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N Resort Review
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03/30/2014 10:03 PM
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epenrod
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My wife and I were wanting to travel to Mexico in the middle of March but the airfare was more than we wanted to pay so we ended up checking out N Resort for 5 days.
Overall it was fine. We enjoy naked vacations and this fit the bill. I do prefer the work ethic in Mexico. When they say they are going to get you something, they actually return with it in a reasonable time. That was not our experience at N Resort. The Jamaican culture tends to be less concerned about the speed or accuracy of their service.
We took cold showers for 2 out of the 5 days that we were there and we were the only ones in our building (block 8.) I tried to call the desk, but the phone was dead. Other posters have stated that the phone system has been out for a while. When I walked to the desk to complain about the cold water, I asked the girl at the desk if the phones were working. She replied rather sheepishly, "not at this time..." It was a reply that she had given before.
The wifi coverage on the resort was pretty good, but again it only worked for a few days. It was their connection to the outside world that was the problem. We were able to get signal from their system, it just wasn't hooked to the WWW.
The food was good overall and the presentation of it on the plate was very good. The drinks that we tried were ok, but the mix of them was very inconsistent.
Overall, it was a nice get away for the two of us, but I am not sure that we will return. We did enjoy the long walk down the beach a couple of different days. It is to the West (turn left when you face the ocean) and goes for about two miles. The only people that we ran into were other people from N. They were naked like us.
We were able to be nude anytime we wanted. The only stipulation was that your mid section had to be covered when you went up to the buffet. There were topless and nude at every meal and others that were in varying degrees of dress. They have posted themes on their web site but have different ones posted at the resort. Some were able to participate in the themes, but they must have called ahead.
We may try them again in the future, but I will need to read better reports from others before I will spend the money.
epenrod
Last edited by Carol_Hill; 03/31/2014 09:30 AM.
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Re: N Resort Review
[Re: epenrod]
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03/31/2014 09:32 AM
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Hi. Thanks for the report. I edited the title to make it more clear this is a report, not a question.
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Re: N Resort Review
[Re: chazo]
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04/01/2014 10:27 AM
04/01/2014 10:27 AM
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N is a no frills resort for those on a budget that put nudity #1 on their priority list, simple convienences and luxuries are a distance second. Every short coming that you listed was discussed prior to your departure. You were warned.
I, as you, would not return unless the property is improved.
If you are looking for a more upscale resort in Jamaica, that has designated nude areas, with convienences and luxuries without being to stuffy, I would suggest the Couples resorts....of course you get what you pay for and you will pay more.
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Re: N Resort Review
[Re: epenrod]
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04/01/2014 09:03 PM
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thanks for the candid review. the beach walk does sound nice.
Place seems to meet my minimum criteria:
Safe #1, Clean bed and bath #2, NUDABILITY #3, Adequate food #4; reasonable drink prices
Cant get to #3 without #1, #4 does not have to be gourmet, but tasty and filling. #5 worst comes to worst cold canned beer will work.
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Re: N Resort Review
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04/06/2014 07:46 PM
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I wouldn't say the beach walk is nice, it's really not along pristine beaches with terrific views. You need to make sure you check the tide tables and go during low tide, otherwise you'll be climbing through thickets and walking through piles of dead sea grass. With the tide out, at least you can walk on relatively soft sand for the majority of the time, but on the land side you're often walking along a chain link fenceline with trash, debris and abandoned condo developments. Up on the shore a few yards there's also a public walking trail for a portion of it, we passed a few people with backpacks and earphones on their way somewhere on the public trail, they didn't seem to notice us. You'll also come across a developed beach area used by the cruise ships, so take along a coverup to put on to get past that part. Even when there aren't any cruisers around there are a couple of security guards that seemingly enjoyed my wife's walk across their beach. It's a fun thing to do since you can't do it many other places, but once was enough for us.
Last edited by banude; 04/06/2014 07:47 PM.
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Re: N Resort Review
[Re: Carol_Hill]
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04/09/2014 10:52 AM
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Dennyp has been posting notices that they are closing for remodeling, which might even possibly be true. They originally indicated they would close from August 4 to October 4. That has since been extended 4 times with the current closure indicated as July 24 to November 30. Expedia shows sold out for those dates, but will let me choose dates in December. Not sure I would place any faith in the resorts online booking system. It never has worked right.
This is clearly not a good trend. We love the resort, but we have been there when there were three couples on the entire site. In March, there were thirty couples, but that is still only 30% occupancy. That doesn't seem sustainable, yet they have managed to keep it open for four years, now. I think they are squatting, not paying any rent or maybe some percentage of revenue at best, but the government has had no luck selling the place and if they abandon it, it will quickly deteriorate. Still, someone has to pay for a minimum staff, electricity, water, etc.
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Re: N Resort Review
[Re: chazo]
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04/09/2014 11:08 AM
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If they have no money (because they have very few customers), what would they be using to pay for a remodel with?
Carol Hill
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