Viva Tangerine by Wyndham - All Inculsive

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  Wonderfully Underwhelmed

  Let me preface this by saying I have stayed at multiple 2-star resorts in Cuba. Which is a -10-star resort everywhere else. I have had zero complaints. And would return in a heartbeat and I sure hope to some day. I am not bougie, my expectations are low, I have an open mind. With that being said...... We arrived at 10:00am Sunday morning, not one lounger anywhere. Not enough loungers at the beach or pool. No umbrellas or palapas. When I asked about umbrellas they said they don’t like to use plastic, as I am sitting in a plastic chair at a plastic table. I have seen pictures since of other Viva resorts that ALL have umbrellas made of plastic. So along with 60% of all the other people - you are constantly trying to move your highly sought after lounger into the shade. The beach is a lounger maze, as well as pool side. Not enough chairs at the one and only bar/sitting (1) area. This is very loud since it is where everyone congregates. The line ups can go from 5 to 20 minutes. The lay out is awful. All very enclosed. At the bar there are tables and chairs but going around the corner there are maybe 10 comfortable chairs in a C format behind the main bar area. Then back outside where there is no seating. There is a very small bar by the pool, beach side. There beer is run through a cooler with ice (warm still), if they have a keg at all and honestly it hits your nose long before you take a drink, not good. They run out of coke first thing. Everything is kept in the sun. Cappuccino is available at the same bar (1) area at 8:00am, not a minute before which is wonderfully inconvenient since you must be up at the crack of dawn to be able to scoop a lounger. The coffee is generally not good. Very watered down, with sludge in the bottom which doesn’t make much sense, but the resort workers have nailed it. I had a mouth full of glass in one cappuccino – no one seemed to care. In the mornings, it started off you could self serve coffee to the left of the bar area, then on the counter at the bar, then poof no self period option period. So, you had to go into the buffet and chase someone down to get coffee because there is also no self serve option in there either. We were traveling for my birthday as well as my boyfriend’s (boyfriend is 6’2”), while on vacation, not before, not after, both of us were celebrating birthdays on this trip. Upon checking in I requested an upgrade, a bigger room, ocean front, second floor, any of the above. I also emailed requesting an upgrade (and how much it would cost) twice before we arrived. On a side note, my mother has worked at Wyndham Hotels for 25+ years, my father also works at Wyndham, for 20+ years. They have never traveled to a resort, received a resort perk of any sort, ever. She also reached out to the resort group asking for a perk/upgrade for our birthdays, something, anything. We received nothing. Our first room was postage stamp size; you had to do the trailer shimmy to the other side of the bed. No where to put luggage, we both traveled with full sized luggage as well as carry on luggage and back packs, we stayed 2 weeks. No dressers. The had a 2-door built in closet. One side was shelving, one side was hangers, under the hangers was a shelf with the safe on it. Oh, you have full length dresses? They shall be bunched up on top of the safe. We didn't even have a chair in our first room. Our room(s) were in the (3) septic field. The smell was horrific. Our room was on the first floor, you couldn’t go on the patio because the bugs, oh the bugs everywhere and if you did manage to get out there to put your damp clothes to dry well then, the feral cats slept on them, and you couldn’t wear them anyways. We had no hot water, which Caribbean I get it, just take note. House keeping would come in the morning take all your towels and bring you towels again between 3-4:00pm. So many times, we would be ready to wash the beach off and you would have to call or go hunt down some towels. I was down at the front desk the same day we checked in requesting an upgrade, to be moved, somewhere. I was told to come back tomorrow at noon, and they would show me a different room at $20 per night/per person. The new room was bigger, partial ocean view (if we can call it that). Talk to front desk again to negotiate. Back and forth, back and forth, was told cash only so he wouldn’t have to ring it in (I know where this is going) finally agree on a price. It started at $480 ($20 per person/per night = 12 nights) we got him down to $300 total, fine, let’s do it. I ask how much in DOP, he gives me a number that is higher than I expected (I changed money in Canada before leaving). Turns out he we are negotiating in USD, I am Canadian, my passport that is in front of him is Canadian, I said I was paying in DOP, why would I even have American? So that was the end of that. We did not request anything else from Alfredo at the front desk. On day 8 when I learned nothing would come of requesting a room change, I reached out to Nexus/WestJet and asked to be moved from Viva Tangerine to anywhere else. And let me tell you how quickly things moved from that point on was wild. We were moved into a room with a separate bedroom, still tiny closet that would not accommodate dresses. Second floor so we could use the patio which was nice. And enter stage right = Cockroaches. Big ones, little ones, All the cockroaches. We had none in the first room. The AC would not shut off, you could turn it down, but it just kept going. The beach wasn't swimmable 92% of the time. The wind at the beach is a solid 40-60km/h every single day. You are being sandblasted at all times. The peddlers on the beach are terrible, same one’s day in and day out. They take loungers, put their wares on them and then when pretty girls are down at 11:00am looking for loungers they receive the ones being held by peddlers. At any given time, you have one or more within 10 feet of you, all day, every day. And wildly expensive, $25USD for a bracelet from China, $50USD for 2 French braids. Wild. They have “showers” at the entrances back up to the resort, but it’s a dribble and not accomplishing getting the sand off you. The pool was cleanish – until about 10:00am and then it got cloudy, every day. Not a pool I am getting into. (2) One day someone put a dirty diaper 2 feet from the pool, in a busy walking area, that sat there for more than 5 hours. People walked around it, including staff, now I know it is not their job to pick up after ignorant guests BUT it does need to be picked up. Public washrooms in the “main” area are not well maintained. As these are the only washrooms that anyone knows how to find. In the ladies you will never find paper product what you will find is a very potent candle, only 2 stalls and toilets that are clogged daily. Outside of the washroom 10 feet is customer service, she has a radio and will have someone restock it, if you let her know. If you don’t like smoking this one isn’t for you. I had someone vaping next to me in the buffet, at her table. As someone that smoked/vaped for 20+ years I can tell you that is a big no-no. Do better lady. People smoke next to the signs that say no smoking, no one enforces it, anywhere on the resort.

  Apr 21, 2026
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  Hidden Gem in Cabarete

  I'm really not sure why people leave bad reviews for this gem of a resort. From the moment we arrived, we were greeted with friendly reception staff who made us feel welcome. Our rooms were not ready yet but we left our luggage with security in a special room and was given a little tour and started to enjoy our vacation. Yes the rooms are a little dated, ours was small but everything worked. Our very friendly maid Claribel kept it very clean and fresh towels daily. The resort itself is small and easily walkable. There's lots to do, entertainment staff are very attentive and get everyone involved with the activities offered. Nightly shows were good too. There's a disco later if you like to dance aswell. Food was good, we enjoyed the snack bar for lunches and the Italian ala cart was the favourite in our group. The beach BBQ day is very awesome too. The lobby bar is the hub of this place. Bar staff were amazing and mixed fantastic drinks. Lots of selection of alcohol and mixes. And lots of water filling stations everywhere (love this with helping to save the environment). We spent most of our time at the beach, yes had to get up early to reserve a spot as l needed the shade of the palms. The ocean breeze was lovely and fun to watch all the kite surfers too. Special shout out to the staff Massiel, Raymundo, Javier, Kevin, Rosely, Elizabeth, Baby, Candy, Francesco (Frankie), Orbus, Rosa, Christian-they made sure that our vacation was wonderful!!!! Thank you everyone

  Apr 21, 2026
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  Girls Vacay 04/2026

  Beautiful well managed resort. The staff were friendly and willing to assist to make your stay memorable... I would like to mention a few of them. Alexander from the Buffet who's smile was ever so addictive. Juan de Bares was our BEST mixer of MARGARITAS. Jose from the front desk was very accommodating and made sure our room switch request was done without any issues. Thank you, VIVA TANGERINE.

  Apr 19, 2026
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  Sisters and Mama Apr 2026 Trip

  Viva Wyndham Tangerine. Had a great week at this resort special. Thank you for the great service from Juan de Bares who made the best margaritas! Great buffet service from Raymond, Alexander and Edwardo. Also thank you to Jose at the front reception for his assistance in helping us change our rooms when we had some minor issues. The resort itself was well kept, and never went hungry during all our meals. We hope to see you again. Thank you to our Tangerine family.

  Apr 18, 2026
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  Viva tangerine 🍊

  Location was great! Beautiful beach but rough. Atmosphere was great! Came as a group of 11. Would definitely come back. Rooms a bit outdated but didn't spend much time in there. The animation and entertainment group were wonderful. Working for 9am till after 12. Food was delicious. Bar was great as well.

  Apr 12, 2026