We opted to stay in Cancun for a few nights prior to diving into the Desire experience. We stayed at the JW Marriott in Cancun. The location and the property are beautiful but this was our first insight to the quality of the food in the area. We weren't brave enough or aware enough of the options outside of the resort and opted to dine in each day. Even at an upscale resort like that, the hotel food is still hotel food.
We used Cancun Private Transfers for all three legs of the journey, although they outsourced our second trip from Cancun to Pearl, possibly because I upgraded the service and changed the pick up time. That was actually the most comfortable of the trips and the driver provided us Coronas at no extra cost which helped with the nerves enroute.
When we arrived at Pearl, the drive up was one filled with excitement and anxiety. We noted that the town of Puerto Morelos looked fun and planned to visit at least once during our 4 night stay. The arrival and check in experience was great! Immediately, we found the staff to be just as friendly and professional as advertised in all of the other reports. The lobby is small and pretty and we loved the boutique feel of the property which was a contrast to the sprawling resort we just left in Cancun. Surprisingly, there was zero pressure applied for the presentation. Asked one time and we politely said no thank you and that was the end of that. Yellow bands were applied and we were already dressed for the pool for the most part so we went to find chairs and relax and start to acclimate, as the room was not ready yet.
We found our way to the pool area via the jacuzzi because thats how the staff member took us. This proved to be the first anxiety hurdle and led to some very tough conversations for the remainder of the day. The playmakers and some of the guests were in the middle of a game and it was all a little overwhelming for my wife. There was a sense of WTF did we just get ourselves into and should we just leave now. We asked for a seat in the quiet area and that helped a little, but only for a short time. We were able to talk through some of our feelings and concerns in the moment and breathe. It was a lot. We are open minded and love sex. We like to have fun and dance and party but the initial exposure to what was happening (spring break for adults) was a challenge. We made a plan to take a nap and rally for dinner and we were very excited for theme night and dancing etc...As it turns out, they put us in room #2. If you know the resort, that is directly adjacent to the pool and the hot tub and therefore, there was no napping to be had because the speakers might as well been right next to the pillows on the bed
We got up early, had more great sex, and packed up for the move and headed to breakfast. The sun was shining and it was beautiful there. We took the advice of others and found the pool attendant to reserve the same quiet side chairs for later. Finished packing and went to let the lobby to let them know that we were ready for them to take our things so they could clean our room for the next people. The pool was perfect that day and we had a great time getting to know a few couples and get some sun. We ventured over the wall to the "warm side" to get a drink or two and took in all the sights. Our room was actually ready fairly early in the day and it was right behind the quiet side beds. Both rooms were huge by the way and they were nicely appointed. I actually really liked the decor and the layout. The shower is small but that was really the only complaint if I had one. With a couple of drinks in us, we ventured to the jacuzzi late afternoon (in accordance with the unwritten schedule of events). Word of caution to first timers, if you enter the jacuzzi at the end where the cubbies are, closest to the pool, the second step is a doozy. I recommend sitting down in the shallow part and entering the jacuzzi like it was a 4 foot deep pool because thats what it is lol. Again, I am pretty fit but that was not a good look when I basically fell in, much to the entertainment of my many new friends. We liked the jacuzzi. If there was sex happening anywhere it was low key and not a show.But there are lots of friendly people and the drinks are pretty good too (surprisingly they don't make a very good margarita there
Saturday we woke up to clouds and light rain, we snagged the same chairs and headed to breakfast (really the only good meal of the day every day). The light rain turned to heavy rain for most of the day. We made the best of it in our room all morning and then ventured to the spa where we sat in the hot tub and sauna and met some new friends that were also escaping the weather. The afternoon party (foam party) was canceled because of the rain but they were having a great time at the lobby bar and the playmakers made the best of it. We did not participate in most of that entertainment but they did a good job of getting at least some of the crowd going each day. Many times we felt bad because, from our vantage point, it seemed like 90% of the crowd ignored the playmakers and activities. The party moved to the jacuzzi and we went along for the ride. It was a fun vibe even with the rain (the drinks and beautiful people made you forget about it all). We attempted to go to Pearl for dinner but were told 9pm was the earliest seating. Here comes the bitch session....Non-members are told at check in that there are no reservations accepted at any of the restaurants. However, we found out that members are allowed to reserve and that creates a "haves and have nots" scenario that isn't good for the resort imo. Members will likely argue with that statement but in my conversations with members and non members alike, everyone states that service is on the decline. Members expect more and more in the way of special treatment and non-members (many returning for many years) are just asking for more than crumbs. I think that management really needs to get a handle on this quickly because their current plan isn't working and eventually complaints will evolve into non-attendance (its not going too entice more people to become premier, trust me)...bitch session over. For theme night that night we got punked (steam punked to be exact). The published theme was wild cabaret but when we got to the lobby, most of the attendees were in steam punk (we never got the memo). We still looked damn good (mostly she did) so it was fine but there were quite a few of us that were left confused. More dancing with fun people and off to the jacuzzi again (we were getting the hang of things).
Our last full day was Sunday. The weather still was so so in the morning but cleared up and became very windy. We had fun all day talking and relaxing and decided we would join in for the rescheduled foam party yay! The wind made it interesting and cold for the foam party, even in the "warm side" of the pool. Most of us moved to the jacuzzi earlier than normal to warm up and surprisingly the wind moved A LOT of the foam to the jacuzzi as well so that was pretty cool. We met new fun friends (always seems to happen on the last day) and had some great conversations. Met our first "throuple" with a couple that was slightly older than their third but they seemed to be very close and loving. There was something very sexy about their third and I could tell my wife took a liking to her as well. In fact, at one point she asked my wife if she thought we would come back my wife enthusiastically said yes, much to my surprise. Until that point, she was holding her cards pretty close to the vest and I would have guessed this trip was a one and done experience but that one connection seemed to open up some possibilities. Actually, for the rest of that day/night her demeanor towards the entire experience changed. The throuple couple were members and had been coming for years and they invited us for dinner at Suki and we agreed. Good thing we did or we were not going to be able to get a table there that night either; so it's not just Pearl that the members have the advantage of reservations. We had fun and there was a fair amount of flirtation happening which was fun. I got the same Pad Thai but it tasted completely different and more like a spicy tomato sauce which was really strange (the food was just not good im sorry to say). That night we did not dress up for uniform night as we thought that would be our "early night" before we travel home....not quite. We had a lot of fun seeing all the costumes and talked to a couple we met the day before. She like my wife and so did he. We found them to be fun and stayed with them for the show. When we got into the disco for the show the throuple also joined us near the bar. I was standing pretty much center of the bar next to the stripper pole and the first entertainer made a bee line for me and pulled me up on stage
The last day was pretty routine. Sex, breakfast, packing and waiting for transportation. Our drive to the airport was interesting because of flooding and construction between the resort and the highway but we still made good time and left early enough to deal with the unexpected. 2 hour flight delay extended our time at the airport but nothing earth shattering to report in that regard.
Summary....great sex! (so far just us together) fun vibes! loved theme nights and the jacuzzi afterwards! loved the resort itself and the rooms and the pool! Please fix the food and the members vs non members vibes and this place would be perfect! Listen to your customers, new and old alike....we are all pretty much on the same sheet of music...we will be back for sure and can't wait! She is already buying outfits lol....
