Guest Report

[Mpoynter]

My husband I stayed in Castara recently for a few nights and enjoyed our visit immensely. This was our first holiday in Tobago and, since we relied heavily on visitor reports in planning our trip, I felt we should add a report of our own. Firstly, all the positive comments about Castara Retreats turned out to be absolutely true. The village is a friendly community with a lovely sand beach and several good eating establishments including The Almond tree and Marguerite’s.

Our accommodation at Castara Retreats was everything we could have hoped for and more. Our cottage included a large, covered balcony with a fantastic view of the beach and comfortable seating where we spent hours and hours bird-watching, reading, eating and limin’, also a fully-equipped kitchen, comfortable bed, clean, insect-free environment. We were in paradise!

As Canadians, we found the driving quite challenging and will definitely use the services of Porridge on our return visit. However, there's lots to see and do around the village. Do walk up to the waterfalls for a fresh-water dip. Also, explore the stock of the many little storefronts. We were surprised to find some interesting wine, wonderful produce and even bread fresh from the oven at 8 pm.

Thanks so much to Sue, Steve and Freya for your warm welcome and hospitality and to Porridge and Jeanell for organizing New Year’s Eve and the snorkeling excursion. We will see you all again next year!