Nudist resorts with odd/unusual rules or quirks.

[Nudony]

I was just reading a post which mentionned resorts that require nudity for the introductory tour. In my experience, that would be fairly rare, since the majority of resorts allow clothing at the very least for the introduction. So I started wondering if anyone else had experienced resorts with rare rules, requirements or quirks. It can be anything from a manager of a nude resort who requires nudity, yet seldom goes nude him/herself; or a resort that requires clothing for some events but not others, and without rhyme or reason to it.

[Nudony]

I was just reading a post which mentionned resorts that require nudity for the introductory tour. In my experience, that would be fairly rare, since the majority of resorts allow clothing at the very least for the introduction. So I started wondering if anyone else had experienced resorts with rare rules, requirements or quirks. It can be anything from a manager of a nude resort who requires nudity, yet seldom goes nude him/herself; or a resort that requires clothing for some events but not others, and without rhyme or reason to it.

[shãybare]

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I have been to a resort where nudity is the norm but the office personnel wear clothing so as not to offend delivery persons. I do not think that makes any sense.

[Sanslines]

I have been to clubs that require nudity on the introductory tour. The purpose of nudity on an introductory tour is for the person giving the tour to observe how the person reacts and behaves in a nude environment and to see if the person can handle nudity. I have also observed open house at clubs where nudity on the initial tour is not mandatory. What typically happens is that the majority of people who come to the open house only come to see a bunch of naked people and have no intention or interest in nudity. Under such circumstances, it is uncomfortable for the club members who are nudists to see a nonstop parade of textiles who come into the club, check out the nudists, then leave. It makes the nudists feel like they are on display as part of some freak exhibit in a circus.

[scrptman]

Glen Eden in Southern, Ca required nudity for the intro tour - unless that has changed recently.

[Nudony]

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Wow...I've never encountered that, but it seems it is not so rare after all. All I know is that if my wife had been required to go nude right away on her first visit, that would have probably been the beginning AND end of my nudist resort experience. Even though it was a nude resort, the manager actually recommended that my wife find her own pace; and she truly appreciated the leeway.

Ok, back on topic. I went to a resort that had the opposite twist: the manager preferred that newcomers/visitors check in dressed! My wife, daughter and myself walked into the office nude, and she seemed actually a bit bothered by it! I still don't understand the logic behind that... http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/freak.gif

[joeaguy]

Where I go I think it depends on who the person getting the tour is. With single males, they'll make you strip, and they'll keep a close eye on things until they get to know you. With a female or a couple, they are a more lenient, letting you get naked as you feel comfortable. I think it makes sense. Clubs do have to protect themselves somewhat from those who would misunderstand what they are all about.

[JF1569]

Lupin resort near San Jose, Calif. requires guests on an intro tour to be nude. I don't know why, but some of the theories posted earlier may be true. Laguna del Sol near Sacramento allows guests and visitors to be clothed on the tours, but I beleive that tours are only conducted Mon-Friday when less people are there.

[Sanslines]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Glen Eden in Southern, Ca required nudity for the intro tour - unless that has changed recently. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Yes they do and a person needs to arrive during certain days and hours when a tour can be conducted and orientation given. Once the person is given the tour, then the tour guide signs off on that person indicating that the person is accepted for admission. This is especially true for single men but may be somewhat more relaxed for single women.

[Buff Man in MI]

In my experience and travels:

A resort that has it's office outside of the entrance to the resort would most likely require clothes in the office if it were accessible to the public. If a resort's office were inside the resort, past the gate, then that resort would most likely not require clothes, but not necessarily require nudity either. However, some resorts do "skirt the line", one I visited in California had a "kiosk" building outside the gate to the resort where a visitor would fill out the necessary paperwork and pay the admission fee. The door to the building was a half-door, the person working in the building was a female wearing a half T-shirt, and no bottoms. This was a long established resort. I guess it might partly depend on how long the resort had been there and their relationship the community. There was no fence blocking the view from nearby houses, that I assumed did not belong to resort members. It was simply accepted in that area that nude people could be seen merely yards away from a public street, as no one seemed to be botherd by covering up when entering the areas visible from the street.

Other than that, I cannot think of anything. Maybe something will come to me later or tomorrow.

[usuallylurk]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Nudony:
I was just reading a post which mentionned resorts that require nudity for the introductory tour. In my experience, that would be fairly rare, since the majority of resorts allow clothing at the very least for the introduction. So I started wondering if anyone else had experienced resorts with rare rules, requirements or quirks. It can be anything from a manager of a nude resort who requires nudity, yet seldom goes nude him/herself; or a resort that requires clothing for some events but not others, and without rhyme or reason to it. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>


I'm a member at one of the most conservative nudist parks in the country -- Cedar Waters -- and the tour is a standard routine. It is CLOTHED.

First of all, because Cedar Waters is couples-only - you must take the intro tour as a couple.

So, there are few "lookie-loos" on the tour. No "I wanna check out the place before bringing my wife up" tours are given. In such cases, the visitor is invited to take a brochure from the gate house, to ask any questions he might want to ask through the gate phone, and finally - invited to return with his wife.

The same standard would be applied to a wife who wanted to "check it out" without her husband.

But making people disrobe as a "loyalty test" or some form of hazing? No way.

[FireProf]

We've encountered a few places with odd rules, unusual rules, quirks and rules that apply to those visiting and different rules for those regulars or residents.

I won't give names of places here but if you'd like, PM me and I'll give you specifics.

One resort in Palm Springs requires nudity. On our first visit, we were told no less than 3 times from the time we checked in to the time the tour finished that the resort was a NUDIST resort and not clothing optional. Each time we acknowledge and stated, we preferred NUDE to C/O. The entire time there, the owners were dressed, many of the regulars or residents were either dressed or covered. You could pick out the day visitors from the residents and regulars very easily.......visitors=naked, regulars/residents/owners=clothed/covered. http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/rolleyes2.gif

A club close to home required me to be nude for the tour. I did not hesitate, but my tour guide, a woman, wore a pareo and covered herself completely......in 90 degree weather. http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/confused.gif

Another resort, this one in Florida, required nudity around the pool area but half the women around the pool area wore short pareos all the time. No outside food or water from your room but that this restriction was only for guests because regulars and residents were seen bring in soft sided coolers and large bags with food and drink. This resort had us read and sign a sheet of paper with the rules of the resort on them. One of those rules in bold print spoke of overt sexual behavior not being tolerated at all.

During our stay, it was common knowledge by many, many of those staying there, substanciated by residents a couple of days later, that a large contingent of swingers came for the weekend. They spent lots and lots of money....so ......management and front desk people looked the other way when they displayed overt sexual behavior amongst themselves.

Say what you want but I personally think all tours of clubs and resorts should be conducted in the nude, tour guides and guests. http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/wink3.gif

Just a few we've encountered so far. http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/wink3.gif

[tinner666]

Well, at WTP, there is no pressure for 'tourists' to undress on the initial visit. And we tour guides are nude. A few folks show up to 'look' and leave. Our 'Open Houses' last year, averaged about a 98% 'stay' rate. ( the percentage that came, looked, got undressed, and spent the day. Not sure of percentage that became members, but about 60% keep coming back. http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/happy.gif

[karrenlandry]

Hmmm...requirednudity. Sounds a lot like that nasty custom in the textile world requiring us all to wear clothes!

Personally I don't think one is any more valuable than the other. And I'm not too keen on clubs that hit visitors with a lot of requirements at the front gate.

karrenlandry

[Rich and Mary]

I agree with Nudiny, the only reason my wife tried a resort was because she knew she could take the tour clothed. We took the tour, and it was readily evident to her that all of her concerns about body image and sexual behavior were not a concern.

We undressed in the seperate shower rooms and then spent a wonderful couple of hours at the pool.

At the end of our time, she did not want to put her clothes on to go home.

[Centauri4]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by tinner666:
Well, at WTP, there is no pressure for 'tourists' to undress on the initial visit. And we tour guides are nude. A few folks show up to 'look' and leave. Our 'Open Houses' last year, averaged about a 98% 'stay' rate. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

On the occasion of my first visit to WTP, a non-Open House visit over 16 years ago, the lady office manager escorted me back to my car and said, "You can leave your clothes in your car." It was at this point when I knew I was committed to actually trying nudism. Having read books prior to my visit, not having ANY second thoughts on the one hour drive to WTP, and watching the "Welcome to Our World" introductory video in the office, I only felt the briefest of hesitations before slipping off my shorts. Somehow I knew the values I had perceived through and through were ones I desired to achieve or COULD live with. I trusted my feelings were correct. I was very happy to be there, and very happy to be pushing my personal envelope in that way.

I had not been what some call a "social butterfly" in High School even though I had friends. I did not hang out with a "click" of people, and I generally withheld my opinion on things unless it was with a person I felt comfortable around (maybe I was using a 'sixth sense' before even knowing what one was?).

OPINION:
Allowing first time visitors to remain clothed to whatever extent they feel comfortable SHOULD BE an option. But maybe the "tour guide" has to spend 5 or 10 minutes getting to know the tourists motivation for visiting before leaving the office. I think it may be possible to tell when someone "needs" a push, or when they are so apprehensive that a push might push them away.

The "best case" scenario would be to have a family of visitors (mom, dad, and one each boy and girl child) and explain to each of them (almost as a direct one-to-one personal statement) how they have come to a "special place" where they will not be judged based on what they are wearing "except for a smile". And that each of them is welcome to remove any or all of their clothing if they wish, and leave it in the office or their vehicle.

"Really?" (with a sparkle in the eye) versus
"Really." (with a flat-tone skepticism)

Watching the parents or maybe the children "lead" could tell the manager(s) more about the dynamics in that particular family. This is a complex observation process though, and honestly I do not think most of us analyze behaviors that carefully. Often times we just move through the "mechanics" of welcoming someone into our home, office or group without truly being aware of their subtle reactions.

Seeing either parent take their lead from a child or, watching either one of the children roll their eyes when a parent stipped down first, would be amusing. The possible embodiment of leadership, tolerance or acceptance in each case.

I'll post another question on whether a nudist resort is some place a family can just drive into on a "spur of the moment" impluse.

[Trailscout]

I took a clothed golf cart tour on my first visit to a resort and I met the nicest people, all nude. None of them seemed the least bit self conscious.

I felt sorry the whole time that I was dressed. I was the one who seemed out of place.

[Mosquito_Bait]

I have heard at various times of nudist parks that faced legal restrictions due to laws targeting topless bars. I recall hearing of a nudist park in California that could not serve alcohol due to a law against selling alcohol in establishments that permitted nudity. I also recall hearing about a nudist park in Florida that did not allow dancing for similar reasons. These were both many years ago, so I am not sure that the legal restrictions are still in place.