Turtle Beach - Reader Reports & Opinion

Guest Report - Turtle Beach   

Les Blake from U.K. visited in April 2008 and awarded  

A good 2+ hotel. Only let down by basic bathrooms and somewhat spartan bedrooms, although both we clean and tidy.

We did have a couple of minor faults on arrival but these were fixed straight away.

Staff were very good. Food was excellent and although buffet style, the quality and excellent were very high.

Location was superb, just like it said in the publicity. Public areas and the pool were always keep clean and tidy.

It must be a shame for the staff,to know that if the management just improved the bedrooms slightly, they could achieve a 4 star rating over night.

We had a great 2 weeks and would go back tomorrow if we could.

Better Than I Expected From Reading Other Reviews   

Peter Challenger from U.K. visited in April 2008 and awarded  

I'd read a lot of negative reviews about this hotel, so I expected the worst. We had a 2 hour wait in the hotel reception for our room (probably because leaving residents can hang onto their room until they leave). The room was dated, but clean. The view was fantastic (view of the beach 10m away). The daily maid service was good. Food was varied and healthy so the kids couldn't just each chips all the time. We had to queue a couple of times at dinner for more than 30 minutes, the rest of the time 5 minutes was the absolute maximum queue time (the hotel was full). The staff are mostly friendly, the manager was friendly. I did hear of other holidaymakers with problems with their rooms, but they always seemed to get sorted – although some people moved to another hotel.

My experience is that the holiday was very relaxing, we even saw turtles in the daytime which is almost unheard of. I'd recommend this hotel.

A Very Relaxed Stay.   12 Apr 2008

Donna Baylis from Essex UK visited in April 2008 and awarded  

We have returned from our third visit to Turtle Beach. I would say from the beginning that this hotel will certainly not suit everybody. We love the friendliness of the staff, the swimming pool is excellent for the children and the location is fantastic. The main reason for us staying here the first time was to be close at hand to see the turtles. The hotel was only half full initially but very soon became completely full, the service was a little slower, as you would expect, when this happened but we were on holiday and never found this a problem. In our experience people seem to either love this hotel and return time after time or dislike it. The rooms are a little tired but are always kept very clean . This year there were some filipino staff who were eager to please but who also seemed to get along very well with the local staff. Whilst I understand that an all inclusive hotel is not everybodys choice it suits us to have the option to eat at the hotel for a reasonable price if we want to. The food was excellent with lots of local food and only one or two options during our two week stay which catered for the more 'fussy eater'. We tend to eat out quite a lot to try different places and to make sure we spend money with the locals.

During our stay this time we experienced several turtles on the beach at night time as you would expect but also two turtles came up to lay during the day. This was an amazing sight, two at once and fortunately monitored by the 'Turtle Patrol'.

To summarise I would recommend Turtle beach if you go with an open mind and a desire to explore the island and other places to eat. We will definitely be returning.

Guest Report - Turtle Beach   

Angela Adams from U.K. visited in March 2008 and awarded  

The 3* Turtle Beach Hotel, Tobago is in an excellent beachside position with two and three-storey accommodation and pretty gardens around the outside pool. The jacuzzi in the centre of the pool never works despite several requests. We had a completely recently refurbished room but it was filthy. There was building work going on in the rooms either side and cement bags on the ground floor and dust everywhere so all floors were always dirty. The chairs were badly stained and the brand new bathroom leaked from the ceiling and from our shower tap. The sheets and towels were always clean and changed regularly. I spoke to the charming General Manager a few times and the main reason is lack of staff. One morning half the restaurant was closed due to no staff.

A Wonderful Location With A Warm Welcome   

Sylvia Dannreuther from U.K. visited in March 2008 and awarded  

We've just returned from our first trip to Tobago, and having read some of the less favourable comments about Turtle Beach Hotel I was pleasantly surprised – all the staff were welcoming, helpful and there was always a cheerful greeting. All the rooms are within feet of the beach with stunning views, and although they're not of the highest standard, everything was clean and there was an endless supply of hot water. When we had a problem with our shower it was fixed within hours. The pool was great. The locals were always polite and friendly, even when we said we didn't want their boat tours. The only disappointment was that the advertised all-inclusive watersports facilities were very limited – there was only one Hobie and one windsurfer plus a few kayaks – having said that, we still sailed every day, but mainly because there wasn't much demand from the other guests.

All in all we had a great holiday – oh, and the turtles laying their eggs were awesome.

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