What Each Model Includes

All-Inclusive: Your room comes with everything. All meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner). All drinks (beer, wine, cocktails, soft drinks). Activities and entertainment. Most watersports. Tips included. You walk into the resort and stop thinking about your wallet.

European Plan (EP): You get the room. Everything else is separate. Breakfast? $15–25 per person. Lunch on the beach? $20–40 per person. Dinner at a nice restaurant? $40–80 per person. Drinks? $8–15 each, and they add up fast. Tips, activities, entertainment — all negotiated and paid as you go.

Packing for an all-inclusive vacation in Mexico should feel simple, but travelers often overthink it. The good news is that all-inclusive resorts like Sandos handle much of what you would normally pack, which means you can travel lighter and focus on what actually matters for your trip.

This guide covers everything you need to know about what to pack for Sandos resorts in Cancún, Playa del Carmen, and Cabo San Lucas — and more importantly, what you don’t need to bring because the resort already has it covered.