Lodging/Restaurants

Finding an hotel
Both islands have a wide offer for lodging, no matter your budget, from fashionable hotels to simple guest houses and inns.

Generally, Trinidad is considered a perfect island for fun lovers, while Tobago is ideal for relaxing.

Hotels List

Trinidad

Alicia’s House
7 Coblentz Gardens St Ann’s,
Port of Spain
Phone no. 623 2802
Fax no. 623 8560
Hospitable guest house in a residential zone. $-$$

Asa Wright Nature Centre and Lodge
Blanchisseuse Road, Arima
Phone no. 667 4655
Fax no. 667 0493
An inn located at a separated place in the middle of the tropical jungle.
Ideal for nature lovers. $$$

Blanchisseuse Beach Resort
Blanchisseuse
Phone no. 628 3731
Fax no. 628 3737
Small guest house next to the beach. $-$$

La Calypso
46 French Street, Woodbrook
Phone no. 622 4077
Fax no. 623 8560
Guest house with pleasant atmosphere and good service. $

Holiday Inn
Wrightson Road, Port of Spain
Phone no. 625 3361
Fax no. 625 4166
Downtown hotel of
Port of Spain, built next to the port.
A restaurant with an excellent view. $$$

Johnson’s
16 Buller Street
Woodbrook,
Port of Spain
Phone no. 628 7553
Downtown, bed and breakfast with nice and quiet atmosphere. $-$$

Kapok
16 Cotton Hill, Port of Spain
Phone no. 622 6441
Fax no. 622 9677
Excellent hotel at the heart of Port of Spain, with two famed restaurants. $$$

The Normandie Hotel
10 Nook Avenue
St Ann’s,
Port of Spain
Phone/fax no. 624 1181
Practical, peaceful, though a bit impersonal. $$

Schultzi’s
35 Fitts Street, Port of Spain
Phone no. 622 7521
Simple family inn at the center of Port of Spain, with a kitchen for guest’s use. $

Trinidad Hilton
Lady Young Road
St Ann’s,
Port of Spain
Phone no. 624 3211
Fax no. 624 4485
Without doubt the best in the island. At the downtown, has a wide program of activities for their clients, including night shows. $$$


Tobago

Arnos Vale Hotel
Plymouth
Phone no. 639 2881
Fax no. 639 4629
Romantic hotel at a picturesque and peaceful place, with a private beach. In the breakfast buffet you’ll also find some exotic birds. $$$

Blue Waters Inn
Batteaux Bay, Speyside
Phone no. 660 4341
Fax no. 660 5195
Comfortable hotel at a remote place, in the middle of tropical vegetation, and next to an Atlantic beach. Ideal for submarine practice. $$-$$$

Coco Reef Hotel
Coconut Beach, Crown Point
Phone no. 639 8571
Fax no. 639 8574
Modern five stars hotel with a small private beach. Rooms are beautifully decorated. Much visited by groups of German tourists. $$$

Le Grand Courlan
Grafton Beach, Black Rock
Phone no. 639 9667
Fax no. 639 0030
Modern and luxurious hotel, though a bit impersonal. Has an own spa and many sporting installations. $$$

Kariwak Village
Crown Point
Phone no. 639 8442
Fax no. 639 8441
More than a hotel, it’s a little town with circular cottages, built in the middle of a beautiful tropical garden, few minutes walking from the beach. Music at weekends. $$$

Mount Irvine Bay Hotel and Golf Club
PO Box 222
Phone no. 639 8871
Fax no. 639 8800
Discreet and elegant hotel with some English air. Has a golf course surrounded by palm trees, built on an ancient sugar plantation land. $$$

Richmond Great House
Belle Garden
Phone/fax no. 660 4467
An old plantation mansion hosts this hotel, at the top of a hill close to the Atlantic coast highway. Cool and peaceful rooms. $$-$$$

Turtle Beach Hotel
Great Courland Bay
Phone no. 639 2851
Fax no. 639 4629
Pleasant atmosphere next to a beautiful and broad beach. Clients are usually British. $$

Prices Guide
Price estimations are based on a night double room:

$= Less than 100 dollars
$$= Between 100 and 200 dollars
$$$= More than 200 dollars


WHERE TO EAT

What to Eat
In any other island you’ll find the mixture of so many nationalities as in Trinidad & Tobago. Maybe a meal is a bit expensive here, but if you make a good selection of restaurants, you will sure enjoy delicious dishes, without affecting your budget.

Restaurants List

Trinidad

La Faintasie
The Normandie, Port of Spain
Phone no. 624 1181
New Creole cuisine. $$$

Hong Kong City
86A Tragarete Road, Port of Spain
Phone no. 622 3949
Chinese food with a Creole touch. $

Monsoon
72 Tragarete Road, Port of Spain
Phone no. 628 7684
Excent India food. $

Schultzi’s
5 Edward Street, Port of Spain
Phone no. 627 7906
Nice bar with traditional Antillean food and sandwiches. $

Surf Country Inn
Blanchisseuse
Phone no. 669 2475
International and Antillean food. Much visited on Sundays and holidays by islanders. $-$$

Tiki Village
Kapok Hotel, Port of Spain
Phone no. 622 6441
Polynesian food. $

Timberline
North Coast, Port of Spain
Phone no. 638 2263
Creole cuisine. $$


Tobago

Black Rock Café
Black Rock
Phone no. 639 7625
Local dishes. $-$$

Bonkers
Storebay Local Road, Crown Point
Phone no. 639 7173
Local food and famed for having the best cocktails in the island. $-$$

Jemma’s Sea view Kitchen
Speyside
Phone no. 660 4066
Excellent local food. $

Miss Jean
Store bay Beach Facilities
Simple and well-seasoned dishes. Economic prices. $

Old Donkey Cart House
Bacolet Street, Scarborough
Phone no. 639 3551
International and Caribbean food. Excellent wines. $$

Rouselle’s Seafood Restaurant
Bacolet Street, Scarborough
Phone no. 639 4783
One of the most recommended in the island. $$-$$$

Seahorse Inn
Old Grafton Road
Phone no. 639 0686
Restaurant located at an idyllic place with wonderful sights. $

Prices guide
Prices estimations are based on a meal for one person, without drinks:

$= Less than 20 dollars
$$= Between 20 and 30 dollars
$$$= More than 30 dollars

 

 

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