Club Med Review — Vacation Packages & Tours Comparison (2012)

Club Med offers an incredible selection of all-inclusive resorts to travel to all over the world for your private adventure, for you and a companion, and for your entire family or group. Club Med is considered one of the hottest vacation destinations on the planet. They offer customizable vacation plans and packages tailored to your individual desires and needs.

Club Med painstakingly has gone through the process to make your entire trip a pleasure: A full 19 days prior to your trip; Club Med sends you a packet identifying airport arrival information and Customs tips in addition to information regarding the resort and reminders of what to bring, and more. They even provide a welcome team to greet you upon your arrival! Now that is service.

Additionally, Club Med offers last minute offers and one-day sales for those looking to save money.

Club Med began with a concept way back in 1950! Today, Club Med offers automatic membership from your first vacation. With your membership, you receive automatic enrollment that gains you preferred status with each stay. Your benefits are clearly explained in the welcome packet that you will receive in the mail (they are also explained on their website).

Your experience with Club Med is sure to be magical. They have designers that have created special out-of-this-world environments from which you will be transported into another universe. Each resort will give you new, sensational moments that fit the spirit of that resort. Your senses will be lifted and your soul will be massaged.

• Customization

ClubMed is set above the rest by providing you with Luxury plans at their Luxury villas:

• Customizable services such as: Butlers that will; be waiting for you at the airport; unpack your bags after they check you in; prepare your breakfast and make you tea; and take care of your daily spa bookings and any other service needs you desire  
• Their exclusive 5T Resorts offer the choice between friendly, good-fun activities and exclusive privacy

Additional Benefits

ClubMed offers more luxury for your enjoyment:

• ClubMed has more locations than any other resort: 80 properties in 30 prestigious destinations
• Unlimited premium drinks and snacks throughout the day
• Childcare for children ages 4-10 by professional multilingual individuals is available
• Casual or party night events with live bands and night shows
• A juniors club is available for teens ages 11-17 (offered at specific destinations)

Resort Themes

When you wish to isolate yourself or take your close companion on an exclusive getaway, ClubMed offers these all-inclusive vacation package options:

• Family resorts
• Couples resorts
• Singles and friends resorts
• Spa resorts
• Golf resorts
• Tennis resorts
• Scuba Diving resorts
• Ski resorts

Wedding Destinations

ClubMed offers a plan for your upcoming wedding, honeymoon, or vow renewal ceremony! These hot destinations are located in Mexico, the Bahamas, the Dominican Republic, Florida, and the Caribbean.

• Activities

ClubMed even goes beyond the norm by offering a variety of activities for your enjoyment. Their activities are from basic such as group activities and fun sports to: Flying trapeze, mountain biking, cycling, group sports, tai chi, and horseback riding.

• Last minute deals

Finally, if you are looking to get out of town in a hurry, ClubMed offers last minute deals from $159/night via their Web only exclusive offers.

Sandal’s resorts are luxurious however the totality of their offerings simply do not compare to Club Med.  Sandals does offer beautifully created niche themes and services but with limited world-wide vacation venue selection.

• Sandals: 13 resorts (Caribbean only)
• ClubMed: 80 resorts (World-wide)
• Sandals: Activities (Caribbean only): Spa, golf, racquetball, tennis, volleyball, tours. Water sports: Scuba diving, sailing, water skiing, kayaks, windsurfing, Hobie Cats, glass bottom boats, snorkeling, and Aquatrikes. Nightly entertainment is provided.
• ClubMed: Activities (offered at most resorts): Spa, golf, Water sports: Scuba diving, sailing, water skiing, wakeboarding, funboarding and windsurfing, kitesurfing, snorkeling, jet skiing and deep sea fishing. Nightly entertainment is also provided.

Another fabulous resort option is SuperClubs. SuperClub’s locations are limited to the Caribbean and Latin America.  Their offerings are enticing, luxurious and professional. They simply are not anywhere near as comprehensive of an all-inclusive resort like Club Med.

• SuperClubs: 12 resorts (Caribbean and Latin America only)
• ClubMed: 80 resorts (World-wide)
• SuperClubs: In Brazil: 2 resorts; In Jamaica: 4 resorts, In the Bahamas: 1 resort (Nassau); Islands-Curacao Off the coast of Venezuela) 1 resort;
• ClubMed: In Brazil: 3 resorts; In Jamaica: no resorts; In  the Bahamas: 1 resort (Columbus Isle); Islands-Turks & Caicos: 1 resort
• SuperClubs: No children permitted at their Bahamas resort
• ClubMed: Children permitted at their Bahamas destination
• SuperClubs: For nudists: Breezes offers a “four-night “Bare Bones” package starting at $900 per person, based on double occupancy”
• ClubMed: For couples only: 5 dedicated resorts; Bahamas, Martinique, Maritius, Maldives and Mexico (Cancun)

Club Med offers a wide variety of options for those wishing to have everything imaginable, and more, at their disposal. Sandals presents packages that will excite you but with limitations otherwise not present with Club Med. SuperClubs comes across as being very sexy but with a price; limited locations and a website that pales in comparison to either Club Med or Sandals.

The clear winner between these three all-inclusive resort options is: Club Med. They simply offer more of everything and with greater selection; including destination choices.

Here are prices for two adults with a two month advance purchase of a 7 day all-inclusive vacation in the Bahamas. Travel is round-trip (RT) from Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.:

Club Med:

$4,981.20 (with a $1128.00 price reduction book now promotion)

Sandals:

$6,474.20 (with applied 50% off promotion saving $5,012.00)

SuperClubs:

$4,970.00 (standard pricing with a Presidential suite, no children are allowed at the resort)

Ultimately, Club Med offers the most luxury at the best cost. Each vacation is customized based on your preferences. Prices vary depending on resort, room selection, air fare preferences (e.g. First-class option), etc. Discounts for each all-inclusive resort come and go and must be checked regularly if you are looking to conserve funds.

Jerri, a Club Med member wrote a review that sums up Club Med’s customer reviews quite nicely:

December 2010              

• “They do a tremendous job in providing a fairy tale atmosphere, so friendly, so accommodating. It was a rare experience.”

 To enter into the fantasy of a vacation at Club Med, it’s clear that it will be an unforgettable and potentially life changing and life enhancing experience.

Club Med members not only have the opportunity to enjoy one great vacation, with their automatic Club Med membership status, their personalized status and preference upgrades are certain to continue to blow you away throughout the years to come. Enjoy!