All-inclusive travel is currently experiencing a surge and has undergone a significant transformation, focusing on more luxurious suites and gourmet dining options.
According to Expedia’s Unpack ’25 report, “2025 is the year Gen Z travelers go all in at the new wave of all-inclusive hotels,” with 42% of Gen Z respondents indicating an all-inclusive resort is their preferred type of hotel.
Resorts are elevating the all-inclusive experience, and 41% of Gen Zers noted that “minimal stress is the top reason they are living in the all-inclusive era, followed by ease of booking (39%) and a feeling of luxury (38%),” reported Expedia.
Located in sunny Los Cabos, Mexico, the Villa Group’s award winning Villa La Valencia Beach Resort & Spa, is a prime example of the new wave of all-inclusive, featuring a range of elevated suites and four restaurants with well-curated menus, along with beach access, a world-class spa, multiple pools (including their oceanfront infinity pool), and Cabo’s longest lazy river.
Villa La Valencia has earned the AAA Four Diamond Award for its curated guest experiences and was recently ranked among the top resorts in Western Mexico in the 2025 Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards.
Once you settle into a suite at Villa La Valencia, you’ll never want to leave. Offering gorgeous views of the pool and/or ocean, with spacious options ranging from a studio suite to a three-bedroom suite. It’s so luxurious you’ll be tempted to linger in the mornings, sipping coffee as breakfast is delivered to your balcony.
The laid-back and beautiful atmosphere, combined with warm and attentive staff offering welcoming hospitality, incredible menu options, and Mexican cooking classes, makes Villa La Valencia a perfect, modern all-inclusive vacation.
Culinary Excellence Meets All-Inclusive Convenience
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The culinary team at Villa La Valencia loves experimenting with inventive flavors and combinations, while honoring the roots of Mexican cuisine and fine dining traditions.
Latitud 23.5, Villa La Valencia’s steakhouse, is the kind of place where you want to try everything on the menu. From flavorful seafood, steak, and vegan dishes, such as octopus tiradito with lemon balm, capers, and Grana Padano cheese, to their classic surf and turf dish featuring beef fillet, shrimp, sweet potato, and green pepper sauce, every bite satisfies.
In addition to their playful dish options, you’ll find a softly lit, romantic ambiance here, complemented by relaxing views of the pool and ocean.
You might not come to Mexico expecting sushi, but La Taberna, Villa La Valencia’s Italian restaurant, serves it so fresh you’ll be glad you did. They offer a variety of maki and appetizer options, with local yellowtail tuna as a highlight, along with fresh salads and traditional Italian dishes. With almost forty signature dishes on the lunch menu plus signature cocktails, this spot will surprise you in the best way.
Villa La Valencia’s restaurant, El Patrón, which serves traditional Mexican cuisine, offers a gorgeous breakfast spread featuring fresh-squeezed juices, huevos rancheros, chilaquiles, a sweet bread basket, and traditional American breakfast staples. In addition to their breakfast, they also offer regular sit-down dinner service with classic Mexican dishes and flavorful offerings.
El Patrón’s Taco Tuesday spread is rich in flavor and full of fresh ingredients, making it a great way to try a little bit of everything. Their desserts, such as churros, rice pudding, and tres leches cake, are beautifully prepared and taste as good as those found at a fine bakery.
Coralle, Villa La Valencia’s pool bar and restaurant, offers waterside lunch options and perfectly complex cocktails, such as its Hibiscus Dream, which features mezcal, lemon, hibiscus, and Tajin, setting this spot apart from typical pool bar offerings.
Sipping their inventive cocktails while taking in the views from the edge of the oceanfront infinity pool makes for the perfect afternoon.
From Mole to Mezcal: Hands-On Experiences
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Villa La Valencia’s Margarita & Mezcalita Experience is an immersive class that blends the history and art of tequila and mezcal making. It is a perfect way to learn how to make a well-balanced and fresh cocktail and appreciate the craftsmanship that goes into creating these spirits.
You can also get your hands dirty making fresh tortillas and sopecitos from scratch at one of their cooking classes, and enjoy some chicken tinga tacos to taste your creations.
For the adventurous, you can even try some dried grasshoppers, known as chapulines, which are a popular, protein-packed snack in Oaxaca.
Villa La Valencia’s mole-making class is also a unique and must-do experience for your visit. Watching traditional mole come together with over 30 ingredients is like observing a piece of artwork being created, with so much technique in one dish.
Afterwards, you can enjoy a five-course meal where you can taste everything you have just learned about, each course paired with wine or cocktails.
Celebrating Mexican Tradition Through Flavor
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The Villa Group is committed to honoring Mexico’s rich culinary heritage. It uniquely hosts a variety of events that highlight the country’s deep culinary traditions, allowing guests to experience Mexico’s history and cuisine more fully.
The Villa Group recently held a “Chile en Nogada Fest” at their Villa La Estancia Riviera Nayarit and Villa del Palmar Puerto Vallarta properties in September 2025, honoring Mexico’s traditional dish made of poblano chiles stuffed with meat and fruit, and topped with walnut sauce and pomegranate seeds. They also hosted a “Taste of Mexico” event across their properties in September 2025, celebrating regional flavors with live cooking demonstrations, cultural crafts, and buffets.
Looking ahead, their Villa del Arco property will host a “Barbacoa & Mezcal Experience” from October 17 to 18, 2025, featuring a barbacoa cooking class, mezcal tasting, and a festive buffet. Additionally, “Mezcalita’s Fest” will take place at this property from November 22 to 29, 2025, offering a creative menu that highlights mezcal in every dish.
The Villa Group will also feature inventive cocktails at Villa La Valencia this upcoming holiday season. They will offer a playful Black Margarita with activated charcoal for Halloween. They will celebrate Dia de Muertos with a smoky Mexican Zombie featuring tequila, mezcal, and Damiana, a culturally significant herb indigenous to Baja. You can also look forward to Caramel Apple Mules for Thanksgiving, a bright Grinch Mimosa for Christmas, and a sparkling Midnight Kiss for New Year’s Eve.
Villa La Valencia Beach Resort & Spa
Villa La Valencia Beach Resort & Spa
Villa La Valencia is the perfect spot for a relaxing, all-inclusive getaway in Mexico, featuring elevated suites, top-notch hospitality, and gourmet dining.
The Villa Group manages to take hospitality to a new level by focusing on and celebrating Mexico’s thriving culinary roots. It is properties like this that are putting all-inclusive resorts back on the map of luxury travel, and for good reason.
