European Plan Hotels |
Other All-Inclusive
Resorts |
All-Inclusive
PALACE
RESORTS |
ACCOMMODATIONS:
At EP hotels, accommodations are
standard and are often small and
outdated. |
ACCOMMODATIONS:
Other All-Inclusive resorts often
provide accommodations that are not up to the standard
of a Meeting or Incentive planner. |
ACCOMMODATIONS:
Palace Resorts features
accommodations that are luxurious, spacious and elegant;
each with a double Jacuzzi, brand name bath amenities
and the new Palace Bed® — designed for maximum comfort. |
FOOD & BEVERAGE:
At EP hotels, food & beverages
are provided for attendees only at functions. Outside of
the scheduled events, meals and entertainment are at the
attendees’ own expense. |
FOOD & BEVERAGE:
Some All-Inclusive Resorts may
have surcharges and limit the number of private
functions or coffee breaks that are included in the
rate. Most restaurants are buffet style. In
some restaurants limitations and surcharges may
apply. |
FOOD & BEVERAGE:
At Palace Resorts, all food and
beverages are included in the room rate during a
function. In addition, a variety of la carte and
buffet restaurants are available and included in the
rate without limitations. |
FOOD AND BEVERAGE
BUDGET:
Any last minute additions
to food & beverage, such as increasing the length of the party, changes or upgrades to menus and additional
food, will increase expenses. |
FOOD AND BEVERAGE
BUDGET:
At other All-Inclusive
resorts, clients may be limited as to the number of
meals and functions that may be added at a later time or
may charge for it. |
FOOD AND BEVERAGE
BUDGET:
At Palace Resorts, we
provide our clients with a selection of menus, and
top-shelf beverages. We also allow adding new
functions at a later date at no extra cost. |
SET-UP
CHARGES:
Some EP hotels charge
groups a set-up fee in addition to rental fees for
meetings or banquets. |
SET-UP
CHARGES:
Most All-inclusive
resorts may charge set-up fees fees for private functions. |
SET-UP
CHARGES:
All-inclusive Palace
Resorts have no set-up charges. |
FUNCTION SPACE RENTAL
FEES:
The function space rental fee
is complimentary when food and beverages are purchased
from the hotel, but, only when they are in conjunction
with the use of the space. |
FUNCTION SPACE RENTAL
FEES:
Other All-inclusive resorts
may have some rental fees that are not included in the
rate. |
FUNCTION SPACE RENTAL
FEES:
Due to the flexible meeting
space, there are no rental fees at Palace Resorts. |
STAFF ROOMS:
At
EP hotels, a staff room only refers to the room rate.
Food and beverage is not included. |
STAFF ROOMS:
At
some All-Inclusive hotels, staff rooms may not be
included. |
STAFF ROOMS:
At
Palace Resorts, a staff room includes the room rate,
taxes, service charges, food & beverage and
gratuities. |
SITE
INSPECTIONS:
At EP hotels, a site
inspection allows for only the room rate and one meal
during the visit. |
SITE
INSPECTIONS:
Other All-Inclusive
resorts may not provide site inspection rooms. |
SITE
INSPECTIONS:
At Palace Resorts, a
site inspection includes the room rate, taxes, service
charges, food & beverage and gratuities. |
BUDGET
OVER-RUNS:
At EP Hotels, in the
event of a budget over-run the pricing for food and
beverage may increase. |
BUDGET
OVER-RUNS:
At all-inclusive
resorts, the meeting planner locks its expenses in
advance so there are never any cost over-runs. Depending on the resort you may face the same over-runs as at an EP resort. |
BUDGET
OVER-RUNS:
At Palace Resorts, the
meeting planner locks its expenses in advance so there
are never any cost over-runs. |
AMENITIES & ADDED
VALUE:
Wireless Internet, use of
health club, entrance to the disco or night club,
entertainment and most property sports are all at
additional costs to the participants. |
AMENITIES & ADDED
VALUE:
At some All-Inclusive
Resorts, wireless Internet, health club, night club,
etc. may have an additional charge. |
AMENITIES & ADDED
VALUE:
At Palace Resorts, all
amenities and added value options like wireless
Internet, long distance phone calls with Mexico to the continental US and Canada * the health club, night club, etc. are all
included in the rate. *Some restrictions apply. |