Palm Springs and Terra Cotta inn are winners with the Los Angeles Times 2011 Readers Choice Awards

Palm Springs, California is the nudist mecca of the US. Averaging under 3 inches of rain a year, it is the sunniest city in America. Textiles and nudists all LOVE vacationing in Palm Springs.

From Conde Nast Traveler Magazine, to Vanity Fair Magazine, to Lonely Planet Travel Guide books picking Palm Springs last year as one of the top 10 destinations you must vacation at (and Lonely Planet is the largest Travel guide book company in the world), the media is all saying for a great, fun vacation "go vacation in Palm Springs, California."

And one of the reasons Lonely Planet picked Palm Springs as one of the 10 best travel destinations is because you can go nude sunbathing at Terra Cotta Inn.

Well on July 24th, the Los Angeles Times 2011 Readers Choice Awards were announced. Guess what city was the "Best SoCal Getaway Runner Up?" Palm Springs, California! San Diego was picked as the best getaway and Palm Springs was Runner up. Way to go Palm Springs!!!

And of course guess which resort was picked as the BEST, MOST POPULAR resort in All Southern California, textile or nudist? Terra Cotta Inn nude sunbathing resort.

It is so cool that nice nudist resorts are finally able to compete with textile hotels. Click here to see the results

Now of course we were picked as the best not because we are exclusive and snobby. No, snobs are referred elsewhere. One of the many reasons we are the best is because we are friendly and so much fun. We are also a fantastic value as reported by both trip advisor and MSNBC.

Now is the perfect time for a fun, romantic, sunny, unique vacation experience. One that you will want to repeat over and over.

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.

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

Hope to see you this summer in sunny Palm Springs at Terra Cotta Inn!!!

Bloggers, journalists, and the media feel free using this post to write nice nudist stories.

Fun Cinco de Mayo event at Terra Cotta Inn, Palm Springs, CA May 5th

Come to our Fun Cinco de Mayo Celebration at The Terra Cotta Inn, Palm Springs, California on Thursday, May 5th.

What's the most fun way to celebrate Cinco de Mayo? Why naked of course. And the Terra Cotta Inn, Palm Springs always has a fun celebration.

We have plenty of beer, margarita's and Mexican food. And Best of all it is FREE for our guests!

It is always a very popular celebration at our nudist resort, The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa located in sunny Palm Springs, California.

Never vacationed at a clothing optional resort before? No problem. The Terra Cotta Inn is the most mainstream nudist resort in the US and is perfect for couples trying topless or nude sunbathing for the first time.

Visit and see why we are the most popular nude sunbathing resort in Palm Springs, California. In December 2010, Palm Springs Life Magazine picked us as the BEST small resort in the whole Palm Springs area.

We just have a few rooms left for Cinco de Mayo better known as May 5th.

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

Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

Visit our facebook page at http://bit.ly/TerraCottaInnFBPage

We hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!

April Massage Special at Terra Cotta Inn, Palm Springs

The Terra Cotta Inn is the most popular nude sunbathing resort in the western US. Guests from around the world book their vacations here. Because most guests come from all over the US, Canada, England, and Australia, Terra Cotta Inn is busy 7 days a week, not just weekends like typical nudist resorts.

Terra Cotta Inn has one of the highest repeat guest rates in the travel industry at over 80% repeats. What is nice though is since guests are from everywhere, it's lots of fun here and does not become cliquish like many places that just cater to locals on weekends.

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.

In November 2009, MSNBC picked us as the Best value nude sunbathing resort in the western US. Our rates start midweek at $149/couple/night and weekends at $169. We include daily complimentary breakfast and afternoon wine and snacks. early check in at 10am and late check out is 5pm at no extra charge. And we have no hidden resort fees!

And how can it get better at Terra Cotta Inn? How about a great pampering massage. In April, we are running a special, get one fantastic massage for $80 and the 2nd massage is 50% off. What could be better?

And in the same December Best of the Best Palm Springs Life Magazine issue, Terra Cotta Inn was picked as one of the top 3 day spas for massages in the whole Palm Springs area. Not only do nudists get to stay at the best small resort in town, but they also get the best massages. It's no wonder we have the 2nd highest occupancy rate in town. (The Indian casino beats us as they give away lots of free room nights to gamblers).

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!

Being a desert, Palm Springs is famous for sun. We are the sunniest city in the US. This is one of the many reasons why so many people fly To Terra Cotta Inn nudist resort for their vacations.

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!

Happy St Patrick's Day everyone

Nude Jude (she's a little puppy in this photo) and Mary Clare got all decked out in green to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. We always have a fun party at our resort. Plenty of FREE green beer, Guinness, and lots of Irish snacks. We are sold out today, but there are lots of other days in the year you can vacation here.

We hope everyone out there has a fun, safe, nude St Patrick's Day.

We are supposed to be in 86F and sunny today in beautiful Palm Springs, California. This is why palm Springs has the best year round nude sunbathing weather in the world.

Now is the perfect time for a fun, romantic, 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!

And last year MSNBC picked us as the BEST VALUE nudist resort of the whole western US. Does the nudist resort you go to have free green beer, Guinness, and snacks today? Maybe it's time you come out to sunny Palm Springs instead.

Give us a call at 800-786-6938 (toll free US and Canada) for more information or to make reservations.

Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

Follow us on Facebook at http://bit.ly/TerraCottaInnFBPage

We hope to see you soon in sunny Palm Springs, California

And remember, if you are wearing something green today, Not only will you be celebrating Erin go Bragh (Ireland Forever), but celebrate Erin go braless. Much more comfortable and fun that way. Have a fun St. Patrick's Day everyone.

Nudist Resorts are the Best for your first time Nude Sunbathing Experience in the US

Every week, we will get one or more e-mails or phones call from guys saying they made a mistake by taking their wife or girlfriend to an unofficial nude beach. She hated the experience because of all the creepy single men at the nude beach and now she will never try nude sunbathing again. Then they ask for our advice on how to get their wife or girlfriend to vacation at our resort.

Most of the time, it is too late at that point because in the woman's mind all naked places, nude beaches, nudist resorts, nudist campgrounds, etc are all the same. We explain that he should tell her that just like in the real world there are major differences in accommodations like state parks, private campgrounds, Motel 6's and Ritz Carlton's, the same is true of nudism.

Here's a post I just read on a nudist forum:
"Ha ha, well I can just about see her point. I actually had the EX at the beach a couple of times. But I guess they were two bad times to be there because she caught guys going at it both trips. I tried hard to explain to her that was not a normal thing, but she had already made up her mind." The conclusion was she has never gone anywhere nude again.

The best thing is go to a nice nudist resort first. Your first experience is so important. If a woman has a bad meal at a restaurant, she doesn't stop going to restaurants, she just stops eating at that particular one or chain. That's not true of nude recreation. If the first experience is bad, odds are a woman will NEVER try nude sunbathing with others again.

Now one exception is legal nude beaches in the US like Haulover Beach, Sandy Hook, and Rooster Rock. They have lifeguards so they are like regular beaches, just every one gets better tans. Those beaches are OK of a first experience. And most European nude beaches are fine too as they have a much more mature attitude towards nudism than most Americans do.

Because of the importance of your first experience, we have first timers from around the world fly here to our resort, the Terra Cotta Inn, Palm Springs, CA. They then of course become our repeat guests.

In December 2010, Palm Springs Life Magazine in their Best of the Best issue picked The Terra Cotta Inn as the best small resort of ALL small resorts in the whole Palm Springs area. We were picked not because we are exclusive and snobby. Quite the opposite. We were picked the best because it is so friendly here and because the guests have such a great time.

So we hope to see you too in sunny Palm Springs whether you are a first timer or experienced nudist or naturist.


Tom Mulhall
Terra Cotta Inn Clothing Optional Resort and Spa, Palm Springs, CA
Call 800-786-6938 for info or reservations
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Happy Naked St. Patrick's Day from Terra Cotta Inn

Mary Clare and Nude Jude got all decked out in green to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. We always have a fun party at our resort. Plenty of green beer and Guinness.

We hope everyone out there has a fun, safe, nude St Patrick's Day.

We are supposed to be in the mid 80's and sunny all week long in sunny Palm Springs, California.

Now is the perfect time for a fun, romantic, 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!

Give us a call at 800-786-6938 (toll free US and Canada) for more information or to make reservations.

Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

Follow us on twitter at http://twitter.com/nudist_resorts

We hope to see you soon in sunny Palm Springs, California

We would like to introduce our newest employee, Norma to everyone

Norma just started working here on Thursday. We would like to introduce her to everyone.

She wasn't a nudist when we hired her, but she took to it right away. She is smart, friendly, ambitious, and eager to learn. Plus, she loves to smile all the time.

The guests all love her and want to adopt her.

She is a great addition to our staff. Mary Clare, Patty, and I are very happy we hired her. You will be too.

So come to The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa and meet Norma. Also you can meet Patty, Mary Clare, and me. You will have a great, fun time here.

Once you are here, you will know why we are the most popular nude sunbathing resort in Palm Springs, California. Just this December, Palm Springs Life Magazine in their Best of the Best issue picked us as one of the top 3 boutique hotels in the whole Palm Springs area. We were picked not because we are exclusive, but because our guests have so much fun and we have the best guests in the world.

Also, Lonely Planet, the largest travel guide company in the world (they're owned by the BBC) just picked us as one of the top ten clothing optional resorts in the world. One of their reasons they picked us is we are such a great value. Click here for the Lonely Planet story

Give us a call at 800-786-6938.

Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com

We hope to see you soon in sunny Palm Springs.

3rd Busiest September in our History

Here at The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa, we have been very busy this year. In 2 different months this year, we set records for being the busiest ever in our 15 years of being open. The other months of 2009 have also been very busy. For instance this September was our 3rd busiest September. All in all 2009 will be a good year for us.

Now we have worked harder than we ever have in our lives to stay busy. Where last year I used to work 60 hours a week, I now work about 75 hours a week. And Mary Clare is probably working 60 hours a week.

But, it is better to be popular than not popular enough.

The reason I posted this is in yesterday's local newspaper, the Desert Sun, they wrote an article saying occupancy rates were down in Palm Springs. They were down 19.2% in September compared to last year. All year long I have heard how most hoteliers are just not staying busy.

We are very fortunate to have such loyal guests. However, sadly many have lost jobs. We have had more cancellations this year than ever before. So I have to do more marketing. Also guests who used to stay 2 weeks, to save money cut back to 1 week or 10 days.

I read that a reporter was at a local nude place and wrote he was the only person there midweek. I also read tripadvisor reports about other nudist resorts and read where people write they were the only couple or maybe there were just a few couples at other nudist resorts midweek. Whereas we are very busy 7 days a week, not just Saturday nights like many places.

All nudist resorts are different. Just because we are busy and popular does not mean most others are also busy. If you like to meet nice people, we are the place to stay!

Nudist resorts are not like typical hotels like Hilton's or Marriott's where you are just looking for a place to put your head for the night. Vacationing at nudist resorts should be a fun experience. The expression social nudist is very true. That's why most people love vacationing at nudist resorts so much. You get to meet the best people from around the world and become friends.

Going to a nudist resort where you are the only person there is pretty boring. It's like nude sunbathing in your own back yard. You are missing out on the experience of being around other like minded people. It's like going to a party, but going into a room at the party all by yourself. You miss out on all the fun.

So support your local nudist resorts. Vacation at them. I thank everyone for your great support at our resort.

And if you are taking a vacation or staying midweek, we are the place to stay in the Western US.

Give us a call at 800-786-6938 to reserve your fun getaway here at The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa. Palm Springs, California's most popular nudist resort.

Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

Follow us on twitter at http://twitter.com/nudist_resorts

Friend us on facebook at http://facebook.com/terracottainn

We hope to see you soon in sunny Palm Springs!

Nudist resorts need to do a better job at marketing themselves

I spend lots of time marketing our nudist resort on line. Although we average just over a 75% repeat guest rate, we still need new customers every day. Marketing is my job at our resort, The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa.

What makes me write this post is there is a group on Facebook called Sleeping Naked. It is a fun group with fun posts. It has 125,625 members when I checked earlier today. Yes, that is right, over 125,000 members.

I looked at AANR's (American Association for Nude Recreation) Facebook group and they had 469 members. TNS, The Naturist Society was not much better at 529 members. Terra Cotta Inn has less than 100 members. However, our free yahoo group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/friendsoftheterracottainn has almost 3000 members. So I am not a complete online idiot :-)

I couldn't believe it, 125,000 members in a group called Sleeping Naked. That is fantastic numbers. Why do they have so many members and nudism so few?

The press loves to cover nudism. Look at how they covered the Guinness World Record Skinny Dip.

The only conclusion I can come to is nudism just is not being portrayed as fun. And if it doesn't seem like fun, people won't be interested.

This is what is on The Naturist Societies Facebook page:

"Our Mission Statement

The mission of The Naturist Society is to promote a culture of body acceptance through clothing-optional recreation using the tools of education and community outreach...

The Naturist Society views clothing-optional recreation as essential to body acceptance. Through clothing-optional recreation, participants, be they individuals, couples or families, learn to appreciate the diversity of body types, gain a better understanding and acceptance of their own bodies, and reap the social, psychological and physical benefits of a healthy and natural way of life..."

No where is the word FUN mentioned. And that is the one thing that all nudists and naturists say about nudism and naturism. It is FUN.

Now the Naturist Society is free to market themselves however they feel to promote their organization. I for one though, think FUN has to be involved. That is why our website is http://sunnyfun.com

This Sleeping Naked Facebook group really opened my eyes as to what a bad job I and most other nudists are doing promoting nudism. And I am sure this affects the bottom line for nudist resorts and organizations.

Now if you want to take a fun vacation, give us a call at The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa located in sunny Palm Springs, CA.

We are the most mainstream nudist resort in the US and are perfect for couples trying topless or nude sunbathing for the first time. You don't even have to be a nudist to vacation with us.

Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

Follow us on twitter at http://twitter.com/nudist_resorts

Hope to see you soon in sunny Palm Springs!

Not all nudist resorts are just weekend getaways

We had a couple come by for a tour today. They are in town through Sunday and had already booked at our resort on Thurs, Fri, and Sat. I asked them where they were staying and they are at a big hotel in Palm Desert, a town about 20 miles away.

I said "well you can see we are over half full today, why didn't you book here especially since we have our summertime special of stay 1 night, the 2nd is half priced."

I was told they stayed at another place midweek in Palm Springs a couple of years ago, were the only ones there, and had a boring time so they assumed all nudist resorts in Palm Springs were empty midweek and only booked us for the weekend.

Then I saw this post on a nudist forum:


" _______ Resort all to ourselves...what a strange feeling!
2 days ago

Wow...what a strange experience! We usually come to __________ for the weekend, but with our trip to Mexico, and much desired time with our lovely granddaughter this past weekend, we didn`t leave for ______ until she went home, then arrived here ... on Sunday evening a couple of hours before dark. Not a soul in sight after we spoke with _____, the owners. From 6 to about 10, it was just us enjoying the solitude, the pool, the hot tub...

This morning, saw no one at all until about 10 when a guy drove out from town to spend the day at the pool, and the resort`s handyman.

Now, it`s 5:30 in the afternoon on Monday, and again my sweet wife and I have the resort to ourselves. I have enough steak for 8 or so, ...looks like leftovers tomorrow!

It`s been a lot of fun, but really strange."

I have always said all nudist resorts have a responsibility to other resorts in the way they treat guests especially first timers because if a first timer has a bad time at our resort, odds are they will never try ANY place again.

And for instance as in the above 2 examples, if you go to a nude place and no one is around from Sunday until Friday, you assume ALL nudist reaorts are like that which isn't true.

For instance, we are the ONLY nudist resort that is popular 7 days a week in Palm Springs. We are NOT just a weekend getaway. If you are here midweek, you will meet lots of really nice people and we can even sell out midweek. On our site at the bottom of our home page, we print our upcoming availability. We are the only nudist resort that does so in Palm Springs.

When we first opened 14 years ago, we told potential guests on the phone that when they booked that maybe only 2 or 3 couples would be here, but that all other nudist resorts were slow midweek too. We lost business short term that way as not all nudist resorts would admit that they were only weekend getaways.

However, long term, guests love our frankness and honesty. We now have the reputation that if you want a fun nudist vacation in Palm Springs and you are social and love talking with other nudists, we are the place to go to 7 days a week not just weekends. Of course if someone calls and wants a place all to themselves, we always recommend the other nudist resorts here in town.

Now if you want a great clothes free vacation, give us a call at 800-786-6938.

Just yesterday, the big news site in Australia, news.au.com picked us as one of the 10 best nudist resorts in the world.

Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

We hope to meet you in sunny Palm Springs!

Fun Cinco de Mayo Celebration at The Terra Cotta Inn, Palm Springs, May 5th

Come to our Fun Cinco de Mayo Celebration at The Terra Cotta Inn, Palm Springs, California Tuesday, May 5th

What's the most fun way to celebrate Cinco de Mayo? Why naked of course. And the Terra Cotta Inn, Palm Springs always has a fun celebration.

We have plenty of beer, margarita's and Mexican food.

It is always a very popular celebration at our nudist resort, The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa located in sunny Palm Springs, California.

Never vacationed at a clothing optional resort before? No problem. The Terra Cotta Inn is the most mainstream nudist resort in the US and is perfect for couples trying topless or nude sunbathing for the first time.

Last year AOL.com and tripadvisor.com picked us as one of the 10 best clothing optional resorts in the world.

We still have just 3 rooms left for Cinco de Mayo better known as May 5th.

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

Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com


We hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!

Fun Cinco de Mayo Celebration at The Terra Cotta Inn

What's the most fun to celebrate Cinco de Mayo also known as Tuesday May 5th? Why naked of course. And the Terra Cotta Inn always has a fun celebration.

We have plenty of beer, margarita's and Mexican food.

It is always a very popular celebration at our nudist resort, The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa located in sunny Palm Springs, California.

Never vacationed at a clothing optional resort before? No problem. The Terra Cotta Inn is the most mainstream nudist resort in the US and is perfect for couples trying topless or nude sunbathing for the first time.

Last year AOL.com and tripadvisor.com picked us as one of the 10 best clothing optional resorts in the world.

We still have rooms available next week for Cinco de Mayo better known as May 5th.

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

Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

For the NSFW version of this post Click Here

We hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!

Beware of phony hotel and travel deals

All the time I see hotel "sales" that once you look closer, really aren't sales at all. They are just trying to con people into thinking they are discounting their rooms.

I just saw a big textile hotel in the Palm Springs area advertise a 45% off room sale for the summer. Their rooms are advertised midweek at $149/night. This "sale" has been picked up on many travel sites like Los Angeles Times as a "real" deal for budget travelers.

Now when you read the fine print, you'd also see that you'd have to pay a $25 resort fee and parking at this resort.

For the room rate to be 45% off, that means the current rate would be $270/night. I know this hotel NEVER sells for that amount. I checked travelocity and expedia. How much is a room currently at that hotel? $149/night plus $25 resort fee plus parking. Big deal, where's the discount.

People have to watch out for these phony "deals." Hotels all over the world are creating phony come ons so they can submit them to the gullible media as room sales. Let the buyer beware.

Now we have never ever had phony rates in which to offer phony discounts at our hotel. That is why we are considered one of the best value hotels of ALL hotels in Palm Springs. This is also why we have one of the highest occupancy rates of all hotels in Palm Springs.

In the summer, in July and August, we have a true sale on Monday thru Thursday of stay 1 night, the 2nd is half priced. We have had these special rates for the last 14years every July and August which is why we will be full in the summer. We have NO resort fees and no day fees and no parking fees. Also we include complimentary breakfast and afternoon stacks. We also allow early check in (10am) and late check out (5pm).

This year should be the year that you de-stress and try a fun new kind of vacation experience. A clothes free vacation. Stay at our resort, The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa to see why repeat guests from around the world fly to our nudist resort. AOL.com picked us as one of the 10 best clothing optional resorts in the world last summer.

Give us a call at 800-786-6938.

Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

Hope to see you soon in sunny Palm Springs!

A nude art photography blog

We use twitter.com Our twitter site is http://twitter.com/tcotta You can learn about what's happening in Palm Springs and at our resort The Terra Cotta Inn if you join. It is a cool mini blog site

I just learned from a tweet (a twitter post), that there is a cool nude art blog. The blog is about nude art photography Click here NSFW

This is a description of the blog from their site:

"World of the Nude Art Photography
Variances of the human body are intriguing and often very beautiful and therefore nudity in art is strongly represented for ages. Photography is no exception and the nude has made a major impact in the portfolios of many photographic artists. But we have to remember that without the models photographers would be left to shoot nude self-portraits. This web log is dedicated to all who have any interest in art nude photography, active or passive."

If you click the blog, you will see an interesting post with photos of jumping nudes. They are real cool art photos. They are NSFW. I hope you enjoy the artwork.

Now if you want to take a fun vacation, give us a call at 800-786-6938.

Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

I hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!

American Airlines Airfare sale ends midnight tonight - March 16th

This has been the best year for airfare sales in the US and Canada. Guests have been saving so much money flying to our resort.

American Airlines big airfare sale ends at midnight tonight.

This is from their site:

"Purchase Requirements: Tickets booked on AA.com must be purchased at least 14 days prior to departure or within 1 day of making reservations, whichever comes first, but no later than 11:59 p.m. (CT) March 16, 2009.

Travel Period: Travel valid through May 20, 2009.

Valid Travel Days: Sale fares shown are valid for travel Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday; other days are subject to higher fares.

Embargo Dates: Travel is not valid: March 28, 2009; April 4, 11, 2009.

Min/Max Stay: None.

Reservation Change Fee: If reservations change criteria are met, changes are subject to $150 fee plus any fare difference. See below for change criteria.

Ticket Type: Fares are each way, based on round-trip Economy class travel.
Availability: Sale fares are subject to availability and may change without notice."

Click here for American Airlines sale webpage

Availability is getting tight at our resort in March, April, and May, but we still have rooms available.

We are considered the best value hotel in Palm Springs. We are the most mainstream nudist resort in the US and perfect for couples trying topless or nude sunbathing for the first time.

Now is the perfect time to have fun at our resort, The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa.

For availability, give us a call at 800-786-6938. We answer the phones from 8am-10pm PST.

Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

Hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!

Southwest has an airfare sale - Buy tickets by midnight March 16th

Another great airfare sale. This time from Southwest Airlines.

This has been the best year for airfare sales in the US and Canada. Guests have been saving so much money flying to our resort.

Here are the details from their site:

"Fares do not include federal excise tax of $3.60 for each flight segment. A flight segment is defined as a takeoff and a landing
Fares do not include airport-assessed passenger facility charges (PFC) of up to $9.00 and government-imposed September 11th Security Fee of up to $5.00 one-way
Travel valid only on Tuesday & Wednesday
Available only on southwest.com or swabiz.com
10-day advance purchase required
Purchase through March 16, 2009, 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time
Travel March 24 through June 24, 2009
Travel not available to/from Washington (Dulles), DC
Seats are limited. Fares may vary by flight and day of week and won’t be available on some flights that operate during very busy travel times and holiday periods
Fares are available for one-way travel
Fares may be combined with other combinable fares
Fares are not combinable with Senior Fares
When combining fares, all rules and restrictions apply
Fares are nonrefundable but may be applied toward future travel on Southwest Airlines
Fares are not available through Group Desk
Any change in itinerary may result in an increase in fare. Standby travel requires an upgrade to the Anytime fare
Fares are subject to change until ticketed"

For the their sale page on the web, Click Here

Now Southwest does not fly into Palm Springs. They fly into the Ontario, California airport which is only 70 miles or 75 minutes away from Palm Springs.

Availability is getting tight at our resort in March, April, and May, but we still have rooms available.

We are considered the best value hotel in Palm Springs. We are the most mainstream nudist resort in the US and perfect for couples trying topless or nude sunbathing for the first time.

Now is the perfect time to have fun at our resort, The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa.

For availability, give us a call at 800-786-6938. We answer the phones from 8am-10pm PST.

Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

Hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!

American Airlines has a big airfare sale - Buy by Monday March 16th

This has been the best year for airfare sales in the US and Canada. Guests have been saving so much money flying to our resort.

American Airlines just announced an airfare sale. Here are the details from their site:

"Purchase Requirements: Tickets booked on AA.com must be purchased at least 14 days prior to departure or within 1 day of making reservations, whichever comes first, but no later than 11:59 p.m. (CT) March 16, 2009.

Travel Period: Travel valid through May 20, 2009.

Valid Travel Days: Sale fares shown are valid for travel Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday; other days are subject to higher fares.

Embargo Dates: Travel is not valid: March 28, 2009; April 4, 11, 2009.

Min/Max Stay: None.

Reservation Change Fee: If reservations change criteria are met, changes are subject to $150 fee plus any fare difference. See below for change criteria.

Ticket Type: Fares are each way, based on round-trip Economy class travel.
Availability: Sale fares are subject to availability and may change without notice."

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Availability is getting tight at our resort in March, April, and May, but we still have rooms available.

We are considered the best value hotel in Palm Springs. We are the most mainstream nudist resort in the US and perfect for couples trying topless or nude sunbathing for the first time.

Now is the perfect time to have fun at our resort, The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa.

For availability, give us a call at 800-786-6938. We answer the phones from 8am-10pm PST. Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

Hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!

A Palm Springs nudist resorts occupancy rate is UP in this economy

This is a tough economic climate to be in the hotel business. Sadly so many people have lost money in the stock market or lost their jobs and can't afford to vacations this year.

Now a days, people won't travel anymore just so they can brag to their friends that they vacationed for instance at some overpriced resort in the Caribbean or Mexico like people did a few years ago when the market was up. People now have to really WANT to vacation at resorts. And they want value!

This means most people now vacation only in the US for value. And nudists especially no longer go to the Caribbean or Mexico and stay at the overpriced nude resorts there owned by non nudists. Nudists now all want to stay at our resort, The Terra Cotta Inn in sunny Palm Springs, CA.

We have found that instead of our occupancy rate going down like other nudist resorts and Palm Springs hotels, it has gone up in 2008.

Last year at our resort, The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa, we were up 5.85% in sales. We were told that we were the ONLY established hotel in Palm Springs that had increased sales in 2008.

Now, we have always been the most popular nudist vacation resort in the western US. And have had the 2nd highest occupancy rate of ALL hotels in town (only the Indian casino hotel beat us). I don't write that to brag (although we are very proud of that fact), but most people vacationing at nudist resorts are social and they like to chat with other people. So they need to make sure that potential guests don't make a mistake and book midweek or a week at a time at a nude weekend getaway instead of our resort.

We are the ONLY nudist resort in the western US that is busy 7 days a week, year round instead of just weekends like typical nude places out west.

Sadly here in Palm Springs, hotel occupancy and sales are down. Here is the story from our local newspaper, the Desert Sun.

"Palm Springs hotel taxes down 18 percent

The city of Palm Springs' hotel taxes were down 18 percent in January, according to a monthly analysis provided by the city...

In December, hotel taxes were down 20 percent and in November, they were down nearly 18 percent."

For the full story click here

So if you are coming to Palm Springs midweek or for a week or longer, we are the perfect clothing optional resort for you to go nude sunbathing at. If you are coming for just a Saturday night because you don't have any vacation days left at work, then there are other weekend nude places for you to stay at and we will be happy to make referral.

Next year when you have more vacation time off of work, and want a fun vacation, we are the perfect resort for you.

Give us a call at 800-786-6938 to make reservations or for availability.

Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

we hope to meet 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!

Relax and be pampered in Palm Springs at Terra Cotta Inn this January

It is perfect nude sunbathing weather here in sunny Palm Springs, California right now. Today, our local newspaper, the Desert Sun predicts we will be a high of 78F and 100% sunny. And since official temperatures are taken in the shade, in the sun we will be in the low 80's.

This January, we are running a few specials.

First there is our:

"Film buffs sunbathe in the buff room sale"

The Palm Springs International film festival runs from January 6th to 19th. During this period, we have a special of stay 1 night, the 2nd is half priced. Including the weekends! This is our best rates of the year. You will never see a better discount then now.

What's better than relaxing getting an all over suntan during the day and seeing movies at night? How about getting an awesome massage at special rates. During the whole month of January, we are running a massage special of get one massage, the 2nd is half priced. Massages start at $80/hour and our therapists are the best in town.

Finally, for the rest of January after the film festival, we have a special on Monday thru Thursdays of book 1 night, get the 2nd for half priced. Or if you prefer to stay a week then, we discount our already low weekly rates by an additional $100 to $859/couple/week.

We include complimentary breakfast, afternoon snacks, early check in (10am) late check out(5pm), state of the art heated (86F) salt water pool and jacuzzi, top of the line beds, free wifi and much, much more.

Never been to a nudist or naturist resort before? No problem. The Terra Cotta Inn is considered the most mainstream nudist resort in America and is perfect for couples topless or nude sunbathing for the first time.

This July, tripadvisor.com picked them as one of the 10 best clothing optional resorts in the world and perfect for couples trying topless or nude sunbathing for the first time. Last year, AOL.com picked them as one of the 10 best clothing optional resorts in the world.

Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

For more information or to make reservations, call us at 1-800-786-6938 (toll free US and Canada). We answer the phones from 8am-10pm PST.

We hope to see you soon in sunny Palm Springs!