Viva V Samana by Wyndham: Meh..

I have been to 10+ resorts in the caribbean, I would rate this hotel a 2.5. Pros: -clean -Great Christmas buffet -clean rooms daily -night entertainment was provided on some nights -good games during the day at the beach -no sellers at the beach like there are in Punta Cana -AMAZING animation team members!! So fun and sweet! Cons: -found a live cockroach in my sleeping mask -humidity in room TV would not work, nothing to do on rainy days -no vegetarian food available in room ser [... read more]vice (not even any accomodation) -nothing to walk to outside the resort -low level customer service -music was so repetitive -scammed into the VIP tour, do not waste 2 hours of your time. They want $14,900 US for you to invest in a package of 50,000 points. Get away! The spa certificate and the tshirt is not worth it. -Bees all over the beach bar. Gross and they don't do anything about it. -the beach walk-in bar has miserable staff and it's so depressing-looking -the theatre is not used so why not do something with it? -some staff are so friendly -Great cigar guy named JJ! -Was not ready for a half-naked show where they obligate these young girls to dress in tiny underwear-like skirts in front of a mature crowd. -Disco suxks..only a handful people at any one night, including the animation staff -nothing else to do after 1am.

Viva V Samana by Wyndham: Fabulous stay

We stayed with family for a week and totally enjoyed our stay. The rooms were clean and comfortable. The food was amazing. We had no complaints. There was so much variety. We all absolutely loved the Fusion a la carte and would have eaten there every night if we could have. Only thing my husband was not a fan of was plastic glasses from the bar in the evening and some inconsistent drink mixes. The beach was stunning and you could always find chairs and loungers. Also loved the pool. The entertai [... read more]nment team was fantastic. It was a nice quiet relaxing time.

Viva V Samana by Wyndham: Very Chill Boutique Resort

Smaller boutique resort. Food was excellent, rooms were great, and the entertainment team was very good. Very pretty grounds and beach but the waves can get quite big. Loungers are easy to get even mid day. All of the staff were great.

Bahia Principe Escape Samana: Amazing Resort, NOT

I had high expectations when i was tasked with booking our holiday I chose this resort because it looks good from far nestled in a picturesque mountain the waters looked so calm in this picture the beach looks also like it continues let me stop here because I'm making it sound incredible I also watched a video from the general manager saying how it was your choice how you wanted to stay here "Bed and Breakfast", A lacarte or all Inclusive which was the more expensive option we chose all incl [... read more]usive Well all inclusive didn't even include your basic liquor. I will say that all of the staff was amazing front desk, dining room staff, bar tenders, maids, lifeguards, grounds crew Food was ok buffet was repetetive not many choices but always found something to eat It reminded me of Cuba only more expensive

Bahia Principe Explore El Portillo: Excellent experience

El Portillo(Samaná) is a little piece of paradise! Beautiful beaches, great food, lovely staff. Atmosphere is vibrant and joyful. Staff work hard to keep visitors happy. The entertainment team is outstanding. Rooms could use a bit of touch up. Overall, an amazing experience! Highly recommend this resort! Can’t wait to be back ….

Cayo Levantado Resort: A Hidden Gem unlike no other

Cayo Levantado Resort blew our minds. We have never experienced a resort like this in all our travels around the world. The transfer bus dropped us at a beautiful villa which featured a stunning bar and well appointed seating indoors and out. While our luggage were transferred onto a private ferry we sipped cocktails as Frantz processed our check-in. The ferry ride to CLR island was beautiful. The island is so magnificent, from the grounds, the main reception lobby and every single amenities  [... read more]available. You are absolutely surrounded in beauty at CLR. Our rooms were immaculate and stunning, our bar was stocked with 3 different types of Rum, bottle of wine, beers, water, pop, tea, coffee. Even though we didn’t opt for a sea view suite the sea was still highly visible from our balcony. Not difficult since this resort is on a small island. We took advantage of the all-inclusive in-room dining service and ordered breakfast 2 days and dinner once. The delivery personnel set up our meals on our balcony dining table in the same manner as you would expect at a fine dining restaurant. The room service menu offers high quality meals with plenty of healthy, nutritious options. Even at the beach you can order lunch/snacks and it’s delivered to your location in a cute basket. The food at every restaurant is high quality, delicious and with so many healthy options. We loved having an ambassador assigned to us 24 hours a day. Whenever we needed a cart to transport us from one location to another, we simply text our ambassador and a cart is sent to us immediately. One night we finished all of our bottled water before heading out to dinner. We texted our ambassador and he arranged for 3 large bottles to be delivered to our room while we were out having dinner. I absolutely loved how worry-free and stress free our vacation was. Everyone, quite literally EVERYONE went out of their way to make sure everything about our stay was excellent. The only regret we had: Yubarta was the primary attraction and reason for choosing CLR. Our goal was to use the facilities daily. We had two amazing sessions with Mahalia who was fantastic. But the mosquitoes feasted on us during those sessions and the aftermath almost ruined our trip. My right knee and calves were swollen and painful from the bites. Yubarta is beautiful, tranquil with many ponds, all enclosed in a lush jungle setting. But sadly that setting makes it a perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes. If the huts were at least enclosed in mosquitoe netting or if citronella candles were lit during healing/meditation/yoga sessions we would have definitely achieved our primary goal of going to Yubarta every single day. Special recognition to Frantz, Jeffries, Victor, Mahalia, Adrian and Yorkis who really made every effort into ensuring our experience at CLR was perfect. Thank you to every single cart driver, they’re awonderful and courteous. Also, all the reviews about the lobby bar mixologists are TRUE! They really DO make the most amazing cocktails. It’s very entertaining watching their craft, sometimes using blow torches and other gadgets, like one to create “smokey” bubbles to top cocktails. We cannot wait to return to CLR. It feels like a dream now, having pictures and videos to remind us that we really did experience such a magnificent vacation.

Bahia Principe Explore El Portillo: Nice resort

The resort is small and some of the rooms are dated but we preferred to be closer to the beach rather than having a new room. Lots of mosquitoes but it is Caribbean after all. Food was very good . The beach is beautiful and all personal very nice and attentive. Good value for the money.

Viva V Samana by Wyndham: Perfect place for vacation

Spent one week with my wife in the first half of June. It was our first time at this resort and we like everything about the place: adults only with limited number of patrons, well equipped rooms with comfortable queen beds, daily cleaning and towels change (though the cleaning begins usually at 11am and may last till 4pm), fantastic beach and ocean (long chairs are available all day long, no need to take them early in the morning), tasty and healthy food with vast varieties (great assortment of [... read more] deserts), friendly service and entertainment (group of cheerleaders tried to entertain the patrons all day long, invited singers every night), special events at the buffet, quality drinks at the bars with the long list of cocktails, small gym is well equipped and fitness fans may support the form during vacation. The resort is well managed and personnel really tries to provide the best service. Definitely it worth the price and for the next vacation we will not look for something else. Though a couple shortcomings may be mentioned: water supply to the room has been interrupted one day and one night without notice, and 3 last nights were not very comfortable because of the neighbours - not very civilised patrons used to get to the room about 10pm and watched TV with a rather high volume till around 2am. Since the TV sets are mounted on the walls we had to listen to their noise. After the first night I placed a complaint to the Customer service but it seems nobody talked to the neighbours because they set TV at the same volume in the night. On the third night I smacked the wall and only then they surprisingly reduced the volume.

Viva V Samana by Wyndham: Amazing Resort!

Wonderful resort! The beach was fantastic! We had so much fun! This was our first Adult only & it was very quiet & worth it. Very clean. Staff very friendly. The Rep from Air Transat, Catherine was wonderful. She gave us very helpful information. Will certainly return to this resort.

Bahia Principe Explore El Portillo: Wonderful Stay

Stayed May 30th -June 6 2024. Highly recommend this resort. Approx 45 min bus ride from airport. When you get past the town the mountain side views are Beautiful. Resort is very clean. You can see the pride they take in their resort. Food and Dessert there is a lot of variety. Walking on the beach is very relaxing. Very quiet. No resorts beside there you can walk and enjoy. We stayed in building 26. Not far at all from lobby.

Viva V Samana by Wyndham: Quiet and Peaceful Resort

If you are looking for a quiet and peaceful resort - this is the place. Staff are friendly and the resort is very well maintained. All services and features are very close. Food is great and drinks are always enjoyable.

Viva V Samana by Wyndham: Very good hotel

Очень хороший резорт ,хороший сервис,прекрасная еда,замечательный сад,прекрасный пляж,удобное местоположение,правильный дизайн,возможность отдохнуть в покое. К сожалению люди курят,прямо под табличками запрещающими это,но обслуга,увы,позволяет это, Все остальное очень не плохо.

Viva V Samana by Wyndham: Not bad, Not Amazing!

First thing Air Transat switch plane going to Samana DR last minute and my row 1 seats turned into row 28, I am handicap due to a motor vehicle accident 5 years ago and a heart condition that I can not walk for long! informed Air Transat of this but they said "hey you can exit from the rear of the plane when it lands! The leg room was atrocious, my back was sore for 2 days after the flight down! The other thing is if you need internet this is NOT the place for you! I am a computer tech and know  [... read more]lots about networks and Wi-Fi and such the internet provided was right out of the stone age! 8 mb speed at best usually around 4 mb! The entertainment was lousy! They had low budget shows, usually 2 people one singing and one playing keyboard with a laptop with prerecorded backing tracks and most of the music was from 80's and 90's lounge lizard type of tunes! they did have a live band one night out of 2 week stay! food was medium to good but not a lot of variety from night to night! This is defiantly not a 5 star resort! 3.5 at best. Our HVac system in the room was leaking water on the floor so much we had to put a towel down to soak it up! The entire time we stayed the room had a strong smell of sewer gas lingering in the room! Also my wife and I were sneezing and coughing quite a lot! Someone suggested it might be a mold problem? All and all our expectations are not super high! So we had a good time but we definitely will not be returning to Viva Via Samana, and I thing we will avoid the Wyndham properties as well in general! They have a 2 tier setup regular which we were and club which is approximately 30 grand USD to join for 10 years. its a points system that I would not buy into! And would suggest anyone else to stay away from! The plane ride back was great had the same seats we were assigned when we booked the trip! 4J and 4K lots of room I believe it was an Air bus 320? Nice aircraft looked fairly new and engines were extremely quite! The other things I could mention were pool towels were ratty for the most part and had a lot of bleach stains and just looked old! most towels were not even that clean! Some had like a BO smell to them! I was also disappointed in the booze! it was very low quality although some times they had Stoli Vodka which we like Cointreau was either watered down or some fake stuff! Oddly enough they had Sambuca which I drank a lot of and reminded me of the Sambuca I drink @ home! They had some supply chain issues no bacon a few mornings and only peperoni for the pizzas on a rare occasion, cook said they didn't have any! Pizza was taste though. I don't generally eat pizza when I'm away! One night I had breaded veal and it was very good! and one afternoon they served empanada's only the one time though! They were soooo good! Again my review reflects some of the bad stuff as we tended to not forget that! I tried to make this as fair as possible! And the beach and pool were great, only complaint is clean the pool more often and do a better job of it! I also had a room on the ground floor with the plunge pool! Was half empty most of the time and full of insects stayed out of it most of the time, the reason I booked the plunge pool room is that I would be guaranteed a ground floor with my disability that was imperative! The building are 4 floors and no elevators unless you are a club member! Hotel was pretty clean and staff were great management were not quite as good as the regular working staff! I would suggest the overhaul there entertainment crew get more with the times seems right out of the 80's and 90's club med type of stuff!

Bahia Principe Explore El Portillo: Fabulous Resort

We had an amazing time. The resort and the grounds are very well maintained. The food was tasty and the entertainers worked very hard to keep everyone engaged in the evening. We particularly enjoyed the beach and being able to snorkel, we saw quite a few fish, including a sting ray. This resort is a great option for families. We will definitely return.

Viva V Samana by Wyndham: Fun week in Samana

Spent a beautiful week in Samana at the Viva V Wyndham All Inclusive. Mostly good reviews, but some not so good. The resort is beautiful. Gardens, Beach, Rooms, Restaurants, Entertainment, Staff all very good. We had a second floor room. 1st floor rooms had dehumidifiers running 24/7. The lounge chairs were very uncomfortable. The pool was small, not very deep and cloudy. Fix the lounge chairs and we would probably go back.

Bahia Principe Escape Samana: Amazing Resort

This resort was wonderful. Very clean room and washroom. This was great for us. The service, the food, the pool the gym and beach was wonderful. In all the resort was very clean. The staff were wonderful. We spent most of our time at the pool. The only downfall is there was lots of stairs to climb at the hotel. Going downstairs for the meals,the pool and the beach. But it's good exercise. There was 2 restaurants to have meals and also à la carte meals. Very quiet hotel. Entertainment in the l [... read more]obby/reception/bar every night. We would go back to this resort.

Bahia Principe Escape Samana: Great resort

Everything met or surpassed our expectations. Clean rooms stocked daily with soft drinks, beer. Even our little coffee bar. Nice pool area and even the beach was inviting. Great variety and plenty of food. Servers very polite and pleasant. Downside for some would be stairs. If you have mobility issues, this may be a problem. And 1 hour bus ride to airport.

Viva V Samana by Wyndham: Some good, some not so good

The hotel grounds and location are wonderful. Some improvement is needed for the check in process, it was very slow. Also service in the buffet was very slow, need more staff or better training. Red wine was not drinkable.

Bahia Principe Explore El Portillo: Beautiful beach

This resort is situated on a beautiful beach. It’s one of the nicest beaches we have ever been to. The food was average and there was a lot of smoking on the property. Jenn is a great travel agent and we always appreciate her help in vacation planning.

Bahia Principe Escape Samana: Nice Resort

Enjoyed the room and surroundings. Nice and quiet resort. Staff was always friendly even with the language difference. Food was good sometimes not as hot as you would like but still edible. Only thing i did not like was the almost all inclusive. Signing for drinks everytime was a pain and having no wine for dinner unless you bought the whole bottle was wrong. Just go back too all inclusive.