All-inclusive, selectively
Never been to Club Med? Between us, we've been to seventy-three of them.
Seventy-three villages since 2005, 566 nights. Twenty-one have closed since we stayed; fifty-two are still open, and those are the ones we can send you to. We know which room to ask for, which weeks to avoid — and when Club Med isn't the answer at all.
The evidence
Eighteen of the seventy-three.
Every one photographed by us, at the gate — in whatever weather we found. Some of these villages no longer exist.
Three ways in
Which first-timer are you?
The Alps, all-inclusive
Lift pass, lessons, childcare, dinner and the wine — one price. A Val d'Isère week costs less than a Colorado one once you add the lift tickets. Most skiers have never seen the format. "Which week?" is the whole question.
The Exclusive Collection
Couples, and grown-up families. Dominican Republic, Seychelles, Sicily, and the Exclusive Collection spaces inside resorts: Club Med's top tier, priced with the luxury resorts and quieter than most of them.
First week in the Caribbean
Families with children under twelve. Cancún and the Dominican Republic. Baby Club from four months, teens who disappear happily, and parents who get a day back. Michès is the one we'd choose — ask us why.
The question everyone asks
Isn't it very French?
Sometimes, and we'll tell you when.
In the Alps and the Mediterranean during the French school holidays, yes: announcements, dinner times and the dance floor. Outside those weeks, in our experience, the same resorts run international. The Caribbean, Asia and the Exclusive Collection spaces have felt international whenever we've been. It's a resort-and-week question, not a brand one — and it's the first thing we settle on the call.
Buffet, animation, sing-along?
Less than you fear and more than nothing. The Exclusive Collection spaces have their own bars and pools; the family resorts have a Zen Oasis for adults. And if what you want isn't Club Med, we'll say so. That's the point of asking someone who isn't paid to say yes.
What the website can't tell you
We know when Club Med is brilliant, and when it isn't.
Club Med's own site will sell you a room. It won't tell you that the room next door is the one you wanted, that the week you picked is a French school holiday, or that the resort two hours south is a better fit for a four-year-old.
No fee, either way. We charge nothing for a Club Med booking, and we quote against Club Med's own published rate so you see the two side by side. What you get is the choice made properly, a quote held in your name, and one person to call when something needs fixing on the ground.
- 1The right resort, not the nearest one. Seventy-three villages' worth of "this one, not that one" — for your children's ages, your skiing, your tolerance for a buffet.
- 2The right room, by name. Every Club Med has rooms you'd want and rooms you'd complain about. We know which, and we ask for them.
- 3The right week. The French school zones, the half-terms, the shoulder weeks when the resort is yours. We keep the calendar so you don't have to.
- 4Everything around it. Club Med's own offers applied correctly, a night before at a partner hotel with the amenities that come with it, transfers, excursions, spa treatments and Baby Club pre-booked before they fill.
- 5People we know, at the resorts. Twenty years of going back means we know staff at a good number of these villages. We can put a request in ahead of your arrival — a room aspect, your preferences, early check-in. Nobody can promise what a resort will grant, and we won't pretend otherwise; but the request lands with someone who knows us.
Twenty years of this. Somebody may as well get the use of it.
From our own receipts
What we actually paid
Dynamic pricing means the website never quite answers "what does a week cost". Our last six stays do: per person, per night, all-inclusive, from our own receipts.
| Resort | When | Room | Per night |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kani, Maldives | July 2025, 10 nights | per person | $298 |
| Cap Skirring, Senegal | November 2025 | per person | $223 |
| Kiroro Peak, Hokkaido (Exclusive Collection) | April 2025 | per person | $272 |
| Seychelles (Exclusive Collection) | December 2024 | per person | $462 |
| St. Moritz Roi Soleil | December 2024 | per person | $221 |
| Magna Marbella | November 2024 | per person | $173 |
What we paid, not what you'll pay: prices move with the season and the room. The point is the range — and that a Maldives week and an Alpine week can cost the same.
The whole record
Where we've been, and where we haven't.
Seventy-one stayed at overnight. Two more seen for a day. Twenty-one of the seventy-three have closed since we were there, which is its own kind of record. Fifty-two are still open — and five of those we haven't reached yet.
The five are the reason you can trust us on the fifty-two: we'll tell you when we haven't been, too.
See the ledger — every Club Med village since 1950 →
An independent record, kept since our first Club Med week in May 2005. Every night paid for by us.
Beyond Club Med
Two others we'd put our name to.
Ikos
Greece, Spain and now Crete. Menus by Michelin-starred chefs, a car for a day to get off the property, and the most polished all-inclusive service in Europe. Book through us for transfers, an upgrade where available, and early check-in. Our Porto Petro journal →
BodyHoliday, St Lucia
A daily spa treatment in the price, adults only, and a reef you can dive from the shore. Book through us for a resort credit and the sunset cruise. Our BodyHoliday journal →
Not on this page
The all-inclusives you've seen advertised at the airport. We've stayed at those too; we don't sell them. If it isn't here, that's the recommendation.
Twenty minutes
Tell us your dates and who's coming.
We'll tell you where, which room, and whether it's the right week — then hold a quote in your name, checked against Club Med's own rate.
"Marc knows everyone at Club Med and he secured us personalized service, making our trip unforgettable."
Melanie, Frankfurt
A Fora Travel, Inc. advisor · An independent record. Not affiliated with Club Med.