When I arrived the place looked beautiful. Was pleasantly surprised. Our room was clean, and very spacious. There was some building work but it was far enough away from our room not to be a problem. The staff were friendly and helpful. The food in the dining room is basic without much variety. However the free italian restaurant was lovely. Book early in the morning, though. The beach was stunning, the pool was clean and all-in-all a wonderful place to relax. If you're looking for 5* luxury go somewhere else. But if you're looking for value come here. Only one bad point: timeshare people hassling you. They are posted everywhere throughout the hotel lobby and bar. Just say NO!!

This was our third stay. Since the Bahamas are so close to the US, the travel time to get there is minimal. The Wyndham offers everything you need. April was the perfect time to go because of the weather-upper 70's and sunny. The ocean is also fairly calm, so the snorkeling right at the resort's beach is fantastic. The food at the main buffet restaurant and beverages at the various bars are above average. (Ask Gregory to make his special version of a Rum Cooler!) The two upscale restaurants (Italian and Oriental) are quite good. Very friendly staff. For the price, it's wonderful.

I'm very happy I had an opportunity to read all the reviews beforehand because I felt I knew pretty much what to expect. My boyfriend and I are in our mid-20s, pretty laid back people, and don't really need extreme luxury and gourmet food to have a fun vacation so I had a good feeling, despite the negative reviews, that we were going to have a great time. I do think that there are people who would not enjoy the Viva Wyndham especially if they are accustom to places such as the Sandals, or other luxury Resorts. But when you are booking the trip you should know, from the 3-star rating, that it is not going to be as lavish and luxurious as a 5-star. I thought it was a very good deal for what we received in return!
Many of the staff members are very friendly and fun. Sometimes they may not seem to be overly friendly at first but if you talk to them a bit they are very nice. They have to deal with some rude tourists so they are happy to meet friendly people who are having a fun time. I think a smile and some manners go a long way. Relax, lighten up and you will enjoy yourself!
The animation staff was wonderful! These are the people who run the activities and also perform in the shows at night. They come from all over the world and many speak multiple languages. We chatted with many of them at night after the shows and we were lucky to meet a lot of great people!
The room was fine, nothing special, and it was nice to have a balcony and a small fridge. I definitely understand what everyone says about the bathrooms. They were old and quite run down but it wasn't anything we could not bare. I think they were pretty clean, just old and that was very visible by rust and such. From reading the reviews I knew that most of the bathrooms were like this and it wasn’t worth getting distressed about.
The landscape was lovely with many tropical plants and flowers and some little lizards! We had a garden view, not ocean but it was still a nice view and we were not in the room very often anyway.
The beach was beautiful!! We spent our days lounging on the white sands but if you get restless there are plenty of activities to enjoy. The snorkeling was fantastic! There were so many colorful, tropical fish right off the beach by the coral reef. We heard people say they had been snorkeling many times and this was the best they had seen.
The food at the main dining area was okay. I didn't find too much that I loved but I'm not a big meat eater so I stuck with a lot of pastas and salads. My boyfriend loved it though. We ate at both the Oriental and Italian restaurants and the food was quite good there. The drinks were always good but high grade alcohol is not a necessity for us.
Overall we had such a wonderful time! I definitely would also enjoy a resort where you are waited on hand and foot and everything is sparkly clean and new but, for us, I don't think we would have had any more fun in a 5 star then we did at this 3 star.

Just got back on 4/19 from the Viva in Fortuna Beach with my family (14 of us including children) after spending one week there. I have to say, like many reviews mentioned we were skeptical after reading all the comments and reviews on this resort. Since this timeshare is in the family, we chose their Bahamas location this time and let me tell you, it was a terrific vacation for all of us. The rooms in Building B (which were renovated and I recommend you request that building) were clean and perfectly located with a terrific view of the ocean and beach. The rooms were cleaned daily, no complaints there, and always had beverages delivered to our room in our fridge each day (water, soda & beer). The staff, activities, entertainment, bar & beach bar and service was above average! The food was average, however pretty good variety for all and not too bad quality. The trapeze activity that was added not too long ago at this location was a huge plus for my family and added very memorable moments. Just about everyone in the family tried it, including all of our children ranging from 4-14! They even got to be in a show while we were there for the entire resort! Hats off to the trapeze team of Billy, Chu-Cho, Renee and Angel, they were terrific! The pool was large and clean and the beach was just beautiful, plenty of lounge chairs and the sand was white as snow! The snorkeling right off their beach was terrific loaded with tropical fish, you really never needed to leave the resort, so many water activities for all ages to enjoy. I highly recommend this resort and would return again for sure!