Brett & Jill - April, 2010
Jill and Brett’s Trip Report:
April 18th - April 22nd, 2010
(A short, but sweet trip home…)
We returned
from Hedonism II just over four weeks ago, and since that time, I
(Brett) have been losing sleep trying to decide how to start my trip
report. That, combined
with the Dreaded Island Fever (DIF) which has already begun to set
in, could be comparable to the swine flu, Chronic Wasting Disease
(CHD) of deer, or any of the other illnesses we often deal with
annually here in Wisconsin.
This was my 5th and Jill’s 4th visit to
While I’ve
never submitted a trip report before, I have read EVERY Hedo II
report that’s been posted on Denny’s site in the past 10 years.
I’ve also read through and kept up to date on every message
board posting, checking them at least 3-4 times per week.
I can’t thank those posters enough- both for the information
and (sometimes) entertainment they’ve provided during our absence
from the resort. Also,
a BIG shout out to DennyP for moderating
this awesome site!
I’ve decided
to try and touch on some of the things that were important to us,
and the things that we had questions about prior to returning home.
If you find some of this report boring, please do not
hesitate to skip ahead to the next paragraph or even the next page.
Also, some of the items mentioned have been discussed
(sometimes at length) on Denny’s message boards, and I’ve added a
comment or two to the topics there at times, as they’ve come up.
Therefore, I didn’t feel it was important to spend extra time
on some of those issues here.
Lastly, please feel free to Private Message me or email me
directly if you have specific questions or comments about this
report.
We flew direct
from
We arrived at
Sangster at 10:15am, which was actually 15 minutes earlier than
scheduled, and customs and immigration went smoothly.
The majority of the people on our plane had booked thru Apple
Vacations (we didn’t), and after arriving at the
Superclubs desk, found that we were the
only ones going to Hedo.
They rushed us to a full size bus and we were off.
Total time on the shuttle (including bathroom stop for our
driver) was 1 hour 15 minutes, and we were in
Hedo’s lobby at 12:10pm.
I was impressed!
(Two additional notes- a taxi was offered at the airport, which we
refused. Also, I didn’t
get my Red Stripe for the bus, but could’ve.
Found us to be too excited to get home, and wanted to get on
bus. )
Upon arrival
at the Front Desk, we were welcomed home, and offered drinks by the
staff. (I apologize,
but I’m not good with staff names.
EVERYONE we encountered, though, was friendly and personable.
From the Front Desk staff to the housekeepers to the water
sports guys to Scumba,
Agustus, and Paulette- all, in our
opinion, lived up to their reputations.)
We had reserved an Oceanview
Prude room that was not yet ready.
No problem, ‘mon, we went to have
lunch. We checked back
exactly one hour later, found that we’d been upgraded to
Oceanview Nude, and were physically in
Room 2202 by 1:30pm. We
knew like at any hotel / resort, rooms were not “guaranteed”, if
there is such a thing, until at least 3:00pm.
We were VERY excited about this upgrade, as occupancy was
high (Tease Ums and ButtCrack Tours
in-house). Also,
knowing that there was higher turnover of guests on Saturday, we
weren’t sure what we’d end up with.
Room 2202 was on the 2nd floor (per our request),
was centrally located, and had a great view.
After going
for a short walk around the grounds (to make sure everything was how
we left it 6 years ago), we relaxed on the beach area between the
prude and nude sides.
The overwhelming majority of guests were on or near the nude beach /
pool area, but there were approximately 20-25 others lounging near
us. Most were topless,
some nude, everyone friendly and enjoying themselves.
Due to our ‘early’ morning and travel, we changed for dinner
early, enjoyed the main buffet for dinner, and were in bed by
11:00pm. (“in
bed”….but, not asleep!)
Monday, April
19th, we were up early (shortly after 7:00am), made
dinner reservations for Martino’s, and took a walk along the beach
towards Negril. This
was something we’d never done before, and found it to be very
enjoyable. Seeing the
other resorts that line
We enjoyed
lunch from the nude grill throughout our stay (grilled cheese with
tomatoes, burgers, and chicken with jerk sauce), and Nigel was
always friendly.
Service from Delroy’s was also consistently quick and efficient,
even on Monday and Tuesday (Delroy’s days off). We did stick to the
basics, though- Dirty bananas, strawberry daiquiris, hummingbirds,
bloody marys, and Red Stripes, so, we
can’t comment how well they were or weren’t stocked with the premium
brand stuff. Rafts left
behind were plentiful, and seat cushions were always available for
floating.
Agustus kept the beach raked, and kept
everyone entertained.
We commented on the beach ‘salesmen’ on Denny’s discussion board, so
we won’t dwell on it in this report, other than to say it got ‘old’
for us.
On Tuesday
morning, we joined the Tease Ums girls for the Catamaran Cruise.
It was a blast, as everyone was friendly, most went at least
topless if not fully nude, and the weather was perfect.
Since we brought up the weather, we’ll expand on it here.
It was 80-85 degrees EVERY day we were in
We felt the
food in the main dining room (buffet) was tasty, and that the
service from staff was great.
Our water glasses were always re-filled faster than we’re
used to, and wine was always offered at dinner.
We (like most) love Charlie’s omelets at breakfast,
frequented the pasta station for dinner, and had our fill of the
salad / fruit / bread bars at various other times.
There were repeats from meal to meal, but as long as the
temperatures are maintained, we’d rather see certain items reappear,
than everything simply disposed of (after barely being touched). We
are people watchers, so several hours were spent each night after
dinner simply enjoying the erotic and often entertaining
“atmosphere” around us.
The stage
shows we also found entertaining, although, they would likely become
boring for guests who stay more than a week and saw them repeated.
Roots did a fine job every night, and their volume level was
satisfactory. The steel
drum band (sorry, forgot their name) was great, but again, we hadn’t
been to Hedo for 6 years. And lastly, Elvis was fine- especially if
you’re an Elvis fan.
The staff fashion show got long and could’ve been cut in half, and
very few guests participated in pimp and ho night (and the costume
competition that goes with it).
One would think that coming up with some new theme nights and
offering GOOD prizes to those guests who participate would be
relatively easy to do.
Even if they try a few over the course of several months, increasing
the interest of those guests in-house should be a management
priority. (Just our 2.5 cents….)
As for the
“sexual-ness” of the resort, we’ll touch briefly on it:
It was good!
Moving on….
No, in all
seriousness, one of the reasons WE opt for Hedonism II as OUR
vacation spot is the ever present, underlying erotic atmosphere.
We get (and got) to see things and do things that we don’t
normally get to experience at home, or, to be quite honest, at other
vacation spots. From
the couple making love on the raft at 10:45am, to the guests
“playing” in their rooms with the curtains open at night- it was all
good, ‘mon!
How can making love (and I didn’t say f*cking),
I said making love in the hot tub at night, or in a hammock on the
beach, or under the mirrored ceiling in a guest room with porn on
the TV and the room door slightly ajar, not bring a couple closer
together??? With the
things going on in today’s world, to the daily stress of most of our
jobs, to the uncertain world economy- it’s both relaxing and
reassuring to not only share some of those experiences with the one
you love, but also to see others sharing those experiences (both
intimate/erotic and not…) with each other.
We did not,
nor did we see any others get arrested (or even cited) by the sex
police. We also did not
have any issues with any single men.
I (Brett) DID have someone of the opposite gender, who, in an
unsolicited manner, attached a small tortoise sticker to a rather
sensitive body part during one of the happy hours at the nude bar.
The decal was placed in an area that, even with no ‘hare’
present, was next to impossible to remove!
(Note to self: Please refrain from allowing strangers to
place turtle stickers on the head of your penis, especially when
already sensitive from the sun!)
In closing and
in recalling some of the other topics that seem to come up
frequently on Denny’s discussion boards, our room air conditioner
worked great throughout our stay.
We never touched the controls, and it was consistently
blowing cold air. We
also had plenty of hot water for showers- both in the morning and
evening, and there was adequate pressure at all times.
The beach towel program worked for us, and we were always
able to find chairs along the nude beach.
We took along light bulbs for our room (advice obtained from
Denny’s site), and we also used two extension cords which allowed us
more power options.
Our shuttle to
the airport and our return flight to
With utmost
respect to all of our Hedo friends,