This resort caters strictly to adult couples who enjoy an alternative sexual lifestyle; it is set on a white-sand beach, 35 km (22 miles) from Cancún's hotel zone and 24 km (15 miles) from the airport. This hotel offers 110 guestrooms with earth-tone tile floors, ivory walls, air conditioning, and ceiling fans. Couples only - no singles. http://www.caribbeanmag.com/search/hotels/Cancun_Mexico/desire_resort/hotel/1870/16/ en-us Copyright 1998 e-TravelMedia.com/CaribbeanMag.com Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:12:56 EST What to expect: This is an adults-only couples resort (no singles) with nude and clothing optional areas. The resort is built to resemble a village with buildings of one and two stories set amidst tropical gardens. Amenity highlights: The light and airy lobby features white walls and tile floors, and opens onto an arched bridge that crosses one of the two swimming pools. An au naturel outdoor spa tub accommodates 30 guests, and an au naturel beach leads to the waters of the Caribbean. An on-site spa offers a full menu of body treatments, facials, hair and nail care, plus saunas and steam rooms. Guests at Desire enjoy their own erotic universe where they as they revel feet from the sparkling, turquoise Caribbean waters. Within this intimate, village-style setting, luxurious accommodations are set among lush landscaping and guests may choose rooms opening to the breathtaking foliage or across the white sands of the nude beach and the sparkling turquoise water of the Caribbean Sea. Guests seeking total indulgence, choose to stay in Desire's exclusive Passion Suites, where they can slip into something comfortable in their private, 4-person en-suite jacuzzi, and enjoy a decadent interlude to the sounds of the in-room CD. Whatever accommodations they choose, couples at Desire Resort and Spa enjoy a sense of freedom like no other and can renew their passion, indulge their fantasies and enjoy every moment of their stay at Desire Resort and Spa. Guests at Cancun's famous Desire Resort and Spa soon learn that the exciting new world they have joined is a place to experience clothing optional and alternative lifestyle adventures set in an exclusive- ALL INCLUSIVE - tropical paradise. • Personalized check-in, including welcome glass of sparkling wine • All meals (buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner) • Dining at 2 specialty restaurants (reservations required) • Daytime and late night snacks • Premium alcoholic beverages, fine house wines, beer and refreshments. • Food and beverage program available 24 hours • 24 hour room service • Day and evening entertainment programs • Non-motorized water sports program (kayaks, windsurfers, snorkeling, Hobi-Cats and sailing on Sunfish) • Tennis, ping-pong and board games • Sauna and steam room • Fully equipped gym • Au-Natural Beach area • Au-Natural Outdoor Skytop Jacuzzi and Lounge Area. • Hotel taxes and tips This hotel offers 110 guestrooms with earth-tone tile floors, ivory walls, air conditioning, and ceiling fans. Beds have ivory bedspreads, mirror-tile headboards, sheer canopies, and floor-to-ceiling ivory columns at the foot of the bed. Etched-glass wall sconces provide romantic lighting. Rooms have either a balcony or terrace with two chairs and a small table, with views of the resort's tropical garden, or of the blue waters of the Caribbean. SUPERIOR ROOMS: 40 ocean-view and 62 lush garden-view rooms are exquisitely decorated King or Queen size beds. JACUZZI SUITES: Four beautifully appointed Jacuzzi Suites with Ocean Views. Two Jacuzzi Suites with Garden Views. PASSION SUITES: Two Oceanfront Passion Suites provide the most luxurious Desire experience. The majority of amenities, activities, and gratuities at this resort are included in the room rate; guests will not be charged extra for the majority of amenities and activities. Numerous daily activities, such as beach volleyball, tennis, and adult-oriented games, are included in the rate. Also on site are three restaurants, four bars, a disco, two pools (one “quiet” and the other, oceanfront with activities), and clothing-optional areas including a private beach, an infinity 30-person tub, and a lounge. Four computers in the business center provide high-speed Internet access (surcharge). The on-site health spa provides more than 15 services, including hot stone massage, seaweed body wraps, aromatherapy, and a couple's package, which includes massage, Kama Sutra kit, and a bottle of wine served in a candle-lit spa tub. Like all major Mexican hotels, the resort is equipped with a water purification system. FACILITIES AND SERVICES ·Two clothing-optional swimming pools, one oceanfront with social activities, the other for quiet relaxation ·Four restaurants, including snack bar and grill ·Five bars ·Disco Lounge ·Spa with sauna, steam room and a full menu of Spa treatments ($) ·Gym ·Clothing-optional multi-couple infinity Jacuzzi lounge with wet and dry bar ·Clothing-optional beach and pools ·Sensuous Play Room (couples only access) ·Water sports ·Logo shop ·Ping pong table ·Tennis court ·Exclusive wines and liquors available for purchase ·Internet access, fax machine and printer ($) Restaurants: EL ARRECIFE The main restaurant, serving expansive buffet breakfasts, lunches and dinners. Casual dress. Breakfast 7:00 am -11:00 am. Lunch pm - pm. Dinner 6:00 pm - 9:30 pm IL PIACERE Romantic restaurant and Cocktail Bar, serving fine international cuisine. Elegantly casual dress. Reservations required. Dinner 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm CIELITO LINDO Authentic Mexican specialties, with personalized service. Elegantly casual dress. Reservations required. Dinner 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm COCONUT SNACK AND GRILL The popular snack bar at the main pool area, serving a variety of fresh grilled specialties. Snacks 11:00 am - 6:00 pm / Grill 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm MELANGE LOBBY BAR Late night snacking. Pizzas and baguettes from 11:00 pm - 4:00 am ----------------------------------------- Bars: MELANGE LOBBY BAR Open-air palapa bar located at the Lobby pool, serving your favorite drinks and late night snacks. 24-hours. SKYTOP JACUZZI, LOUNGE and BAR Desire's notorious roof-top, clothing-optional Jacuzzi Lounge and Bar features a 30-person hot tub finished in bright blue hues of Venetian tile, the color of the Caribbean Sea, on one side of the Lounge, flowing into the earth-tones of the Mayan jungle, on the other. At the perimeter of the Jacuzzi is a circular, tempered-crystal, 'see-and-be-seen' open-air shower, offering a 360° view of the entire Lounge and stunning vistas stretching from the turquoise sea to the lush, enveloping jungle. Open from 1:00 pm - 3:00 am(??) Il PIACERE COCKTAIL BAR Serving pre-dinner cocktails. 6:30 pm - 9:30pm COCONUT BAR Fronting Desire's spectacular beach and pool, serving refreshments and alcoholic beverages. 10:00am - 6:00pm L'ALTERNATIVE DISCO LOUNGE This is the pulsating heart of Desire, where couples arrive as strangers, but leave as friends. Choose to come dressed in your wildest costume-dress themes are announced each evening--and dance the night away to the rhythms of the night. But in the adjacent Play Room, passion rules the night. 10:00pm - 2:00am *Days of operation and schedules may vary by season Type: All Inclusive No. of Rooms: 110 Beach Location: Beach Front (Directly on Beach/Water Front) Adults Only: Adults Only Resort http://www.caribbeanmag.com/search/hotels/Cancun_Mexico/desire_resort/hotel/1870/16/ Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:12:56 EST