Guest Report
Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 7:44 pm
Reviews for Gloucester Place
To celebrated a significant birthday, this trip was a gift from my daughter, Valerie and her family. We truly enjoyed our stay at Gloucester Place......a memorable trip to treasure forever.
We arrived in Tobago very weary, and was met at the airport by Win Sargeant. We drove up to Parlatuvier in two cars and were warmly welcomed by Bea.
We quickly fell in love with the magnificent villa offering the natural surrounding, the breath-taking panoramic view of the sea, the sounds of nature with facilities that was beyond our expectations.
With sight truly to savor, we made certain that we started each day with a swim in the Infinity Pool which looks onto the sea, with our grand daughter, Farron.
The world that the Sargents’ visited and lived in the past, are shared with the visitors, with art collections tastefully displayed throughout the beautiful Gloucester Place.
The air condition ensuite bedrooms are great with plenty of closet and storage space.
The kitchen that we shared with the self-catering arrangement worked out very well. We did several “everybody-cook-something” type of dinners and had some memorable moments in the kitchen. Thank you Win, for sharing the most incredible dessert – the famous, one-of-a-kind warm and crunchy oatmeal cookies. (The secret will never be revealed). We are truly thankful for Bea’s wonderful culinary creations, particularly, the delicious American Thanksgiving dinner with pumpkin pie made with freshly ground spices. Your banana leaf-wrapped barbequed red snapper is a five star creation. (I will be back in a heart-beat for this).
Our hosts are wonderful, delivering information about the history of the area as well as the current happenings in Parlatuvier. Glasgow’s store just 100 meters up the road on the hillside above the bay was visited frequently as we ran out of supplies.
You can walk down stairs along the hillside which takes you to the bay and see happy children and goats along the way. Nearby trails take you through the rain forest along rivers to picturesque waterfalls.
We had a taste of the community attending a fund-raising supper and dance event. Farron met some students who attend the school in Parlatuvier
Bea took us to watch some women from a church group bake bread wrapped in banana leaves in the traditional African beehive-shaped outdoor oven. We were fortunate to buy samples of their baked goods.
The hand made ice cream is delicious at Englishman’s Bay, a beautiful beach with local artists selling bamboo wind-chimes and crafts made of materials from this area.
Our day on the ocean and seeing the marine life was an exciting adventure. Valerie and I caught 2 albacore tuna which were cooked on the barbecue on the beach by the tour guide. It was a day to remember as the Sargent family (Win and Rosie from Tacoma) and our family shared this day. Me (a non-swimmer) and Farron and Valerie (sick-at-sea) returned to Gloucester Place to relax and rest realizing this is truly home away from home after having a very full day.
Our adventures were enjoyed, and many evenings, we relaxed in the family room to watch “Nimo”, “Polar Express” or other DVDs with Farron. The hosts and the guests did the last “togetherness” thing before ending another day in paradise. Thank you.
To celebrated a significant birthday, this trip was a gift from my daughter, Valerie and her family. We truly enjoyed our stay at Gloucester Place......a memorable trip to treasure forever.
We arrived in Tobago very weary, and was met at the airport by Win Sargeant. We drove up to Parlatuvier in two cars and were warmly welcomed by Bea.
We quickly fell in love with the magnificent villa offering the natural surrounding, the breath-taking panoramic view of the sea, the sounds of nature with facilities that was beyond our expectations.
With sight truly to savor, we made certain that we started each day with a swim in the Infinity Pool which looks onto the sea, with our grand daughter, Farron.
The world that the Sargents’ visited and lived in the past, are shared with the visitors, with art collections tastefully displayed throughout the beautiful Gloucester Place.
The air condition ensuite bedrooms are great with plenty of closet and storage space.
The kitchen that we shared with the self-catering arrangement worked out very well. We did several “everybody-cook-something” type of dinners and had some memorable moments in the kitchen. Thank you Win, for sharing the most incredible dessert – the famous, one-of-a-kind warm and crunchy oatmeal cookies. (The secret will never be revealed). We are truly thankful for Bea’s wonderful culinary creations, particularly, the delicious American Thanksgiving dinner with pumpkin pie made with freshly ground spices. Your banana leaf-wrapped barbequed red snapper is a five star creation. (I will be back in a heart-beat for this).
Our hosts are wonderful, delivering information about the history of the area as well as the current happenings in Parlatuvier. Glasgow’s store just 100 meters up the road on the hillside above the bay was visited frequently as we ran out of supplies.
You can walk down stairs along the hillside which takes you to the bay and see happy children and goats along the way. Nearby trails take you through the rain forest along rivers to picturesque waterfalls.
We had a taste of the community attending a fund-raising supper and dance event. Farron met some students who attend the school in Parlatuvier
Bea took us to watch some women from a church group bake bread wrapped in banana leaves in the traditional African beehive-shaped outdoor oven. We were fortunate to buy samples of their baked goods.
The hand made ice cream is delicious at Englishman’s Bay, a beautiful beach with local artists selling bamboo wind-chimes and crafts made of materials from this area.
Our day on the ocean and seeing the marine life was an exciting adventure. Valerie and I caught 2 albacore tuna which were cooked on the barbecue on the beach by the tour guide. It was a day to remember as the Sargent family (Win and Rosie from Tacoma) and our family shared this day. Me (a non-swimmer) and Farron and Valerie (sick-at-sea) returned to Gloucester Place to relax and rest realizing this is truly home away from home after having a very full day.
Our adventures were enjoyed, and many evenings, we relaxed in the family room to watch “Nimo”, “Polar Express” or other DVDs with Farron. The hosts and the guests did the last “togetherness” thing before ending another day in paradise. Thank you.