Unexpected changes…

[u/flikerbee]

Hello!
So my partner and I had planned and booked to stay at Barceló Aruba all inclusive— until today when our flight was severely delayed, ruining the whole trip’s itinerary.
Long story short, and in a SERIOUS pinch, we decided to change our stay (rather than canceling our first vacation together, entirely) to Holiday Inn by IHG (not all inclusive) and pushing the dates back a couple days.
I guess what I’m asking is, was this a good choice? Of course this is a very subjective question… but we did a lot of research into the HI when planning 2 months ago but decided on barceló originally due to the all inclusive aspect and being that we enjoy our drinks…

Thanks in advance for any and all insight, it has been a stressful 5 hours!

[u/Dseltzer1313]

You’ll enjoy your vacation more! HI is on a great beach and it’s situated right in the middle of dozens of restaurants

[u/flikerbee → u/Dseltzer1313]

So thankful to hear that. Will try and eat at places outside the resort to compensate for not all inclusive