This was our first trip to Desire. We chose it since they closed Hedo3.

Beautiful place, amazing service. This is a small resort, onlly 110 rooms or so, so book early, don't expect to find a last minute deal. Beach is small with a breaker wall in the ocean that prevents the waves from causing further erosion. If you go in the water on either side of the resort (vacant lots) you will see a lot of garbage on the ocean floor, but in front of the hotel, all is kept very clean. It was easy to get a beach bed even if many are reserved for members. Staff go up and down the beach regularly to bring drinks or just about anything else you need - service here is amazing.

Pool is small and lacks a swim up bar. Again, service is great with waiters going around regularly to see to you. Here is where the two-tier service is most prevelent. You need to reserve pool beds/chairs or you will not get one and members can reserve the day before. At 6:30 am you should be lucky to get a chair by the pool, at 7:00 am you will have a choice of the few that are left. Any later, go to the beach! The hotel has to do more here... (this is the main reason I did not rate this a 5)

Food, amazing. Buffet choice is small, but there is a grill where the cook will have plenty of choice to cook for you. There are also two small a la carte restaurants that dont take reservations, but there was always plenty of room. Keep in mind that with 110 rooms, there is only about 220 people. Pool restaurant for lunch was excellent, lots of choice. Lobby bar pizza at 2:am was also perfect. Men have to where pants/shoes at the a la carte restaurants, women are dressed sexy - less is best, but must have something on.

PDA - not allowed at the beach or pool period. There was some around the rooftop hot tub in late afternoon, but nothing like at Hedo2. Mostly a place to meet/interact with others with mild/playful touching. At night however...

Entertainment - The hotel changed the theme night program for the week just before we left. We scrambled to find new costumes, but many there only found out when they arrived so they did not have anything. This is a fail Desire! With a small audience, entertainment was not spectacular by any means, just ok. Folks are the real entertainment, which usually starts at 10:00 pm at the disco. The disco is also the sin room, surounded with beds. When we were there, there was regular PDA but nothing wild. Folks would head off to the hot tub for that...

Desire or Hedo2 - I prefer Hedo2, the wife prefers Desire. Desire is smaller, more upscale, better food, better service. Hedo has better entertainment, a swim-up bar, a piano bar alternative to the disco. Neither beach is extraordinary, longer (nude) beach with no need for water shoes at Desire, but don't expect to be able to float on an air mattress like you can at Hedo2. PDA was a lot more prevelent at Hedo2. Age group was a little younger at Hedo, and with more people, was easier to find folks that you were comfortable to interact with... and that's what really makes both of these places great, the people that are there.

This is an all inclusive hotel with an excellent choice in food and range of activity.
The location is distant from the Hotel Zone of Cancun and the fishing village of Puerto Morelos yet has quiet, neighboring hotels sharing the beach, so not too isolated. You do not need to leave the hotel for anything unless you want to take some day trips to Mayan ruins, Cancun or Cozumel. Snorkeling, sailing trips go out right from the hotel.
Exceptional cuisine is offered. Several elegant restaurants are on site as well as pool snack bars and buffet style dining.
Theme nights and activities are well scheduled for cheeky adult style amusement. This appealed to both nudists, exhibitionists and swingers. We were there when classes were given by a reputable sexologist on various sensual topics. The hotel was booked out but did not feel busy all week.
The pool, jacuzzi, disco room, beach, dining areas and around the outdoor bar areas all provided plenty of opportunities to converse with other couples without formal introduction. We were surprised how many couples had been to Desire multiple times over the years. All age ranges were represented much to our relief. This was not a rowdy crowd just a liberal crowd.
Couples should expect a more open attitudes here to both nudism and adult play. If you know this in advance then this is the place to come. It is beautiful, well maintained and truely world class for its type of liberal resort. Don't overpack; you will need much less than you think.

We decided to kill two birds with one stone in choosing desire; my hubby can get to the dive shop within 15 minutes of Desire and I can stay and get some sun and sand while I waited. You cannot find more solicitious and friendly staff than those at this resort. They make sure that your glass is filled, you have enough shade or sun, and the facilities are very good. There are pool games and aerobic exercises. They also offer yoga and belly dancing.

The food also was particularlyl tasty and there was enough variety for every palate.

The theme nights are fun if one is into dressing up like a school girl at 58 or a vamp at 40 or a seasoned butt wiggler at 22 so this is an equal opportunity exhibitionist fun camp for free spirits! And in all the places I have been of similar ambiance, I have not seen as many breast implanted women as in this place. Do not get me wrong, I am not criticizing; I am only making an observation. In fact, I took a photo of the "bump" on the road and told my hubby that it meant "fake breasts within 500 meters". Oh no, photos are not allowed here and that is very okay with me.

The food - the international buffet rocks, the Suki Japanese is good, the Italian restaurant is more about form than substance but they are excellent "dinner destinations" for when you want to dress up for yhour dinner after a whole day of no tan-lin sunning the whole day or dressed in your skimpy bikini for the last 8 or more hours..

The routine after the pool closes is for people to meet up at the jacuzzi. It can be crowded and smokey and you can strike up a conversation with other couples. While some are definitely into the lifestyle, it is okay just to have your own fun your way and just watch as the lifestyle goes by. The routine after the jacuzzi is to go to the disco. And the routine as we saw it, is to go back to the jacuzzi after the disco. Although it seems predictable, the expericnes can vary depending on the people you meet. You decide. My routine while there was to hit the bed after the disco.

We also drove to ruins in Chinchen Itza - it took us 2.5 hours via the most boring toll road. This is a great opportunity to see Mexico's own wonder of the world. We took the local road parallel to the toll road back to the resort and had a first hand experience with Mexican police corruption. With a smile on his face, he asked us to fork over $350 or the license will be confiscated. Not that I care. I can always say I lost my driver's license in the States but I know how corrupt Mexico's public servants are so I haggled and got off with handing over $20 and 400 pesos or the equivalent of $50, which would have paid for the toll road. Oh well. He told me to be very careful that the camera did not capture the money exchange. I guess our rental car was marked with gringos in red letter. Anyway, I hope those cops were able to feed their family for a week on our money.

Other than that experience, Desire has the right balance - it has upscale clientele, very well tended gardens and facilities, the food is great, the drinks are plentiful, the staff are very respectful and attentive.

I recommend something that I almost took for granted while at Desire. One night, while everyone was at the disco or the jacuzzi, I took a pool chair aside by the beach and lied down. Not in one of those cabañas with gauze dividers or roof. I mean the basic, no frill lounge chair by the beach. The stars were spectacular- I even saw one falling, the ocean waves lapping aroung me soothed my soul, and the breeze was what made me fall in love with life and love all over again. My husband, I think I will keep him!

This was our third visit to Desire in 14 months. We have stayed a minimum of 7 days per visit and as long as 9. We have visited in the heat of the summer, late fall and winter. Every visit has been phenomenal.
Let me say that regardless of your lifestyle preferences, the atmosphere, people and surrounding of this resort are electric. In three visits we have only had one instance where someone got a little snippy when we were not interested in their advances. Yes, there is a chance someone may be interested in being more than social but, I say a 99% return rate on respectable and friendly behavior is a better return than all of the resorts I have visited in the past. The factor that cracks me up about the "lifestyle" write up's is that Desire does not represent itself as a lifestyles resort in it's web or print advertisements beyond "lifestyle amusement". Even though some reviews tell others that people not in the lifestyle are welcome, it is as much a romantic couples resort and a great one at that.
That said:
ROOMS: Even the small rooms are big. I am not sure where people are staying that review the rooms as too small. There are a few basic needs the rooms lack but are easy to manage. One power outlet in Garden View. Go by the local home supply store and grab a 6 outlet 3 foot cord power strip. Ladies, if you are bringing shoes, grab a travel or cloth shoe holder that hooks over the door. It can be used for shoes, rolled up clothes, blow dryer, etc. There is limited space for storage.
POOL: The pools is great and always clean. I have read complaints of the pool closing at 6:00pm which I understand, but can also appreciate the fact they do close the pool. If you have ever been to a resort with a party atmosphere where the pool stays open later, then you have seen a pool with fru fru drink scum floating in it the next morning. Note that the chairs along the pool edge are usually taken by 7:30 - 8:00 but many of the back row are available even later. They also remodeled an area to add more chairs.
ACTIVITIES: I agree the activities seem to be a little old with very few changes to the events or poolside entertainment. This being a resort that has many return guests, this is one area I would like to see more variety and ongoing changes in. Theme nights too. I think part of the fun of planning for a vacation at Desires is the preparation for theme nights and special events. If they don't change or vary regularly, where is the excitement in finding the right clothes or costume for return visitors? I love to know my wife is excited in the outfits and ideas she puts together for these evenings.
HOT TUB: The hot tub has it's very social and active times ( after noon and after disco)
while it also has very quiet and serene times in between. Bottom line, when it's busy, it is sexy. If you are offended by seeing people enjoying each other in an intimate environment, this doesn't mean write this resort off, it means give it a try and if it isn't for you, there really are times when you can enjoy the hot tub in a more calm and quiet environment.
STAFF: You will not find a more dedicated and helpful staff at any other resort, anywhere. It is that simple. They are the best.
BOTTOM LINE: If you want to be in a quiet romantic environment, you can have it here. If you want an electrical experience that reconnects you with your partner and envelopes you in a sensual and unique surrounding, you will get it here. We are return guests, always will be but are also travelers who enjoy other resorts in other locations. What no other resorts offer is that trip you need just to enjoy each other and, anything else you may want to explore.