I went to the Viva Maya the week of June 26th with my 17 year old niece and her friend and had to be dragged out of there to come home. I loved it there. The people who work there are wonderful. The rooms I though were a perfect size. Yes the beds were a little hard but I did not have a backache the whole time I was there.
The food is great especially at Portofino's. Having had a gastric bypass a few years ago I have a limited range of food I can eat. There was nothing there that I could not eat. I could have lived on the Guacamole it was great. I must agree with another person who said the Pasta cook was nice. I believe his name was Alejandro. The food was a mix of what everyone in the world eats because there is such and international crowd that they need to make everyone happy. The only thing I wish they had had was some cheesecake.
All the people who work at the Viva Maya are top rate. I noticed that are pretty much "Jack of all Trades" They stop and talk to the guest during the day or maybe even sit with them during dinner. Which I liked because I got to learn a lot about the culture of Mexico from them. Our personal favorites were Honoro. Hugo, and Humberto and of couse the above mentioned Alejandro.
Personally I enjoyed the multi national clientele it felt good to meet people from around the world and show them what great people AMERICANS are.
I cannot say enough about the hotel and the staff. I am already planning a trip there again next year. I think that is the best recommendation to stay at this resort.

