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Table for One, Ocean View Included: Why Solo Travel at All-Inclusive Resorts Is the Ultimate Luxury

Booking a sprawling beach resort as a party of one was once a taboo travel trope, but it is fast becoming the most decadent, stress-free way to reclaim your own schedule.

Riviera Maya between Playa del Carmen and Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Photo: Sharon Hahn Darlin / CC BY 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons

By Wandr Editorial Team

· 6 min read

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Inspired by recent reporting from Travel Off Path. This is Wandr's own original take and advice for travellers.

Key facts

  • Destination: Riviera Maya
  • Choose resorts with adult-only policies to avoid the chaotic family splash zones
  • Email the concierge a week early to request a room away from high-traffic elevator banks
  • Book a spa treatment for your first afternoon to ground yourself and establish a rhythm
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TITLE: Table for One, Ocean View Included: Why Solo Travel at All-Inclusive Resorts Is the Ultimate Luxury

EXCERPT: Booking a sprawling beach resort as a party of one was once a taboo travel trope, but it is fast becoming the most decadent, stress-free way to reclaim your own schedule.

PLACE: Riviera Maya, Mexico

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Sources

  1. Travel Off Path (original report that inspired this story)

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