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[Q=john1671] Divi Owners get a discount if they take one of the optional all inclusive options. The All inclusives seem to dominate in Mexico and the Domincan Republic. The mexican ones all seem overpriced and great restaurants abound in the tourist locations. For the DR, leaving the resort to eat is usually a nightmare drive over potholed roads. It makes more sense there.[/Q] I disagree. I stayed in the DR (Cabarete, not Punta Cana) where there were numerous cheap and expensive restaurants that were good. Rode motorbikes (1000 miles) all over the country and HAD to eat local. In Mex. I agree, there are many good restaurants, especially if you know mexican food. Ironically, I responded to a poster on TripAdvisor who complained that the all inclusive food at a Puerta Vallarta Holiday Inn was bad. My response to them was "would you ever consider eating all your meals at a Holiday Inn in the U.S.?, probably not, so why then, would you think H.I. in PV would be any different?" Many people, unfortunately are afraid to experience the countries they visit. It sounds exotic to say you are going to a foreign country for a vacation, but get picked up by the resort shuttle, never leave the resort except for planned excursions and never actually mix with the locals, they are just pretending to be world travelers. Just my opinion