correct. Love the club here. Higher end liquor and a nice large sunny deck.

well, I’ve been to this ziva 5x since it opened. I can say I did see some club changes on my last visit. My last trip was January 20th of this year. I was able to self pour. I do keep my liquor simple. Gentleman Jack neat most of the day. Maybe kettle one or grey goose in the am. So, whether it’s a self pour for my menu of likes, it is pretty straight forward. I guess, for me, the club is where to go for higher end liquor—-whiskey vodka, tequila. A quiet spot, not many people in. The food is take it or leave it. Did it mostly in the am. Meats. Brie. Something light. A GREAT espresso maker. Seems like on all 5 trips, we had the same person or two working in the club. On first drink I would usually tip and leave a small tip as I left each time. I’ll be back in May, maybe it will be different by then. Sitting on the deck with sone friends at 7am was always a great way to start the day. This Ziva is still the best All inclusive experience we’ve had. I understand the concerns about liquors. I could be wrong here, but I don’t think Hyatt as a brand, would water down liquor or have it something it is not. I have not come close to seeing that here. Have down the road, at more expensive all inclusives and felt like they weren’t even trying to hide it.

Just completed a 3 night stay as a Globalist. Booked a 1 bedroom Ocean view suite. Lobby was beautiful with great views and open air. At checkin we were escorted to a private check in area for all Hyatt members with status. There we were given information about the resort and wrist bans. Black for Globalist and as far as I can tell it only gave me two distinct amenities over others. One was the ability to make reservations at any of the 5 restaurants. This was extremely helpful as people begin to line up over an hour ahead of the opening of each place. It was great to save the time and not be strapped in by lines. The second was the access to premium liquor. At the pools we were offered better selections then my friends who had their own separate room, without any status. That said, once the wait staff saw us together they were granted the better selections without any pushback. We were told that the room wouldn’t be ready until after 3pm and we would need to check back for the keys. At quick look at the Hyatt App showed the Presidential suite open and I asked for an upgrade. I was told that they were full, go figure. I did watch for the next 3 nights at the lights in the suite were never turned on and the app continued to show availability.


Overall, I found the suite I booked to be spacious and clean. Flat screen TVs, granite counters, and a massive bathroom with a whirlpool tub. Again, the cleanliness was good and I was impressed at how quick housekeeping was each day. The first day they arrived with 3 maids and each had a room to tackle. 30 minutes later they were gone. In fact, the entire resort was well kept.

For the negative, I have a few. I found the food to be okay, nothing exciting. They have a few different types of restaurants, including French, Italian, Japanese, Steakhouse, and Mexican. None of the them were outstanding but none of them were poor. It was just average with nothing big to get excited about. However, for a 100% all inclusive resort it was better quality food then other AIs I have stayed at. One night we decided to do desert at the French restaurant as we heard their menu was the best for desert. The staff were reluctant to seat us but did after we made clear we just wanted desert. This shouldn't have mattered but to them it did. Once seated we encountered the only rude person on the trip. The waiter was down right awful. It took over 1 hour to get deserts in a half empty restaurant. We had to ask him several times for water refills and coffee while he folded napkins and sat at other tables by himself. It was really strange and to this moment it was off. His responses were not helpful and you could tell he hated that we were there.

Overall I would say this property is very family friendly and does a good job. I wouldn’t be rushing back here as I would prefer something a little more luxurious but for an 2-3 night AI, it will do just fine. I paid 519 USD per night for 2 adults. At this price, I won’t be coming back on a couples trip. For a family it wouldn’t be too bad.