Where to stay: Tobago's finest hotels, B&Bs, villas, eco-retreats and more
Tobago’s wide and ever-increasing array of accommodation can meet any holiday plans or budget, particularly in the tourist centre of Crown Point and along the island’s Leeward Coast. From the busy southwest corner of the island to the rainforests of the interior and northeast, you can find comfortable, quality lodging.
You can choose a luxury or budget hotel, a beach resort, an elegant villa, a self-catering apartment, a homely guesthouse, or a simple cottage in a quiet fishing village. Most choices offer airport transfers and visitor activities including tours led by experienced nature guides.
Hotels and resorts are thick on the ground in the southwest around Crown Point, near the airport, including Blue Haven, Crown Point Hotel and Tropikist. There are self-catering apartments at Belleviste and Store Bay Holiday Resort, and stunning villas like those at Stonehaven, Seahorse Inn and Plantation Beach Villas a little way up the coast.
Themed holidays
There are lodgings geared to specific interests, whether you’re on a diving trip (try the Blue Waters Inn in Speyside), a golfing holiday (luxurious villas like Sans Souci and Jammev at Tobago Plantations will help you rest up before teeing off), or an escape into nature (try the Footprints Eco Resort).
Price & availability
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. In fact, the island's airlift is contingent upon the expansion of its room stock (and the upgrading of its airport). There has been a reprieve in recent years, however, due to the international economic downturn, so that discounted rooms and packages are increasingly available.