You can escape and recharge at these unique and breathtaking retreats year-round
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Think you need palm trees and a wristband for an all-inclusive escape? Think again. Forget predictable beach vacations and buffet lines. Canada’s all-inclusive resorts trade swim-up bars for wilderness adventures and cookie-cutter resorts for intimate eco-lodges.
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Here’s a look at the best all-inclusive resorts in Canada that prove paradise doesn’t require a passport stamp.
Sonora Resort, British Columbia
Sonora Resort’s all-inclusive packages cover gourmet cuisine, wine, beer and access to five star resort facilities including heated oceanside mineral pools, a tennis court, putting green, fly fishing ponds and hiking and biking trails.
Hope-Wellness Eco-Resort, New Brunswick
Choose between two distinct packages: the Everyday Escape with local wines and craft beers or the Wellness option featuring fresh-pressed juices and virgin cocktails. Either way, you’ll find yourself falling into an easy rhythm with fellow guests in this social-forward sanctuary, where wellness doesn’t mean whispered conversations and strict rules but rather a wilder, more natural approach to relaxation.
Spa Eastman, Quebec
Ste. Anne Spa, Ontario
Echo Valley Ranch, British Columbia
Trout Point Lodge, Nova Scotia
Club Med Québec Charlevoix, Quebec
The resort serves up everything from gourmet Québécois cuisine to childcare that lets parents actually unwind, plus 20+ hours of weekly yoga classes year-round. And unlike traditional mountain vacations where you’re constantly reaching for your wallet, you only need to budget how much maple syrup taffy non-elasticized pants will allow.
Shamrock Lodge, Ontario
Paddle through Muskoka’s iconic waters, try water-skiing (one run per person included daily), or plant yourself on the sandy beach while the kids bounce between the water jungle gym and tubing. From nightly bonfires to daily entertainment, everything except alcohol is included, making it the kind of place where you can leave your phone in the room and your worries at home.
Nature Space Resort & Retreat Centre, Prince Edward Island
The resort’s farm-to-table meals showcase P.E.I.’s bounty, while wellness activities range from morning yoga to evening meditation. Choose between packages focused on creativity, wellness and pure relaxation. Though with the rhythm of the nearby ocean and rustling pines as your soundtrack, unwinding happens naturally, no matter which path you pick.
Couples Resort, Ontario
Days might start with breakfast in bed (no alarm clock required) and end with a five-course gourmet dinner. In between, feed friendly chickadees right from your hand, explore Algonquin’s legendary trails (park passes included), or simply soak in your private hot tub while watching for wildlife wandering past. It’s the kind of place where roughing it means deciding between a spa treatment or a wilderness hike, or, better yet, both.