HEDONISM II - first trip advice please (tips on rooms, beach, bars)

Hi all,

We're very new both to swinging and the swingers board and could use some advice from you, please.

Thinking about going to Hedonism II in Jamaica but have seen mixed reviews about the rooms, atmosphere and how people act. Specifically, here's info we would like to hear from you and any other tips you think would help us.

• How are the rooms on both the nude and clothing side of the resort?
  
• Will my wife be safe with the guys/couples at the resort if she goes off with them to their rooms at Hedo?
  
• Do they have any exercise classes that are good or just mainly for meetings others?
  
• Is everyone there a swinger or are there just some nudist and voyeurs?
  
• As a general rule, how many single guys are there swinging vs. couples?
  

Thank you so much for the advice. Oh, also how easy is it to either rent a car or get a shuttle to Kingston?

Have a nice weekend!

j/h

While we have never been to that resort, I would say this: DON'T rent a car or drive in Jamaica. Make certain your ground transport is taken care of before you get there.

All rooms are the same: basic room. not fancy, not horrible

I never recommend wife/gf going off alone. It is generally safe, but like anywhere in the world you need to be careful.

They have an exercise room that is pretty nice and usually there is water aerobics in the morning in the nude pool.

Every week and trip is different, sometimes more swingers sometimes less. We have gone every year since 2001 over Thanksgiving.

There are single guys, but I never thought there were too many. Mostly couples, but every week is different so there is no guarantee.

Visit dennyp.com, it has a very active message board. You will have all sorts of opinions about it.

I also noticed you mentioned Kingston. We fly into Montego bay, no reason to go to Kingston.

I forgot they have a few fancy rooms that have private hot tubs and I think in-room bar, etc. they are also right on the beach.

Thanks all for the replies. They reminded us of a few more questions, please.

Why not go to Kingston? Do they drive on the left side of the road there?

How's the quad band cell phone service there?

Are people allowed to take pictures there?

Thanks for the advice.

Jamaica can be dangerous for tourists outside their guarded, restricted resorts. You really don't want to be tooling around on your own. That was our experience.

I don't think there is transportation to the resort from there, yes they drive on the left side, and njbm is right, about going around by yourselves, always have company. you can take pictures at the resort but NOT on the nude side. also if there are people in your pictures you don't know get their permission first, no one wants their pictures posted all over the internet, especially when they are at a place like HEDO.

Don't know about cell phone system there. go to http://www.dennyp.com there are many discussions about cell phones

C & S, NJBM and all,

Hi. Thanks for the advice. We'll also check out Denny P's website. Well, that's too bad about the Island being so dangerous you can't just walk around Kingston or Montego Bay. Is it really worth visiting a Caribbean Island if you can't even explore it that much?

If you can't be safe at Hedo with the other guests partying alone with your wife or s/o in an exclusive resort, then it must really be unsafe outside of the resort.

Should we rethink our trip? Any other suggestions for resorts that have plenty of swingers? We want to have a great time but not have to worry about our safety on the Island or when we meet another couple or male who want to play solo with her.

Thanks for letting us know and have a fun weekend.

Didn't mean to scare you off, but anyone should use caution where ever you are, even here in the U.S.

Have you done any foreign travel?

Hi C & S,

Thanks for letting us know. We've heard about Kingston after dark but figured it would be okay during the day. Yes, both of us have traveled to Europe and I have visited the Middle East and Africa. We've also been to Mexico a few times but just border towns.

Kind of figured that if you can research, afford and visit Hedo then how bad can you be? I just know how things go when my wife's had a few drinks and throw in the sexually charged atmosphere and I could see where a guy or couple would like to take her back to their room for some fun. So long as she could call me on my cell if anything happened would be my concern.

Is Montego also dangerous at night?

Thanks for the advice. Have a fun weekend.

J/H

Never stayed overnight in Montego Bay so we have no information about it.

You and your wife have a different idea about swinging. We never go alone, always same room. I know others do other things.

HEDO is getting expensive, mostly because of the airfare, the room prices have not risen very much. Our first trip in 2001 for 7 nights cost a total of $2,700.00

This trip for 6 nights is $3,800.00 not too bad a gain over the last 11 years, with inflation, etc. but this maybe our last trip and start going to west coast of Mexico

to places like Desire. as we live in California the airfare should be better. Suzanne's cousin and his wife go there several times a year.

If you decide on HEDO you should have a great time, we have every time we have gone. we go to HEDO every year because we got married there, so we go for our anniversary. We go Thanksgiving week, or as they call it Spanksgiving.

C & S,

Hi. You've been so helpful. Thank you! Yes, we are okay with hard swapping but I also like to watch. We're more of a MILF couple than swinging with other couples. I can swing but prefer to just see my wife with other men or couples or hear about it afterwards. I just want my wife to be safe, taken care of and have a great time. I imagine there are GB's in some of the rooms.

We have found some cheap flights into Kingston but not Montego Bay. Wish it was a little less expensive since we're down one job right now and still have to pay for babysitters while we're gone.

Congrats on getting married there. Have a great weekend.

j/h

As the drivers told us when we were there last Spring, leave the driving to the locals. Driving there is taking your life into your own hands. there are not stop signs, no rules, they seem to use horns as the primary means of signaling and yes they drive on the left side... mostly, but the reality is they drive all over the road. Don't do it. There are plenty of taxis that will take you wherever you may want to go. Use them.

We did not stay at Hedo when we visited, we stayed a few resorts over and got a taxi between the two the one night we visited Hedo.

We just got back from our trip, and as usual had a great time.

Go with a group. Find a swingers group and book through them. For instance, Topless Travel is going in April. You will get arm bands or a necklace that will identify you to others in the group but the main point is you know you will be there during a lifestyle week and it will expected that it could get a little more wild than any normal week. Also, if you fly into Montego Bay, right there in the baggage claim is a check in for Super Club Resorts. They will provide transportation to and from the resort if you are just going to be staying at Hedo.

One of the things we liked about Hedo is the theme nights. If you go with a group, just know that most likely there will be different themes, your groups themes and the resorts themes. Pick out the one you like best because a lot of people usually participate and it is one of the things we like the most about the resort. There were some people that really went over the top and if you like attention, it's the way to go.

•How are the rooms on both the nude and clothing side of the resort?

Same across the resort, adequate and clean. Here is your guide...if you like to hang out at the nude pool then stay on the nude side as getting stuff from the room can become very tiresome if you make lots of trips back and forth or if you don't want to use the public toilets, lol.

•Will my wife be safe with the guys/couples at the resort if she goes off with them to their rooms at Hedo?

The grounds are very safe but people are people. We met people there, after a day or so I felt comfortable with my wife going to hang out with them. Use your best judgment but unless she just gets sloppy drunk and comatose, I don't see much to worry about.

•Do they have any exercise classes that are good or just mainly for meetings others?

They have a gym. It's not bad actually for the type of resort it is. When we were there they ran a spinning class almost every morning.

•Is everyone there a swinger or are there just some nudist and voyeurs?

Absolutely not, in fact, unless you are with a group of swingers, I would say that the vast majority will just be nudists that like to let themselves be free.

•As a general rule, how many single guys are there swinging vs. couples?

25% would be a good estimate when we were there.

•Pictures?

Pictures can be taken on the prude side. You can take some early in the morning if you want but if the guards will still stop you if they see you because they don't want to chance you catching a visitor in the window in your shot by accident. Even on the prude side, they made us take pictures facing away from the nude side for that very reason.

•Cell phones?

GSM works fine. If you have ATT then you can get a plan for about 1.99 a minute there. The resort has wifi but you have to pay for it. We found it cheaper to pay for a block of time and just use their computer center to check email once or twice a day. I think our text messages were .50 each.