Viva Dominicus Palace by Wyndham reviews
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Great everywhere unless you get an old room
Farfarer20 (Thunder Bay, Canada) on Nov 02, 2024
Second visit here. Staff is 5 star, infrastructure is tired in the non-renovated wings. Hence 3 stars. We had a Superior Ocean View room, bottom floor, walk out and close to the beach we like and the beach walkway. All good location wise. The AC and bathroom vent fans are permanently on, non adjustable which is fine as the tropical damp must be exhausted from the room. If you need “ no AC noise at all ” to sleep ( we are fine with it ) this will not work for you. Weeping rust and water from the room above - continuous on the shower wall. Smoking - not as bad as last time, but this resort is heavily marketed to Europeans, so second hand smoke is inevitable, even in beach sections marked no smoking. Check the wind direction before selecting your beach or bar chairs. The Buffet - this has increased in quality and variety, and you would be happy there every meal. Again great staff, and chef presence watching. Based on observation I assess there is an Italian Pasta chef and sous chefs working and teaching local staff, and name brand imported pasta was used. We ate more pasta and pizza than usual as a result. Restaurants - we ate at all but the Viva Cafe and they were fine, great staff. Your plates will arrive quickly as you are on a ‘gentle timeline’. We tended to dine early-ish ( more later ) at the tail end of the US/CDN with kids and before the busy civilized dine late Europeans ??. Wine list is pricey, no surprise, but oenophiles go for it. Happy with house red and white for free. We did not wear T shirts in the restaurants but many did, no issue getting in. Scuba Diving - the staff is superb, we dove A LOT, so we never saw a cabaret show ( in bed too early ). Good dive variety, well run, excellent famil dives if you have not been in a while ( mandatory if last dive more than a year ago, but you can do a reef vice the pool if you want !) Airport Transfer - from Punta Cana 140 USD round trip on your check out bill. Good peace of mind. Nice drivers. Tipping - there are no tip jars anywhere, and you could never tip without issue. However, if you do, even slightly,you may see a difference. We are Members, so there is more table service, but for what it is worth, here is what we have settled upon. Breakfast buffet, but served coffees an d water, 2 USD. Lunch buffet, but served several drinks 5 USD, same for Buffet self serve dinner, odd time 10 USD . Restaurant 10 USD - 20 USD for exceptional. Airport driver 20 USD, hotel porter 10 USD ( we have Diving gear :). Odd time for coffee orders 1 USD. Bring lots of small bills, ones and fives. Pharmacy - right outside the resort, open 24 hours.
Magical Wedding In Paradise
gmT6263KH on Oct 19, 2024
In the beginning of October I had my wedding in viva wyndham dominicus palace. It turned out to be magical and breathe taking. Osmeiry was our wedding coordinator and she went above and beyond to make sure everything I wanted became reality. She helped with a welcome dinner, the ceremony on the beach and the actual reception in the Atlantis (which had a breathtaking view of the ocean and sunset). Alice helped with anything I need as well when it came to rooms and small stuff like getting me power back when I blew the fuse in my room during hair and make up lol. Macarena was an amazing officiant for the ceremony performing it in both English and Spanish which was just what we needed. The hotel was fun and lively for our 87 guests. We stayed at the palace but often found ourselves going to the beach side for the night life. I have been to this hotel multiple times in the past and this is why I decided to have my wedding here. The palace hotel or the beach hotel will meet all your expectations! The wedding was exactly what I wanted and the resorts themselves will always have something for you to do and enjoy of during the day. Don't hesitate to go and explore!
Viva Wyndham Palace - holiday in paradise
Katrin S on Oct 12, 2024
Animation Team was great, cardi b ??lucero, Pablo,Rafi,Rafa,Issa, perfect Animation, everything was absolutely stunning. Restaurants and accomodations was nice. We definitely come back next year. See next year Reception was ok with a few Ausnahme
Best resort in Dominican republic!
nejc g on Oct 06, 2024
the best resort in the Dominican Republic! The staff is very friendly and always smiling. The food is excellent. The best waiters are by the pool in the evening. I have to commend all three waiters for their good will and kindness. I only remembered Estalia.
The most amazing holiday
jemmerh on Sep 07, 2024
We have had the most amazing holiday from start to finish. We can't thank all staff enough who go above and beyond to think of every need and wish. The entertainment team are so talented, I recommend the Michael Jackson show I. The amp theatre it's amazing. Jay our Tui rep was brilliant and advised of some out of this world experiences. The water sports are great canoeing, kayaking, mini catamaran to take out. My husband tried the trapeze which was really good. The speciality restaurants are each amazing and each meal presented so beautifully. The buffet restaurant is also great food a different theme each night. The after party nights at the viva beach are so much fun my favourite was the LED night it was brilliant. The dancers remind of setting from dirty dancing amazing to watch and funto try and join in. We have loved this holiday so much and we recommend to anyone. We have had adventures, fun and felt completely taken care of thankyou to everyone at this hotel