Paradise Valley Resort, formerly Hidden Valley, was established nearly 30 years ago - and is one of three nudist resorts in northeast Georgia.
Paradise Valley now offers 16 two-bedroom, two-bath condos that start at $170,000. They are the first of 152 units planned to be built in the hills at the resort.
The nudity rule at Paradise Valley is clothing-optional. People may wear as much or as little as they like at the pool, the clubhouse, the bar and in the restaurant. The resort also offers dances on Friday and Saturday nights.
Joe Lettelier and his partners bought the property three years ago and decided to upgrade it.
He tells The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in a telephone interview that the nudist market is "a very traveling market" that is on the go. And he says many people who travel to nudist resorts want to buy property there once they arrive.
Paradise Valley staff members go by first names only and the manager, Jeff, says many people are surprised by the amenities of the place when they visit for the first time.
Other resorts in the area offer more modest surroundings, such as Serendipity Park, a family nudist park near Cleveland, and Bell Acres Recreational Enterprise, which offers a pool, hot tub, decks and a lodge at Maysville.
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