Many nudists belong to nudists camps throughout the USA so they are used to such an environment to practice their past time. Club O was Glamping with a nice restaurant.
As for who pays big money for a tent, check out the rates people pay to stay in these tents.
https://www.mombo.co.uk/rates/And they cant even be naked.
So, I dont care if it’s the wooden studio chalet or a fancy tent with a door and ac and no bug bites. I want to wake up and walk to my yellow umbrella after eating a chocolate croissant and washing it down with a Carib. As for those in their 70s and 80s, they are running out of time on that better solution.
The world of insurance is getting crazy after hurricanes, fires, inflation and condo collapses.
I’m sure somebody will ensure the truck that hauls the tents and furniture to high ground when the next Irma comes.
Keep rates low too.
Ok, I guess my glib reply about why anyone would choose to stay in a tent when they could stay in a comfortable hotel or villa/chalet sparked the expected "I would!".
The issue is much more complicated than you appear to want to consider. You are using apples to oranges comparisons.
The website you referenced is for a luxury safari trip in Africa. Since I've never done this, I assume it is the sort of "once in a lifetime" trip people take, especially according to my friends who have had the good fortune and fortune to take them. Not the sort of place the people will usually go annually or even more often (like we did at Club Orient).
Nudist camps throughout the USA generally are not in the middle of large metropolitan areas. They are generally a little more remote (not all, but I'd venture most). Club Orient is a common beach, backing on a nature reserve, on a very small island that relies on tourist business and has frequent public unrest.
Also, you say both that people will pay big money for it and also suggested it would keep rates low. Seems a bit contradictory.
Club Orient was considered expensive previously and the rates that were charged for the chalets did not even compensate the owners for their condo fees, even if they NEVER STAYED and their place was FULLY RENTED. They bought, not for the income but for the ability to enjoy the lifestyle and to have their own place instead of always being renters and getting what was available.
Tents are not an option for the following reasons (among others).
- Security. I have heard from friends who have been on these African Safari trips that there are tons of people taking care of you and you aren't in a tent in a populated area (that's the point). I see a lot of posts from people going to SXM who are worried about their personal safety, let alone the safety of their belongings. I know that the bill for Security at the former Club Orient was a significant budget item and with tents it would probably be prohibitive.
- The people who own units at Club Orient want to have an actual building, not a tent. (Ask any owners you know, like I have, to see if this generally holds true). Do you know of any place on the island that has tents for accommodation? I don't but I never looked for anything beyond Club Orient or a place in Orient Village.
- While I haven't checked specifically about using tents, I'm pretty sure that the building department in Saint Martin would not allow this. Additionally, the PPRN I mentioned previously has pretty strict standards and rules about what can be built on the property.
As a final point, it's good to see that even 7.5y later, people still want Club Orient to return to be a place with accommodation. That's good news because prior to Irma many people were preferring to stay elsewhere and schlepp everything in every day because the rates were too high and the accommodations were not nice enough. The hotel operation was struggling in the off-season to fill the rooms and owners were told they had to upgrade their units to attract guests (and also to stay away in high seasons so that their nice units could be rented).
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