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Weve never been to any resort in Mexico not to mention adults only and nude. Who wins for beach, who wins for pool, who windls for food, who wins for party atmosphere, who wins on price? How do you get a deal on all inclusive?

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In terms of overall satisfaction, we're hoping that Hidden Beach wins, we're going for the first time at the end of November. Never been to Mexico before.

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We sent to Hidden Beach a couple years ago. It's a very comfortable and relaxing resort and we had a nice time. We'll likely be back and some point in time, though I find it to be a bit expensive for what you are getting.

Positives: The food is very good! I would not call it a real gourmet experience, but it was excellent for resort food. The beach is nice, if not really swimable (too shallow). The rooms were very nice and had a stocked fridge. It's very quiet, which we liked. The people were, as expected, wonderful people who were always very nice.

Negatives: Not much to do. They don't really have a lot of activities. It's more like going to a state-side resort. They had a dance, but it was a bit boring. They don't organize very many activities. We did sign up for the nude cruise, but they were one person short so they cancelled. I understand that, but we had to waste a lot of time in line for a refund, which was not really excusable. Just refund us automatically! And don't leave us sitting in the lobby ready to go.

One bit of advice. If you paint your toenails, avoid colors too close to the local flowers. One lady had a toenail polish literally named "hibiscus". It was very nice. So nice that one of the Iguana's decided to looked quite yummy and took a bite.

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We love Desire Riviera Maya & Desire Pearl.


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Hidden Beach has very high quality and is 100% naturist.
We found the quality at the Desire resorts even higher, but those are sensual resorts. From both Desires, we liked the Pearl much better.
Check out our guide about naturism in Mexico: https://www.nakedwanderings.com/naturism-in-mexico-the-ultimate-guide-2019/

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Thanks all for the info. Do these all inclusives ever go on sale? Look like about $500 night for hidden beach and the desire resorts. Thats alot of corona and miler lite to reach break even.

What all activities are included? Do you have to dress for dinner at all three?

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There is no real beach at Hidden Beach Resort. There is a little seawall and fine gravel but no stretch of soft sandy beach. It's mostly limestone under the water, Karst Topography.

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Good to know, we like soft sand.

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Do Hidden Beach or Desires ever have any discounts?

I can’t tell from any dates I’ve picked where it gets cheaper in low season.

What is a referral? How do you get one?

Do you get a discount for sitting through pitches? We are an auto “NO” , do you get treated differently after your no answer?

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Agents will often have discounts at resorts, based on group booking dates or other promotions. You might check with Go Classy Travel or I think it's called "All the Way Travel", fellow named David. We used to book a lot of stuff with Go Classy and always found them very professional and knowledgeable. Never booked with David but have heard his name around a lot. .


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