I stayed in a nice all inclusive in Greece called the Louis Creta Princess, in Creter when my kids were young, although like many AI's it was a bit isolated, which didn't bother us. You would need to check recent reviews though as its a long time since I went.

At that time it had great food, fabulous pools, kids activities, a shuttle to Chania which is the nearest big town & takes 30 mins to get too. there was another closer town as well that was a bit more touristy and lots of folk popped on the local bus or got a cab to - forget it's name.

You will probably get loads of posts on here telling you not to go All Inclusive LOL, but we had a great holiday & you need to do what works for you as a family. The last 4 years I have been to Spain in a villa for a week during the summer so I know exactly what you mean & I have to cram in an AI holiday somewhere else to get a bit of a break for me.

If you look at some of Wizards posts (the moderator on the various Greek forums) he had been to a lot of hotels in Zante & Kos I think and he seems to always sniff out a good deal. There are probably hotel reviews from him on the review part of the site.

Doe

we usually go late September into October as the prices although not cheap are sensible and there are less party people about, finding a 2 room apartment on an AI in Greece may be difficult on a budget they are usually family rooms,

what sort of AI do you want? either the full blown experience or the lesser hotel with AI food/drink,

one of the complaints with AI is they only include locally branded drinks [imports and premium brands will be charged extra]
unless you find a ULTRA inclusive hotel [but this will be expensive]

where you can fly from will also have a bearing on cost as certain islands are only available from selected airports

yasus
wizard