So sorry to hear that you had to deal with so many issues I truly hope you stay on as much as possible just to chat..the boards wouldn't be the same without you!
So sorry to hear that you had to deal with so many issues I truly hope you stay on as much as possible just to chat..the boards wouldn't be the same without you!
So do whatever it takes
'Cause you can't rewind a moment in this life
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April 24-May 2 2009
April 23-May 1 2010
_ R.I.P. H3 _
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April 1st-10 2011
March 30-April 7 2012
March 28th-April 6th 2013
March 27th-April 5th 2014
Thanks Kelly- I am sure we will be around. The temptation section on here is dead, but I imagine we will be around some... just not as much as we used to be.
Cheers.
Nick (and the squirrelly Kitty)tm
Nick and KittyDesire Pearl- September 9-17, 2015
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So here is my take on Temptations after a 5 night visit last year. Like I said I had a good time, and for the money which is 1/2 of what a Hedo vacation cost, it is a great value. The resort is nice and very well maintained. It is probably a little smaller than Hedo III was with 1/4 of the vegetation. It has three pools which most of the people hang out in the "Sexy Pool". The sexy pool is an awesome pool...way better than any pool I have been to in Jamaica. This is the topless pool, I would say less than 1/2 of the females there were topless...and if wasn't for our group that number would have been much lower. The rooms are a lot nicer than those at Hedo II...but I would say the rooms at Hedo III were better. I would highly suggest that you book a Jacuzzi room as that will guarantee you a first floor room with somewhat of a decent view around the "Quiet Pool". If not you most likely will have no view and/or be situated around the main bar where at night it can be loud...even if hardly anyone is there. The sit down restaurants are very good and very upscale. They rival any nice place where you may live or if you have been to Sandals or Couples.
So that is the good news....the biggest problem I had with the place was the "Time Share" aspect...which I knew about ahead of time. They will hound you as soon as you set foot in the lobby, which is fine as it is their job and I quickly let them know we were not interested. What I did not know is if you are not a Time Share member, you basically are a second-class citizen of the resort. Time Share members have their own bars with upscale brands, their own areas around the pool and on the beach with bar service, their own hot tub and separate items on the menu in the restaurants (ie. Sirloin vs. Filet). They also have the premium room locations around the sexy pool and with the best (only) views of the ocean. Because of this...we will never go back to the resort. Couple other things we didn't like:
All pools close at 5:00...never to reopen again till the next day.
Bartenders EXPECT tips.
Ocean is more worthless than it was at Hedo III
Nightlife is non-existent for the most part. They encourage off property clubs and organize nightly trips.
The buffet sucks for lunch and breakfast....NO BACON!!!
There is no grill to eat lunch at, just the buffet and one restaurant. While the restaurant is very good for lunch, you can not have on wet clothes. So you either have to get out of the pool long enough to dry off or go back to the room to change.
Finally, while we as a group are not into PDA's...(well at least we are more into body shots...sexy fun, not sex), the security at the resort hounded us our entire stay while in the pool. I got a talking to twice for some very innocent behavior. Maybe it was we were a group, maybe it was because it got around we were a Hedo group. But every time I would glance around the pool we were being watched.
I personally had a great time despite all that I wrote above... because yes it is about the people that you are with...and I was with some pretty damn fine ones!! Not trying to discourage you at all...just wanted to let you know some things that I wish I would have known before I went.
god... im getting more depressed by the minute. cant help but think my attitude to the place might be a little negative b4 we have even been for the first time after reading recent reviews....
For what it's worth,I would not waste my money going somewhere there is no nude beach available.
NN
a couple of things have changed since you have been there i believe, to temptations, there is one pool that is now open 24 hours, and i had bacon every am for breakfast, we said no to the timeshare thing and never had any issues. we booked oceanview room, and had a great view over by the quiet pool. awesome room. we loved the beach there, that was one thing i hated about H3, no beach. but we did have issues with security every now and then, they are pretty strict on what they considered appropriate. i too got talked to a few times! not too many went topless, but hoping by going with a group this time that maybe we will tip the scale in our favor on that one. when we went is was almost spring break time, so lots of youngsters, which we are 40, so early 20's seems young to us, and they can be a bit immature at times, so did not really like that part of it, but hoping by going back in july, wont have as much issue with it. i do have to say, at hedo i never really feel self conscious about my body, i did feel that at temptations, now maybe its because of the younger crowd, or the not everyone is naked thing, but i am hoping that when we go back with a group this time( we just went with another couple last time) that i wont feel that way. guess we will see!
Im not wearing a top and you can't make me
Cop..
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Face Down thanks so much for your view on that place...My hubby would hate it and that would bum out our whole trip...I will never get involved with a timeshare again and nor do I want to be hounded about it..We made that mistake three times u would think we would learn?
Finally did and oh hell no never will we go there...Thanks a million...See ya at Hedo and all your drinks are on me...LOL
Nick,
We had a great time with AWOL Thanks
Hubby and I co-host with Nick & Kitty. We have been to Temptation (also when it was Blue Bay) and enjoyed it. We had body shots on the bar and naughty games. The really naughty stuff went down in the room.
One of the main points of our December fact finding mission will be to let the resort know that, as a group, we would insist on elimination of the "talk". In our previous visits, we have been asked but not harassed. We can give basic info to our group and if they decide to arrange a tour, then so be it. No means no...lol.
I never noticed a difference in services for time share vs non-time share guests.
Steph
I'm the reason all of the rum is gone.
Bob and Steph
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I guess I need to clarify about the sales pitch as a couple of people have commented. I wrote that they hound you as soon as you arrive in the lobby....which is true. But I nicely and firmly told them that we (and I was speaking for about 12 of us that all arrived at the same time) were not interested in any type of sales pitch but if in a couple of days if we liked what we saw we would come back to them to discuss. The guy said he understood and we were never bothered again...nor did we go back to talk. So I would not worry about that aspect much at all.
If you never saw a difference in services....you were not paying that much attention or things have changed from your last trip. Everyone gets a wristband at the resort....the White one gets you all the upgraded booze, food, poolside wait service and access to the members only (roped off) places around the pool and beach. The orange one only gets you a tan line around your wrist.
Good to hear you and M enjoyed yourselves Nickel- hope to see you again someday.
Nick (and the working girl Kitty)tm
Nick and KittyDesire Pearl- September 9-17, 2015
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