March 7, 2008
Resort insists upon Nudity!
Most topless or nudist resorts give you the option of keeping your clothes on or taking them off, as understandably, not everybody likes to go topless. But the Hidden Beach Resort, located on the Riviera Maya near Cancun insists that its guests are naked – at least some of the time.
A concierge (who apparently wears clothes) at the resort has the perhaps enviable job of wandering around the resort grounds and instructing people to remove their clothes. I wonder how he or she knows that someone hasn’t already been naked and just wants to cover up
for a while?
The resort claims that this policy discourages participation, avoids embarrassment and also prevents people from coming in just to watch. I suppose it’s also somewhat difficult to steal things from the hotel rooms if you aren’t wearing any clothes.
Being able to go topless or take it off altogether seems to be increasingly important – a survey indicated that most vacationers thought that access to nude recreation was more important than being able to play golf and tennis. Here’s a list of the “10 Great Destinations to go Topless” according to USA Today. Most are in predictable vacation spots such as Hawaii, the South of France and the Caribbean, but beaches in New Jersey and Vancouver, Canada also made it on to the list.
And nude sleepwalking in hotels is also something of a problem in the UK, according to this article. As far as I know, I have never done that, but now I’m worried that the staff just didn’t
tell me...
Guest entry by Mancunian
Posted by James Trotta at March 7, 2008 11:50 AM | TrackBack
I have been to Hidden Beach and absolutely love it. It is true that with everyone naked you don't feel as self-conscious or embarrassed. I think the person who wrote the entry meant that the nudity "encourages" participation, not "discourages" it. And it is true.
I didn't think I would be comfortable being required to be completely nude, having only been to the secluded nude island at Couples Ocho Rios previously. But it was very liberating in the environment of Hidden Beach. And they aren't horribly strict about being nude constantly. They just sort of keep an eye on everyone, not hard with only 42 suites, and if they notice you always being clothed they will discreetly mention it to you and remind you of the rules.
Posted by: Lynne at March 9, 2008 6:02 PMYou are quite right..I did mean to write encourages and not discourages participation..thanks for spotting that..!
Posted by: Martin at March 9, 2008 10:27 PM