key resort. Its adults-only retreat, The Green O, sits within the property.
The Lodge & Spa at Brush Creek Ranch, Saratoga, Wyoming, includes three daily farm-to-table meals from lunch on arrival day through breakfast on departure, a selection of beer, wine and spirits for guests 21 and over, and two daily activities. A service fee is added to incremental activities; spa treatments and snowmobiling are à la carte. Magee Homestead, its sibling property, is adults-only except on a full buyout.
C Lazy U Ranch, Granby, Colorado, covers accommodation, daily meals, horseback riding, seasonal children’s programmes and most on-site activities — but spa treatments, guided fishing, alcohol and off-site excursions are all add-ons. Its children’s programmes are genuinely included: Cowpokes for ages 3–5 and Mustangs for 6–12, running three sessions a day in summer.
Vista Verde Guest Ranch, Clark, Colorado, is unusual in publishing plain-text per-person inclusive rates rather than hiding them behind a booking engine. Summer 2027 weeks run $6,830–$8,250 per person for a cabin, with children aged 3–13 deducting $600; a seven-night winter 2027 stay is $5,650 per person. Rates include three meals daily, house wines, craft beers and soft drinks, guided activities with equipment, airport shuttles and the kids’, tweens’ and teens’ programmes. One caveat the ranch states clearly: guided activities are not included on arrival or departure day. It runs adults-only periods from 5 January to 14 February and again in autumn.
Alisal Ranch, Solvang, California, is a partial case worth knowing: the nightly rate covers full breakfast and dinner — not lunch — plus beverages including alcohol for guests 21 and over, a bottle of wine in the room, Wi-Fi, hay wagon rides, shuttles, non-motorised boats, bikes, fishing gear, pool, fitness centre, tennis and children’s activities. Children six and under stay free. A 22% ranch fee is distributed partly to employees in place of tipping.
The wellness resorts: read the label carefully
Miraval does not claim to be all-inclusive. Its own page is headed “Inclusive, but not all-inclusive.” The model is a nightly resort credit — $175 per person per night at Miraval Arizona and Miraval Austin — which “may apply” to spa treatments, equine experiences, private wellness sessions, culinary activities and specialist workshops. What is genuinely included: accommodation, all meals and non-alcoholic beverages, gratuities, valet and parking, shared airport transfers, and complimentary fitness, meditation, yoga, wellness lectures and hiking. Alcohol is not included at any Miraval, and all three properties welcome guests 18 and over only.
Canyon Ranch Tucson does self-describe as “a world-class, all-inclusive wellness resort and spa experience.” Its “Always Included” list covers spa and fitness amenities, 35-plus daily activities, chef-crafted dining, accommodation, round-trip transportation and four swimming pools. But the property offers 200-plus individual services and sells a separate “All You Can Spa” package advertising “$1,000+ in Daily Spa Services” — strongly implying treatments are normally charged. Alcohol is not mentioned anywhere on the page.
Canyon Ranch Tucson holds three MICHELIN Keys (2026), the highest official credential held by any genuinely all-inclusive American property.
Florida and the islands
Bungalows Key Largo is an adults-only resort for guests 21 and over, and its inclusions are the most generous of any US all-inclusive: all meals including fine dining, unlimited dining at five restaurants, top-shelf spirits, sommelier-selected wines by the glass, all beer, wine and spirits tastings, two pools and two beaches, kayaks and paddleboards, yoga, Peloton bikes, valet parking, nightly turndown and in-town transportation within five miles. Its own comparison table lists the resort fee as “N/A.” One restaurant, Bogie & Bacall’s, carries an extra fee for stays under four nights, and premium bottles are charged separately.
A claim worth correcting: Bungalows Key Largo is widely described as the only adults-only all-inclusive in the continental United States. The resort does not make that claim — its own framing is “Florida’s Adult Only All-Inclusive Resort in the Florida Keys” — and Triple Creek Ranch in Montana is an adults-only, alcohol-inclusive all-inclusive in the continental US, which contradicts it outright.
In the US Virgin Islands, Bolongo Bay Beach Resort on St. Thomas sells an optional all-inclusive plan covering three meals and all drinks “except top-shelf brands,” plus complimentary kayaks, paddleboards, sailing tours and windsurf lessons. Divi Carina Bay on St. Croix relaunched as an adults-only all-inclusive and has been described as the only all-inclusive on that island; its own site is closed to automated access, so treat the detail as less firm than the rest of this page.
Hawaii: there are none, and an operator says so on the record
Hawaii has no all-inclusive resorts. Pleasant Holidays — a tour operator that sells Hawaii — states it plainly: “currently there are no completely ‘all-inclusive’ hotel packages offered in Hawaii,” and attributes it to “the open nature of Hawaiian resorts” and their proximity to one another.
The closest substitute is a published meal plan. Sensei Lānaʻi, A Four Seasons Resort sells an optional plan that can be added to any room booking: $375 per guest per day alcohol-free, or $495 per guest per day including beer, wine and spirits, both inclusive of gratuities and taxes. It excludes in-room private bar purchases and does not apply at the neighbouring Four Seasons Resort Lanai. That pricing has been in effect since August 2024.
Credentials: a clean, uncomfortable fact
Checked against AAA’s official 2026 Five Diamond list, not one genuinely all-inclusive US property holds AAA Five Diamond. Montana has zero Five Diamond hotels; so does the US Virgin Islands. Wyoming’s only one is Four Seasons Jackson Hole, Utah’s is Montage Deer Valley, and Hawaii’s four are conventional luxury resorts.
MICHELIN Keys tell a slightly warmer story: Canyon Ranch Tucson at three Keys, and Triple Creek Ranch, Alpine Falls Ranch, Cataloochee Ranch and Paws Up at two. If you want a credentialed American all-inclusive, it is a ranch or a wellness resort — not a beach.
Properties frequently listed that are not all-inclusive
| Property | Reality |
|---|---|
| Little Palm Island, FL | Its own site says “Not all-inclusive. Food, beverages, and spa treatments are extra.” 15% resort fee. |
| Sunset Key Cottages, FL | Only its full-property buyouts are all-inclusive. $250/day resort fee otherwise. |
| JW Marriott Marco Island | Paradise by Sirene is adults-only 21+ with a $100 nightly credit — the opposite of all-inclusive. |
| Sundance Mountain Resort, UT | No all-inclusive rate published anywhere on its own site. |
| Ski resorts generally | Lodging-plus-lift-ticket packages sold by agents, not resort-operated all-inclusives. |
| Atlantis Paradise Island | Not in the US — and not all-inclusive; dining plans are bought separately. |
Frequently asked questions
Are there all-inclusive resorts in the USA?
Yes, but far fewer than listicles suggest, and mostly inland. The genuine ones are guest and luxury ranches in Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and California; two Florida properties (voco Sandpiper and Bungalows Key Largo); Canyon Ranch; and optional plans in the US Virgin Islands.
Does Club Med have a resort in the United States?
Not currently. Club Med left Sandpiper Bay in September 2022. Club Med St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands is under construction and expected to open in the fourth quarter of 2027, and will be the company’s only US resort.
Which US all-inclusive resorts include alcohol?
Bungalows Key Largo (top-shelf), voco Sandpiper (beer, wine, cocktails), Triple Creek Ranch, Paws Up, Brush Creek Ranch and Alisal Ranch all include alcohol. Vista Verde includes wine and beer only. C Lazy U and every Miraval exclude it.
Why are there so few all-inclusive resorts in the US?
Cost structure and law both play a part. American land, labour and operating costs make it hard to match Caribbean pricing, and state alcohol regulation gets in the way: Massachusetts expressly bans selling unlimited drinks for a fixed price outside private events, and 45 of 51 US jurisdictions impose commercial host liability on alcohol sellers.
Is Miraval all-inclusive?
No. Miraval’s own website says “Inclusive, but not all-inclusive.” Meals and non-alcoholic drinks are included, along with gratuities and many fitness and wellness classes, but spa treatments and specialist sessions draw on a nightly resort credit, and alcohol is not included.
Are there all-inclusive resorts in Hawaii?
No. Sensei Lānaʻi sells an optional meal plan at $375 per guest per day without alcohol or $495 with it, but no Hawaii hotel sells a fully all-inclusive package.
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Image: the entrance to Bar Lazy J Ranch, Colorado — photograph by inkknife_2000, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
