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What are your favorite naturist resorts?
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This board has gotten somewhat inactive lately... I'll try and liven things up a little by asking a two pronged question: 1: What is your favorite "domestic" (in your own country) naturist resort and why? 2: What is your favorite "foreign" (in a different country) naturist resort and why?
Let the comments begin!
PS: it is OK to list more than one in each category as long as you rank order them 1, 2, 3, etc. and give your reasons for each. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Wink.gif" alt="" />
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Re: What are your favorite naturist resorts?
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Cypress Cove and Club Orient (have no experience with HB or Europe, would like to try same if someone would like to underwrite a travel guide ;-)
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Re: What are your favorite naturist resorts?
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Hey Bill, does it have to be a resort still open as a naturist resort??? <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/cry.gif" alt="" /> Foreign---Grand Lido Braco, best nude resort EVER.. 24 hour room service, great beach, spectacular pool and hot tub, great food and service! For beauty, Eden Bay, now Caliente Caribe, now no longer taking individual bookings??? What a beautiful, spectacular spot! For the best nude beach in the world, Club Orient, which isn't much of a 'resort' per se, but the beach is the best and St. Martin is the best place in the world!
Domestic--Avalon! Best people in the world and the only nude casino that I know of!! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/circle.gif" alt="" />
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Re: What are your favorite naturist resorts?
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OK Bill, here you go…
Domestic Here in Ontario, The Ponderosa, a.k.a "The Pond". Good facilities in the summer, great theme dances, large conversation pool with swim up bar. Not much competition within driving distance though.
Foreign Ok, I think it is a little unfair to compare U.S. and Caribbean facilities so I will categorize them separately.
Caribbean 1. Hedonism II, Jamaica. Great party place, 24-7 if you wish and nearly no restrictions on fun (OK, so you can't be nude in the front lobby lol), all-inclusive is very good. Downside, the beach is not great. 2. Club Orient, St. Martin. Great beach. Can be a bit quiet and laid back in the evening. N.B. both resorts are frequently by very friendly fun-loving people
U.S. This one is a dead heat… 1. Avalon, West Virginia. Excellent indoor facilities, Restaurant, Nudesino, bar, pool table, large indoor pool and 2 hot tubs so weather isn't necessarily a factor. 1. BillS's house, not a resort but can seem like one at times! Unsurpassable hospitality and again in both cases wonderful people.
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[color:"red"]May you always have sand in your shoes...and a dollar in your pocket! [/color]
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Re: What are your favorite naturist resorts?
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John--you're so right about BillS's house! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Clapping.gif" alt="" /> I wouldn't mind getting back there one day!
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Re: What are your favorite naturist resorts?
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Thanks John! Thanks Carol...that can be arranged, lol...
My overseas choice is Club Orient. That is skewed a little by the fact that that is the only non-US c/o resort we have ever been to...so far... What we love about is its relaxed clothing optional ambiance, the beautiful, warm, clear water and long beach, and most importaint the laid back friendly welcoming people we meet there or see yet again when ever we get back.
We also love the ambiance of being in a Caribbean piece of France. The beaches, restaurants, shopping, and food (especially the FOOD) is wonderful! The Jewlery shopping on the Dutch side is also a key part of the adventure.
In the US we have the following rankings and comments:
#1 is Avalon Resort in Paw Paw WV for us. What we love about it is that it is clothing optional, it has the friendliest people in the world, it is run as a resort and not as a restrictive "club", it has great facilities, and it is just a three hour drive from home.
#2 for us is Cypress Cove. It has great facilities and the friendliest people just like Avalon...but set in central Florida. A great laid back place to visit and relax.
#3 is a new addition to our experiences. We visited White Tail in Ivor VA for the first time this summer with a group of friends from Avalon...and it was like finding Avalon transfered from the mountains to the tidewater plain. Great people, great facilities, and once again the laid back no drama atmosphere.
Let the comments and reports continue!
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Re: What are your favorite naturist resorts?
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Cant remember the last time I have seen a trip report on this board. Whats going on? Part of it is "social media", instant gratification and not wanting to bother with having to write "trip reports". That is a big downside of the social media instant thing. You loose a lot later and then people just do not bother. That is a major downside as far as I am concerned, because with the instant messaging, post is that you loose so much about the entire stay that as compared to full trip reports when you get the entire picture. And sometimes "I believe" people post the instant stuff (good and bad) and then they thik about it later..... opinions change significantly..... but the full report then never comes. What I may think is either great or terrible at the "instant" and what it really is after evaluatiing the entire trip are many time two completely different things. Just my opinion, but I am not sure the social media instant thing has been a good thing overall. But there are times that it is extremely good. There needs to be a balance and right now that is not the case it seems.
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Re: What are your favorite naturist resorts?
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As a part two:
Many times people go to the same place, they "think" well nothing has changed, so why write a report. Sometimes we are our own worst enemy. Nude/co resorts have been dropping over the last several years. Part of it is/was "I personnally" think was a little bit of greed. Why I say that is because many "ALWAYS" charge a premium for exactly the same accomodations at even the same resort for the c/o option. It gets to the point that is not a good business plan, even though it is completely sustainable at the normal resort prices.
There are tons of people that will pay for the c/o option (and even a premium to some extent), but when you have a 50% to 100% premium????? And why, it is the same cost to do the resort regardless. But they say they loose money because they cannot get regular guest. That is not the case, look at the now defunct Braco or even GL, over 1/2 (more than 1/2 for both Braco and GL) of the resort was textile and less than 1/2 of the resort was c/o. But they charged a huge premium for the c/o side, so much so that many would book the textile side and spend the entire day on the c/o side because of the price differnce on the rooms -- but the service, cost, etc to the resort was the same regardless of which side you staye on.
Just ranting and raving, as it seems at times....... better not go there.
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Re: What are your favorite naturist resorts?
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Domestic (Ontario), I would have to say is Bare Oaks, just north of Toronto. Main reason is its proximity to where we live. Farther afield would be Ponderosa.
Foreign would be without a doubt Club Orient.
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Re: What are your favorite naturist resorts?
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Domestic: Abbott's Glen Beautiful property, friendly crowd, good parties on the weekends.
International: When N closed we tried Couples Negril. It's not a nude resort but it has a great nude beach. Hidden Beach is nice but the beach is terrible. I can't justify that price with such a bad beach.
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Re: What are your favorite naturist resorts?
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Foreign – Club O
Domestic (no particular order as we liked them all) – Cypress Cove, Sunny Rest, Caliente, Paradise Lakes, Pine Tree, Sky Farm and Berkshire Vista.
Up coming starting in two days – Desert Sun, Terra Cotta Inn, Deanza Springs, Glen Eden and Mira Vista. I may finally get back to writing a trip report when I return.
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Re: What are your favorite naturist resorts?
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Been coast to coast and cypress cove is the best in the u.s.a.
Club orient outside the u.s.a
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Re: What are your favorite naturist resorts?
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Pete- you need to write daily ones as they happen or you will forget! Have a great trip!
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Re: What are your favorite naturist resorts?
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Domestic (Ontario, Canada): Sandy Bottoms resort Carribbean: Desire Pearl International: Village Nauturiste in Cap d'Agde
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Re: What are your favorite naturist resorts?
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What would be your next best choice in Tulum in light of the Cabanas Copal closure?
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Re: What are your favorite naturist resorts?
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20 minutes walking to beach?
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Re: What are your favorite naturist resorts?
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Anonymous said: 20 minutes walking to beach? At least 20 minutes driving. Over an hour walk. Google map walking.
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That is quite a distance. What is the consensus on Azulik? It appears to be right on the beach and offers c/o.
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Re: What are your favorite naturist resorts?
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Anonymous said: That is quite a distance. What is the consensus on Azulik? It appears to be right on the beach and offers c/o. Very charming. It gets old real fast. Our opinion, easy now.....
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Re: What are your favorite naturist resorts?
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Anonymous said: That is quite a distance. What is the consensus on Azulik? It appears to be right on the beach and offers c/o. Azulik was our first c/o experience, almost ten years ago. It still has a special place in my psyche. It has always been a bit of an anomaly, however. The pricing and reviews have always been all over the map. They are currently in a major reconstruction and expansion mode....some of which is overdue, but they are stretching (Along with the rest of the Tulum beach front) into a high end "exotic luxury" new age "beautiful people" vibe. None of that bothers me, except the prices and being a middle aged schlubby nudist. It is clothing optional, but nudity is not prevalent. We stayed there last February for a few nights and enjoyed it, but for us, it's not what I would call a naturist resort at all. We'll be in Mexico next week. We'll be spending two nights at Intima Resort, heading over to Azulik's Maya Spa for massages, then driving on to Xcalak and Playa Sonrisa...which is MY favorite naturist resort!
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Re: What are your favorite naturist resorts?
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Club Orient ----- if you have to stay in us, cypress cove. But if you can get out of us, go to club orient. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/dine.gif" alt="" />
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Re: What are your favorite naturist resorts?
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mayaflya said:Anonymous said: That is quite a distance. What is the consensus on Azulik? It appears to be right on the beach and offers c/o. Azulik was our first c/o experience, almost ten years ago. It still has a special place in my psyche. It has always been a bit of an anomaly, however. The pricing and reviews have always been all over the map. They are currently in a major reconstruction and expansion mode....some of which is overdue, but they are stretching (Along with the rest of the Tulum beach front) into a high end "exotic luxury" new age "beautiful people" vibe. None of that bothers me, except the prices and being a middle aged schlubby nudist. It is clothing optional, but nudity is not prevalent. We stayed there last February for a few nights and enjoyed it, but for us, it's not what I would call a naturist resort at all. We'll be in Mexico next week. We'll be spending two nights at Intima Resort, heading over to Azulik's Maya Spa for massages, then driving on to Xcalak and Playa Sonrisa...which is MY favorite naturist resort! Are you familiar with the Be Tulum resort? Sounds similar (price point) to Azulik but without the c/o availability?
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Re: What are your favorite naturist resorts?
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Thanks for your input, don't want to keep suit "bottoms on" while on the beach so, we'll probably focus on Azulik.
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