Caliente Caribe visit, August 2nd thru 9th 2011.
We are a M/F couple in our late
50 early 60’s in a committed monogamous relationship from California who enjoy the clothing optional lifestyle when appropriate.
We’ve been to Club O, and now can add Caliente Caribe to our list of resorts
visited outside of the US. We did some research
before going to be sure we would not be going during a ‘lifestyle’ week or with
a similar group so ended up going with The Honeys Group Trip 2011 (Deb and
Belkis). Before going we did receive a
sort of daily planner explaining the events that will be offered during our
stay which included things like;
Shuffle Board
Testicle Toss
Bocce Ball
Darts
Rock Painting
Balloon Toss
Body Painting
Along with a description of
the dinner dress themes that we found most people in the group did go along
with and dress up accordingly. Off
property excursions were offered as well but were not included in the $2,576.00
which we had paid for the week stay in an ocean front villa unit.
During our week we encountered
a total of around 30 people mostly M/F couples with one single female and two
single males (not a couple). We did not notice any public
display of affection other than an occasional holding of hands or a
kiss. About half the couples did take
pictures of each other being careful not to include anyone else in the
background etc. We would certainly agree
with most of the other writings and blogs about how beautiful the outdoor setting
and atmosphere was but would also agree that the place could use some upgrading
and minor repairs as it is not a high end luxury five star resort. We were given a tour upon arrival without any
problem. The top shelf drinks were just
that, they were not hidden or difficult to find as some others have written. If you wanted to take an entire bottle of
wine with you rather than a glass – go ahead! As for the bedding, the King mattresses
are both Firm or Extra Firm so if you don’t like one, just ask and they will
exchange your mattress for you. We were
told they are now in the planning stage of making some pillow tops to go over
the existing mattresses to make them a little softer. The ‘gourmet’ dining was not that gourmet for
us but OK. There was a different menu for
each dinner. For breakfast and lunch the
same menu was used. I found it amusing to
see people spend time going over the one page menu for breakfast day after day
when it was always the same. The main dining room was an open setting with a
great ocean view. The lunches were
served at the Tiki Bar which was down near the villas and beach. It seemed the majority of people in our group
were all staying in the villa units, the few that were not could always be seen
lugging a big beach bag of stuff for the daily stay of lying out under a Tiki
hut on the beach/sand or by the pool. We
saw no one in the upper pool or spa during the day. We met the general manager, Patricia with her
two dogs that run freely at the resort; these are a small mutt type breed. A word of caution to those who like to run
around without any footwear at all – we did step in some dog [censored] nicely hidden
in the lawn, so you’ve been warned.
There were also some small insects in the lawn/grass that like to bite
your feet and ankles. In the sand we saw
a lot of small ant type bugs that seemed constant. Anyway we enjoyed out trip and would go back –
but after revisiting Club O and Hidden Beach in that order.