Tobago’s ever-increasing range of accommodation can meet any holiday plans or budget, particularly in the tourist centre of Crown Point and along the island’s Leeward Coast. You can choose a luxury or budget hotel, a beach resort, an elegant villa, a self-catering apartment, a homely guesthouse, or a simple rustic cottage in a quiet fishing village.

Hotels and resorts are thick on the ground in the southwest, including Blue Haven, Crown Point and Tropikist. There are self-catering apartments at Belleviste, Jimmy’s, Ocean Point and Store Bay Holiday Resort, and stunning villas like those at Stonehaven, Seahorse Inn and Plantation Beach Villas.

There are lodgings geared to specific holiday plans, whether you’re on a diving trip (try the Blue Waters Inn in Speyside); a golfing holiday (luxurious villas like Jammev and Sans Souci will help you rest up before teeing off), or an escape into nature (try the Footprints Eco Resort).

The pressure on room stock has increased recently with growth in domestic tourism – the inter-island air and sea bridges carried 1.5 million passengers in 2007, a 50% increase on 2006. Plans are under way for two new large hotels, including the island’s first five-star facility, the Culloden Reef Hotel.

Until then, make sure you book ahead for traditionally popular times of the year such as Easter, Carnival, the Jazz Festival and holiday weekends.

Where to start

•    Jammev Beach Resorts (Lowlands): 623-4824
•    Plantation Beach Villas (Black Rock): 639-9377
•    Villas at Stonehaven (Black Rock): 639-0361
•    Belleviste Apartments (Crown Point): 639-9351
•    Blue Haven Hotel (Scarborough): 660-7400
•    Store Bay Holiday Resort (Crown Point): 639-8810
•    Blue Waters Inn (Speyside): 660-2583
•    Crown Point Beach Hotel (Crown Point): 639-8781
•    Footprints Eco Resort (Golden Lane): 660-0416
•    Jimmy’s Holiday Resort (Crown Point): 639-8292
•    Ocean Point Resort (Lowlands): 639-0973
•    Seahorse Inn (Black Rock): 639-0686
•    Tropikist Beach Hotel (Crown Point): 639-8512
•    Villa Sans Souci (Lowlands): 639-3325