Viva V Samana by Wyndham: Beautiful Relaxing Resort

This resort was one of the most beautiful resorts I've been to. The size of it's perfect and the ambiance was so relaxing. The staff was topnotch, especially the animation staff! No problems getting chairs at the pool or the beach the whole time we were there. The beach is incredible, not crowded & perfect for long walks to the Luis's bar down the beach. The food selection was good. The rooms were a little small, but who cares... you don't go on vacation to stay in your room! The drive fro [... read more]m the airport was less than half an hour and was so breathtaking going through the mountains. I would go back tomorrow if I could!

Viva V Samana by Wyndham: Paradise away from home

This hotel was amazing. Beautiful beach and grounds. So peaceful and quiet. Perfect size. Excellent food and variety. The entertainment staff is great. This is not a roudy resort , so if that is what you are looking for this wouldn’t be for you. The landscapes and views are amazing. The beach is so clean :)

Viva V Samana by Wyndham: Fantastic Resort - Will return

This was such an intimate resort. The grounds were well manicured, the public washroom were spotless and it was a very relaxed atmosphere. There was no pressure to make sure you had a "towel card" as there were lots of clean towels in the morning and you could take as many as you liked. The Fusion restaurant was our favourite and the service was first class. The beach was beautiful and the water was also very warm. When you first enter the water it dips down for a few steps but then it gets s [... read more]hallow right away. There were lots of games to play on the beach ie. darts,ping pong, bocce ball and adult musical chairs. We were a little disappointed with the content of the shows at night but we've travelled so many times to different resorts that it wasn't a priority for us. The rooms were clean and the showers in the washroom were fantastic. Lots of hot water!! The buffet was good but could have had a little more variety. You didn't have to reserve for the ala carte restaurants and you could go as many times as you liked. The staff at the reception were always ready to be helpful and very friendly. We can't wait to return. We loved it!!!!!

Viva Azteca by Wyndham: Exceeded expectations!

This was a last-minute booking. I had actually been at the Catalonia Royal Tulum in Riviera Maya earlier in January this year. That resort was brilliant. I expected something a notch below, in view of the fact that I was paying about half this time, admittedly later in the season. In fact I was amazed at the value. Mine was the cheapest room, but very roomy, large bathroom, etc. Friendly staff. Laid-back clientele, mainly western European and South American, and a few Canadians. Very easy-goin [... read more]g atmosphere. Few children. No queues to speak of, for anything. Smaller size,at just over 300 rooms. Never a problem finding a beach chair or shade, whereever I wanted to sit. A distinct no smoking area on the beach. Excellent buffet, with theme nights so repetition was minimal. The Italian and Mexican theme restaurants were very good. The former served an excellent filet mignon. The only real problem - not the resort's fault - was the heavy accumulation of seaweed which made normal beach walking difficult. The resort did well to clean it up each morning, so bathers could access the sea. One could still walk on the wide beach, though on soft sand. Located in the Playcar development, it is an easy walk into Playa del Carmen. I actually walked to the ferry and went to Cozumel for the afternoon. I never did use the facilities of the sister Wyndham resort. I couldn't really find a serious fault with this resort. It is at least the 4.2 Sunwing rating. Based on the difference in cost I would choose this over the Catalonia Royal Tulum which I thought was a true 5 star. The difference in the two was minimal.

Viva Heavens by Wyndham: Nice small resort

This is a nice , clean ,smaller size resort with nice staff and large rooms.it's is not located on beach , there is about a 10 minute walk down path to beach would not suggest for elderly or infirmed as it's quite a walk back and forth from beach to your room.

Viva Heavens by Wyndham: We Loved this Resort!

We loved this small adults only resort. A nice short 3-5 minute walk brought you to a gorgeous beach. The staff were friendly and the resort was clean. We loved our spacious Amnesia Suite. The food was delicious and we liked the fact you didn't have to make reservations for the ala cartes. We didn't have to wait in lineups and the hotel was at full occupancy when we were there. Always easy to get beach towels. It was nice having free wifi. We would stay here again.

Viva Heavens by Wyndham: Loved This Resort!

We loved this small adults only resort! It offered everything that's important to us. It was very clean, nice big room, good food and a gorgeous beach. We always felt very safe, there's lots of security around. You didn't have to make reservations at the ala cartes and men didn't have to wear long pants. We never encountered any long lineups at the bars or restaurants and the hotel was at capacity when we were there. Public washrooms were always very clean. The resort is in a gated resort com [... read more]munity with nice sidewalks for walking. There's a shopping mall about a three minute walk from the resort. You can go for long walks on the beach in both directions. The beach is a short walk from the resort, along aa beautiful walkway. Fridge in room was always well stocked. My husband didn't like the beer in the room. I think it was imported from Holland. They should have had Presidente Beer that is made in the Dominican.

Viva Heavens by Wyndham: Love this resort!!

This small boutique hotel is a wonderful home away from home...but with better food and great amenities! All the a la carte restaurants are to die for, there is always a chair available at the pool or Beach, can't wait to get back!

Viva Tangerine by Wyndham: Great Vacation

The hotel was beautiful. Room was not quite as expected. I requested a lower level room due to a knee injury and ended up in a top floor room with no elevators. Unfortunately, the hotel was unable to move us to another unit. However, we were able to deal with it for the week. Food was great! Service great! Weather great! ..... For a first time traveler, it was an overall wonderful experience!

Viva Heavens by Wyndham: Lovely, simple, super-clean and gracious resort!

We were just there...March 17-24. The staff are very gracious. Shout-out to Alejandro (porter) and Able (VKitchen busman) and Eduardo (Beach bartender) for taking such good care of us! The resort only has about 400 people at a time...6 wings of 3 floors...10 rooms per floor. Rooms are huge. We overlooked the front entrance but were not disturbed by the comings and goings. The food...heavy reliance on cheese, though the cheese is good and varied. All the restaurants were really very good,  [... read more]and the ambiance lovely. Super safe "compound" of 9 resorts to explore. Gina told us to "not hesitate" in booking the V Wyndham Heavens, so we didn't, and we'd go back without hesitation!

Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach: A Beautiful Resort!

This was our second trip to Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach. The property is well designed with a lot of sandy beach front covered with palm trees with lots of lounge chairs. Beautiful sunsets can be photographed from the beach. The beach is private and can only be used by Viva residents; there are no venders bothering you! : ) Our 'superior room' accommodations were fine; clean and spacious. All rooms are close to the beach. There are also lovely swimming pools, if the beach is not your thing. Ple [... read more]ase note there are no swim-up bars. The staff is very friendly. English is not their first language; it is probably their third behind Spanish and French. The food is fine, but we found they used a lot of salt and although baked desserts look great, they were often tasteless. If you don't want to eat at a buffet for every meal, they do have options. In the evening you can try to book at an A La Carte restaurant, I think you are allowed two during a week stay, although we had difficulty booking for eight people and the only time slots we could get were early (6:15pm and 6:45pm).

Viva Heavens by Wyndham: Great Week in Paradise!

Perfect location & size for our vacation. Staff was efficient & friendly. Good food. Great, clean room with balcony overlooking a beautiful golf course. Beach clean & perfect for long walks. Close to airport - transfers were great. Entertainment staff very hardworking, friendly, talented young people. Good bartenders & wait staff. Great city tour & gondola ride to top of mountain. Breathtaking views. Lovely to see & learn about Puerto Plata. Only negatives are allowance of chair sav [... read more]ing early in the morning around the pool while guests spend the morning at the beach. Should not be allowed. More wait staff around pool, beach for drink orders . Otherwise loved it - great time. Definitely would recommend this resort!

Viva Heavens by Wyndham: Great Resort!

This is a small compact resort, which was perfect for us as my husband is waiting for a knee replacement. We spent our days on the beach, which was a short walk along side a pond where we saw turtles and birds. Most days we walked back to the main buffet for lunch where the selection of food was larger than the beach buffet. The food was very good. There was always something a little different each day. Normally we do not go to the a la cartes, but this time we went to the Italian on th [... read more]e beach which was excellent and Blend which was also very good. Both times we arrived around 730 and were seated right away. Our room was located in building 3 on the second floor. Our balcony looked out towards the spa. The room was spacious, very clean and well maintained. Water pressure was good and we always has hot water. We like to have coffee around 6am. The main lobby was a few steps away and had coffee available from 5 to 7am. We also had a coffee machine in the room. The public washrooms were emaculate... There was also an accessible area at the beach and an elevator to the theatre. The ladies on the beach selling massages and pedicures were ,I felt, very aggressive. They really didn't like to take no for an answer and would start massaging your feet in hopes that you would comply. I went down the beach to the small market and had a massage for 40$ US. The ladies on the beach were charging the same and doing it at your lounge chair. The men selling trinkets were much more respectful. We didn't stay up late enough for any of the entertainment in the theatre, although we could hear it going on from our room. It wasn't loud enough to interrupt our sleep. Overall a great experience. We would definately return. I booked our trip through Susan Williams at Trip Central. She provides excellent customer service. In fact, while we were at V Heavens I reached out to her and she looked after booking an April mother/daughter trip for me.

Viva Tangerine by Wyndham: Quant resort with great staff

Resort staff were awesome. Kept us entertained for a week. Food was a good variety at the buffet. Would not recommend the international food al lacarte. Beach was nice. Lots of beach chairs for everyone. Rooms need a small update but cleaned everyday Small resort but a great time overall

Viva Heavens by Wyndham: If you can do without....

I title this review, if you can do without, because the resort overall is nice but lacks. If you're ok with... -only one bartender at either bar at anytime. 10 min+ wait almost always -no fresh OJ or something more than just orange water -only papaya, melon, watermelon, passion fruit, pineapple, brown bananas, mango only at dinner and only in buffet. -Pina colada, Bahama mama some slushy type concoction, neither tasted like they should. -no Kleenex in rooms -4 a la carte restaurants b [... read more]ut not open every night. Why? No one knows. -pool loungers never available, people place towels and go on an excursion I guess because all we saw were blue towels tanning. -shows were very amateur, very poor quality, except for twin dancers -shows or for that matter any entertainment never started on time -night time shows 10pm approx. And after 10 minutes of Viva hotel commercials followed by a 4 minute Viva song(song should be cut down to 1 minute and I don't need to see ads for other locations every time!) -beach was nice expect for pesty sales, of everything from braids to sunglasses non stop all day long. NOT appreciated and felt less secure. -asked multiple times for extra shampoos conditioners and towels. Only once were they brought. -reservations not allowed at restaurants, so once all seats are full you must wait or goto buffet. -wait staff at all restaurants were very blah unless you tipped.(tipping is included in package so now staff expect $$ for doing there job. -internet wifi horrible. Why bother offering wifi if slower than dial up or sporadic. -shows and disco are in the centre of resort circled by most rooms. Noise was obtrusive every night. -buffet both at beach and main were repetitive and boring. - time share sales also were relentless. Not acceptable -hotel was clean and maintained but that's not enough. Overall the week was fine but wouldn't do another Viva resort.

Viva Heavens by Wyndham: Need improvement

The resort was nice but definitely not a 4.5 star. They could really up their game if they just improved on some areas. The thing that stood out the most for us was the wine. The red wine was absolutely vile and the white merely tolerable. My husband thought it tasted like it had bleach in it! We ended up having to buy wine off their wine list which only had a few of the wines actually available so even then we weren't getting our first, second or even third choice. For an all inclusive re [... read more]sort we certainly spent a lot of money on wine and tips! If you wanted any type of decent service you had to tip. This became incredibly frustrating with the cleaning staff. We made it very clear on our first day how we wanted our mini fridge stocked and tipped well to emphasize the point but every day it was a different cleaner and it was never stocked the way we had wanted. You would not believe how difficult it was to get a cold Diet Coke at this resort! Meals for the most part at the a la carte restaurants were good but not all the restaurants were open every night and twice we had to wait over an hour for a table at the Italian restaurant. Breakfast and lunch were buffet and decent but always the same. There was no kleenex in the rooms and there were only 2 towels, which felt like sandpaper. You could not get a lounge chair in the pool area because they were all taken by peoples' towels! The beach was nice but not enough shady spots and all the good ones were taken by peoples' towels! What little of the entertainment we saw was very amateurish. We couldn't figure out how we were meant to know what the entertainment was for the evening or which restaurants were open so we were often disappointed that we didn't get out first choice of restaurant and we missed a lot of shows.

Viva Heavens by Wyndham: Fabulous Party

Friendly, amazingly clean (including beach bathrooms), fabulous food, never had to wait, impressive 24 hour service, many activities around the pool. - Lots of fun to be had - Quieter near the beach, except for people selling things, beach could use more shade. Water was perfect, many people swan, water sports were few, sand is very soft, seaweed was taken away daily, Room was well appointed comfortable bed. Not the best place for quiet relaxing but great for fun.

Viva Dominicus Palace by Wyndham: Wonderful vacation at wonderful resort

The resort was beautiful. It was always kept very very clean, the food was amazing. The staff were pleasant and accommodating. The grounds and pools were fabulous. All in all, it was truly an enjoyable vacation.

Viva Heavens by Wyndham: AMAZING RESORT❣❣

This resort was much more than I expected! Right from the moment we walked into the lobby to our departure we were made to feel like family. The staff is so friendly and helpful. The cleanliness of the rooms right through to the public washrooms excellent. The food was simply amazing. Always something going on to keep you entertained or you could just relax. Music at night around the pool was geared for more of the younger crowd at times too loud. They did though play a blend and 70 and 80's a  [... read more]couple of nights. All in all I would give this 4.5 star! LOVED IT!!

Viva Heavens by Wyndham: What a great place!!!!

This resort was definitely a good choice. The food at the restaurants was amazing, the best at any of the resorts we have been too. We were a party of 14 and they had no problems accommodating us. Grounds were tidy and well cared for. Rooms were huge. For sure we will be going back.