Viva V Samana by Wyndham, A Trademark Adults All Inclusive

It is an only adults hotel, which means quite and relaxing time. Beautiful and well maintained gardens. Beach is great, water is warm but rough. Maybe for younger people is good, they can use the boards/surfs that the hotel offer for free. It is fun! Variety of food, abundant; but on my second day there I got sick. Si I loose 50% of my vacations feeling horrible. Beds super comfy, AC working perfectly fine. Several pillows per bed. Hot water, no issues. Filter water all over the hotel, in dispenser similar to the ones offer at the airport, where you can fill up your bottle. Transfer from airport to the hotel is very short 20 or 25 minutes Overall a good vacation, but I am not going back to DR, getting sick really cut my holidays in half.

Worst viva hotel - (I never write reviews, but this is my experience and giving you a warning) This was my birthday weekend - The only nice part of this hotel is playa coson which is to the left of the hotel up the beach, but it’s still a walk. Beautiful spectacular views, but I had to walk to the nicer area everyday. This is the worst resort I’ve ever been to. I am a member of viva hotels membership and I can’t emphasize such A HORRIBLE experience. Hotel staff are very persistent with selling and upselling things ( memberships, spas, souvenirs) Restaurant food was not impressive. got sick in the fusion oriental restaurant for my birthday dinner. There is no snack bar. VeryLimited food. Food was horrible. My husband and I got food poisoning from both restaurant and cafeteria. The buffet Lacks so many options, not what you expect at an all inclusive. We ordered room service everyday and the food did not show up for an hour minimum, sometimes not at all. Not sure why this is adults only if they don’t have much entertainment and the bar has limited hours. Especially the club viva members small section. It’s a tiny rooftop bar with pool and amazing views, but the Section is only open until 7pm. You can’t enjoy the only thing the hotel has to offer because it closes so early. Third, we missed our excursion due to food illness and they did not want to refund. They wanted me to get a doctors note for a refund. How can you possibly leave your room to see a doctor when you’re not feeling well ?Luckily, they offered me another day after arguing and going back and fourth with management. I am an avid traveler to Dominican Republic and visit often multiple times a year. If I stay at viva Wyndham I always stay in La romana at Dominicus Beach palace. Much better, cleaner much more bars, pools and space & entertaining hotel. I will never return to this hotel ever in my life

Sadly, the gastro concerns are real, husband and I both affected mid-week (48hrs). 30 years of travel with no real concerns, travelers that disinfect the room, hand sanitizer and careful what we eat and drink.|I wouldn’t say the sanitary practices are any different from what we have seen at similar Caribbean resorts (4 star) but with the continued concerns being experienced, they need to drastically improve so travelers feel confident in their bookings.||The review is based on the resort itself:|AZS airport clean, efficient, small, quiet.|30 minutes – airport to hotel, no concerns, limited views.|Lush tropical resort setting.|Check in quick with bags brought to your room (no elevators if on 2nd/3rd floor).|Room on 3rd floor, clean, basic, nothing special, 2 comfortable chairs on balcony with drying hook on the wall.|Fridge stocked daily, coke, sprite, beer. No bottled water, they use filter dispensers stationed throughout the resort, bring reusable water containers.|Lobby bar area is enclosed, small but clean and efficient.|Beach bar area has nice, covered seating area, bar is swarmed in wasps due to the sugar drinks.|Drinks overall are your basic sugar concoctions + beer. |Pool area is nice with shade options available; chairs are taken earlier than beach but spots periodically available throughout the day. No overly loud music.|Beach area is beautiful, great walking beach at low tide, but not for sun worshipers. The sun rises and sets behind you and is filtered by the palm trees which is why the pool may be so popular. No concerns finding loungers on the beach unless you want a particular front spot. Constant waves throughout the week, may be difficult for some to enter.|Food is ok, not great. Buffet offers different fruit and meat choices daily. A la carte’s are ok, not great. The 2 closer to the beach are not great but nice location if you enjoy the sound of the waves at dinner. Fusion is the best food but located inside. They have dress codes but not enforced. Most travelers comply with the rules, but they do not turn anyone away for sandals, ball caps, etc.|The staff at the resort are not overly friendly, some try to smile a bit more than others, but most get the job done and that’s about it.|Entertainment in the outside lobby area was good, mix of singers, instrumental and DJ music. Note: the speakers and where the seating is located are close together, can get very loud. We did not attend any of the shows. The entertainment team is lively and puts several different events on throughout the day and evening.|Smokers do not follow the signage especially if there is rain in the lobby area. No enforcement. Not overly bad throughout the resort though.|Viva Club salespeople. We have never been solicited daily at a resort before. They will even venture onto the beach. The resort is primarily frequented by Spanish and French travelers, so we were spared extended sales pitches as the Viva club salespeople are more comfortable conversing in Spanish/French, and we only speak English (to our benefit lol!).|Check out just as easy as check-in.|Room cleaned daily. We had some concern having the sink and shower hand soap refilled. Surprising these are not checked and topped up considering the gastro concerns.|Would we return – ABSOLUTELY! (But not until the obvious concerns have been addressed).

Honest review|It is a small resort with a lovely design|We had a lovely time in the ocean with lots of waves|Pool is really nice. It was a little chilly but that was due to weather|Our room was small but very nice with a nice view from the balcony|Food is ok but that is a matter of opinion. My husband really enjoyed it , I am a little fussier. Definitely not a 5 star in mexico though.|Everything is outdoors, even the buffet which we loved.||Negative: We had a party of 4 of which 3 got ill. many people we talked to got sick some even on intravenous for a few days. It was blamed on a virus from Canada. |We read the reviews after we booked as it was done in such a hurry and this has been going on for a while|We dont really know what or where it came from BUT beware. There are no water bottles on this resort. You are given a glass water bottle in your room and you fill it from a fountain in the hallway that is supposed to be drinking water. I didnt drink it and I didnt get sick|Its a nice idea to save on plastic BUT..........................................................

My last week at the Viva V Semana resort has been filled with wonderful experiences that I will remember and cherish for a long time. From the attentive staff to the beauty of the location itself, I have been more than satisfied with my stay here. My favourite activity (among the many possibilities) was the twice daily yoga classes offered by a professional instructor of the company NRG2GO. I attended regularly (and sometimes twice a day) and was always very pleased with the class and the instructor. She knew how to adapt the poses to suit different levels of abilities and was personable, making the class fun as well as beneficial. I will definitely return to this resort and I hope that it will be sooner rather than later. 🤞

Ok resort - either twenty-somethings or older retirees for the most part. Food was excellent but service was not. If you don't speak French or Spanish, you will be ignored. Staff aggressive for tips and focus on that rather than providing real service. Found this from the Airport to the Resort and the day trips. Beach was great for walks but incredibly rough and the water was cloudy, which meant snorkelling was poor. Not a bad experience but there are so many other resorts that are better.

Room was nice and clean. Sound of the waves very nice. The food was terrible. My husband actually used the word gross. Cold pasta, warm cheese. Empty juice or no glasses. Pizza is ok but for this price I do not want to eat pizza every meal. Omelet was very good.

Nature is amazing at Las Terrenas. We stayed at the bungalows and I highly recommend it. It is very quiet, green and the rooms have high ceilings , lots of space and spacious bathrooms. |The bed and the pillows are very comfortable. I would like to rate that because it does make your stay more comfortable. We had a butler Adonis who was very attentive, friendly, very good looking and speaks English very well. We didn’t have to ask for anything twice. |It is a small resort very walkable in all directions. |The main buffet is an open space which I love. There are 3 restaurants only but you can go as many times as you wish. |The entertainment is just ok. I personally think they need to improve their shows. We enjoyed Sara from the entertainment staff . She will always greet and make conversation with us. We were here 2 years ago and the entertainment was exceptional. |The staff doesn’t speak much English but we were able to understand each other and get what we wanted. After all a good attitude always helps. |Another thing about the resort is that people are allowed to smoke on the beach and in the open space lobby area. If you hate smoking my advice would be don’t come here.