There have no new public updates since the Club Orient official website (ClubOrient.com) was updated a few years ago. The information on the website is accurate as far as it goes.

Think about this differently. Instead of wondering why the owners aren't getting on with rebuilding the resort for non-owners to enjoy, think about how good it was when they did share their vacation homes with others.

Most of the original owners (and current owners) are close to or well past retirement; naturism comes late to many people, especially in North America. The owners at Club Orient not only love naturism but put their money into buying a place where they knew that their only gain would likely be personal enjoyment and that a hurricane could wipe it all out in short order, as it did. On top of that, they not only bought into the place, they were willing to have it rented out to others who could not afford to buy a unit but who enjoyed staying at a completely naturist resort. They did that to encourage the naturist lifestyle and to meet others of like mind.

Why do you now think that they don't care to even clean up the debris let alone rebuild? Don't you think that they may be being prevented from doing so and are broken-hearted that their paradise is destroyed and they are helpless to fix it? That they are trying hard to do so? Have a little sympathy, people.

One of our favourite things about staying at Club Orient was meeting other like-minded people. That social aspect is still possible today on the beach, due to Cedrick's zealous guarding of the beach. He makes a lot of money from renting out the chairs to people (stop and think about how much) but he'd make the same amount even if he didn't keep it for the naturists. The French government supports him and awards him the contract to have the beach chairs because they know that naturism is a large tourist draw and that he supports it. Win-win.

Similarly, Randy at the Perch provides a great place for food and drink to complement your stay on the beach. Both Randy and Cedrick support naturism and naturists support them. Keep it up!

There are lots of good places to stay in Orient Village even if you do have to put clothes on. I suspect some of the people complaining about not being able to stay at Club Orient may have complained just as much about the cost of staying there and the outdated facilities (log cabins!) when Club Orient was running.

In summary, enjoy what you have and stop worrying about what you don't have. Thanks for coming to my TEDx talk.