Hidden Beach Resort - Au Naturel Club

jbroussard67 wrote a review September 2024
Spring, Texas

Outstanding Activities

What a great place! The staff is fantastic! All of the staff! The food is outstanding, the entertainment is good and the actual activities are so fun! They have 2 dedicated people for activities … aqua aerobics, trivia, cards, bingo and the famous volleyball! Carlos & Fernanda are so fun! They are very personable!

Date of Stay: September 2024

christineD7815VA wrote a review September 2024
Ajijic

Another great visit!

It's the staff that makes the place and the other guests! No matter what time of year we go, we always see wonderful repeaters and super new faces. Our fav staff: Esperanza, Arnie, Anicieto, Noel, Ricardo, Angel, Nathaniel. Would love to see Alberto again, even if only to fill in for Nathaniel. The entertainment team Fernanda and Carlos (especially Fernanda) doing a good job. The guy that moves the pool chairs is an unsung hero... keeps the area very well set up and is quick to dismantle as needed. The food is good, not gourmet. The unsung chef/kitchen staff are Estephanie and the guy working the eggs in the morning (just can't remember his name right now)... so eager to please and great smile. The rooms need updating (been looking at the same floor tile cracks and furniture doors not closing properly for years). Room alcohol now bottom shelf, but bar alcohol still good. Some room amenities (q-tips, etc) have disappeared, no pillow/scent selection - not that it's a big deal, but still robes and slippers in the rooms. Rosa kept our room clean. Mini bar filling hit and miss. Lomas pickup at airport was a 25 min wait, but on time for resort to airport. Loved the Silent Party and Cherry Lovers... best 2 entertainment. Others were good. The 2 cheerleaders brought in for the staff/guest volleyball were great!!! Couldn't really get the Rock Band (and not just us because no one was dancing...played ok but music not in touch with what the audience age group wanted). Ula goes above and beyond to keep guests happy and address issues. And Ula and Eleasin were so committed to ensuring MAW went well. All is well overall... returning in 6 weeks!

Date of Stay: September 2024

scmyers13 wrote a review October 2024
Louisville, Kentucky

Do the tequila tasting!!

Just did the tequila tasting with Jesus and it was awesome! He was super informative and we will now drink our tequila in a much different way! We had no idea how much time it takes to make and age a good tequila. Love this resort and all of the different experiences they offer!

Date of Stay: October 2024

Metsfan16 wrote a review November 2024

The staff is always fantastic. The resort is looking old and run down. You must be fair and cater to all, put a small smoking ar

I'm upset because the place is run down and looking ragged and run down. The staff is still wonderful. Ula is amazing and so is Eleasin. Our housekeeper, Ricardo are constant server, everyone, I can't mention every single person but every single staff is wonderful. My main concern is the no smoking in the outside air because Mexico thinks they own the air. You really need to put a small smoking area at the pool. It's not fair to cater only to non-smokers. Put a four chair or six chair area in the back against the wall and make it a smoking area. The smoking area you have is a joke, and if you don't know what's there, you don't know it exists. I'm a nonsmoker but this is for the smokers who came and specially for the one couple who was basically stuck on their patio smoking because no one would complain there. Management, please put a small smoking area at the pool. Also, I hope she gets her money that Karisma stole. It's not fair that the prices are so high and the guests are being punished with unaffordable prices because they stole money to do the repairs and upgrades.

Date of Stay: September 2024

aerofig52 wrote a review December 2024
North Attleboro, Massachusetts

Mixed Feelings this time around

We are members and visit this resort yearly. We always have a great time with friendly guests and great staff. All of the waiters are amazing. Bartenders fantastic. Esperanza gives the best bar service ever. Ula and Eleasin are wonderful , can't ssy enough good things about them. Place is immaculate. Volleyball is great fun and the activities directors are doing a great job of curbing aggressive play and keeping the games fun and friendly. I like that chairs are ready with umbrellas set up before 6am daily. That's the 3 stars. There Thanksgiving dinner which we have attended for years went downhill big time. Instead of a fresh carved turkey and cranberries, gravy, and sweet potatoes at the buffet, we were told if we wanted turkey , they would bring it. We got this dry turkey breast rolled with cranberries and a couple of squirts of sweet potatoes. I eat only the dark meat, but we all agreed this was gross. We made our feelings clear to the chef and hoping they will improve next year. Then the rooms. They are big enough ,but need help. Basically, they are dark with very little lighting. Even with every light on, its just dark. The beds are very comfortable but they changed the pillows to the giant things that nobody liked and the duvets weighed a ton. We removed them and just used sheets. Everyone was complaining about how heavy they were. Then the plumbing. Many complaining of low pressure in shower. Our toilet worked so poorly we got our room changed. Others had similar issues ,sometimes flushing , sometimes not. They recently replaced all the doors and locks. They are nice but nobody cares about that. The old doors were fine. Guests want comfortable bedding , good lighting , and plumbing that works properly. So for all of that , I took away 2 stars from my usual 5. The restaurant has good food, very accomodating to special diets. I would not recommend any of the off-site restaurants. The service was poor and food as well.

Date of Stay: December 2024

martinkQ1192BP wrote a review December 2024

16th Year and plans are made to go back.

This was our 16th year going to this Hidden Piece of Paradise on the Mexican Riviera. The staff is great, the resort is beautiful and the atmosphere is phenomenal. Relax, have fun, get spoiled, meet new friends, and enjoy great entertainment.

Date of Stay: December 2024

F3360UOralphw wrote a review January 2025

Hidden Beach Resort provides a great vacation experience!

Excellent staff, great food, good entertainment. Very social environment. If you enjoy a naturist vacation, WITHOUT a swingers vibe, this is the place to go! We've been here 9 times and we've never been disappointed. There are lot's of A la carte restaurants to choose from, Japanese, Italian, Mediterranean, Pub style, Mexican where you can go to on the clothed side of the resort, but you can also stay within the resort and experience these cuisines as they rotate in the various food types throughout each week.

The concierge team are outstanding!

Date of Stay: January 2025

Thezebrahouse wrote a review January 2025
Shoreview, Minnesota

Magical. Freedom. Love!

This Au Natural Resort is home away from home. The employees and guests all have become like family. You can’t be rude when you’re nude. No hanky panky here. Come to enjoy yourself and others with no judgement. One Love. One Life. One You! Live the life you love! You owe it to yourself.

Date of Stay: January 2025

donnasB3817ZF wrote a review January 2025

We will always go back to see our friends and family!

Revisited this resort over 50 times, we are club members for the El Dorado resorts. The resort is really showing age and needs a facelift. The rooms need new furniture and better lighting. The water pressure comes and goes as does the hot water. The bed is comfy and the swim up is perfect for us.

We enjoy the dining options and appreciate the menu changes daily for dinner to accommodate, reducing the need to go off property for dinner at the other restaurants, although if we want to go off, we can go to any restaurant on the three properties. Alma Alejandra Cen Dzib has made an amazing difference in the service and the food since coming to this resort. Both the day and night servers are excellent, Angel Duran, Noel, Arnulfo, Aniceto, Genesia, Gualdino, and Ricardo
Are all 5 🌟star!! And I can’t leave out the top-notch bar service!! Pedro, Nathan and Esperanza you are the best!!

The hotel Entertainment staff (Mike) needs to be revisited. The person in charge doesn’t really seem to understand the crowd and has made a lot of changes in the entertainment over the past few years. There are some amazing bands that should be playing in an area for us to dance and enjoy, but they are much too loud to listen to during dinner, e.g. the Cherry Lovers, everyone enjoys them but they are a dance band!! Not a dinner band. We love the gentleman that plays the guitar and that country/pop music. He would be excellent at dinner but he only plays at the poolside during the day. The Tenors are constantly changing singers and are very hit and miss for skill. And finally the best singer on any property on the Riviera Maya is Dana Kennedy and she is now gone! WTH? She can entertain at dinner perfectly or play in the bar and always gets everyone up dancing. She is absolutely AMAZING! Dana was the only successful entertainer for the New Year’s Eve party. The first performers were OK for socializing then Dana came and got everybody up and wild and dancing just as we should’ve been and then she was followed by some bizarre mime-like audiovisual show that was an absolute uninteresting downer while gearing up for midnight. Things have never been as good as when Aldo UG was in charge, and then Fernando followed and did well too. Now, not so much.
The Pool entertainment staff is awesome. Thank you Fernanda and Carlos! You do a magnificent job with a wild crowd.

Date of Stay: January 2025

0happyt wrote a review February 2025

Fantastic frontline staff; management and facility improvements needed

There are not enough positives that we can say about the staff at this incredibly friendly and special place! HBR continues to be a top-tier au natural resort with first-rate staff who remember our names (and even our favorite drinks and food choices). Favorite staff members with exemplary service include Esperanza, Aneceto, Riccardo, Anulfo, Alex, Victor, Noel, Isai, Yvette, Angel, and Marta in dining; Fernanda and Carlos of the entertainment staff; Ula, Eleasin, and Elizabet in reception and guest services; and the beach and grounds staff were all professional and kind. Pedro, Nathaniel, and David were all amazing at the bars, and the musicians—especially the daytime acoustic musicians—were all great. I would give more than 5 stars for all of those staff and entertainment people, if I could. We loved the member dinner, enjoyed all the food, and always appreciate the efforts that go into decorating and providing a beautiful experience. Our room was consistently clean and our maids were cheerful, professional, and did a great job. Thank you to Graciela and Antonia! We loved volleyball, water aerobics, trivia and crafts, tequila tasting, salsa-making, the variety of bar options and cocktails, and the comfort of the beach palapas.

However, there are some concerns that are worthy of a 3 star review. First of all, who made the terrible decision to change David and Pedro’s bar positions? Everyone knows that Pedro in the pool bar during the afternoons/evenings, and David in the Moonlight at night, are the perfect places for those two. They are both wonderful bartenders who were in their natural elements previously. They are doing a great job in their current positions but the guests are not happy, and I spoke with several guests who were equally unhappy with this decision as we were. Please change Pedro back to the pool, and David to the Moonlight, ASAP.

The pool-facing side of the El Dorado building is a huge eyesore. Every year it gets worse and this year it looks like some repairs may be in process, but no progress was made while we were there. It looks like the building is falling apart. Several other resort areas need basic maintenance. For example, the men’s room bathroom door handle was loose, the foam party machine was broken for 2 weeks in a row, the rooms are getting increasingly dated, and the gym equipment is needing repair and updating. My husband got a metal splinter in his hand from one of the free weights because the finish is peeling off the handle. It seems to us that management can do a better job of making some basic improvements.

As an additional note, we enjoyed the music of Goliath and the Tenors, but the volume is much too loud during dinner time. The band in the Moonlight was also great, but it was so loud we couldn’t stand it and had to leave—and very few guests were left in the Moonlight because it was too loud. Poolside music by Goliath was great, but again, too loud. We gather at HBR for the fun times and some of us only see each other when we are there—we want to talk and visit while we have time together, and very loud music makes that impossible.

We may go back to HBR later this year, but we will also be looking to see if some of these changes are made before we book our next visit.

Date of Stay: February 2025

100tonyd wrote a review February 2025
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Awesome Time!

We are here at Hidden Beach Resort having a fantastic vacation for our second year! Great service from the staff including Anecieto, Angel, Anulfo, Galdino, David in La Vista - everyone really. They're very friendly and get to know us. Karen & Rosario in the spa are great, Fernanda has Carlos taught well, Ula's awesome! Food and drink has been unbelievable! Still here, gotta go have fun!

Date of Stay: February 2025

ELVIBIRD wrote a review March 2025
Powder Springs, Georgia

WARNING PEDRO HAS BEEN SENT TO THE MOONLIGHT AND OUR AFTERNOON SHOT PARTIES HAVE BEEN SENT TO PURGATORY.

Hello fellow Hidden Beach lovers, my wife and I just got back from our first trip of the year, to Hidden Beach and we were shocked to find that Pedro had been moved to the moonlight. This greatly impacts anybody's trip there who enjoys Pedro's camaraderie and his ability to produce a dozen drinks at lightning speed, and always perfect. It is bad when the most talked about subject around the bar is where is Pedro? We need to voice our concern and our desire to get Pedro back at the pool and Pedro I need 12 mini beers.

Date of Stay: February 2025

243houdab wrote a review March 2025

Our first visit to Hidden Beach Resort but not our last!

We are at Hidden Beach right now and are loving it. The grounds are beautiful, the room spacious and well appointed.

But what really stands out are the staff. They are attentive and friendly beyond expectations. The food and drinks are plentiful and delicious.

The dress code is bare as you dare. Most people are nude at lunch and boy dressed or not at dinner and breakfast. You do as you wish…it is very layed back and safe.

A great place to relax and enjoy the good life!

Date of Stay: March 2025

aerofig52 wrote a review March 2025
North Attleboro, Massachusetts

Great place

We vacation here yearly, and it is our favorite place. For those who have not experienced clothing optional, it is the perfect place to start. Everyone is friendly, comfortable and no judging. For those "experienced" nudists, note that there is no PDA permitted, and that it is enforced. The age group trends older, but there are always some younger couples as well. The food is great. Different menu nightly, incorporating the menus of the textile restaurants on the "dark side". So you never need to leave unless you enjoy getting dressed up to eat. Martha is absolutely wonderful, friendly, the best cook ever, making fantastic tacos, quesadillas at breakfast, and meats on the grill at lunch. The waiters are amazing, service incredible. Arnulfo, Angel, Aniceto, Noel, Isiah work very hard to be sure you have everything you need at breakfast and lunch. Always a choice of buffet or menu order. Dinner, Galdino, and Ricardo are great. Ricardo always remembers to bring us Baileys and coffee, even at the Gala Dinner, and Mexican night . The bar....well we must have Pedro back for afternoon volleyball. The bartenders there now can make drinks well, but Pedro has a special talent in handling requests for 20 mini beers in between games. They are ready quickly and efficiently and with a smile. Same with handling all the drink orders coming in at once. And probably the biggest thing, when the ball goes flying into the bar, he retrieves it with a smile, and has that tequila shot ready for the offender, causing only a brief delay in the game. He knows exactly what to do and gets it done. Why they stuck him in the Moonlight is beyond my comprehension. We really need him back. I must give praises now to Esperanza. She is amazing, bringing drinks to everyone at chairs, cabanas,and even at swim up rooms. She must walk miles daily, and also makes drinks as well during busy bar times. Activities, are well organized by Carlos and Fernanda. The main and best attended is pool volleyball twice a day. The new rules have been helpful in preventing aggressive play and seem to be preventing the injuries that were happening previously. Carlos and Fernanda do their best to control aggressive play to keep the games fun and open to all abilities. The entertainment, could be improved. There are a couple of good rock bands. There are way too many acrobats. There are acrobat Katrinas, acrobat glow night people,circus acrobats, even Gala acrobats. Enough with the acrobats. Karaoke is always a fun time. The tenors I personally don't enjoy and we go to the dark side when they perform. But many people like them, so its what you like. They are very loud and can be heard throughout the resort as well as next door. The rooms are large, a bit dated. The beds are very comfortable. Most rooms do not have balconies, a serious design flaw. The furniture is dated, but in good condition. The lighting has been improved, but the rooms still need more lighting at night. The bathroom is nicely designed, double sinks, makeup mirror, separate toilet and separate shower. The water in shower, however, does not keep an even temperature, suddenly turning cold, then hot. Air conditioner works very well, and the windows actually open. Overall an exceptional place. We will return 2 more times this year.

Date of Stay: February 2025

Road08366179873 wrote a review April 2025
Coventry, Washington County, Rhode Island

Fantastic!

If I could rate higher than excellent, I would. The word that comes to mind is….Superb!
The staff makes you feel special and their attention to detail far surpassed anything my wife and I have ever experienced.
I simply cannot find the right words to express how delighted we are!

Date of Stay: April 2025

274gwenl wrote a review April 2025

Great au naturel vacation

This was a really nice, relaxing, au natural vacation for us.

Definitely one of the best things about the resort was the outstanding staff -Arnulfo, David, Angel, Aniceto, Nathaniel -everyone was so warm and welcoming. Service was always gracious and never ever creepy or uncomfortable. The wait staff, bartenders and activity hosts learned our names quickly, took note of what we liked, and were always quick to greet us with a smile and hug (when we had clothes on!). They made us many special off menu items throughout the week-espresso affogatos with coconut ice cream, quesadillas with veggies plenty of salsa picante and guacamole (i am vegetarian,) fruit slushies without alcohol, etc.

Especially noteworthy, too , are the cleaning staff. Graciela kept our room super clean and fresh. The public spaces were always spotless. The bathrooms seemed like they were cleaned between every person -really impressive! We were barefoot everywhere at the resort -by the pool, by the beach, in the restaurant, on the stairs, in the disco -and never worried about cutting our feet or stepping on anything yucky.

There were several low key resort activities every day - pool volleyball, water aerobics, crafts, tequila tasting. There were also really talented musicians who performed several afternoons and several evenings. We were really impressed by the quality of the musicians for such a small resort! Another thing that really stands apart from other naturist resorts we have been to was the live music or DJ every night in the moonlight lounge. It was very fun to dance, sing karaoke, listen to live bands and have a DJ every single night. They even had a few performances - acrobatics one night and our favorite, Glow in the dark body paint on us done by professionals followed by a really good dance performance (them) and dancing to a DJ (us). All entertainment way exceeded our expectations for such a small place. We met some really nice couples there and enjoyed the total nude experience within the walls of the resort. Things which were less great were for a few days, there was a group which was much more wild, noisy, seemed to be swingers, and disturbed the chill vibe for me. Water pressure was low in our shower most days and a few times there was no hot water and even no water at all once. On the last night, our room smelled terribly of smoke. I called the front desk and they said they would send someone to check the area, but we never heard back. I guess it was a fire in the jungle? It was unsettling that the room could be full of smoke and no smoke alarm would go off. Another thing that was tough for me personally was the food. There are not many vegetarian options with protein other than at breakfast. The resort was very pricey to us, but we liked that it was all inclusive and all nude (and easy for us to get to.) Probably to some extent you are paying for the exclusivity of the place and the highly trained staff who never made us feel anything other than comfortable and accepted while we frolicked around without clothes. We had thought it was fully all inclusive, so didn't plan to tip. We saw more people tipping than not, though, so felt a bit weird that we did not bring cash and were not tipping. We hope the staff still knew that we appreciated them without the cash tips. We will probably be back (with a supply of protein bars for me!) because it was so easy and comfortable. We will be hoping for specials, though, so our budget covers tips as well

 

Arnulfo, David, Angel, super clean public bathroom, clean rooms and extremely comfortable bed, Marta's quesadillas, Aniceto, Nathanel , really great entertainment some nights, great vibe conducive to relaxation, great live music, easy to get to from Seattle 

Date of Stay: April 2025