Lee - August, 2010
Trip Report 8-28-10 to 9-1-10
Wow. Last year, we stayed at the Excellence Riviera Cancun (our 1st time to
MX) a few miles south of Desire, and I remember being on their beach,
looking north towards Desire thinking that it sucked to have clothes on. I
was so envious of all of you who were there!
Desire had been on my radar of resorts to visit for the past few years.
We've been to Hedo II once, this past May, and Breezes Runaway Bay three
times (prior to the makeover when they still had their small nude beach
area,) which also allowed us to visit Hedo III each time. As much as I
thought we were returning to Jamaica for the love of the beaches, people and
culture, it was maybe more for familiarity and comfort from past
experiences. My wife and I are in our mid-late 30's and I would categorize
us as sensual naturalists/exhibitionists who had only experienced FF play on
a few occasions.
Transportation: I booked our one-way ride with USA Transfers prior to
arrival.
We ignored the folk on the way to the pickup area (although, they got us
last
year) and they had us on our way about 5-10 minutes after checking in with
them.
We asked to stop at the 7-11 outside the airport which they accommodated so
that we could pick up some goodies. On our way back to the airport, Arcos
got us a taxi within 5 minutes. Left about 90 minutes before our departure
time and it was a fast 23 minute trip back to the airport. $40 USD plus
gratuities for each.
Check-in was a easy and we paid for an OV upgrade to building 16. Think I'll
do the express check-in next time to save time from the chit-chat. Thank you
again members for telling me about the soft-sell, and I politely declined
the invitation to their breakfast and their $100 gift certificate (which I
think I remember someone writing that it's actually broken up into 3 to 5
gc's).
Occupancy: During this trip, I believe that the resort was only at 40-50%
capacity possibly less. Which is a bonus to us, because we never had a
problem with finding a seat anywhere.
Food: Many levels higher than Hedo II. We consider ourselves moderate
Foodies and appreciated the presentation and quality. Breakfast was fine,
lunch was great, and Suki was really good. Only thing I didn't like at Suki
was the wontop soup. It was one wonton in their miso soup. And the wonton
isn't a very good one, but being of chinese descent I am a super foodie when
it comes to chinese food. But, the miso soup base was very good. Their
prawns were seasoned well, and their sashimi was very good. Hint:you can ask
for a side ball of wasabi and ginger if you want. We didn't get a chance to
try Il Piacere. Overall, we thought the food was great and enjoyed the
atmosphere and service of their outdoor dinner events.
Beach:We're beach folk, and not really into reindeer games, so we sat
outside our room (very convenient) on the beach beds every day. Apparently,
they usually have bed-sheet dividers between the beds, but they were all
taken down for our trip for maintenance (or so we were told). We never had a
problem getting a beach bed, but we are were always up before 8:30. Don't
miss the morning sunrises! Absolutely gorgeous, and make for great
silhouette photos. We did some yoga poses in front of the sunrise. Then we
had to do some obligatory photos with our clothes on so we could share some
with our friends on social networking sites...sheesh... The grass roof beds
were the best for sunshade, but if you can't get those, the beds outside
building 16 appeared to have the wooden post roofs more densely packed,
which allowed more sun relief. Being a narrow beach, the passerby folk come
close...a few times, with children. The wife and I joked about the
conversation that was going on between the boy and his dad. One thing we
disliked about the beach bed area was the presence of these small little
gnat-like flies. I don't know if they're sandflies or biting midges or what,
but they'd land on you and you would feel a little bite. They were so
annoying.
Anyone know?
Beach bed service was very good. Thanks Africa! Really, we thought the
service was excellent everywhere on the resort.
Room:Major upgrade from Hedo II. Rooms were clean, and we shared a balcony
which had a table and four chairs with a room next door. We noticed ants,
but they're going to be there. Mini-bar was stocked with coke, diet coke,
dos equis and a few 1L bottles of water. Decor of the room was sensual and
elegant. Flatscreen tv with two adult channels that we never used. Plenty of
mirrors around, except the ceiling.
Nudity:We have no problems with nudity, so once we were there, the clothes
were off. I'd say 75% of people were nude at both beach and pool. 90% nude
at jacuzzi.
Lobby Bar:Love the 24hr concept! Thank you for having an espresso machine!
Loved the pizza at the wee hrs of the morning after the jacuzzi closes. We
had our daily routine of 5pm espresso while checking email on our
Blackberrys. Then it was up to the jacuzzi. Wifi is included in your stay,
but we had trouble getting a signal very far from its source. Others had no
problems who were using netbooks or ipads from the beach.
Jacuzzi:Every day we were up there around 6pm left around 7:45 dinner, and
returned after the disco. We thought the temperature was a wee cooler than
our preferences, but it did allow you to sit in there without getting out
for a break. Which may have been the intention. Great social place during
this time.
Never had a problem finding a place to sit. And sorry for those who were by
the beds and had to hear my snoring. It was so relaxing, and after
travelling that day, I took a nap. We did use the beds for recreational
activities after the disco a couple of nights.
Disco:Beautiful night club, with a circular raised (about 12") platform,
maybe 10' in diameter and two dance poles. Luckily, I didn't see anyone fall
off the dance platform, but I was concerned about the wife doing so in her
heels. Music was a spread of genres and had something for everyone. All
females were dressed in sexy attire, while the guys ranged from shorts to
long pants. Most guys had some sort of collared shirt. And Carlos always
remembered what you were drinking. Loved that guy, but I think he loved my
wife more...but that's ok.
Playroom:We used it our last night there and didn't realize that the music
was off and they had turned off the lights in the room. I guess we were in
our own little dreamland. I never saw the Playroom fully packed, but
sometimes it's a matter of timing.
Sensuality: Thank you Desire for providing a couples only resort for us and
those like us. It makes such a big difference. The resort accomplishes it's
goal of catering to a different demographic than the resorts from our past
experiences. It succeeds in combining a sensual and romantic atmosphere. We
get why many people we met were on their upteenth trip. From the sculptures
by the lobby bar, the well decorated and clean swinging beds by the lobby,
the beach beds, the jacuzzi area, the disco, the playroom, the decor of the
rooms and to the music on the beach (we love listening to our Buddha Bar
collection of music, and the music on the beach is similar).
People: Finally, what fun is a resort without some sort of social
interaction.
It was the first time at a nude resort that we weren't asked if we were
nudists or lifestylists...not once. No one seemed to care which category you
were in. If they were interested, they'd eventually find out. Almost all
were very respectful and fun. You'll always have those one or two that
annoys the heck out of you. Age ranged from 20's to 60's, just like others
have said. There were probably ten couples under 40, and I would guess the
median age was somewhere around 46. We thought that the crowd (in our
opinion, of course, and during our time of stay) was much more attractive
and height/weight proportional than Hedo. And to see visually healthy people
in their 60's dancing, smiling and having a great time with their
significant other, I pointed to them and told my wife of
11 years, "I hope that's going to be us in 30 years." She smiled and
replied, "I hope so, too."