Nude vacations can be very romantic

I found an interesting article on the importance of romantic vacations for couples. I have always felt that nudist resorts are missing out a very large market segment, couples taking romantic vacations. Nudist leaders always insisting that nudist resorts should cater to families and their kids. This turns away couples.

Our resort, since we cater to couples is a fantastic place to relax and to have fun without kids around.

Here is the post:

"The Best Vacation Ideas for Couples in Love
By Merrill On February 27, 2009 Under Dating Tips, For Men, For Women

Everyday we go to work, day in and out. We go home kiss our spouses, and the kids, have a bite to eat, and go to bed. The next day we wake up and do it all over again. Over the years we become exhausted of this routine, and we need to look forward to something to keep us going. A vacation is the perfect thing for someone that is stuck in this routine. Not only will it make you happy, but it will liven you up. It will bring the spice back into your relationship. Now travelling with the kids is always fun, but it is in no way a vacation most of the time. You are still doing everything to keep them entertained. This vacation should be about you, and a reward for everything you do for each other. That is why you need to just say no to the kids, ship them off to your mother and law, and say scianara..."

For the full article click here

The author then suggests some expensive vacations like going to Paris or the Caribbean.

Wouldn't it have been nice if she had also said take a vacation at a romantic clothing optional resort like The Terra Cotta Inn of sunny Palm Springs?

I did leave her a not letting her know about nudist resorts.

In these hectic times, it is more important than ever to de-stress. An affordable clothing optional vacation at Terra Cotta is the perfect place to go.

Now is the time to do something fun and different. Try topless or nude sunbathing. Give us a call at 800-786-6938.

Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

Hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!

Terra Cotta Inn has a room available Saturday February 28th

A room is available this Saturday February 28th at The Terra Cotta Inn, Palm Springs.

This weekend, Saturday Feb 28th we got a cancellation.

The weather is fantastic this weekend in the low 80's and nice and sunny. The weather was great today. All the guests loved it.

This time of year we don't usually have Saturday's available so now is
your time to book for a great fun weekend in the sun.

Give us a call at 800-786-6938 to book Saturday. We answer the phones
from 8am - 10 pm PST.

Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

Hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!

Topless coffee shop makes big hit in Maine town

We don't have a lot of guests from Maine stay at our resort, but I would bet every year, we average around 20 couples or so as we are the ONLY nudist vacation resort that caters to couples west of the Mississippi.

The one thing that always strikes me about Maine guests is they are fiercely independent. They do NOT want government interfering in their lives (don't we all).

In a small Maine town, the local planning board approved a topless coffee shop. 150 people applied for the job. They hired 10 women and 5 men.

It sounds almost just like a nudist resort as they said they hired all shapes and size servers.

Here are the high lights of the story:

"Topless coffee shop a hit in small Maine town

Men, women without tops wait tables at Maine coffee shop

Owner says high number of applicants a reflection of tough job market

Staff hired on basis of friendliness and willingness to "treat everyone equally"

"People leave here happy and can't wait to come back," owner says"

That is the highlights of the story. And I will bet one of the reasons so many people applied is if the owner is a nice person, they thought working topless at the coffee shop would be a fun job. We have been open for 14 years and our very first two employees we hired still work for us here at the Terra Cotta Inn, Palm Springs.

Now here is the story:

"It's a tough time for businesses, but one entrepreneur may have found the recipe for success.

The coffee shop has been open less than a week. So far the customers are mostly couples and women.

On Monday, Donald Crabtree opened Grand View Topless Coffee Shop in Vassalboro, Maine, where the waiters and waitresses serve their customers topless.

In a town with fewer than 4,500 residents, the topless coffee shop is booming with business. Paul Crabtree, the owner's brother, describes business so far as "fantastic."

...Donald Crabtree faced initial opposition to his plan, but he won the right to go ahead in a planning board hearing last week...

"I know what people want," he said. "People like nudity, and coffee is profitable. Sure, I'd start a coffee shop, but I'd be out of work in a week."

The flood of job applications -- more than 150 -- for Grand View Topless Coffee Shop reflected the rough job market.

Crabtree hired 10 women and five men under stringent requirements, including friendliness and, what he considered most important, that the wait staff "treat everyone equally."

"We didn't hire '10s,' " he said, referring to appearance. "We hired everyone from skinny to big-boned women."

...Although the topless coffee shop has been open less than a week, Crabtree said he is already seeing regulars. Customers include a variety of individuals, but mainly couples and females.

He also sees his new business venture as a temporary fix for customers struggling through tough economic times.

"The economy is so bad," Crabtree said, "Everyone's losing their homes, their ties, everything they own. People leave here happy and can't wait to come back. It's nice to see people smile again."

For the full story click here

The one point from this article that I think is so interesting is the owner says "People leave here happy and can't wait to come back."

That is the feeling you get vacationing at nice nudist resorts like ours. People always ask us "you are a 17 room inn, why do guests from around the world come back to Terra Cotta Inn year after year?" We average just over a 75% repeat guest rate which is one of the highest in the travel industry.

The answer is our guests leave happy. There is no other place in the world like ours. There are places you can go nude, but no where do you find such a nice mix of guests from around the world year round.

Disney says they are the happiest place on earth, and that may be true if you are 5 year olds. But for adults, our resort, The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa is truly the happiest place.

If you have always wanted to try topless or nude sunbathing, give us a call at 800-786-6938.

Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

Hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!

We got a cancellation for February 27th and 28th

Last minute cancellations are really hard on repeat guests. So many people are begging for a room at our hotel and we have to tell them we are full.

Guests then book somewhere else like Las Vegas, Los Angeles, or San Diego which is no where near as much fun as staying at The Terra Cotta Inn here in sunny Palm Springs. When we call people on our wait list about last minute cancellations our repeat guests always say, "why can't those people cancel earlier so other people can have a chance to come to Palm Springs?"

Well we got another weekend cancellation today. You are more than welcome to book the Fri & Sat February 27th and 28th or just the Saturday, February 28th.

The weather is supposed to be fantastic this weekend in the low 80's and nice and sunny. This time of year we don't usually have weekends available (except because of last minute cancellations) so now is the perfect time to book for a great fun weekend in the sun.

Give us a call at 800-786-6938 to book or if you have questions. We answer the phones from 8am-10pm PST.

There are a lot of great last minute airfare sales out there. For instance, I looked at a round trip from Seattle to Palm Springs for this weekend leaving on Friday the 27th and departing back to Seattle on Monday March 2nd. On http://cheaptickets.com I found a round trip using United for only $242. The cheapest tickets I found on United's own site were $371. On Alaska, I found tickets for $363.

If you have always wanted to try topless or nude sunbathing, now is you big chance.

Hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!

Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

Good news for nudists - Coffee, Tea, or no skin cancer?

Great news for nudists. Drinking caffeinated beverages may offer skin cancer protection.

In the last few years, scientists have been saying people should be exposed more to the sun without sunscreen, as our bodies produce Vitamin D, the sunshine vitamin.. And Vitamin D is a major antioxidant.

Now there is good news for nudists. Drinking caffeinated beverages may help prevent skin cancer.

Here's the story from the University of Washington:

"Caffeine May Offer Some Skin Cancer Protection

Past studies have suggested that caffeine might offer some protection from skin cancer, and new research may explain why...

They found that in cells damaged by UV rays, caffeine interrupted a protein called ATR-Chk1, causing the damaged cells to self-destruct...

ATR is essential to damaged cells that are growing rapidly, Nghiem said, and caffeine specifically targets damaged cells that can become cancerous. "Caffeine more than doubles the number of damaged cells that will die normally after a given dose of UV," he said.

The above story has since expired on Yahoo News, however another site carried the news. Click here to read more about coffee and how it can prevent skin cancer: http://www.ineedcoffee.com/03/skin/

So drink that double latte before going topless or nude sunbathing.

Tom
Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa, Palm Springs, California
http://sunnyfun.com
1-800-786-6938

AirTran kicks off major airfare sale travel through Nov 4th

I've been writing for months that we are having some of the best airfare sales I have ever seen. Now MSNBC comments about Air Tran Airways big sale.

To see the sale site click here: http://www.airtran.com/sale/default.aspx

Here is the story from MSNBC:

"AirTran launches fare sale for travel into fall
American, Continental quickly match; JetBlue expected to follow, t

ATLANTA - In a sign of great uncertainty about demand for air travel this year amid the deep U.S. recession, discount carrier AirTran Airways launched a fare sale to all its destinations Tuesday for flights through the middle of the fall.

American Airlines and Continental Airlines quickly matched on routes where they compete with AirTran, and JetBlue said it would do the same.

AirTran's sale extends through the summer, normally a busy time for airlines when they have been able to reap premiums in the past as more people travel. But now with many people hurting financially, fewer are taking vacations, businesses are cutting back on corporate travel and many who fly are waiting longer to book.

What's also unusual is how far in advance AirTran has loaded its schedule. Prior to two weeks ago, AirTran showed its schedule for about 210 days. On Tuesday morning, the carrier was showing its schedule for the next 267 days. Discount carrier Southwest Airlines Co. as of Tuesday was only showing its schedule for the next six months, while legacy carriers tend to show their schedule for about 11 months out...

AirTran, a unit of Orlando, Fla.-based AirTran Holdings Inc., said its sale fares, starting as low as $39 one-way, are available for purchase through March 5 for travel through Nov. 4. The biggest discounts are for travel on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The sale fares are slightly more for travel on Fridays and Sundays...

New York-based JetBlue Airways Corp. will match in markets where the two carriers compete, spokesman Sebastian White said. Spokespersons for American, a unit of Fort Worth, Texas-based AMR Corp., and Houston-based Continental Airlines Inc. said they have now matched AirTran on routes where they compete. There was no immediate response by officials at Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines Inc., Tempe, Ariz.-based US Airways Group Inc. and Chicago-based UAL Corp., parent of United Airlines.

"A travel date into November is unusually long for a domestic fare sale," American spokesman Tim Smith said...

For the full story click here

Now is the time to start planning your summer vacation at the Terra Cotta Inn, the most popular clothing optional resort in the western US.

If you have always wanted to try topless or nude sunbathing, give us a call at 800-786-6938.

Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

We hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!

Looking for a bargain vacation? - Look no further than The Terra Cotta Inn

The Terra Cotta Inn has always been the best value nudist resort vacation in the US.

We have always offered so much value which is why for years, we have had one of the highest occupancy rates of ALL hotels in Palm Springs.

Our rates start at $149/couple/night. We include a great complimentary breakfast (we are one of the few nudist resorts in the US that does so) and delicious afternoon snacks. For instance our breakfast is famous among nudists. All of our fruit is restaurant grade which means it is ripe and of very high quality compared to fruit you buy at the grocery store. Of course we pay about twice the price for restaurant grade food compared to grocery store fruit, but our guests are worth it.

We have complimentary pick up and drop off at the Palm Springs airport.

We allow guests to bring their own alcohol to our resort. When we pick you up at the airport, we are happy to stop at a local grocery story for food and alcoholic beverages. This saves our guests a lot of money as they don't have to give us $5 for a beer, or $10 for a glass of wine or cocktail like at other hotels.

If a guest wants to save even more money, we have a BBQ area. Everyday of the week, we have couples who BBQ together. As our guests say, we are the only nudist resort in the west that is busy everyday of the week. And our guests do make friends.

Every room has a refrigerator and microwave oven. We also have rooms with full kitchenettes. So if you don't want to go out for dinners, you can save even more money.

Our beds are top of the line Sealy plush top beds. Most guests tell us they have never had a better nights sleep than here.

We have free wifi.

We use a local restaurant to cater lunches so you can relax poolside if you don't want to prepare your own lunch. And their prices are very reasonable and the food is very good.

Our heated pool (86F) and jacuzzi are salt water systems which are super gentle on the skin. We don't have to use harsh chemicals like other hotels do. Even pools that say they have "natural" water have to use harsh chlorine unless they invest in a salt water pool like us. Last year the MGM hotel in Las Vegas sent our a press release bragging that their premium pool was salt water and that they were the very first hotel on the Las Vegas strip to have made that major investment. We have had our salt water pool for over 3 years. We think that highly of our guests.

We have a state of the art high pressure misting/cooling system for the summer, and poolside heaters for the evenings so you can stay naked and warm outside in the winter time nights. NO ONE else in Palm Springs has invested in high pressure cooling systems and poolside heaters. And we just made a major investment last year in upgrading our cooling system so it is now on a stainless steel line. We are the only hotel that has done that upgrade.

All rooms have free in room coffee (Godiva coffee). In our lobby we serve a free Starbucks blend. All rooms have VCR/DVD players. we have a free complimentary library. All rooms have iPod docks.

It is no wonder that for about the last 11 years in a row, we have had the 2nd highest occupancy rate of ALL hotels in Palm Springs (the Indian Casino hotel beats us).

As you can see, we are the best value nudist resort in the whole US.

One of the reasons I mention this is we don't have phony "rack rates" where we say our rates are on sale 50% off like many hotels do.

We have always had a very honest rate which is why we have one of the highest repeat guest rates in the whole travel industry. Don't be misled by phony "sales."

If you have always wanted to try clothing optional vacations, now is the perfect time. We are considered the most mainstream nudist resort in America and perfect for couples trying topless or nude sunbathing for the first time.

Give us a call at 800-786-6938 for more information or to make a reservation.

Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

I was just at a hotel industry seminar. They pointed out this year more than ever, people need to vacation in the United States. About 1.9 million people work in the hotel industry. That is one area that is American and where you can help the US economy. Every time you vacation in Europe, Mexico, the Caribbean, or else where overseas this year you are hurting instead of helping the US economy by sending dollars overseas. If you really want to buy American and help the US, vacation only in the US in 2009. (IMO, the only exception is vacationing in Canada. The US and Canada are probably the 2 friendliest countries sharing a common border).

Hope to see you soon in sunny Palm Springs

Cheapflights.com is a great site for finding cheap airfares

This has been the year of fantastic airfare bargains. One of the sites I tell people to look at is http://cheapflights.com

What is unique about Cheapflights.com is they partner with other airlines and travel sites to find you the best online rates. So it saves you time and money buying tickets.

For example some of their partners are Cheaptickets.com, expedia, Jet Blue, American Airlines, Orbitz, Priceline.com, cheapair.com, British Airways and more.

They are ALWAYS the very first site I check when I travel anywhere. We know everyone wants to come to Palm Springs, but when you have to visit relatives or go away on business, http://cheapflights.com is a great site to use and save money.

I highly recommend them whether you are flying into Palm Springs for a vacation or traveling anywhere else in the US or Europe.

Next thing you know, it will be the summer time vacation season. Now is the time to start thinking about going away to beautiful Palm Springs for your summer vacation.
Give us a call at 800-786-6938 to check on availability. Check out http://cheapflights.com for plane tickets.

If you have always wanted to try topless or nude sunbathing, now is the time. Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

Hope to see you soon in sunny Palm Springs!

Sponoring clothing optional dinners is considered a unique business venture

A business site just had an article on unique ways to earn money in these difficult times such as renting fancy purses, renting relatives, and even sponsoring nude dinners.

From the site:

"10 Craziest Ways People Are Making Money
It can pay to think outside the box when it comes to making money. Especially when you find out there’s actually a niche for your crazy idea. Here are the ten craziest ways people are making money, Wall Street wizardry excluded:

...10) Clothing optional dinners The restaurant business must really be hurting when shops start resorting to specialty gimmicks such as Casino Nights and Prix Fixe at Five. But this service “strips” away all of the artifice and lays ”bare” the essence of dining…in the nude. Check please!"

Of course if you vacation at our resort, The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa, you don't have to wear clothing all vacation long.

Give us a calla t 800-786-6938. Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

Hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!

Common sense punishment to crimes

This has nothing to do with nudism. It is just interesting. I was born and raised in Chicago. One of the battles you have in big cities is graffiti. Gang bangers would write their BS on my garage and the next day I would have to wipe it off. It was pretty annoying when it was below zero. It was a constant battle that all big city citizens have to put up with.

I had a big lab/shepherd in Chicago. My dog always hoped to catch a punk in the act. It never happened as they would do there graffiti in the early mornings as us taxpayers slept.

Here is a very creative solution:

"Police in Guadalupe, Mexico, recently caught four teenagers vandalizing public property, and besides arresting them and fining them $200 each, they spray-painted the kids' hair, shoes and the seats of their pants before sending them home. Of course, we can't do things like that here...can we?"

For the full article about fun snippets click here

The nest time you are thinking of a fun clothing optional vacation, give us a call at 800-786-6938.

Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

Hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!

We got a cancellation for Feb 20 and 21

One of the most frustrating things for our repeat guests is so many are turned away on weekends by us because of our being full. The guest is told we're full, they then book somewhere else like Las Vegas, Los Angeles, or San Diego which is no where near as much fun as staying at The Terra Cotta Inn here in sunny Palm Springs. We get a last minute cancellation and our repeat guests say, "why didn't those people cancel last week so we could have come to Palm Springs instead?"

Well we got a weekend cancellation today. You are more than welcome to book the Fri & Sat or just the Saturday, February 21st.

The weather is supposed to be fantastic this weekend in the low 80's and nice and sunny. This time of year we don't usually have weekends available so now is the perfect time to book for a great fun weekend in the sun. As an example, we only had one room available tonight on Thursday and we only have 2 rooms available on Sunday February 22nd. So you can see we are very busy 7 days a week, not just Saturday nights like typical nudist resorts.

Give us a call at 800-786-6938 to book or if you have questions. We answer the phones from 8am-10pm PST.

If you have always wanted to try topless or nude sunbathing, now is you big chance.

Hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!

Canadians, plan your Summer and Fall vacations now. Air Canada has a major airfare sale ending midnight 2/19

It is not too early to start thinking about summer and fall vacations. And Air Canada gives you a major reason to start planning. Cheap, discounted tickets.

From Air Canada's site:

Fly from only $49 one-way for travel until December 9, 2009

Take advantage of great low fares anywhere we fly within Canada and to select U.S. destinations. Fly now right up until December 9, 2009. See how far your dollar can take you when you book right here at aircanada.com.

Don’t miss out. Offer ends February 19, 2009."

CLICK HERE FOR AIR CANADA SALE WEBPAGE

The sale ends midnight Thursday February 19, EST.

I post the Canadian airfare sales because year round we have more room nights booked by Canadian guests than we do guests from California. As an example, tonight, we are 75% booked, we have 1 couple from California here and 4 from Canada. And tomorrow, we just have 2 empty rooms as we have 2 more Canadian couples checking in.

We are the ONLY nudist resort in the western US that caters to couples on vacation, so everyone from Canada loves staying with us. Also the Vancouver Sun newspaper last October picked us as one of the best places in the world to go nude sunbathing.

What is so nice about this airfare sale is normally Canadian guests don't get many airfare sales to the US in the summer. So this is great for your planning your summer and fall vacations.

Don't forget we have our annual summertime room discounts in July and August.

You will need to fly into LAX, San Diego, or Las Vegas using Air Canada.

So give us a call at 800-786-6938 (toll free Canada and US) to check on availability. We answer the phones from 8am-10pm PST.

If you have ever wanted to try topless or nude sunbathing, now is the time as we are the most mainstream nudist resort in the US and perfect for couples trying nude sunbathing for the first time.

Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

Hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!

Desert Modernism week is this week in Palm Springs

Our resort, the Terra Cotta Inn is the only historic and famous nudist resort in the US. Lots of celebrities stayed here in the 60's and 70's (and some still do). We were designed by the famous architect Albert Frey in the desert modern style which is so popular.

Palm Springs tourism loves our resort as we are one of the most popular of ALL hotels in Palm Springs. I am also a past president of the Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce and was the campaign treasurer for one of our city council members.

As well known as we are in town, we have never had the people on the Palm Springs modernism committee recommend our resort for people to even drive by as an example of a famous Albert Frey design.

When I talked to a few of the committee members a couple of years ago, I got the response, "well you're a nudist resort. What would we say to families if we told them one of the most historic hotels in Palm Springs was a nudist resort?"

Of course when I told them to say we are very popular and you should tell everyone about us, it didn't work. Also they didn't like it that I told them that Albert Frey told us he was also a nudist and was proud that one of his designs became a popular nudist resort.

Here is information about Palm Springs modernism week:


"Modernism Week is in full swing in Palm Springs.


But with all the events — from the Modernism Show at the Palm Springs Convention Center to screenings at Camelot Theatres — choosing which to attend can be difficult.


...Double Decker Bus Tours
Robert Imber's tours start at the Riviera Resort & Spa, which underwent a $70 million restoration to reopen in all its mid-century modern grandeur last fall.

...The tour will, however, include Palm Springs City Hall (designed by Albert Frey), the Alexander homes in the Vista Las Palmas area, the Del Marcos Hotel in the Tennis Club district, the Bank of America and the old Santa Fe Federal Savings Bank, now the offices of Wessman Development Company.


Orbit In Artist Reception
Wine and cheese reception for modern art from Dezart Collection. Artists include Kim Chasen, Mike Hovey, Gary Janis, George Perrou and Michael Pfleghaar.

...Frey House II Tours
There are a limited number of tickets available for the tours, according to Sidney Williams, associate curator at the Palm Springs Art Museum and chair of the Palm Springs Site Preservation Committee.

“There was a gentleman who was an architect here last weekend,” Williams said. “His wife was attending the photography symposium and he wanted to see the house. He was just in awe when he got a tour.”

The house is an architecturally significant example of modern design and material use, she said.

“It's known all over the world,” she said.

Details: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, $50 (except for last tour), $100 includes cocktail reception. Shuttle departs from Palm Springs Art Museum, South Parking Lot, 101 Museum Drive. Reservations: 325-4490, psmuseum.org...

for the full article click here

It is nice to know even architects can be closed minded when it comes to nudist resorts.

And if you have always wanted to stay at a historic nudist resort, give us The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa a call at 800-786-6938.

Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

We hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!

Phony Discounts are the rage in the hotel industry

Our local newspaper, The Desert Sun recently carried an article about hotel discounts that local resorts and hotels are offering. We have always wanted to get the extra free publicity by listing discounts, but we have found that it is difficult because we are considered one of the best value resorts in all Palm Springs and have never overcharged our guests. Thus, we can't discount back to normal rates.

For instance, the Desert Sun article about one resort wrote about how that resort felt so bad for their customers in these trying economic times that they were discounting their massages by 30%. They got about 5 column inches in the Desert Sun. However, their regular rate for a 50 minute Swedish massage was back breaking $125. Even with their so called sale of 30% off, it brings their massage rates to $84/50 minutes. We have always offered a full hour massage to our guests for just $80/hour.
And according to examiner.com we are one of the top ranked spas in Palm Springs for massage. So basically they gave free pr because they used to price gouge and now have reasonable rates.

We can't discount our rates because they have always been extremely fair. That is why we have one of the highest occupancy rates of all hotels in Palm Springs.

One hotel listed their rates at $549/night to a "discount" of $199/night. The funny thing is I bet year round that place sells their rooms for $199/night or less. I bet no one has ever paid $549, yet they try to pretend they are a great bargain as they are over 50% off rack rates.

So be aware of phony discounts and sales and scams in the hotel industry this year as everyone is looking for bargains and deals.

Our resort, The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa has always been the best value nudist resort not just in Palm Springs, but the whole US, and we intend to stay that way.

So if you have always wanted to try topless or nude sunbathing, we are the perfect resort. We are considered the most mainstream clothing optional resort in the US and are perfect for couples trying nude sunbathing for the first time.

Give us a call at 800-786-6938.

Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

Hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!

Alaska Airlines airfare sale to Palm Springs ends February 19th

We are located in sunny Palm Springs, California. When we talk with people, they are always surprised to learn that the #1 home state of our guests is Washington. #2 is British Columbia, and #3 is California.

For instance tonight, we are sold out. We have guests from Canada, Wash. DC, FL, AZ, Alaska, WA, OR. ND, and only 3 couples from California here. Nudists who have never been to our resort before always think we are just a weekend getaway like almost all other nudist resorts in the US.

However, we are the only clothing optional vacation resort in the western US that caters to couples which is why we are busy 7 days a week, not just Saturday nights like everyone else.

Now we have lots of Californians who want to book here, it is just that most wait until the last minute and just want Saturday nights which were booked months in advance. Of course we always post last minute cancellations here or to our yahoo group. We always tell people who want just one or two night stays to come midweek.

Experienced nudists always say to us "oh no, we never go to nudist resorts midweek. We don't want to be the only ones there." One of the toughest parts of our business is trying to convince nudists that we are different compared to all the other resorts that they have ever been to in the US. Most of the time sadly we can't convince them. The media has always called us one of the best nudist resorts in the world. Yet, most Southern Californians never stay here because they think we are just a weekend getaway like everyone else.

That is why our business caters to what I call the nude vacationer or first timers (who become repeat guests). Nude vacationers would never join a nudist club or go nude around their kids or tell their family or friends that they enjoy nude vacations. For them, vacationing nude is a vacation choice, not a lifestyle. It is a very good market to cater to as basically we cater to the world. This is why I am always posting airfare sales for our guests and this is why we have one of the highest occupancy rates of ALL hotels in Palm Springs.

Guests are always thanking us for letting them know about these airfare sales.

The Alaska Airlines sale ends at midnight Thursday February 19th. The best rates are if you can travel midweek. I priced out for instance you would save from $125-150 per ticket if you left on a Monday or Tuesday or Wednesday and returned on a Saturday. For example tickets were around $225 round trip from Seattle to Palm Springs.

From Alaska airlines site:
"Terms and Conditions: Purchase tickets by February 19, 2009. Travel is valid...between February 13, 2009, and May 20, 2009. Tickets must be purchased within 24 hours of making your reservation and at least 14 days prior to your departure. Seats are limited and may not be available on all flights or all days. Passengers may check one bag for free."

CLICK HERE FOR THE ALASKA AIRLINES SALE PAGE

So now is the perfect time for you to try topless or nude sunbathing with us, The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa located in sunny Palm Springs, CA.

Give us a call at 800-786-6938.

Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

We hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!

Happy Valentine's Day everyone

Vacationing at nudist resorts is very romantic. I hope everyone is having a fun day today.

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!

And when you want to have a romantic vacation, give us The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa a call at 800-786-6938.

Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

Hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!

Happy 1234567890 day today all you Unix fans

For all you romantic computer geeks out there, I don't have to tell you that today is a big day. The Red Bull and Mountain Dew cans will be popping at about 3:30pm today PST. It's happy 1234567890 day today.

For non geeks (and I am one), here is what I am writing about:

"Unix time passed 1,000,000,000 seconds in 2001-09-09T01:46:40Z. It was celebrated in Copenhagen, Denmark at a party held by DKUUG (at 03:46:40 local time).Unix time, or POSIX time, is a system for describing points in time, defined as the number of seconds elapsed since midnight Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) of January 1, 1970, not counting leap seconds. It is widely used not only on Unix-like operating systems but also in many other computing systems. It is neither a linear representation of time nor a true representation of UTC (though it is frequently mistaken for both) as the times it represents are UTC but it has no way of representing UTC leap seconds."

For more on Unix time go here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_time

If you want to see a countdown clock, go here:
http://coolepochcountdown.com/

Mary Clare is so excited as you can see in the photo, she is calling all her friends letting them know about Happy 1234567890 day today.

And you thought that today was all about celebrating the beginning of a very romantic weekend, Valentine's Day.

Because of being only about 450 miles from Silicon Valley, we have a lot of computer couples from around the world stay with us. They go to Silicon Valley for business and then take a vacation with us before or after their business trips.

Tom
The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa
http://sunnyfun.com
1-800-786-6938

No nudity at this years Bay to Breakers run sponsor says - Just say no to ING

Leave it to a big impersonal corporation to ruin all the fun. ING is a sponsor of this years Bay to Breakers fun run. They have said they will have zero tolerance for alcohol and nudity at the race.

I almost wish I had an ING account. That way I could close it and tell them because of their closed minded corporate sensibilities, until they realize Bay to Breakers is a celebration of life, not squashing the life and fun out of this event, I will not do business with them. If you have an ING account, I encourage you to close it in protest.

Here's the story:

"Clothes, sobriety required for Bay to Breakers

SAN FRANCISCO—Organizers of San Francisco's annual Bay to Breakers 12K race—famous for contestants in wacky costumes, or no costume at all—want the event to be a little less racy this year.
In a statement announcing the May 17 event, race sponsor ING said it would have a "zero tolerance policy" on alcohol. Wheeled objects and nudity also won't be allowed, organizers said.

The 97-year-old footrace draws thousands of participants...

Last year, neighbors complained loudly of a shortage of trash bins and portable toilets.

Race spokeswoman Danielle Clark says the policies mainly enforce existing laws and aren't intended to squash the festiveness of the event...

"We're not taking the fun out of the race," Clark said. "We're just implementing a few small policies to make sure it's a fun and safe race.'"

For the full story click here

Implementing a "few small policies." Give me a break. They are radically changing Bay to Breakers.

This is my advice. If you have an ING account close it and tell them you will not do business with them until they change their policy towards Bay to Breakers. If the police have had no problems with nudes running in the race, why should ING?

Next, if they persist in this childishness towards nudity in Bay to Breakers march in the race with protest signs making fun of ING. If they want to take away the fun of Bay to Breakers, make sure that they don't profit from their ill conceived policies. Contact the press before hand so they know of your protest.

And ING, since you do appear to be "full of it" add more toilets and trash containers along the race route.

Tom
Terra Cotta Inn
800-786-6938
http://sunnyfun.com

Vacationing at nudist resorts is considered romantic

Romance is in the air. Valentine's Day is almost here.

Vacationing at The Terra Cotta Inn is now considered a "Quirky Valentine's day Experience."

As I wrote before, I am surprised that more journalists have not covered (or should I say uncovered) vacationing at nudist resorts as perfect romantic ideas for Valentine's day or any day of the week. A travel site decided that it would be a fun romantic getaway for Velentine's day at Terra Cotta.

The story was published at ihoho.com From their site:
"What is iloho?
With so many different travel websites out there we wanted to create a place for travellers across the globe to interact and to access the very best travel information on the web from under one roof – from the latest news to airline reviews to inspiring itineraries to practical advice to travel photography."

They included vacationing at our resort along with staying at the Great Wall of China, staying on a private island for $5000/night, staying at the Hyatt in Huntington Beach, CA and taking surf lessons, staying at Whistler in British Columbia for a romantic ski vacation and more.

It is nice to know that a vacation at our resort is considered so mainstream.

To read the article click here

If you have always wanted to to vacation at a romantic clothing optional resort, now is the time. We are considered the most mainstream nudist resort in the US. Give us a call at 800-786-6938.

Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

We hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!

Air Canada airfare sale to Palm Springs ends February 12th

Yesterday, I mentioned Westjet was having an airfare sale to Palm Springs with up to 50% off tickets if you bought them by midnight Feb 12th. Well I learned Air Canada also has tickets on sale to Palm Springs for up to 50% off. You can book your vacation all the way to October 31st.

About 15% of our guests come from Canada. Year round we actually have more guests from Canada, then we do from Southern California because we are the most popular nudist resort in the western US for couples on vacation.

Here's the info from their site:

"Worldwide sale. Up to 50% off!

Save up to 50% within Canada and to the U.S. for travel until October 31. Save up to 30% on Sun and International destinations."

CLICK HERE FOR AIR CANADA"S SITE

If you have always wanted to try topless or nude sunbathing, now is your chance at a great rate.

Give us a call at 800-786-6938 (toll free US and Canada) to check on availability and to make reservations. We answer the phones from 8am-10pm PST.

You would be flying to LAX, San Diego, or Las Vegas to get here on Air Canada.

Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

We hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!

Westjet Fantastic 30-50% off airfare sale Fly to October 31

Westjet 30-50% off airfare sale is on now. Fly from now to October 31.

Since October, we have had more guests from Canada stay at our resort than we have had from California. We have also had more guests from Washington here.

One of the reasons Canadian guests are flocking to our resort is because of Westjet. It is Canada's version of Southwest. And we are the most popular nudist resort in the western US that couples on vacation love to stay at. Anytime anyone ever wants to stay more than just a Saturday night here in sunny Palm Springs, we are always first choice which is why we have one of the highest occupancy rates of ALL hotels in Palm Springs.

Also it helps that the Vancouver Sun newspaper in Canada picked us this October as one of the best places in the world to go nude sunbathing.

Here is the details from Westjet's site:

"Canadian and U.S destinations.

Book by February 12, 2009 (11:59 p.m. MT).
For Canadian destinations and U.S. destinations, travel all days of the week until October 31, 2009."

CLICK HERE FOR WESTJETS SITE

This is the BEST airfare sale I have ever seen from Westjet as you can travel any day of the week, not just midweek and you can book from NOW until October 31st.

Many times Canadian guests have told me that wanted to stay with us in the summer and fall, but Westjet didn't have many good airfare sales for those periods of time.

Now there is no excuse not to plan a vacation here. In the summer and fall, you will need to fly into LAX or Las Vegas and Palm Springs service ends in May.

And we are the perfect place for first timers. We are considered the most mainstream nudist resort in the US and perfect for first time nude sunbathers. Give us a call at 800-786-6938 (toll free Canada) to make reservations.

Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

I hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!

Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey spend naked days together

Here's the story:

"Carrey, McCarthy make time for nudity

Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy reportedly spend naked days together to ensure that their three-year relationship does not become boring.

During a recent holiday to Hawaii, the couple were said to be nude nearly all of the time.

"When they're alone they prefer to be nude most of the time. They always have an afternoon of naked fun...

Meanwhile, Christina Aguilera and her record producer husband Jordan Bratman make time for nudity with "naked Sundays"...

We do everything naked. We cook naked. It's important to keep the marriage alive, to spice it up a little.'"

For the full story Click here

One of the biggest reasons to vaction at a nudist resort is it is fun. Couples need to keep their lives interesting. Who wants to go to the same old hum drum boring chain hotel and sit around in wet bathing suits. Spice up your life at a nudist resort. Nudist resorts are the most romantic way to vacation.

If you have always wanted to try topless or nude sunbathing, give us The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa a call at 800-786-6938.

Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

Hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!

Romantic Valentine's getaways and nudist resorts

The Los Angeles Times reported "...TripAdvisor reports that in an online survey...16%said they would take a Valentine's Day trip and 77% said they would take a romantic trip this year.

For the full article Click here

I have said this before and I am repeating it again, I think the nudist resort industry is missing out on a major market segment by not marketing some nudist resorts as romantic getaways and romantic vacations. Now granted, you are not going to market nudist campgrounds and RV parks as romantic places since so many members of these places are going to them with their kids. And they are not as oriented to first timers as nudist resorts like ours are.

However, resorts like ours, The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa in sunny Palm Springs, CA definitely qualify as romantic vacation spots since we cater to couples. And our guests have told us nothing is more romantic than topless or nude sunbathing at our resort knowing their kids are safe at home with the grandparents.

Nudist resorts should be inundated with requests for stories from reporters right now with Valentine's Day almost here. Instead, there is silence because nudist resorts are not thought of as being romantic for couples.

If 77% of people want a romantic vacation this year according to tripadvisor.com. they should be trying nudist resorts. This is a gigantic market that nudist resorts are missing out on.

I remember when we first opened 14 years ago, Lee Baxandall of the Naturist Society yelled at us saying how dare we say in some advertising targeted to first timers that our resort was perfect for romantic vacations. Lee insisted that naturism had nothing to do with romance. Being the new naturist resort owners on the block, we dropped the romantic advertising deferring to his opinions.

Maybe it is time to bring back romance in nudism in our marketing to first timers.

Now if you want a nice romantic vacation this year, give us a call at 800-786-6938. We are perfect for first timers as we are considered the most mainstream nudist resort in America.

Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

We hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!

Happy World Nude Day is today February 6th!

Oh those fun loving Kiwis. As anyone who has ever vacationed at a nudist resort or nude beach knows, it is much more fun to enjoy life in the nude.

There is a very popular site in New Zealand, it has an alexa rank of 9652 in that country. A number of New Zealanders have proclaimed today World Nude Day.

Their purpose?

"World Nude Day is about setting yourself free. It's about nude, not lewd. It's about having fun ... with your clothes off."

And to encourage people to enjoy life in the nude, they are asking you to submit your best nude video. The grand prize is $10,000 in gold or as they call it nude money.

The site is obviously NSFW. There are lots of funny videos, so if you have some time go to this site, http://worldnudeday.com and submit your own video enjoying life clothes free. Who knows, you might be the big winner of $10,000 in gold.

Of course here at Terra Cotta Inn, we will celebrate nude day by what else? Enjoying life in the nude.

Tom
http://sunnyfun.com
Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa
1-800-786-6938

German tourists arrested after being nude in Brazilian Airport

Here's a funny story:

"SAO PAULO — Two German tourists have been detained for taking their clothes off in the lobby of a Brazilian airport, authorities said Tuesday.
The two men allegedly changed their clothes in front of other passengers...

Police formally accused the tourists of obscenity and said they could face up to one year in prison if convicted....

Police inspector Maritta Souza said the 66-year-old man from Koenigsberg and his 64-year-old friend from Bad Bevensen said they thought it "was normal" to change clothes like that in Brazil, especially in a beach city like Salvador.

They said that they were late for their flight and needed to change into new clothes because one of them got wet during a boat trip and the other felt sick and vomited during the same trip earlier in the day.

A Brazilian passenger called police when he saw the tourists taking their clothes off in front of other people..."

For the full story click here


This reminds me of the time a few years ago when we had a guest named Udo from Germany who walked out the front door of our nudist resort nude, to get something out of his car.

Now we are in Palm Springs, where it is NOT legal to walk around nude outside. I ran outside to Udo with a towel and told him to wrap himself and said "you can't can't be nude outside." Udo informed me he is not walking around nude, he is just getting something out of his car. I said "get the towel on." Eventually he did. He was not happy with me. He said America has the strangest naturist resorts because we make people dress to get something out of their cars. And we have never seen them since.

A German commented on this story at the site, and said what's the big deal, they were just changing, they weren't nude.

That's how it is in Germany. I understand those Germans completely. They weren't nude. They were changing. It would have been no big deal at their home towns to change like that.

Now if you are looking for a nice relaxing resort, where you can go topless or nude sunbathing, give us a call at 800-786-6938. Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

Hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!

World Nude Day will be celebrated on February 6th

There is a site http://www.worldnudeday.com
that has declared February 6th to be World Nude Day.

The site is one of the most popular sites in New Zealand. We will have to wait until Friday to see if this story gets picked up by the wire services.

They are asking for people to send in fun nude videos. The grand prize winner gets $10,000 in gold which they say is naked money.

There are a number of interesting, funny videos on that site, (and some dumb ones).

Everyone should take a look at it.

I wish them good luck with getting their concept off the ground.

And if you have always wanted to try topless or nude sunbathing, give us The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa a call at 800-786-6938. Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

Hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!

Nude Beaches - Your chance to vote on keeping them

The Sun Sentinal Newspaper in Orlando, Florida has a poll about nude beaches. You can vote on hit.

Here is the poll:

Nude beaches: Should they stay or go?
Richard Mason of the South Florida Free Beaches and the Florida Naturist Association asked Broward's state lawmakers to oppose any legislation that would force nude beaches to close.
What do you think of nude beaches in our area?

They're obscene and should be banned


I don't oppose them, but I wouldn't go


I'm a fan and a frequenter


2343 total responses (Results not scientific)

CLICK HERE TO VOTE

And if you have always wanted to vacation topless or nude in a nice resort environment, give us The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa a call at 800-786-6938.

Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

Hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!

Come to our Romantic "I Can't Wait for Valentine's Day" special event Feb 6th and 7th

Valentines day is packed. We have turned away hundreds of couples.

So we made the weekend of Feb 6th and 7th our own special pre
Valentines event calling it the I can't wait for Valentines Day weekend.

Everyone gets a bottle of Champagne, chocolate covered strawberries, a
big dessert buffet on Saturday and your fortune told.

We have 3 rooms available for a Fri & Sat (or longer) and 1 room for
just a Saturday night only.

Give us a call at 800-786-6938 to getaway for this event and avoid the
masses of people on Valentine's Day.

The weather has been perfect. Low 80's F and nice and sunny!

There is nothing more romantic than vacationing at a nudist resort.

If you have ever wanted to try vacationing at a clothing optional or nudist resort give us a call at 800-786-6938. Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

We hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!