For brash and unbridled fun, there's always Hedonism. We prefer the newer property of Hedo 3 and just returned from another solid week of extreme fun. There is no other way to describe it. It's kind of like a Disney-like park for adults behaving "badly".

Although the resort is aging too rapidly in our eyes, and keeps getting beat up by the hurricanes, it is still a well appointed property by Jamaican standards. The rooms, esecially the suites, all have great to reasonable views. But who wants to stay indoors? It was balmy weather, way into the wee hours of the early morning when the jacuzzis were finally clearing.

We found the resort upgraded from the year before, when the storms kept the drain pipe system overloaded. However, if you wear high heels, keep an eye out....or have someone hold on.....especially after a few rum drinks on board. There are booby traps all over. Nonetheless, when you do make it up to the disco, it's non-stop party.....to the jacuzzis....and to the rooms.

The GM and staff from last year graciously offered return visits after the weather debacles they had in 2005 and we were glad we took advantage to re-FAM this resort.

There are a lot of sites out there that enumerate the details of accomodations, so we'll keep this blog recommendation short. If you haven't been there, it's a must see. You won't experience anything else like it.

NaughtyTravel Admin,

S&J

 

Hello all. This was our first trip out to the fabled Hedo 3 after joining the travel industry. We wanted to experience this first-hand to give you the low-down on what to expect as clients and fellow naughty-travelers to-be.

The trip from the airport is nothing less than adventurous in one of the cabs, so unless you like a lot of adrenaline rushes dodging people and cows in the left hand lane.....take the bus that is usually offered as part of package deals. Having said that, we took the cab, which was sort of like a terrorist wagon...We arrived safely...but no guarantees.

The resort is quite expansive, with a good mix of quiet time areas and party hearty areas. The Quad pool can get a little loud or be boring, depeding upon who is there. But the entertainment staff usually keep things going with body shots and the like.. Our main hangout is the nude pool....not clothing optional....nude. That is where the fun people hang out, and if you've never done this, will get you in relaxed mode in short order.

As the sun sets, there are a lot of picturesque photo ops areas, just not in the nude pool area. Otherwise, a stroll by the crashing waves is very pleasant as you make your way to the beach and/or the bar(s).

Dining was a littel disappointing, but reasonable with a good mix of restaurants on premise....Japaneses, Italian and the main buffet dining room. There is also another grill by the nude pool and one by the breaking waves. If you like jerk chicken and strong Jamaican drinks, you've come to the right place.

At night the place goes wild in every sense of the word. Check out the piano bar, the disco( which gets started later), the jacuzzis...everything is a buzz. Oh yeah, and then there are the theme nights.....talk about adults behaving badly....quite a fun scene and things you will never wear at home... Check out the details of what the theme dress code is before you leave....apparently they change periodically.

Well, that about sums up a brief FAM report...The final upshot. If you want to be very adventurous and are not shy, check it out. We give it one and a half thumbs up..the deduction coming from fairly mundane food and a lot of problems with the water supply in the face of tropical storms that blew through every day.

Regards,

S&J, Your NaughtyTravel Guides

Welcome to Naughty Travel Blog. We  added this functionality so that we can keep you  posted about our familiarization visits (FAM trips as known in the travel industry) to Hedo, Desire Cancun and Desire Cabo. Well, we DEFINITELY became familiar with these great resorts!! You simply have got to go!! Which one(s)?  Well, that depends upon what you are looking for and how daring and adventurous you are!  Stay tuned in!