Nudist Resorts vs Clothing Optional Resorts

We have owned The Terra Cotta Inn for 16 years. One of the things that people are confused about is the difference between nudist and clothing optional resorts. And rightly so.

We have had guests who have stayed at so called "nudist resorts" tell us they were shocked by how many residents stay dressed at the nudist resorts and then they are equally shocked by our resort. We advertise Terra Cotta Inn as clothing optional, yet all guests go nude.

I try to tell people EVERY nudist and clothing optional resort in the US is unique. Ask questions before booking. For instance if you want to be nude all the time and the other guests also be nude, we are the nude resort in Palm Springs that you will want to stay at.

The reason I bring this up is someone wrote on a nudist forum:

"Does anyone know of a resort that is either family or adult oriented that is NOT clothing optional? I am looking for one that is nude only. I have read at different times about resorts in the US that are nude only, so I am sure they exist. When I read it again, I will make a note of it so I can inform the group.
I have been a place that was CO, and it was more like NO. Weather was not a factor when I went. For "newbies", I can understand going to a CO resort so they can get used to the nudity and decide for themselves what they want to do.
For us "seasoned" nudists, we are going to be nude anyway, so why even bother with a CO place?"

Obviously here is another person who doesn't realize that clothing optional places can have more people nude than nudist places, or not, it depends on the resort. It is my experience if a nudist place has full time residents or condos, lots more people will be dressed. Resorts like ours where people take vacations and don't have residents, EVERYONE goes nude as that is what they want to do on vacation. They don't want to be dressed.

So ALWAYS ask questions of resorts before booking so that you will know the type of place you are booking. An easy question to ask is if the owners work nude, (Mary Clare and I work nude). If the owners are nude, you know the guests will be too. If the owners stay dressed a lot, you know the guests will too as guests always follow the tone set by the owners.

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. 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!

Join us for a Fun New Year's Eve Clothing Optional Party at Terra Cotta Inn, Palm Springs

Come join us for our fun New Year's Eve clothing optional party at The Terra Cotta Inn, here in sunny Palm Springs, California.

Ever been to a clothing optional New Year's eve party before? Our Nude Year's eve party is the best.

Every year, we always sell out. It's so much fun. It's the most fun you can have without your clothes on.

Right now we have just 3 rooms left at our resort for the party.

The party is fantastic. We start by serving you a 5 course sit down dinner. Steak and lobster. All you can eat. Then on to dancing the night away with our favorite DJ.

Come midnight, we have a decadent dessert buffet and champagne toast to ring in the New Year, or is that Nude Year?

As you can see in the above photos, the dress code is clothing optional. Some women dress elegantly in sheer tops, and dresses. Very sexy and chic. Other guests however, prefer to dress in suits. Birthday suits that is. Clothing is never required at our New Year's eve party.

Our party is held in our big event room, aka our big 20ft by 40ft living room, so you will be nice and toasty warm and don't have to worry about clothes.

And the price is right. The party is only $250 a couple. We price our party to be a break even, fun event for our guests. That's why it's the best value New Year's Eve party you will ever attend, with or without clothes on.

For instance the lobster is Canadian New Brunswick lobster, the best you can buy. If you think Maine lobster is good, wait until you have eaten New Brunswick lobster clothing optional. And there are lots of other goodies for you all night long.

You'll love our party and our resort.

If you have always wanted to stay at a clothing optional resort, now is the perfect time. Last Year, AOL.com picked us as one of the 10 best clothing optional resorts in the world and the only nudist resort on the west coast that was honored. Also last year, the Vancouver Sun newspaper in Canada picked us as one of the best places in the world to go nude sunbathing. And this month in the December 2009 Best of the Best issue of Palm Springs Life magazine, we were picked as one of the 3 best boutique hotels in ALL the Palm Springs area and the only nude hotel that was honored.

We are also the most mainstream clothing optional resort in the US. We are perfect for couples trying topless or nude sunbathing for the first time. You do not have to be a card carrying nudist to stay here.

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

Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

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

If you want to go to the most fun Nude Year's eve party ever, join us here at The Terra Cotta Inn in sunny Palm Springs.

Hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs this New Years or any time of the year!

Mama Mia the play is coming to Palm Springs March 18th to 22nd

Palm Springs is one of the best places to vacation at in the world. Last year, the travel guide company, Lonely Planet picked Palm Springs as one of the 10 places you must vacation at in 2008. And one of the reasons they gave was you could stay at clothing optional resorts.

Palm Springs has lots of activities to keep you busy, or you can just relax around our pool all day and do nothing.

This week, the popular play Mama Mia is playing in Palm Springs. It starts on Wednesday and ends on Sunday March 22nd. click here for play details

If you want to have a fun 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

To learn more about Palm Springs, visit http://palmsprings.com

We hope to see you soon in sunny Palm Springs!

Westjet Airfaresale to Palm Springs

Westjet just announced a 30-40% off airfare sale Nude Sunbathing sale in Palm Springs for Canadians.


Canadians love nude sunbathing at our resort, The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa located in sunny Palm Springs, California. Year round, I would bet around 15% of our guests come from Canada.

Canadians love vacationing in Palm Springs because we are the sunniest city in the US. When you live in a country that has a short summer season like Canada, you want to be guaranteed good weather on your vacation. Palm Springs has the best nude sunbathing weather in the US averaging less then 3 inches of rain a year.

Westjet has seasonal nonstop service into Palm Springs.

Westjet right now has a big airfare sale. You have to buy tickets by midnight (MST) Wednesday, October 22mdth and fly by February 28th.

So if you have ever wanted to try topless or nude sunbathing, now is your chance. We are one of the nicest clothing optional resorts around as this July tripadvisor.com picked us as one of the 10 best clothing optional resorts in the world.

For more information, give us a call at 800-786-6938 (toll free Canada). Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

To learn more about sunny Palm Springs, visit our city site at http://palmsprings.com

Click Here for Sale Information

Nude Sunbathing sale in Palm Springs for Canadians

Canadians love nude sunbathing at our resort, The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa located in sunny Palm Springs, California. Year round, I would bet around 15% of our guests come from Canada.

Canadians love vacationing in Palm Springs because we are the sunniest city in the US. When you live in a country that has a short summer season like Canada, you want to be guaranteed good weather on your vacation. Palm Springs has the best nude sunbathing weather in the US averaging less then 3 inches of rain a year.

Westjet has seasonal nonstop service into Palm Springs.

There is good news for Canadians. Where Westjet normally starts their nonstop service into Palm Springs in the middle of November, this year it will start on Tuesday October 14th.

And Westjet right now has a big airfare sale. You have to buy tickets by midnight (MST) Wednesday, October 8th and fly by December 17th.

Click here for airfare sale information

So if you have ever wanted to try topless or nude sunbathing, now is your chance. We are one of the nicest clothing optional resorts around as this July tripadvisor.com picked us as one of the 10 best clothing optional resorts in the world.

For more information, give us a call at 800-786-6938 (toll free Canada). Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

To learn more about sunny Palm Springs, visit our city site at http://palmsprings.com

Hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!

15% of Americans have vacationed at a clothing optional resort

Tripadvisor.com is the most popular online travel network in the world.

This July, they came out with their list of the 10 best clothing optional resorts in the world. Only 2 nude resorts in the US were honored. We were one of them.

This comes on top of Canada.com picking us this March as one of the best places in the world to go nude sunbathing and AOL.com last year picking us as one of the 10 best clothing optional resorts in the world.

We are the only clothing optional resort in the whole western US that caters to couples on vacation. We are unique, this means we are busy 7 days a week instead of just weekends like everyone else.

Last year a nudist resort owner paid us the biggest compliment we have ever heard. He said we have probably convinced more couples to try a nude vacation than anyone other nudist resort. We were pleased to hear that considering we are a 17 room inn.

Anyway Tripadvisor came out with their annual travel survey of Americans. Here is one of their findings:

"Fifteen percent of respondents have been to a clothing-optional or adults-only resort."

For the full survey click here

This year has been our best year in our business. We have found that everyone is cancelling their Caribbean, Hawaiian, And European vacations to save money, and they are flying to sunny Palm Springs to stay with us instead. Our resort, The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa is considered the best value nudist resort in the 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

Hope top see you in sunny Palm Springs!

Nudist resorts - People love learning about them

People are fascinated by clothing optional resorts and nudist resorts and love reading about them and nudism.

Our Convention Visitors Authority is currently running an ad campaign with Alaska Airlines at http://palmspringsoffers.com on the west coast. 49 hotels are participating. This is the latest click through rate for the hotels.

Yes, our resort, The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort was the #1 clicked on resort of all resorts on the website. What is even more amazing is the listings are done alphabetically, so we are the 8th from the bottom. (For instance Casa Cody has a lot of click throughs as it is one of the first ones appearing on the lists).

Also we are not even in all catagories like the Marriott hotel as they are also listed under family fun and golf getaways sections.

This just shows that people really want to learn more about nudist resorts.

Here is the click throughs:

The Terra Cotta Inn - Clothing Optional Resort All Markets 578
Desert Springs, A JW Marriott Resort and Spa All Markets 505
Casa Cody Bed and Breakfast Country Inn All Markets 477
Wyndham Palm Springs All Markets 454
Agua Caliente Hotel & Spa Seattle 367
Westin Mission Hills Villas All Markets 337
Hotel Zoso All Markets 250
Sea Mountain Inn Seattle 229
Hyatt Regency Suites Palm Springs All Markets 211
Hyatt Grand Champions Resort, Villas & Spa Seattle 204
Colony Palms All Markets 204
Embassy Suites Palm Desert All Markets 201
The Spring, A Natural Hot Mineral Spring Resort & Spa Seattle 194
The Plaza Resort Palm Springs All Markets 187
Rancho Las Palmas Resort All Markets 173
Vista Mirage Resort Palm Springs All Markets 169
Renaissance Esmeralda Seattle 150
Shilo Inn Suites Palm Springs All Markets 148
Parker Palm Springs All Markets 147
La Quinta Resort & Club All Markets 144
La Dolce Vita Resort All Markets 142
Fantasy Springs Resort Casino Seattle 141
Ingleside Inn All Markets 140
Legacy Villas All Markets 126
Two Bunch Palms Seattle 125
Tuscany Manor Resort All Markets 123
Pepper Tree Inn All Markets 115
INNdulge Palm Springs All Markets 114
Homewood Suites La Quinta All Markets 114
Rendezvous Bed & Breakfast All Markets 112
Living Waters Spa Seattle 112
Extra Holidays by Wyndham - The Plaza Resort All Markets 101
Embassy Suites La Quinta Hotel & Spa All Markets 100
Courtyard by Marriott - Palm Springs All Markets 93
Sonoran Suites of Palm Springs All Markets 86
Doral Desert Princess Resort Seattle and 50% share of all other markets 83
Lake La Quinta Inn All Markets 75
Triangle Inn Palm Springs All Markets 74
Tortuga del Sol All Markets 73
Vagabond Inn Palm Springs All Markets 66
Shadow Mountain Resort All Markets 63
Comfort Suites Palm Desert All Markets 63
Miramonte Resort & Spa Seattle 61
Hampton Inn & Suites All Markets 59
America's Best Value Inn All Markets 55
Holiday Inn Palm Springs All Markets 49
Indian Wells Resort Hotel Seattle 48
Extra Holidays by Wyndham - Vista Mirage Resort All Markets 45
Quality Inn & Suites Seattle and 50% share of all other markets 44

And if you want to take a nice vacation where you can go topless or nude sunbathing at one of the most popular nudist resorts in the world, 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!

Terra Cotta Inn has 2 rooms available this weekend Sept 12 & 13

Terra Cotta Inn has just 2 rooms available the weekend of Sept 12 and 13. The weather is supposed to be fantastic in the upper 90's and nice and sunny.

For those of you who don't have any vacation days left to take off of work and can only getaway on weekends, we have 2 rooms available this weekend Sept 12 and 13.

This is one of the last weekends we have available for just a Friday & Saturday night stay until the end of November unless we get some last minute cancellations.

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

To check on our last minute availability, go to our site at http://sunnyfun.com Scroll to the bottom of the page to see our last minute availability.

If you have ever wanted to go topless or nude sunbathing at a clothing optional resort, we are one of the nicest and most fun. In July, tripadvisor.com picked us as one of the 10 best clothing optional resorts in the world.

Hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!

Terra Cotta Inn rooms available the weekend of Sept 5 & 6

Hi Everyone,

We have a fantastic, packed Labor Day holiday. For instance tonight, Labor Day we just have 2 rooms left. We are busy all week long. Although we do have rooms available everyday this week.

For those of you who don't have any vacation days left to take off of work and can only getaway on weekends, we have 2 rooms available this weekend Sept 5th and 6th.

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

To check on our last minute availability, go to our site at http://sunnyfun.com Scroll to the bottom of the page to see our last minute availability.

If you have ever wanted to go to stay at a clothing optional resort, we are one of the nicest and most fun. In July, tripadvisor.com picked us as one of the 10 best clothing optional resorts in the world.

Hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!

The Top 10 clothing optional resorts of the world story is very popular

We were very honored when tripadvisor.com picked us this July as one of the 10 best clothing optional resorts in the world. We have always said we were very unique and and popular. Guests love staying at our resort which is why we average over a 75%repeat guest rate which is one of the highest in the travel industry.

The tripadvisor story has been picked up around the world. We have had many first time topless and nude sunbathers book us because of the story.

A women oriented travel site called gogirlfriend.com carried the story. I had posted once before that girlfriend getaways is big business in the travel industry and one niche that the nudist industry is missing out on.

Here is what they wrote:

"Top 10 Clothing-Optional Resorts - Exposed

TripAdvisor releases the list we've all been waiting for
Hands up if you love TripAdvisor? GoGirlfriend isn't affiliated with them in any way, but we love them just the same. It's the gritty, honest reviews written by real people with real experiences that we love the most. But TripAdvisor has an editorial team - and they're pretty cool too - that has just released their top choices for clothing optional vacation.

Relaxing on the Beach - Nude!"For travelers, a great vacation is all about escaping," said Michele Perry, vice president of global communications for TripAdvisor. "For most that means escaping the confines of their homes, for others, it is best achieved by escaping the confines of their clothes."

A clothing optional resort isn't necessarily the same as a purist nudist resort that mandates nudity from the moment you check in. If you want to test clothing optional or adult resort is the perfect fit - pardon the pun. If you're a hard-core nudist, skip to the last resort on the list and get yourself to Orient Beach, St. Maarten..."

For Tripadvisors list of the top 10 CLICK HERE

Our resort, The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa is considered the most mainstream clothing optional resort in the US and is perfect for couples trying nude sunbathing for the first time. We are the only nudist resort in the US that caters to first timers, so guests from around the world fly here for their first topless or nude sunbathing experience.

If you want a fun, unique vacation experience at one of the best clothing optional resorts in the world, give us a call at 800-786-6938. Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

For the NSFW version of this story Click Here

Hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!

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