We were on our second trip to Pearl in January and we noticed many more cell phones out and held up in a position which could easily be filming people. We voiced our concern to the pool coordinator and asked him to please request the man to at least lower his phone if he is reading something. This staff member had a harried demeanor and indicated he would try to handle it in 20 min but that he had something else he had to do. Hmmm. The guy with the phone was not the first or only man who was doing this on this trip (we didn't observe any women doing this), and to us, it felt like the shared privacy aspect of our safe space was somewhat violated. Def a buzz-kill!!! Obv there are no guarantees and we have to accept this could happen, but it would be nice to be more respectful. I had to go across the pool to speak to this gentleman, but it felt like there were so many other phones popping up that it became a game of whack-a-mole!
What I would hope is that when we are back next month that either 1) Desire returns to the stickers, and/or 2) that the pool staff will keep an eye out and nicely remind folks to put their phones horizontally. I get it that we can all be filmed secretly without being aware, but as the woman, it would be nice to not feel like I am being filmed for some upload on the internet. There needs to be a feeling of trust and safety, especially for our fellow women who are new to the atmosphere of Desire and may have reservations. At the very least, the hotel management needs to take these concerns very seriously and reinforce staff education on this matter.
I'm just hoping we can all work together on this, trust each other to keep this paradise intact, and have each others' backs. If you see people doing this, please help us all by giving a friendly reminder.