Guest Report

[Caroline]

We were managing our expectations of this hotel as prior reviews were a bit mixed, but it seemed like the best option for poolside relaxation towards the luxury end of what is available in Tobago, without paying too much. We were very pleasantly surprised.

On arrival the view through the reception to the pool and sea is stunning. It's very quiet and generally there were only a few people around the pool. The beach is lovely, smooth sand and clear waters and not too choppy, despite being on the Atlantic side of the island (we'd found waves much bigger on the other side of the island). The beach benefits from some dappled, leafy shade in the morning. The room was spot on, big comfy bed, thankfully devoid of mosquitoes following our stay in the rainforest. Cafe Havana was surprisingly good with a varied breakfast each day and we had dinner there more than once. One might expect the restaurant linked to the hotel to be awful but it was really quite nice - Pina Coladas were the best ever! There is also the option of a little local lunch at a snack shop 5 mins walk towards town, on a bend in the road, where we had some lovely local soup for a few £ each!

Staff were nice, although we were a bit disappointed to have no flexibility on late checkout despite hanging by the pool all day and seeing nobody arrive in the room by 5pm and nobody cleaning the room for hours after we had checked out! Little things like an extra hour to dip in the pool and change in your own room afterwards can make the difference. However they redeemed themselves by letting us use a room to change and shower before our flight. All considered, would highly recommend!