Blue Haven Hotel - Reader Reports & Opinion
These reports are a combination of questions and comment posted in our Blue Haven Hotel 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].
Reader Satisfaction Ranking: 
Weighted ranking based on 41 votes = 3.3 (max 5)
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Mr. & Mr. Ramgoolam from Trinidad visited in September 2010 and awarded 
My husband and 2 kids (aged 6 years and 10 months)spent a wonderful 4 days at the Blue Haven Hotel. Everything was as described on the hotel's website. We found the staff at the hotel to be extremely helpful and friendly, which was a nice surprise to us having stayed at other hotels in Tobago and finding the service to 'locals' to be very poor compared to the way foreigners were treated. The room was very clean, the pool was wonderful, the service at breakfast was excellent. The front desk staff was very welcoming and helpful. I will definitely recommend this hotel to my fellow Trinis, looking to escape to a little paradise called Blue Haven. Keep up the good work.
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Mr & Mrs Wheatley from U.K. visited in February 2010 and awarded
Wonderful location, lovely people, hotel fantastic, but...
Alison and my self got married at the Hotel through Thompsons 'signatures'. Thompsons (UK) said we could not get married on the beach which is what we wanted. Beulah John the Deputy Manager of Blue Haven sorted everything and we did just that, got married on the beach, Judith (Thompsons rep) and Beulah our witnesses. It was perfect.
During our stay we used taxi's, who will drop you off at one of those secluded beaches and pick you up later to take you to a local favourite restaurant and return home. A bit pricey but for a day and a driver expect to pay 250TT dollars, the local knowlege is well worth it.
While there we were lucky to take in some trips, fresh water Caymen's, birds of paradise, humming bird sanctuary, land crabs, leaf cutter ants, dived over the Japanese garden....well so much more...thanks Judith for organising these for us...
The hotel was delightful and all the staff were really lovely and a special mention to David who kept the private beach clean and looked after us with fresh coconut. I think there are two things which deserve attention. Firstly the restaurant does not do the hotel any favours. The breakfasts are provided with local foods and this is cool, however the evening meals are not so and I would recommend eating out in the evenings, there are plenty of other and good options avalable nearby. I am not sure why this situation is not resolved as there are enough comments over time to warrant the hotel senior management to do something...may be its a family, cultural thing, not too sure.
The second issue was in relation to the wedding photographer the hotel commissioned, Clement Williams. Unfortunately he did not clean his camera lens properly and the photos came out with blemishes all over them. The pixel resolution he used was of poor quality, this is not something which could be corrected. I emailed Clement about the issue in April 2010 and he said he would check, I guess he still is....
On the whole we would certainly go back again, may be renew our vows there in a few years. Tobago is a special place and if you go, go there sooner than later, stay at the Blue Haven and despite the issues, we loved it.
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Andres Duplat from Venezuela visited in May 2009 and awarded 
Be aware!
We went to Tobago to celebrate our 6th anniversary. Just 3 hours after arriving to the hotel, while taking a nap in the swimming pool area we were robbed by a 14 year old local boy, who was swimming in the pool. He pulled out my wifes bag (with my wallet and her purse) beside her chest. She woke up screeming and I ran after him. The Staff helped capture the boy and retreive him while the police arrived. We could find all our things back. We had to go to the police station to sign a statement. The mother of the boy was called and she told us she apologized about her sonīs behavior. Next day changing our original plan to stay all the day at the hotel, we rent a car and made a trip around Tobago to forget the episode. When we came back at the hotel, we went to the beach restaurant to have late lunch (3 pm). For the first time, we saw the security woman (just transfered from the parking lot to the stairs that connect to the beach) and she ask if we left our belongins in the room. At the beach, there was the boy playing with a group of 6 local teenagers with no remorse at all. This was a 2 day stay. While the Staff was embarrased and very helpfull we didnīt get any feedback or compensation from the manager/owner.
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Campbell Dickie from Spain visited in January 2009 and awarded 
Beautiful setting and beach, rooms OK,staff and management wonderful,food OK. this hotel lived up to our expectations. do not expect a modern sterile hotel. the Blue Haven is quirky, slightly jaded and charming.
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David Collas from U.K. visited in January 2009 and awarded 
We booked dinner at BLUE HAVEN HOTEL and were surprised to find a very limited menu.
I chose the beef curry with banana option from about 3 main courses.
It arrived without the bananas - and when queried I was told they were too soft to cook. The meat was scrag end of beef - I got a cheap stew.
That's not good enough when you are charging $300 .
I'd advise avoiding this establishment - it's grossly overpriced and mediocre food .
They also expect $250 +++ for a bottle of Chilean plonk.
Deceptive as the building is nice and the the service on the face of it good ( but selling me a main course when you know the interesting).
Run by an Austrian who has no excuse for such a poor and cynically run restaurant.
Avoid
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