THIS WAS MY SECOND TRIP TO HEDO III, MY FIRST WAS IN DECEMBER. THIS TIME I WENT WITH A HEDO VIRGIN, BUT WASN'T QUITE ABLE TO GET HER TO UNDERSTAND THE WARMTH OF THE STAFF. BUT ONCE WE GOT OFF THE BUS AND STARTED SEEING PEOPLE SHE UNDERSTOOD. IT WAS VERY NICE TO SEE FAMILIAR FACES AS WELL AS SOME NEW ONES. IT STARTED THE SECOND WE GOT OFF THE BUS AND WERE GREETED BY KEVIN MOODY, WHO TO MY SURPRISE REMEMBERED ME BY NAME (THIS MEANS A LOT) AND WELCOMED ME BACK BY ASSISTING WITH CHECK IN AND HELPED US TO OUR ROOM.
ROOMS: WE HAD A SWIM UP ROOM AND IT IS MY OPINION THESE ROOMS ARE A PERFECT LOCATION FOR PRUDE AND NUDE. IT IS CENTRALLY LOCATED, YET JUST OUT OF RANGE OF TOO MUCH EARLY MORNING NOISE. (GOING NUDE IN THIS POOL IS "NO PROBLEM.") OUR ROOM WAS BEAUTIFUL AND SHOWER CURTAINS ARE NOW IN PLACE.
ENTERTAINMENT STAFF: I HAVE TO START OFF BY SAYING HOW UNBELIEVABLY HARD THESE PEOPLE WORK TO MAKE OUR STAY ENJOYABLE AND TO MAKE US FEEL LIKE FAMILY. I HAD MY EYE OUT FOR A COUPLE OF MY FAVORITES. TRISTON, BEING ONE OF THEM WAS ON VACATION THAT WEEK. WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT. BUT I SOON MET SOME OF THE NEW PEOPLE AND NEED TO SPECIALLY THANK A FEW OF THE ENTERTAINMENT STAFF FOR MAKING MY STAY WONDERFUL. FIRST: CHRIS....HE IS A NEW ADDITION AND IS THE SWEETEST MOST SINCERE PERSON IN THE WORLD. WE APOLOGIZE TO THE OTHER GUESTS FOR TRYING TO MONOPOLIZE HIS TIME. NEXT: ROMEO, WHAT A DOLL. HE IS VERY FUN AND HAS QUITE A PERSONALITY. GREAT DANCING ON THE BAR WITH HIM. ALSO: DEBBIE, VERY SWEET AND HELPFUL. LUCKY, ALWAYS FUN TO BE AROUND. AND LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST: MICHAEL, THE HEAD OF THE ENTERTAINMENT, DESERVES SO MUCH CREDIT FOR KEEPING THIS GROUP TOGETHER AND DOING A FABULOUS JOB. HIS LAUGH BRINGS A SMILE TO MY FACE EVERY TIME. I COULD GO ON AND ON, THERE ARE MANY OTHERS AND ALL DO A WONDERFUL JOB.
GAMES AND ACTIVITIES: MID-DAY MADNESS AND THE EVENING ACTIVITIES ARE SO ORIGINAL AND FUN. FROM SCAVENGER HUNTS TO A GAME LIKE MUSICAL CHAIRS, USING PEOPLE INSTEAD OF CHAIRS (USE YOUR IMAGINATION), TO ORGY SCENES AND SKITS. THERE IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE. MY ADVICE TO YOU IS TO GET INVOLVED. IT ONLY MAKES YOUR STAY MORE MEMORABLE AND ENJOYABLE. IT SEEMS THAT SOME OF THE OTHER DAYTIME AND POOL SIDE ACTIVITIES STILL NEED MORE GUEST INVOLVEMENT.
FOOD: WONDERFUL WITH NO COMPLAINTS, OF COURSE THERE WERE A FEW THINGS I DIDN'T LIKE, BUT THE CHOICES WERE SO BIG, IT DIDN'T MATTER. THERE WAS ALWAYS SOMETHING TO ENJOY. THE JAMAICAN RESTAURANT IS GREAT, JERK CHICKEN BEING MY FAVORITE, AND DON'T FORGET SOFIA AT THE NUDE GRILL....BEST GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICHES I HAVE EVER HAD. THE ITALIAN RESTAURANT WAS INCREDIBLE . UNFORTUNATELY I WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE JAPANESE.
THEME NIGHTS: THE MAIN ONES; 70'S NIGHT (MY FAV.), PJ NIGHT, TOGA NIGHT (MOST POPULAR), AND MASQUERADE NIGHT. I WAS PREPARED FOR ALL, BUT IT DIDN'T SEEM TO BE THE CASE FOR MOST. A LOT OF THE GUESTS DIDN'T SEEM TO BE AWARE OF THE THEME NIGHTS AND WEREN'T PREPARED. I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY CAN REMEDY THIS SITUATION, UNLESS THE TRAVEL AGENCY SENDS OUT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THEME NIGHTS WITH THEIR TICKETS. THE MORE PEOPLE WHO GET INVOLVED AND DRESSED UP FOR THESE NIGHTS, THE MORE FUN IT IS FOR EVERYONE. BE PREPARED, BE ORIGINAL.
PIANO BAR: ANY SONG, ANY REQUEST, THE PIANO MAN IS ABLE TO PLAY. HE SINGS WITH QUITE A BIT OF ENTHUSIASM. AND THE GUESTS SING.......WELL SOME TIMES YOU JUST HAVE TO SAY "OUCH" BUT THAT IS WHAT MAKES IT SO FUN.
DISCO: MUCH IMPROVED FROM THE LAST TIME I WAS THERE. THEY HAVE ADDED A CAGE, AND A LARGER STAGE. THIS ADDS A LOT IF YOU LIKE BEING ON DISPLAY WHILE DANCING. I STILL PREFER TO DANCE "ON" THE BAR. IT DOES SEEM TO SLOW DOWN AROUND 2:00-2:30 AM, WHICH IS A LITTLE DISAPPOINTING.
WATER SLIDE: THE WATER SLIDE WAS NOT WORKING WHEN WE GOT THERE ON SATURDAY. I WAS GETTING WORRIED. BUT BY MONDAY AFTERNOON, IT WAS UP AND RUNNING. GOING DOWN NUDE AT NIGHT IS A MUST. IT IS AN INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE.
BARS/BARTENDERS: LOVE THEM ALL....THE BAR OVER THE SCOTCH BONNET IS USUALLY DESERTED. THE BAR AT THE QUAD WAS A LOT OF FUN, BUT YOU HAVE TO BE IN THE WATER OR ON THE BAR IN ORDER TO GET A DRINK. THE MAIN BAR HAS PLENTY OF ROOM FOR QUITE A FEW PEOPLE WHETHER OR NOT YOU ARE IN THE WATER. IT STAYS BUSY DURING EVENING HOURS. NUDE BAR, ALWAYS BUSY, BUT YOU CAN ALWAYS GET A DRINK IF YOU ARE IN THE WATER. I WANT TO THANK KEVIN "LAMBORGHINI" LAMBIE FOR SERVING US "ALWAYS WITH A SMILE AND A LAUGH, AND ANDRE...WHO WORKED MAINLY AT NIGHT, (ALSO REMEMBERING ME FROM LAST TRIP) FOR HIS KINDNESS, I WAS GLAD TO SEE HE WAS PROMOTED TO BAR SUPERVISOR, HE DOES A GREAT JOB WITH ENCOURAGING THE GUESTS AND KEEPING THEM HAPPY.
BEACHES/ WATER SPORTS: WELL, THE BEACH, OR LACK THERE OF, IS DEFINITELY A WEAK SPOT FOR THE RESORT. THEY ARE BOTH SMALL, ESPECIALLY THE NUDE BEACH. THE WATER IS ROUGH AND ROCKY. ITS HARD TO KAYAK AND DUE TO THE ROUGH WATER IT IS SCARY. THE CATAMARAN IS A BLAST AND THEY WILL TAKE YOU OUT TO SOME CLEAR SPOTS FOR SNORKELING. I UNLIKE MOST SEEM TO PREFER THE POOL TO THE BEACH. SO IF YOUR MAIN CONCERN IS MILES OF SANDY BEACH AND BEAUTIFUL BLUE CARIBBEAN WATER, THIS IS NOT THE PLACE FOR YOU.
FACILITIES: THE RESORT IS NICELY LAID OUT, ITS SMALL, BUT NOT CRAMPED. BE PREPARED TO CLIMB STAIRS. THE GYM IS NICE, (FROM WHAT I HEAR), POOL TABLES AND PING PONG TABLES ARE SHADED AND YOU ALWAYS HAVE A COOL BREEZE WHILE PLAYING. THEY HAVE A NICE BASKETBALL COURT AND TENNIS COURTS OUT OF THE WAY OF OTHER ACTIVITIES. THE LANDSCAPING IS GORGEOUS. YOU WOULD NEVER KNOW FROM THE TREES THE RESORT IS UNDER A YEAR OLD. HAMMOCKS ARE LOCATED BETWEEN THE NUDE BEACH AND JAMAICAN RESTAURANT, THEY COULD USE A LITTLE MORE SHADE, BUT THAT WILL HAPPEN IN TIME.
OVERALL: THIS TIME WAS BETTER THAN LAST. THE FRIEND I WENT WITH WAS SO IMPRESSED SHE IS ALREADY WANTING TO GO BACK. THE ONLY COMPLAINT IS DIF "DREADED ISLAND FEVER" A DEPRESSION FROM HAVING TO LEAVE, SET IN THE MOMENT I GOT ON THE BUS TO GO HOME. EXPECT TO HAVE A GOOD TIME AND YOU WILL.
SPECIAL THANKS: SIMONE SUTHERLAND, GUEST RELATIONS, MAKE A SPECIAL POINT TO MEET THIS SWEET WONDERFUL PERSON. SHE IS ALWAYS THERE TO HELP. THEY COULD NOT HAVE CHOSEN A BETTER PERSON FOR THIS POSITION. CHRIS AND TEDDY, ENTERTAINMENT, FOR MY BIRTHDAY LAP DANCE. I WILL NEVER FORGET IT...THIS WAS THE SOLE PURPOSE FOR MY TRIP. AND ESPECIALLY CHRIS FOR MAKING SURE IT HAPPENED. MICHEAL.......YOU MADE MOM'S DAY BY SAYING HELLO!!!!!!
I WILL RETURN AGAIN.