These Are the 10 Best All-Inclusive Resorts in Punta Cana for 2026

By: - March 7th, 2026
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Sanctuary Cap Cana has swim-up rooms inside a castle.

Sanctuary Cap Cana

Just down the coast, Sanctuary Cap Cana offers a dramatically different visual experience.

The resort’s architecture draws inspiration from Spanish colonial design, with towers, courtyards and stone walkways rising above the shoreline. The layout creates one of the most distinctive resort landscapes anywhere in Punta Cana.

The property is adults-only and strongly geared toward couples. Guests spend their days at the beach or by the pools before moving into candlelit dinners and quiet evening walks through the resort grounds.

It remains one of the most romantic all-inclusive resorts in the Dominican Republic, and you can book it on points, too, thanks to being part of the Marriott umbrella.


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About the author

Guy Britton is the managing editor of Caribbean Journal. With more than four decades of experience traveling the Caribbean, he is one of the world's foremost experts covering the region.
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