Happy 4th of July Everyone from The Terra Cotta Inn, Palm Springs, California

Mary Clare, our staff, and I wish everyone a fun, safe, NAKED, 4th of July.

Hope to see you soon in sunny Palm Springs, California!

Tom Mulhall
Terra Cotta Inn Clothing Optional Resort and Spa
http://sunnyfun.com
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800-786-6938

Availability at Terra Cotta Inn for Easter Week Vacations

Being Palm Springs, California's most popular nude sunbathing resort, we can even sell out midweek. Here's our availability for the week before and after Easter. This is only accurate when I just posted this as a phone call can change the availability.

Temperatures are supposed to be in the upper 80's and sunny for the next 2 weeks. Perfect nude sunbathing weather.

The home page of our website http://sunnyfun.com will have more accurate availability information.


Here is the latest availability:
Sunday April 17th - 1 room left and day use is available
Monday April 18th - Full - day use is available
Tuesday April 19th - 1 room left and day use is available
Wednesday April 20th - 1 room left and day use is available
Thursday April 21st - 3 rooms left and day use is available
Friday April 22nd - 2 rooms left and day use is available
Saturday April 23rd - 2 rooms left and day use is available
Sunday April 24th - 3 rooms left and day use is available
Monday April 25th - 3 rooms left and day use is available
Tuesday April 26th - 2 rooms left and day use is available
Wednesday April 27th - 2 rooms left and day use is available
Thursday April 28th - 2 rooms left and day use is available

So give us a call at 800-786-6938 for more information or to make resevations.

Now is the perfect time for a fun, romantic, sunny, unique vacation experience.

Never been to a clothing optional resort before? No problem. We are the most mainstream nudist resort in the US and are perfect for couples trying topless or nude sunbathing for the first time!

Last November, MSNBC picked us as the Best value nude sunbathing resort in the western US.

And in December, 2010 Palm Springs Life Magazine picked us as the BEST small resort in the whole Palm Springs area in their Best of the Best issue. It's pretty cool that a nudist resort is considered the best place to stay in town. We were picked not because we're exclusive and snobby, (we let other places win those categories). We were picked because we are so friendly and because the guests have such a good time here.

Give us a call at 800-786-6938 to make reservations or for information. We answer the phones from 8am-10pm PST.

Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

Visit our Facebook resort page at http://bit.ly/TerraCottaInnFBPage

Make this the year to finally say good bye to your funny tan lines forever.

Hope to see you soon in sunny Palm Springs!

Some Lingerie bowl players object to the game being at a nudist resort

Our industry has a pretty bad reputation when lingerie models object to playing the Lingerie Bowl at Caliente nude resort. Why do they object? They consider it beneath them.

Pretty pathetic that a woman who has posed nude in Playboy doesn't want to "play" football at a nudist resort.

The most ironic thing is Playboy TV did a special on our resort, The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa and it was one of the most tastefully shot, great examples of what it is like to vacation in Palm Springs at our nudist resort. It was so upbeat and positive on nudist resorts.

Well here's the most recent news on the Lingerie Bowl:

"Then remaining members complained about the venue, a "clothing-optional resort" north of Tampa where guests may or may not decide to wear pants as they wander the grounds playing volleyball, playing volleyball, swimming, or playing volleyball in the pool.

(This is all there is to do at nudist resorts. I know this from sad, unforgettable experience, having gone one weekend to a nudist resort as a dare taken out of boredom. You will never, ever erase the image of a couple in their 60’s hosing off their RV, each wearing nothing but flip-flops and a fine coating of benign melanomas earned from years of exposure to the sun.)

This choice of venue offends the fine sensibilities of some of the Lingerie Bowl players...

"I don't have anything against the lifestyle," Sky said, referring to the shift to a nudist resort. "But we as players were having a hard enough time dealing with and defending against the negative stigmas and stereotypes associated with the sport and playing attire before it was announced that we would be playing at a nudist resort."
This quote comes from quarterback Reby Sky, who posed nude for Playboy once. If your irony alarm is flashing double-time right now, consider this: Reby Sky was paid good money to take her clothes off, while nudists pay to have someplace where they can be naked. It's not the nudity she objects to; it's being on the showfloor with what she considers inferior goods..."

For the full article click here

I guess we will have to wait and see whether or not Caliente nude resort regrets their decision to sponsor the Lingerie Bowl. They already book swinger groups at their resort, why not obnoxious models?

And if you have always wanted to try topless or nude sunbathing at a nice relaxing resort, give us The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa a call at 800-786-6938. Tripadvisor.com picked us as one of the 10 best clothing optional resorts in the world.

Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

Hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!

Palm Springs has lots of activities

Nude and topless sunbathers from around the world stay at our resort, The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa here in sunny Palm Springs, CA. As Conde Nast Traveler Magazine said, Palm Springs is Hip.

Palm Springs is constantly being written up as one of the best vacation destinations in the world. For instance this year Lonely Planet travel guide company picked Palm Springs as one of the 10 must see destinations you had to vacation at this year. And one of the reasons Lonely Planet recommended Palm Springs was you had to stay at the great clothing optional resorts here, meaning us!

There is lots to do in Palm Springs such as art museums, casinos, hiking, horseback riding, shopping, playing golf, tennis, seeing concerts, plays, and much more such as getting a great all over tan poolside at our resort.

One fun activity is to take the tram up the side of the San Jacinto mountain which is the steepest mountain in the US.

Here is a story about the tram printed today:

"Destination: Palm Springs Aerial Tramway
Snow & spectacular views from Palm Springs Tramway at the top of the world!

Palm Springs, the desert oasis that features bubbling hot spas and dozens of lush green golf courses, also offers a winter wonderland. Yes, really.

The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway gives the desert visitors a chance to enjoy the magical sight of freshly fallen snow this time of year.

As the tramway carries you almost two miles up the mountain, it seems you could reach out and touch the sky. From the top of the ride you’ll see a magnificent view of the Coachella Valley far below, a sight unparalleled in Southern California.

For snow buffs, the mountaintop is covered with the powdery stuff much of the year, in addition to a variety of flora and fauna. Since there are various wild creatures that call the mountaintop home, no pets are allowed to go up on the tram...

After an extensive upgrading and modernization of the facilities in recent years, the unique people mover now features the world’s largest rotating trams, providing an unforgettable journey to the top of Mount San Jacinto. Along the way you view the jagged cliff and rock formations of Chino Canyon...

Over the years, the small alpine village at the top has played host to dozens of movies and television shows...

The Food Network has even featured the mountain top restaurants. With vast windows framing the magnificent views, Peaks Restaurant offers fine dining, while The Pines Café is appealing to more casual customers with its cafeteria-style. Both are open for lunch and dinner...

For nature enthusiasts, free guided walks are available. In all, there are 54 miles of trails over the 14,000 acres of pristine wilderness. Cross-country skiing will begin soon, and camping is available in San Jacinto State Park...

Lena Zimmerschied, public affairs manager, reminds that for Southern Californians who have never seen snow, “this is the most beautiful place to enjoy a romp in fresh clean snow.”

...For the convenience of visitors, the tramway lists daily weather reports, information on parking and facilities, rates, etc. at 888-515-TRAM, or visit www.pstramway.com.

For the full story click here

Because we are Palm Springs' only clothing optional vacation resort that caters to couples, we are busy 7 days a week instead of just weekends like other places. The tramway allows us to sell special discounted tram tickets just like the big hotels here in town because we are so popular and so busy.

So if you have always wanted to try topless or nude sunbathing give us a call at 1-800-786-6938. Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

We hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!

Southwest Airlines airfare sale ends midnight 9/11

Southwest Airlines wants you to take a vacation in Palm Springs this fall. Yesterday, they just announces a big airfare sale. Fares start as low as $118 round trip. Southwest flies into the Ontario, California airport (ONT) which is just 70 miles or a 1 hour drive fr4om palm Springs.


Here is the info from their website:

"Fall Fares for as low as $59 one-way!
Travel on a Tuesday or Wednesday. Sale fares may be higher on other days of the week depending on destination and length of trip.
Book by September 11 for travel September 30 through November 19, 2008. 21-day advance purchase."

To buy tickets "CLICK HERE

If you have always wanted to vacation at a fun clothing optional resort where you can safely go 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

Because of all the rainy storms that Florida, the Caribbean, and Mexico have been having all summer long, it seems no one is going to those areas for vacations this fall. We have had much more advance bookings than usual. So call us first to check on availability. Hopefully your vacation dates will be flexible.

Looking forward to seeing you in sunny Palm Springs!

Topless Sunbathing and First Timers

More about topless sunbathing for first timers

At tribe.net, I came across this post about topless sunbathing from a woman named Lizz. Here it is:

"Lizz...
I totally want to do some topless sunbathing. It's so not my personality, I'm usually pretty modest, but I figure, it's Vegas, why not?"

We just celebrated our wedding anniversary at Mandalay Bay hotel in Las Vegas in July. They have a topless pool there. It is pretty well run for a non nudist pool.

They call topless sunbathing European style sunbathing in Las Vegas to make it sound more exotic. The pool is 21 and over, so you don't have noisy kids like at most nudsit campgrounds and parks. That is good because if you found a babysitter for your kids, you don't want to have to listen to other peoples noisy kids all day long. Our resort is also 21 and over.

They limit the amount of men allowed at the pool, so women feel comfortable, and most women were topless sunbathing at that pool. This is contrasted to last year when we were at Caesar's and it was maybe 10 men to every women and the women felt so intimitated, most kept their tops on.

Now one of the downsides of Mandalay Bay's topless pool is there is hardly any shade there unless you want to spend around $350/day for a cabana. Also they don't have a high pressure misting system or salt water pool like we have at Terra Cotta Inn. I guess not all places care as much about their guests as we do.

We were there midweek and it was pretty busy. Maybe 60 men and 40 women were there. Unlike our resort, the people did not talk with other couples. They sat by themselves unless they already knew each other. Now we of course did talk to other people as we wanted to learn why people went to the topless pool at Mandalay Bay. We talked with some of the employees and they said on Saturday and Sundays it was mobbed and much more of a party atmosphere.

It was a warm day and without misters people kept going into and out of the pool to cool off which was great for us to talk with people.

We probably talked to at least 10 women, some with a husband/boyfriend. We introduced ourselves as owning The Terra Cotta Inn in Palm Springs. That easily broke the ice. We found that for everyone except for 1 couple, this was their first time topless sunbathing. The other couple had topless sunbathed at Mandalay Bay before.

All of the women did not intend to go topless sunbathing when they originally booked Mandalay Bay. However, their husbands/boyfriends encouraged them to try it. Every single woman said it was fun and they would do it again. For them, trying topless sunbathing was a spur of the moment decision.

We asked would you ever go to a nudist resort. All of the women said no. They told us nudist resorts were for old people (thanks mass media for giving that impression to Americans). They also did not want to have to go nude. All of the women we talked to were from around age 25-50. They liked the idea that Mandalay Bay's topless pool was clothing optional.

The women said they would try a clothing optional resort as long as they could just go topless sunbathing (not nude). That is encouraging. Like Lizz, who I quote at the start of this story, many women will give topless sunbathing a try as they think it would be cool and fun, but are not as open for nude sunbathing. That is one of the reasons we have always called our nudist resort a clothing optional resort.

We talked with 3 pairs of women that were there for a girlfriend getaway. At our resort, we rarely see girlfriends coming here for a vacation, yet in Las Vegas it is very common. The women also mentioned seeing the ads for topless sunbathing at Mandalay Bay and deciding to give it a try since they liked sunbathing.

All the guys we talked to said they would love to go to our nudist resort with their wife/girlfriends.

What we learned is there is definitely a market for girlfriend getaways that nudist resorts are not tapping into and a lot of women want to try topless sunbathing, they just don't know where to go to find a nice safe place.

Also, it seems if nude sunbathing were easier to get to like at Mandalay Bay in nice resort communities, more people would try it. Here in the US you normally have to trek hundreds or thousands of miles to find a nude beach or nudist resort. And Palm Springs is the nicest location for a nudist resort as we are the sunniest city in the US.

So if you have always wanted to try topless or nude sunbathing, CBSmarketwatch.com picked us as the most mainstream clothing optional resort in America and perfect for first time nude sunbathers, 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!

Indian clothing manufacturer uses blog post to promote their clothing line

I thought this was pretty funny. An Indian clothing manufacturer quotes me from one of my nudist blog posts to help promote their clothing line. I guess they think using the keywords clothing optional will attract more viewers.

Here is the story:

"Monday, September 08, 2008
Of all the articles that I have written, I consider this article of clothing optional to be my best article. Hope you feel the same too.

A clothing optional Article's for Your Viewing
IT Usage in the Apparel Industry

The Indian Apparel and Textile industry is largely fragmented with the largest player having less than 2% of the market share. Apart from contributing the highest net export earnings (16 per cent), it contributes about 14 percent to the total industrial production and 4 percent to the GDP. It is a labour-intensive industry that provides large-scale employment especially for women since it is non-hazardous, thus creating a level-playing field for them in terms of job opportunity. It is the second largest employment provider in India after agriculture. (Annual Report, 2005-2006, Ministry of Textiles).

For an industry of this stature and size, the usage of IT by the Indian apparel industry has been woefully inadequate. North American and European apparel companies spend about 3 to 5% of their revenues on IT. The Indian apparel industry in contrast, has typically invested less than 1%...


Terra Cotta Inn to be featured on Playboy TV August 30th

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:22:55 -0700
Terra Cotta Inn to be featured on Playboy TV August 30th Playboy TV filmed at The Terra Cotta Inn this spring. They did a fantastic job of showing what it is like to vacation at the best nudist resort in the US, our resort The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa. The show is very tastefully produced. Playboy makes it very clear that nudist resorts are not sex resorts. They make it clear that nudist resorts are fun places where you get to enjoy life and socialize with others"

For the full article click here

It is nice to know that others like my writing style (big smile) and think that I can help sell clothes. Hmmm, a nudist resort helping to sell clothes. Sort of like an Eskimo helping to sell ice cubes to Alaskans.

And even if you are not going to be ordering clothes from India, you are still more than welcome to vacation at our resort, The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa. Give us a call at 800-786-6938. Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

Hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!