My wife and I just returned from our first trip to Desire and I wanted to write a review while it was still fresh in my mind. This forum was a big help to us before we went and maybe I can alleviate any fears from couples in a similar situation. We had a direct flight which took about 3 hours to Cancun. The airport was very busy due to Spring Breakers but we got our bags and navigated our way outside to find our Olympus Tours ground transportation. After about 15 minutes, we were directed to a small mini van with a couple from Iowa and four women with mustaches that I presume live in the Ukraine or somewhere. I was relieved to learn that they were staying at a nearby resort and not Desire!
The drive to Desire was very short. (about 20 minutes max) It got kind of funny because we got stopped at about 3 checkpoints by security. Each time, I was the only one in the van that had to sign a sheet. I'm sure the other folks in the van were wondering what the heck was going on but they have really tight security.
We finally pulled up to the front door of Desire which is glazed so you can't see through the glass doors. We were greeted with a glass of champagne and asked to take a seat. At this point, the guy behind the desk stated, I have you in a Gardenview Room. I replied back, no, I have paid for Oceanview and showed him my voucher. He got a puzzled look on his face and then said to give him a few moments. We then got sent over to the concierge who began her speel. Thankfully, I had learned about the timeshare/points scam on this forum and when she mentioned going to a breakfast to "learn more about the resort", I immediately said that we were not interested. She said ok and we were never approached about it the rest of the week. Just be firm and let them know how you feel and they seem to back way off.
Soon thereafter, the guy informed us that he "found" us a room. We were escorted to room 1002 which is directly behind the pool and right next door to the Japanese restaurant. To call the room oceanview is beyond belief. You had to look through a shrub, beyond the pool and beach beds, etc. to see about a one foot radius of the ocean off in the distance. It actually turned out ok though because the room location was extremely convenient to everything. We found later from some people at the pool that they had an oceanview room but had been without water for 3 days. Seems there was some type of maintenance problem. They were told they could take showers in the spa but it didn't help much with not being able to flush the toilet, etc. My wife and I wondered if that was the reason our room got moved to where we ended up.
We took the advice from this forum and immediately went to the pool where we took off our bathing suits. I struck up a conversation with a couple from Canada who were very nice and ended up being good friends the entire trip. It really is true that you will see all body types. (good and bad) No one really gives a flip though and it was quite liberating. Later in the week, we decided to put on our swim trunks and go for a walk to see the resorts on down the beach. After a short distance, I began to realize how badly I wanted to go back to Desire and get our trunks back off!
We did see many tourists from nearby resorts walk past the nude beach warning sign and gawk at everyone at Desire. Two young college guys ever had the balls to try and join in a game of horseshoes before the entertainment staff ran them off. There was a security guy posted at the fence about 20% of the time. The one bad thing is that there is little to no beach so when the tourists walk by, they are literally about 15 feet from the beds. The week we were there, there were extremely high winds which made it almost unbearable to stay on the beds. Our last day was Saturday and the beach had completely washed away. The water was up under the beach beds! I guess they will have to have sand trucked in or something.
We spent 99% of our time at the pool area. We would normally wake up about 7am and then go eat breakfast. They made a good omelet and had good selections. We would then go stake out some pool chairs. You really do need to do that before 8am or you are out of luck until someone leaves. You give the guy your room number and he puts you down for certain loungers. If you don't show up to use the loungers in two hours they pick up your belongings and give the chairs to someone else. I really liked that system but only saw someone get their stuff picked up one time the whole week.
The entertainment staff was hilarious and in particular, it was fun watching the tequila volleyball competition in the pool. If you messed up, they made you take a shot of tequila concoction. The water temperature in the pool was absolutely the coldest water I have ever seen. Very few people got in the pool due to this. I was told that they now have a water heater for the pool but won't use it until fall. Sure could have used them turning it on for at least a few hours each day but oh well.
Food at the pool side restaurant was pretty decent. You could always get a burger, chicken sandwhich, etc but also pizza and fancier type food.
About 4pm, everyone seemed to head up to the jacuzzi area. I will admit that I did initially get a bit freaked out by having a host of dicks and asses right in your face. It would usually get very crowded up there to the point it got claustrophobic. My wife and I did use the beds up at the roof top several times and this was a big turn on being watched while we were making love. Not everyone was making love on the beds. Some would just take naps or relax on them. I'm told it got pretty crazy up there at night with some having all kinds of sex on top of the bar.
I really enjoyed the disco and the theme nights. The first night was Pimps and Ho's night and that was really fun. Some folks really went all out and had good costumes. If you don't have a costume it is no big deal. Very few men dressed for the theme nights but just wore normal evening attire. The women though go all out. I cannot even describe how sexy the women looked.
The other night that we enjoyed was the new Eyes Wide Shut night. What actually happens and what I had read on this forum are two different things. If you don't have a mask or cape, they will sell you them or you can borrow the cape. Everyone assembled in the disco around the dance floor with the two stripper poles. One of the female staff members started pulling assorted women out of the crowd and brought them on stage. On the video screen behind, they were showing the movie clip showing the mansion scene. They did play some of the creepy type music while this was going on. The staff member then began encouraging the women pulled up on stage (4) to begin making out with each other, touching ,etc. Everyone else was standing around watching. I heard several people complain they didn't think it was that great, but I can tell you that the play room was packed right afterwards. My wife was the horniest I can remember in our entire 25 plus years of marriage! We used the play room almost every night. A few nights we would be the only ones or maybe one other couple. Other nights it had a lot of action going on. Primarily one male and one female but I did see some group action on several occasions. It was like watching a live porno flick.
Most people we met were very nice. There was a large group of Germans there and they seemed to keep to themselves the whole week. I think though it was primarily due to the language barrier. They stayed in the outside lobby area and even had their own d.j. parties. We never felt any pressure to swap or anything although it was definitely there if we had been inclined that way. (we don't) It was interesting to speak with others and find out they were teachers, police officers, etc.
The resort has a small gift shop where they sell snacks, costumes, vibrators, etc. as well as Viagra, Levitra and Cialis. I bought one Cialis and one Viagra and it cost about $40 U.S. On the way home at the airport in Cancun, I bought 10 Viagra for $100 so if you are going to get that stuff, it is best to buy before you get to the resort. I bought it to make sure I was ready when the time would come.
It is hard to describe but you will see so many sexy scenes from morning to night that you just about have a hard on all day. We did the massage with Claudia and she did bring me to a happy ending. My wife was so spaced out during her massage that she didn't recall being massaged down below. We also did the couples massage at the resort which was by far the best. A lady we met had told us about it the night before and it sounded great. In retrospect, I wish we had done the massage without knowing what was going to happen. It was still off the charts great though even knowing, I just think it would have been even better.
Sorry this is so long but hopefully it will be of help to any newbies. Will we go back? You bet. I am already wanting to book a return trip, maybe for new year's eve.