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Originally Posted by KarlJetz
Five years ago or so we were in the Tampa area and decided to go for a day visit to Caliente on a Friday. The grounds were pretty well kept and the pool was really nice, but as you say, the food sucked and they didn't allow outside alcohol to be brought in (they actually searched our bags). I guess I can see that for day visitors, but apparently that rule holds true for those who rent rooms; that seemed a bit over the top (especially considering how expensive everything is). The kicker though was that after the mandatory tour, we were required to meet with the time share/membership person. They just couldn't take "no" for an answer; we started out polite, but got pretty fed up with the hard sell and though it only wasted 15 minutes of our time, it left a pretty sour taste. Who in the hell in their right mind would sign any sort of real estate contract without even having been out on the grounds before? A real slimy "Glengarry, Glen Ross" situation.
Anyway, we didn't witness anything too outrageous while hanging out at the pool. It was a Friday on a long weekend, so there was some nice eye candy, but nothing anymore impressive than what we see at Desert Sun on a normal spring/fall weekend. It's too bad though, as we had kind of bit into the reputation that it was like a larger, more upscale (ie, "cleaner") version of SMI. I'm going to be in Orlando next month by myself, so I might just spend a few days taking day visits to the regular nudist resorts/clubs around the Tampa area. I'd really love to get down to Miami and see Haulover (never been), but it's a midweek visit situation and I don't want to be part of the sausage fest.
KarlJetz (aka FKKFan)
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Caliente is really a nudist resort first. They have swinger parties on Friday and Saturday night to pay the bills, but the residents aren't happy about that. Paradise Lakes isn't far away and kind of has the same reputation: nudist resort first, but there are undertones of extra activity. Right next door to Paradise Lakes is Lake Como. We've been there and it seems to be nudist only. If you are going to be in Orlando and just want to go to regular nudist resorts, go to Cypress Cove. It's in Kissimmee and it is pretty big. We've been there lots, and its nudist only.