My boyfriend and I have just returned from a week long all-inclusive stay at the Viva Village (2-9th September). All in all I would highly recommend it!
We arrived at 8.45pm and were met with a friendly rep (makes a change!), and shown into the large, attractive hotel foyer. The receptionists were very helpful and ushered us straight in for dinner as it ended at 9.00pm. They kept our bags safe and then pointed us to our room when we were finished.
Our room was located in Block 4 on the ground floor. It had everything we needed; one bedroom (with two single beds pushed together), bathroom (with two showers and a tub!!) and small kitchenette with fridge, hob and microwave. A bottle of water was waiting in the fridge along with little sachets of hawaiin tropics sun lotion – a nice touch I thought. The safety deposit box is in the wardrobe. We had a terrace as we were on the ground floor but we didn’t use this as it backed onto the road (not a busy one, but this was still a downside). The room was not very noisy but as with most hotels, the walls were a little on the thin side! The room was cleaned and beds made every day except Wed and Sun, and towells replaced everyday if you wanted them to be. There were a few ants but not so many that we were bothered.
Outside, the gardens and pool area were lovely, plenty of sunbeds. We were warned to get up early and hang around for when they unlock the sunbeds but I think this applies more to high-season, we were fine to get up, go for breakfast and then just find our spot. We tended to stick to the grassy areas as there was plenty of sun and you were away from kids splashing and screeching.
The whole area was very clean and well maintained – there was always a little army of cleaners, gardeners, pavement washers etc beavering away to make sure things stayed that way.
The food in the buffet restaurant was impressive:
Breakfast – full english, pancakes, continental, toast, cereal, fruit; basically anything you could fancy.
Lunch – like a main dinner really, four or five main dishes along with pizza, a chef cooking omelettes, lovely salads, soups, bread and cheese.
Dinner – same as above really, with a grill cooking meats, pasta with various sauces and then the main hot dishes which varied night by night. They have themed nights where they bring out an extra table full of Spanish/Mexican foods.
Beer, wine, fizzy pop, juice and water on tap to help yourself. I was impressed with the fact that they did not seem to use lunch leftovers for dinner, and vice versa as nothing was repeated.
Waiter service was fast and friendly, but make sure you leave a drink or an item on your table when you go up for seconds/pudding as they will clear it away and you’ll have to move to another table.
Caribbean Grill – we heard bad reviews, so were a bit apprehensive. The starters were nice enough, if a little boring, but I could not eat my main as it was quite literally chargrilled and tasted of soot! The vegetables were mushy but the jacket potato was nice. These accompany everything. My boyfriend enjoyed his though. Desserts seemed ok, but they have a habit of covering every dessert in luminous sauce; this time green and yellow, which tasted of mouthwash and ruined what would otherwise be a nice cheesecake! My advice would be to book a slot here for 8 or earlier, so you have time to visit the main buffet restaurant after if you do not like your meal!
Italian Restaurant – this was lovely. My starter of assorted crostinis was presented well and tasted divine – I would have been happy to pay for this in a posh Italian! And other courses were lovely but again the problem with the luminous sauce on the desserts!
Throughout the day you can get salads, burgers, chips, pizza etc from the pool bar. They take seconds to arrive and are all yummy.
Nightime – you can get pretty much any spirit you would like in your AI package, along with wine, beer, cocktails and sangria, cava. Watch out for strong measures, you may want to order vodka coke and then an extra coke to mix in! The entertainment was mostly geared to kids – Goulash the monster was a favourite and had his own slot every evening, followed by Bingo and then the main entertainment. Its not to bad as you can time your eating for when this is on and it doesn’t bother you too much. Main entertainment varied from a comedian, to a quiz and acrobats, to a pantomime, some good, some bad. It could have been better I thought.
C’an Picafort 5-10 mins walk down the road, has a nice seafront and plenty of shops and bars and has not been spoiled. Try the Blue Blue perfume shop – I was amazed at how cheap it was and spent hours (and £’s) in there! The beach is clean and there are plenty of sunbeds and space for you to sunbathe. On Friday’s there is a market but beware it is right at the other end of the beach, quite a trek in the heat but its a nice experience.
All in all, the Viva Village is a dream if you have kids, but still great fun and relaxing if you haven’t and you don’t mind them. Great food, lovely surroundings, well worth the money we paid and I would go back. C’an Picafort is a lovely part of Majorca, not too loud, not too quite, unspoilt and still ‘Spanish’ rather than a Blackpool abroad! Only 10 mins away on the bus to Alcudia if you want a bit more nightlife.
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