April 30 - May 7 2005
Susan and Bruce - Click
here for photos
Last year was our first trip to Hedo II, this
year we decided to try Desire.
Our room was ready upon our arrival and when
we asked to be re-located to the second floor, our request was immediately
accomodated. We opted for a normal room and were pleased with the size and
cleanliness. The fridge was stocked with cola, ice water and beer. While
many folks have commented in previous trip reports that the beds were hard,
we found them to be firm and quite comfortable.
Every day I was up early and selected our
chaise lounges around the main pool. While you have to sign in and out for
beach towels, (lost towels cost $20.00) they were always available.
The pool is large and the area around it offers both sun and shaded areas.
Volleyball, body painting, bingo and other games were played everyday. A
good way to pass some time and have some laughs. The EC's did a good job
without being overbearing. There were a few days were no one wanted to do
anything but lounge and the EC's just poked fun at us all.
The beach is VERY nice. It offers an
abundance of chaises and covered sun decks, a few which were over the water.
The sand is a lovely powedery sand and you can walk nearly a mile or so
without running into another soul. While the beach does get it share of
seaweed, the staff rakes it daily.
Being served drinks are not a problem if
you're at the pool or on the beach. Often I'd have a drink being served to
me before I had the last sip of my previous drink!
I opted to have 2 full body deep tissue
massages at their spa. The massage was so good that I was 5'5" tall before
the massages and I swear I'm now 5"10"! The spa is very nice and clean
and offers both a sauna and steam room, a workout room, fresh fruit and
better showers than are in the rooms. (I showered in the spa every day
instead of my room because the shower heads aren't as high and got the soap
out of my hair a LOT faster.)
While there are 3 restaurants, we didn't get
the opportunity to dine at the International one. Make your reservation for
that one as soon as you arrive as it books quickly. The buffet offers
a lovely breakfast, serving fresh fruits, lox, pasteries, fresh waffles,
french toast, and a variety of eggs and omelets. I looked forward to a juice
they served at breakfast which was a combination of
orange/pineapple/celery/spinach/cactus. It's a MUST try! Dinners at
the buffet were decent. Two nights in a row we opted to have dinner at
the Mexican restaurant. The food there was good and it was nice to sit
outside to dine as the sun set.
The jacuzzi was very nice and the deck with
beds around it made it a very sensual atmosphere.
The disco was nice, large, not smokey, and
the music was not so loud that you couldn't talk over it. Make a point
of stopping in the play room in the back of the disco....it's a erotic place
to cozy up with your honey or whatever/whomever else you want to cozy up
with!
Desire is very sensual, intimate, erotic,
romantic and classy resort. I overheard someone talking about painting
rocks at Desire, the way everyone does at Hedo. I thought painted rocks
would look like graffitti at Desire, rather than the sweet memories they
resemeble at Hedo.
In the evenings, the ladies dressed to kill;
tastefully, provactively and all looked very sexy.
The staff was phenomonal. We wanted for
nothing. I was the earlier riser and every morning around 6am, a cup of
coffee was waiting for me from one of the waiters at the restaurant (which
didn't open until 7am). At breakfast, we didn't have to ask for our "green
juice" - it was served to us as we sat down.
One the third day, my boyfriend took ill in
the middle of the night with heat stroke/fever of 105. I called the front
desk to summon a doctor. The night manager, Milko, came to the room within
minutes with ice, cold towels and more bottled water. He stayed with
me until the doctor arrived (20 minutes after being called and driving in
from Cancun). I appreciated Milko staying with me as I was worried and his
presence kept me at ease. The boyfriend got a shot and a 20 minute cold
shower and was fine within a few hours..... The cost of the vacation:
$1,500.00. The cost of the doctor: $120.00. The cost of seeing
your boyfriend getting a shot in the rear: PRICELESS! lol (yes,
we can laugh about it NOW!)
Many thanks to both Philipes, Leonardo, Oswaldo, Milko
and Leticia. Their service was OUTSTANDING and most appreciated.
Warm smiles to all the quests we met and shared laughs
with!!
A few side notes:
tipping is not required, however we did as it was well
deserved
bring your own rafts to use in the pool
take the snorkeling trip
go into Playa del Carmen for a few hours to shop and
nur around but if you share a taxi with a certain couple from Atlanta (you
know who you are), be prepared to laugh your butts off on the way back!!