Andrew - July, 2009

We returned from Jamaica on Sunday, 26 July after a terrific 5 nights/6 days at Hedo 3. Our overall impressions of the place were very positive and we would highly recommend the resort to anyone thinking about going to a clothing optional holiday.

Rather than give a day-by-day accounting, since for the most part we mostly did the same things every day (at least during the daylight hours), we want to focus on some of the areas of concern of most newbies like us.

Being Naked: Having read most of the posts on this forum, we took the advice of those with more experience regarding our first public nudity experience. Right after George the Bell Captain brought us and our luggage to our room (636), we stripped down in our room to apply sunscreen (we were very un-tanned) and then wondered, "can we walk around our building nude or do we have to cover up before going downstairs to the nude pool?" As we learned later, walking around nude is 'no problem, mon', but, as a compromise, we went down nude but draped our towels strategically just in case anyone was surprised/offended.

Once down at the nude pool, any potential feelings of being uncomfortable or self-conscious at being naked disappeared IMMEDIATELY and they never re-surfaced. As many have said before, we don't know how we will cope with having swmsuits on from now on. Nudity is such a natural feeling and with everyone being nude, it's no big deal anymore. Sure, there is plenty of eye candy but one can be very relaxed about taking it all in. So, our advice to other newbies (and this cannot be repeated too much): just strip down and join the party - you'll never regret it.

PDAs (Public Displays of Affection): We were there between groups and according to George, the place was at about 55% occupancy. This number gradually increased during the 6 days we were there. So, perhaps our experiences/observations during our stay were more unique to the more quiet times. We did NOT see any gangbangs or threesums on the pussy fountain as have been reported here. But, we did see a few incidences of oral sex in the daytime, including us (and no one attempted to stop the happy participants) and some sex in the hot tub (again, including us). We didn't stay in the hot tub past about 2:30am and while we had sex in the tub a couple of times and we saw a few other couples similarly engaged, we did not see anything other than couples, i.e., no three- or more-somes.

Our favourite place for PDA was the nude beach, either on a lounge or in the shallow and extremely warm waters of the Caribbean Sea! In the early part of our stay, very few people were there, though by our last full day (Saturday) there were quite a few people there.

Swapping, Sharing: As stated above, we saw no evidence of this while we were in the nude pool/beach area. But, we did not stay up all night (our last morning there, we heard people still chatting in the hot tub area at 5:15am!), so maybe we missed out. We went with an open mind and wanted to experience whatever was on offer, but as far as we were concerned, no offers we extended and we never really had a chance to extend on offer to any other couple.

Theme Nights: Our experience at the Disco was a mixed one, but I think it was because of the lower numbers. We learned not to go to the Disco too early - says it starts at 11pm but realistically, there was no point in going before midnight or even 12:30am. On the Jamaica Theme night, the turnout was pretty good, people were dancing etc. We went outside (along with a few other people and then some people stripped off and started going down the tube slide (part of which is clear plastic as it passes through the Disco). We finished our drink watching them splash in the Prude Pool down below and when we returned inside, the Disco was empty. We are not sure where everyone went, but we went back to our room, stripped off and went to the nude hot tub.

Our advice is to make sure you bring some of the Theme Night outfits - it is definitely fun and if the resort is at capacity, and especially if there is a group or two there, you are bound to have fun. Besides, you'll likely end up in the hot tub later and that is where you can have as much fun as you care to have.

Food, Drinks, etc.: We found the food to be pretty good. We ate at the buffet on three nights and found it to be excellent on two out of three nights - best to go early rather than later. We ate at the Japanese restaurant - a very good effort but if you are expecting a true teppanyaki experience, well, remember, this IS Jamaica not Japan. The Italian place, Pastifari, is much better. The air conditioning was not working then but the food was very tasty. We think the real problem is that there does not seem to be a competent manager and as a result, the staff are not supervised enough to ensure good service. We started at a table for two with a pretty good waiter but then were invited to join another couple at a table where the waiter was pretty hopeless. He really had not clue how to give good service, a fault that we think could be fixed by being properly trained and supervised.

By far the most impressive staff member (and we do not mean to minimise the efforts of any other good staff there) was Mr John Campbell of the Nude Pool Grill. What a wonderful person! And, even though he is working in an open air grill next to a pool full of naked people, he acts as though he is the head chef at a 5-star restaurant. He is a stickler for cleanliness and he really takes pride in the preparation and presentation of even the simplest meal.

What We Would Do Next Time: We would NOT go to the Disco too early. We would NOT feel as self conscious about daytime PDA and would go with whatever we felt like doing - no one really gives a rat's ass! We would stick around the hot tub later and be open to exploring whatever comes our way!

Overall Impression: Having stayed at some very nice 5-star resorts in Asia, if this level of service and creature comforts are what you consider the minimum of what you will accept, then Hedo 3 is probably not for you. It is not a new resort and though they try to keep it up, it is definitely not 5-star. This is a place you go to for the freedom to do what you want, when you want; and it is a place to meet some pretty terrific, like-minded people. If you are open-minded and accepting, you will find it reciprocated tenfold. However, if you are judgemental and critical, if you are impatient and self-absorbed, then you are probably not a Hedo person and we suggest you consider another resort.

Would We Return to Hedo? Hell Yeah! However, our kids really gave us stick about going off on a resort holiday without them, so it may be that we won't return in 2010. But, who knows? We are definitely clothing optional lovers, so we doubt that we will be able to resist for very long.

Andrew