White House - Reader Reports & Opinion
These reports are a combination of questions and comment posted in our White House forum and visitor reports added via the 'Add Report' tab above. The votes awarded are weighted by volume and date to give a truer representation of reader satisfaction [more details].
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Weighted ranking based on 13 votes = 3.9 (max 5)
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Cler Et Do from France visited in April 2011 and awarded 
Good morning,
Just a little email for thank you for our stay in your house.
We enjoyed it very much.
Special thanks for Sharon whom we tchatched very much.
I am preparing their pictures. I don't forget.
I will recommend your guest house at my friends.
See you later
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David Stevenson from U.S.A. visited in July 2010 and awarded 
The Whitehouse is beautifully situated a few minutes walk up from the village. I believe I would have been less happy right on the sea. This was nice and quiet and close enough to everything and perfect for us. It has a pleasant patio with a good view through double doors but the main view is from kitchen window. It was clean and comfortable with all the necessary kitchen equipment. Mosquitoes were not a problem. Sharon, the housekeeper, put us in touch with Mr. Redman at Speyside and we did some snorkeelling with him, and saw the seabirds on Little Tobago. Also hired snorkel from village and walked to Pirates Bay a couple of times and had the beach practically to ourselves with good snorkelling.
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Sarah Hechtenthal from Canada visited in March 2010 and awarded 
This was our least favorite accommodation on the island. We chose it for price, location, and the description/pictures on the website. We were quite disapointed! We were the only ones staying there at the time, so had no one to compare notes with on other options.
The good parts are that the house is right in the rainforest and the view of the trees and wildlife from the balcony is quite lovely. Sharon, the housekeeper, is also very nice and she is quite a fun character too! She has worked for the owner a very long time and is an amazingly loyal worker! I hear she is quite the cook too.
Downsides are numerous however. The room and bed are quite tiny (by comparison with other places we stayed on the island). the kitchen is tiny and not nearly as well equiped as equally priced places we stayed at.
As soon as you turn on the water, it sounds like there are demons in the walls! The plumbing needs help! The shower is less of a steady stream of water, more short violent bursts of air and steam. not good!
there is no air conditioning and so you have no choice but to leave the windows open - big mistake! we tried using the ceiling fan, but it made noises worse than the plumbing and did not seem safe.
The mosquito net reeked of chemicals and we needed to air it out for a night before we could set it up. unfortunately, the night we did not use it, we woke up at midnight covered in blood and mosquito bites. there are no screens over any of the windows and so the place quickly become infested with 1000000 of mosquitos - makes sense for being in the rainforest. we did set up the net for the 2nd night, but it was not functional because of holes and generally being too small.
All that said, Charlottville is quite a bit more "off the beaten track" than the other places we stayed, so i am not sure if any of the other accommodation options in that town were any better. but in my opinion, i would look around first before settling for the White House.
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James Miller from U.K. visited in February 2010 and awarded
Lovely place, great location and hosts combined with super value. Recommended! Charlotteville is just down the hill and you really feel part of the town when you stay at the "castle".
It's basic but nice and clean. The view (ocean view room) must among the best in the town - waking up to that vista is quite special.
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Jahnelle from Canada visited in January 2010 and awarded
The White House was just what my family needed to bring the love back. My family and I never traveled to Tobago before so we used the internet to find The White House, and it was a Blessing. I traveled with my 10month son, and husband. The apartment was clean and comfortable. The view was beautiful, if you love nature this is the place for you. Every morning waking up to the morning sun and the singing of birds. Sharron the house keeper met us upon arrival, very sweet lady, with out me even asking gave me a play pen to use for my son. Which came in handy. The Village, small and peaceful, the people were very friendly. We ate out everyday at a nice place over looking the water. The owner Steve very professional, we made a lot of last min changes and Steve was still welcoming after all we put him and Sharron through. Any one who enjoys nature and, just wants to relax, The White House is the place.
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