Viva V Samana by Wyndham: Great adults only resort

Beautifully kept grounds, with clean facilities, hard working staff, and a gorgeous beach. This is a small resort with only 144 rooms in 3 storey buildings which are all in close proximity to the shallow, sandy bottom, well shaded (with palm trees) beach. The rooms are on the small side, but who goes to sit in the room! Wifi is included and works quite well ...most of the time; sometimes even on the beach. The food is quite good, but I do have to say that they need to work on keeping it hot.  [... read more]Much of it is warm at best, but I do see head chef, Manuel, making improvements as he oversees the buffet and 3 a la cartes, teaching his staff accordingly. Coffee is great; beginning with fresh ground beans.

Viva Tangerine by Wyndham: Good, Clean Resort

Everything was Great , Clean, excellent Variety on Buffet. Beautiful Beach. A bit Noisy at Night in Room on 2 nd Floor .Great Idea to have Self Serve Cold Drinking Water. Enjoyed 3 al a Cartes, food good, Service Not, overall Great Resort , Service Sometimes ok , Also too many Vendors on the Beach, all day. !!!

Viva Tangerine by Wyndham: Great resort

Rooms and facilities are clean and up to date. Food is good, beach and pool good, close to town. A la carte restaurants were good. Shows ok. It is a relatively small resort so all amenities are close. I would return to this resort.

Viva V Samana by Wyndham: Not what I expected but amazingly more!!

This hotel is simply a gem. Close to the airport, a huge, nearly un-populated beach without other resorts nearby (maybe 2 other small hotels), very safe, fantastic staff, very good food and the rooms were very modern with comfy beds. We were there for only a week but simply were impressed by almost everything. This is a well laid out hotel, with a beautiful pool and multiple styles of lounging areas near the pool. The only negative is the flooring near and around the pool is made of marble a [... read more]nd can be extremely slippery causing me to slip and got minor hurt even though I was walking very slow. There were fantastic, enthusiastic staff that got many clients doing yoga, bache, volleyball, salsa dancing and just generally having a very fun vacation if that is what you wanted but they were never pushy. Overall I am impressed and would recommend this hotel and the Samana area to anyone looking for a trip south. I almost hesitate to give it such a good review because that typically means the price may go up next travel season. My biggest concern is the very real possibility of future development along this extensive mostly empty beach. That would change my review and it would be a shame.

Viva Tangerine by Wyndham: Excellent resort

Excellent location, particularly for wind watersports. Plenty of lounge chairs around the pool and on the beach. Very friendly staff. Buffet was so great that there was no real need to eat at la carte restaurants (we made only two reservations during our 2 week stay). Rooms were freshly renovated. The main drawback: the free internet was available only at the lobby and it was so slow that was practically unusable. The paid internet was very expensive (USD 15/day per device) so I ended up turni [... read more]ng on data roaming on my phone and using it as a hot spot for other devices (still quite expensive). Would be nice to have a jacuzzi in the pool area.

Viva Azteca by Wyndham: Great Resort

This resort was very very comfortable to be at. The staff was great and made you feel at home there.Everything was just super.The buffet was amazing, everything you would want was there, fresh squeezed juices, plenty of desserts and lots of fruits. excellent...

Viva Maya by Wyndham: Great resort; amazing travel agent!

This was our overall first vacation. Booking the vacation was so easy with Jack our travel agent. We also bought the medical insurance which I strongly recommend as we did use it for our daughter. The doctor was in our room within one hour of calling the insurance company and they arranged everything for us including the medications. Overall the hotel staff were so nice there was so many activities to do for the adults and the kids club personnel were so nice. The only thing I didn't like is  [... read more]that there were a lot of kids that Only spoke Spanish so depending on how many kids were there they watched Spanish movies and spoke Spanish which my kids did not understand. The beach was gorgeous. The water was clear the sand was whit only spoke Spanish so depending on how many kids were there they watched Spanish movies and spoke Spanish which my kids did not understand. The beach was gorgeous. The water was literally turquoise. Very clean up capped well really no complaints. The room was not very fancy but they cleaned it every single day. One thing I will say is beware of the Zika virus. We flew down in the end of September and due to the moisture and lots of rain and there was a lot of mosquitoes. My brother, his wife and their one-year-old all got the Zika virus....... other than this unfortunate event I would definitely recommend the resort to someone else it was so much fun they had a lot of activities during the day and I would definitely recommend taking a tour to the reef which is not far at all. So worth the money !!! The experience of booking this vacation was easy and I will definitely use jack as our travel agent again!!!!

Viva V Samana by Wyndham: Simply Amazing

Stayed at Viva Wyndham for a week in mid August. From the moment we arrived we knew we had made a great choice. Staff are amazing and make you feel like you are an old friend. Rooms clean and well appointed, food at buffet and a la cartes great, beach stunning. We would highly recommend this hotel to adults looking for a quiet getaway. If you're looking for a party resort keep looking, lol

Viva Azteca by Wyndham: Great Resort

The hotel is beautiful. The food was above average at both the a la cartes and buffet. The drinks were very good. The staff was amazing. The only downside was the animation staff was not very interactive. I would highly recommend this resort.

Viva Maya by Wyndham: Great Vacation

1st of all I rated this 5* for what I expected in a 3+ resort. Beach-amazing, a la cart food-awesome, staff-great, lay out-easy, rooms-better than some, basic but clean, liquor-top shelf, very clean, staff enjoyed working there took pride in their resort

Viva Maya by Wyndham: Great resort

Nice size resort. Great beach and friendly and helpful staff. Close to playa del Carmen. Great a la carte restaurants and you can also book the restaurants at their sister resort the Azteca. Playacar is a good location.

Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach: Great resort!

The Viva Dominicus beach was overbooked for a bungalow so they offered us to stay at the sister resort Viva Dominicus Palace in a superior room. Although disappointed at first we were happy the grounds, lobby and rooms were always very clean. We preferred the pools as the beach was a little too rocky for our tender feet. There was always fresh towels, pool towels and plenty of lounge chairs to choose from. Restaurants were nice and clean with some stunning views of the sunset and offered a varie [... read more]ty of tasty food! The staff were friendly and helpful. I would love to go back!

Grand Isla Navidad Resort: Beautiful resort,

Well kept, great food. Selection of food is somewhat limited. Bars close early. Not the place to go if you are hoping for any kind of evening fun. I gave a low score for service because evenings are total dead zone here. Nothing stays open other than an indoor lobby bar. Service from the wait staff when they are open is excellent.

Grand Isla Navidad Resort: Best of the best

This is my second time to this resort. It really is the best of the best. The rooms are clean, up to date and maid service 3 times a day. Food is mostly of a menu with lots of delicious choices. Breakfast buffet better than all the other resorts . Antnios is just fantastic, roast duck, rack of lamb its all a taste treat and you are treated like royalty. The pool area is perfect for everyone including children with some very nice water slides and hot pools, and for a special treat there are 2 hid [... read more]den pool, but I am not letting on where they are, Have fun finding them. Service and staff are awesome. The resort lay out is amazing and indescribable , best to go see for your self. This place truly is a 5star plus.

Viva Tangerine by Wyndham: Terrific Tangerine for tuning out tanning

!ola staff: friendly..charming.. warm smiles. helpful above and beyond their duty. especially jose luis, leandro and gissel in bahia buffet. grounds: gorgeous... palm tree heaven. little birds fluttrring overhead. cool turtles (tortugas) just chillin in their pond. flowers everywhere! food: decent and plentiful. most handsome waiters and lovely waitresses. ocean: 4 foot waves. powerful. beautiful warm and turquoise gracias to raimondo: air transat rep besides raining 4 out of the 7 days there (d [... read more]ue to american storms) the 3 we did have were great.

Grand Isla Navidad Resort: Love this place

Beautiful resort, well maintained. Friendly staff, clean. Good value. The a la carte restaurant Antonio's was an absolutely incredible dining experience. I would go back just to eat there again. Water taxi service to Barra well worth it to go into the town for shopping, beach and beautiful sunsets

Viva Tangerine by Wyndham: Great 2nd time there

We stayed here two years ago and had a great time so we thought we would return again this year and it was just as great. We will have this place on our list for the future as well. The staff and cleanliness are what make this resort stand out.

Grand Isla Navidad Resort: Family oriented resort

It's a secluded resort with a small private beach. You won't see any trinket or souvenir sellers on the beach. The resort was very elegant at one time but now it needs updating. The entertainment is limited as well as the buffet.

Viva Tangerine by Wyndham: Nice resort for wind related water sport

food is good, a lot of variation. staffs work really hard to make sure rooms and resort areas are clean. very calm inside the resort even-thought it is along a major road. very close to a sailing rental center if you like to sail.

Tryp Panama Playa Coronado: great conference centre, not so good for tourists,

"The hotel was clean, presentable. General MGR is great,very good will the staff & guests. I would give Glen a 10+.The hotel was very busy with many functions. I would advise your agents " this hotel is way out " Slums close!