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Mot Mot Apartment - Living Area
The three-bedroom Mot Mot Apartment is located on the lower floor of the property. It provides a gross accommodation area (including balconies) of around 130m2 (1,400ft2).
One of the most noticeable characteristics of Mot Mot is the 1.6-metre wide balcony that runs the full 11m length of the building, on two sides. Furnished with a hammock, two comfortable all-weather chairs and (since our visit) two tables with a total of eight chairs, you are guaranteed a shady spot at all times of the day. It was a lovely spot to chill out and watch the birds in the surrounding trees.
The front entrance takes you into a large, bright and airy living area. A comfortable 3-seat sofa and matching coffee table face a satellite TV set. For the first time this trip we found a television set that gave a decent picture – although ‘decent picture’ is purely a technical observation regarding image quality and has no bearing on the truly awful program quality of the local and North American channels available. Fortunately, there is a small music centre, so provided that you bring some CDs, you will not be devoid of entertainment should you tire of the sound of bird-song.
The living area is not air-conditioned. However two very efficient floor-standing fans are provided. To keep the room cool, it is essential to open the wide double-doors and windows as early in the day as possible to prevent hot air building up inside the high-ceilinged room.
The living room is dominated by rather magnificent wooden kitchen units. All the basics are provided and everything was new-looking, clean and inviting. The kitchen would certainly be ‘man enough’ to cater for the eight to ten guests that the apartment can accommodate.
We had the choice of eating at the breakfast bar or at a small table beside the plunge pool. This was fine for the two of us, but would undoubtedly create problems for larger parties. However, shortly after our visit, two circular tables and eight chairs were installed on the main balcony.
Adjacent to the kitchen area is a spiral stainless steel staircase. This provides internal access to the Mot Mot Apartment. The door at the top is locked when the apartments are rented separately. Soundproofing between the apartments is excellent and we were seldom aware of our neighbours.
The kitchen is equipped with a large gas stove with griddle pan and oven. The large American-size fridge-freezer could easily store a week’s supply of groceries for the maximum party size and minimises trips to the supermarket. Other electrical utensils included an electric kettle, blender and toaster. There is no microwave or dishwasher, but unusually for local properties, the entire property is plumbed for both hot and cold water. Hurray!
Tobago’s national power supply company offers both 110v current (Type B American 2 pin flat, with or without earth pin) and 220v UK 3-pin power supply and properties can be wired with either or both of these. The US two-pin is the standard on the island, but possibly reflecting the fact that he now lives in Scotland, Castarian owner Selvin Douglas has opted to wire Hidden Cottage with both. However, the three-pin UK plugs are only available in the kitchen/living room and in the master bedroom.
There is no telephone at the property, but a handy mobile (cell) phone and charger were left for guests to use. Pay-as-you-go cards are available from a small shop just two-minute walk from the house.
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