We love this island and this beach. Its got the basics, chairs and umbrellas, but there are restaurants/cafes along the beach including the Perch Bar on the nude beach. Good food and drink. Nice people. Beach is sheltered by a small island which keeps swells from the Atlantic to a minimum. Great spot !
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- MA
Sep 8, 2025It was even better when the Club Orient nudist resort was open. The Perch bar menu was a little more basic but they also had a full service restaurant (Papagayo) with entertainment 4-5 nights a week. They also had a market and general store plus a gym onsite. All of it was nude use. The ruins of some of the buildings are still there. Our favorite cabins were the mini suites which were made of wood and are nearly gone now, reclaimed by the jungle.
ReactReply - MA
Sep 8, 2025I was there last February on a cruise. It is a very nice beach but you can tell that used to be a lot more.
ReactReply - MEMemberOriginal PosterSep 9, 2025
We stayed at Club O only once but it was a wonderful place ! As mentioned above you could be nude anywhere. There considerably more sand than is left now. They removed the remains of Papagayo in last two years and with it more land was lost. But what remains is still great to have, so many places it seems are gone , for communal nudity.
ReactReply - MEMemberOriginal PosterSep 9, 2025
We stayed at Club O only once but it was a wonderful place ! As mentioned above you could be nude anywhere. There considerably more sand than is left now. They removed the remains of Papagayo in last two years and with it more land was lost. But what remains is still great to have, so many places it seems are gone , for communal nudity.
ReactReply - MI
Sep 9, 2025[quote]We stayed at Club O only once but it was a wonderful place ! As mentioned above you could be nude anywhere. There considerably more sand than is left now. They removed the remains of Papagayo in last two years and with it more land was lost. But what remains is still great to have, so many places it seems are gone , for communal nudity.[/quote] You have posted selfies on the clothed side of Orient Beach (and port days on the BNB) wearing extremely small swimwear. Do many people do that or are you in a small minority?ReactReply - COSep 9, 2025
Orient Beach is where my wife and I had our first experience with social nudity. We were on the "regular" part of the beach and my wife surprised me by suggesting we walk down and see what the nude section is like. We loved the feel and how friendly and welcoming everyone was. Soon we were both naked, and we spent all the rest of our trip there except for a day at Happy Bay and a day on Pinel. We've been back every year since then.
ReactReply - MEMemberOriginal PosterSep 9, 2025
I am often in the minority of 1. No one says anything generally, not always though. Mostly if anything its snickers snd stares.
ReactReply - MEMemberOriginal PosterSep 9, 2025
I am often in the minority of 1. No one says anything generally, not always though. Mostly if anything its snickers snd stares.
ReactReply - MEMemberOriginal PosterSep 9, 2025
I am often in the minority of 1. No one says anything generally, not always though. Mostly if anything its snickers snd stares.
ReactReply - MASep 11, 2025If you are talking about the nudist resort on Orient Beach, it is Club Orient (mentioned above). They still sort of have a [url][link]/link/7f3a902f19a108f4/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5jbHVib3JpZW50LmNvbS9zdGFnaW5nLw%3D%3D[/link]website[/url]. It was our first nudist experience as well, and it was such a great experience that we continued exploring different nudist venues such as local resorts and cruises. It is kind of sad what has happened to the Club Orient grounds. We spent a week in Orient Village this February and spent every day on Orient Beach. We walked through what is left of Club Orient and there isn't much left. Wooden buildings are basically gone other than their concrete pads, leaving a few cinderblock chalets, a couple of staff buildings, and the old store/office still standing.ReactReply