Comments & Reviews about Viva Wyndham Maya Playacar:
I want to start by
saying FOR THE MONEY this was the best
vacation ever. On a value to dollar spent
basis, I've never gotten more for my money.
It was very inexpensive and I wasn't
expecting much. They blew me out of the
water and exceeded my expectations at every
turn. (We spent less than $1,000 per person
including flights for a week long trip)
They have a beautiful huge beach and pool.
There are more than enough chairs at all
times- hundreds and hundreds of them, we
never had trouble looking for sun or shade,
at the beach or pool. The pool towels are
huge and lush. The bar has a soda fountain
and 9 different non-alcoholic
drinks/juices/water iced tea. There isn't
drink service on the lounge chairs, you have
to get your own, but you will live!
The service is amazing- everyone is so
friendly. from the front desk to the waiters
to the bartenders and cleaning staff. The
entertainment staff works like crazy. We
never waited for a drink at the bar- which
was stocked with top shelf booze and there
were so many things to do. Trapeze, massage
therapy, dart contests (which were
hysterical), archery, water aerobics,
stretching looking out over the water each
morning, Spanish classes, dance classes,
sailing lessons, scuba (including intro
classes) and a full service tour desk that
will schedule any trips you want (although I
recommend looking through trip adviser for
recommended tour operators instead- I like
to support the small local businesses and
they will often customize for you as opposed
to cookie cutter tours offered through
resorts.) There was a show every night and
never a dull moment- there were a hundred
things to do each day.
The resort was very clean, and kept spotless
at all times. The resort was obviously a
little bit older and its not something you
would find on the front cover of
architectural digest- but who cares! The
landscape was beautiful. Everything worked
great as for sinks, tubs, sliding glass
doors, airconditioning etc. The beds were
hard as rocks- and the pillows matched, but
again- if you want 5 star linens and pillow
top mattresses you'll have to pay a lot more
than this. The only other thing I can think
of is that it can get slippery when its wet-
some of the paths, and the pool deck. We
were there in the rainy season, so it was
wet a lot- we'd get quick little downpours
in between periods of mostly sunshine. You
really need to wear sandals with rubber
soles- I saw a couple people go down while I
was there. There are warning signs all over
to use caution, its slippery- but its REALLY
slippery when its wet.
If you've ever considered scuba diving, or
are already OW - the diving was as good as
Cozumel, with visibility that went on
forever and very little current on most
dives. The reefs were crawling with life-
turtles, octopus, peppermint shrimp, moray
eels, barracuda and hundreds of species of
fish.
For the food. The buffet is about average,
but the alla carte Italian restaurants are
A+ The breakfast buffet had an omelet
station, and a guy at another station who
was making eggs over easy/sunny side up. A
toaster, tons of breads and fruits and some
more traditional Mexican foods, yogurt,
cereal, pancakes and French toast, they had
cold cuts and cheeses- the only thing I was
disappointed about is no bacon or sausage or
ham- in the traditional American sense. They
have hot dogs cut in half labeled "sausage"
and the meat cold cuts- don't expect
boarshead. It was kinda mystery meat, so my
breakfasts were mostly vegetarian- which was
fine. Lunch and dinner were similar- they
did have a small grill with grilled fresh
fish and chicken and a whole bunch of
different mexican salsas and sauces to dress
them. They had a pasta station with marinara
base, a cream sauce base, an arrabiata base
and a bolognaise base- and then all kinds of
stuff you can add- mushrooms, ham, spinach,
etc etc etc. The buffet is huge, there is
something for everyone. The snack bar was
pizza, hotdogs, nachos, hamburgers, fries,
fresh fruit. You can make reservations at
one of four ala carte restaurants at the
guest services desk. We got a reservation
every day without any problem and the
restaurants were great. Two on the Maya
property and two on the Azteca (sister
resort) down the street. The Italian
restaurants were best.
They had internet access ($2 for 1/2 hour).
It is 5 minutes from downtown- and PDC is a
very safe neighborhood with a lot of
security- you can't just wander in- its like
this HUGE gated community. Licensed cabs are
always driving in front of the resort, it
only takes a second to find one- they are
usually right there waiting to offer you a
ride. Across the street from the front
entrance is a starbucks and a shopping
center with a pharmacy and a couple jewelry
stores and a whole bunch of souvenir shops.
We got such a great deal, we had such a
great time, dollar for dollar it was top
notch.
Reserve Viva Wyndham Maya Playacar