To preface this review, I have stayed at many all inclusive resorts including iberostars and secret resorts.
If you are not Italian or Spanish, I would not recommend this resort. Personally, I will not be coming back or staying at any other Viva resort.
To be fair, lets start with the pros of the resort:
very nice beach and beautiful water
activities like archery, kayaking, and paddle boarding included (with a time limit).
the seafood restaurant and French restaurant were good.
Now let’s discuss the cons:
- wifi did not work in the room we were staying in and was very spotty throughout resort.
- staff in green shirts will harass you and try to sell you things (timeshares, upgraded memberships) MULTIPLE TIMES PER DAY. My husband and I were harassed every day of our trip, when we were trying to relax and have a good time. The green shirts even tried asking for our room number!
- the food overall was not great. Definitely below average and some things were very gross and old-looking. Some people we came to the resort with got sick from the food.
- the drinks are not strong and will not get you buzzed unless you drink straight liquor. And you do not want to know how those drink cups are washed… it’s not sanitary.
- the shower water was sometimes not hot.
- there were roaches on the property, but we were on a higher floor in the building so we thankfully didn’t get any in our room.
- staff is rude / not helpful to English speakers.
