rex resort
Posted: Tue May 06, 2003 11:50 pm
My family and I had a two week vacation at the rex resort and I must say that it was well worth it. We have a boy and a girl aged seven and nine and they had a great time. The hotel has a kid's club that is from around 9:00 till noon, kids get to do alot of fun stuff there.
The hotel itself is not all that posh but you have a large room with toilet, bath and shower and a comfortable bed. Each room has a balcony or verander, and its amazing sitting there early in the morning and listening to the birds sing, some of them would come and eat right out of your hand if you offered them something.
The staff were all friendly and always ready to chat and offer any assistance possible. The food was great but you must eat out to experience the real local flavours. A great place to eat out is at Jemma's Kitchen and also at the Black Rock Cafe the latter of which is just a short walk down the beach or the main road.
The beach has vendors and traders, most of which are very friendly and polite. Mind you there are the odd one or two like the aloe vera man and the guitar man, but they basically leave you alone once you tell them a firm but polite no.
I must highly recommend Mary for her relaxing massage which was pure heaven, and her charmming cousin Rachael who does manicures and pedicures. Total bliss having your nails done on the beach, a very talented young lady Rachael is, she can do any pattern or design on your nails.Very professional.
Sunday school is a must and the kids can go as well since most of the entertainment starts quite early e.g steelpan, drummers etc.
My advice is total local. Very friendly people, do as much as you could with them if you want to get the real local experience.Trips from the tour guides on the beach were alot cheaper than the ones in the hotel and they were much more personalized.
We had a great time in Tobago staying at the rex resort and we intend to make it our yearly vacation spot. At present we are visiting Trinidad so look forward to my review on that when we get back to the U.K.
The hotel itself is not all that posh but you have a large room with toilet, bath and shower and a comfortable bed. Each room has a balcony or verander, and its amazing sitting there early in the morning and listening to the birds sing, some of them would come and eat right out of your hand if you offered them something.
The staff were all friendly and always ready to chat and offer any assistance possible. The food was great but you must eat out to experience the real local flavours. A great place to eat out is at Jemma's Kitchen and also at the Black Rock Cafe the latter of which is just a short walk down the beach or the main road.
The beach has vendors and traders, most of which are very friendly and polite. Mind you there are the odd one or two like the aloe vera man and the guitar man, but they basically leave you alone once you tell them a firm but polite no.
I must highly recommend Mary for her relaxing massage which was pure heaven, and her charmming cousin Rachael who does manicures and pedicures. Total bliss having your nails done on the beach, a very talented young lady Rachael is, she can do any pattern or design on your nails.Very professional.
Sunday school is a must and the kids can go as well since most of the entertainment starts quite early e.g steelpan, drummers etc.
My advice is total local. Very friendly people, do as much as you could with them if you want to get the real local experience.Trips from the tour guides on the beach were alot cheaper than the ones in the hotel and they were much more personalized.
We had a great time in Tobago staying at the rex resort and we intend to make it our yearly vacation spot. At present we are visiting Trinidad so look forward to my review on that when we get back to the U.K.