Tobago Hotels & Resorts
A wide variety of hotels and resorts are available for your vacation on Tobago. They come in all shapes and sizes to suite every taste and budget. The single most outstanding feature to distinguish all Tobago hotels and other accommodation, however, is the warm, friendly and genuinely hospitable personality of the local staff who make you feel truly welcome on their beautiful island - whatever the level of accommodation.
The myTobago listing of Tobago Hotels & Resorts is the definitive guide. Not only do we provide details of EVERY hotel and resort on Tobago, but also every other type of holiday accommodation on the island. Our guide is complete - not simply an abbreviated list of paid advertisers.
Click on the name of any of the following properties for full details of the hotels, including visitor reports and editorial reviews. Alternatively, use the menu bar at the top of the page to read other articles on our site.
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The ranking in the listings are cumulative totals of the Satisfaction Ratings awarded by readers while filing reports on myTobago about their stay at the property. Maximum award = 5 stars.
Arnos Vale Hotel - 29 room Hotel
The Arnos Vale Hotel is a 29-room beachside hotel set in stunning grounds and offering wonderful bird-watching and snorkelling.
I last stayed at the Arnos Vale Hotel in 1988. Even then it was in need of some TLC. It hasn't kept pace with the development of tourism on Tobago and poor management plus lack of investment has made the hotel the biggest 'lost opportunity' on the island. Although nominally rated as a 3-star property, many would say that this hotel no longer deserves a star rating.
The Arnos Vale boast the best hotel location on the island. The 450-acre grounds are stunning; the birdlife is amongst the best on the island; it is situated in a beautiful Caribbean bay with lovely sandy beach and safe swimming and boasts some of the best snorkelling on the island.
It is terribly sad that this hotel has been so mis-managed. How does it survive? A few diehards return year after year. I was one of these - until the early '90s when standards dropped below acceptable levels. Sadly the hotel is now simply an embarassment to the local hospitality industry. Non-residents visiting the beach quickly realise the hotel's attitude and philosophy when they visit the hotel's beach or main bar - the most expensive drinks on Tobago. In fact you can pay less in a top London hotel.
Location: Plymouth (Lower Caribbean) |
Airport: 25 minute drive |
Prices: US$145-$334 per night |
Beach: Beachside Property |
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Details: hotel details |
(22 votes)
Bacolet Beach Club - 22 room Hotel
The Bacolet Beach Club is a new (late 2008) boutique hotel located on the cliff tops in the peaceful upmarket suburb of Bacolet and overlooking Rockly Bay and Scarborough port. This smart new hotel has access to its own small, but secluded, sandy beach.
Location: Bacolet (Lower Atlantic) |
Airport: 20 minute drive |
Prices: US$190-$510 per night |
Beach: Beachside Property |
Ranking: No votes yet |
Details: hotel details |
Bamboo Walk Hotel - 12 room Hotel
The Bamboo Walk Hotel is a new (2008) small cosy bed & breakfast inn situated adjacent to the Tobago Plantations golf course and within a walking distance of Petit Trou Bay and Rockley Bay. The property offers twelve guest rooms on room only or bed and breakfast terms. The on-site restaurant is also open for lunch and dinner.
Location: Lowlands (Lower Atlantic) |
Airport: 15 minute drive |
Prices: US$60-$65 per night |
Beach: 6-10 minute Walk |
Ranking: No votes yet |
Details: hotel details |
Blue Haven Hotel - 55 room Hotel
The boutique-style 4+* Blue Haven Hotel reopened at the end of 2001 following a 25-year closure. Major restoration has returned the hotel to its former glory, retaining a traditional colonial style and ambiance in an attempt to recreate past glories when the hotel was a popular retreat for film stars and royalty. The Blue Haven overlooks beautiful Bacolet Bay on the Atlantic coast of Tobago, just a few miles past Scarborough.
We stayed at the Blue Haven Hotel in 2003 and again in 2007. It is undoubtedly Tobago's premier boutique luxury hotel and we can totally recommend it to those looking for the very highest standards of comfort and luxury and to those who want the particular ambience of a smaller luxury hotel.
Location: Bacolet (Lower Atlantic) |
Airport: 20 minute drive |
Prices: US$225-$711 per night |
Beach: Beachside Property |
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Details: hotel details |
(37 votes)
Blue Waters Inn - 38 room Hotel
No-frills beachside 3* accommodation nestled in the total privacy of 46-acres of lush grounds in beautiful Batteaux Bay. A haven for bird watchers due to the Blue Waters Inn's proximity to the rain forest and Little Tobago. Also deservedly popular with divers, with some of Tobago's best diving on the hotel's doorstep.
The hotel won an award for Best Eco Resort for 2002 from Caribbean World Magazine.
The Blue Waters Inn is a great place to stop for refreshments while touring the north of the Island. It has long been our favourite watering hole when travelling to or from Charlotteville.
We enjoyed stays at the Blue Waters in both 2003 and 2007. Full details of our experience, and our impressions of this charming hotel, are available through the 'Review' tab at the top or bottom of the page. The Blue Waters remains one of our favourite small hotels on the island.
Location: Speyside (North End) |
Airport: 75 minute drive |
Prices: US$95-$324 per night |
Beach: Beachside Property |
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Coco Reef Resort - 135 room Hotel
The Coco Reef has matured into a really top-class hotel and the increasing number of awards that the hotel now wins comes as no real surprise. As a pure holiday resort, it has no equal on the island. A great hotel offering great food, fantastic staff and a delightful beach (even if it is man-made).
For further details, read our full review of this splendid hotel. The Coco Reef Resort is located in the Crown Point area, with Store Bay on one side of the hotel and Pigeon Point on the other.
Location: Store Bay (Crown Point) |
Airport: 5 minute drive |
Prices: US$296-$3472 per night |
Beach: Beachside Property |
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Details: hotel details |
(82 votes)
Cocrico Inn - 16 room Hotel
Located in the small town of Plymouth on the north coast. The Cocrico Inn is 5 minutes walk from Great Courland Bay and Plymouth Back Bay beaches.
In addition to their own rooms, the Inn offers accommodation in several local Plymouth apartments, villas and houses.
We confess to being somewhat disturbed by the reports we have heard about this property. It will not be on our potential review list.
Location: Plymouth (Lower Caribbean) |
Airport: 25 minute drive |
Prices: US$55-$182 per night |
Beach: 5 minute Drive |
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Details: hotel details |
(2 votes)
Conrado Beach Resort - 31 room Hotel
Located in on Pigeon Point peninsula, the Conrado Beach Resort is a 5-minute walk from Pigeon Point and 10-minute walk from Store Bay.
Visitor reviews indicate that the rooms are basic and that the only rooms to be recommended are the 2nd-floor Superior Ocean View rooms, which apparently have a large balcony with good views.
Location: Pigeon Point (Crown Point) |
Airport: 5 minute drive |
Prices: US$75-$130 per night |
Beach: Beachside Property |
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Details: hotel details |
(3 votes)
Crown Point Beach Hotel - 75 room Hotel
This reasonably priced hotel is almost next door to the airport and comprises 24 one-bedroom units, 33 studio units and 18 cabanas, all with kitchenette, scattered over a 7 landscaped acres. Practical and simple, the Crown Point Beach Hotel overlooks Store Bay.
Location: Crown Point (Crown Point) |
Airport: 5 minute drive |
Prices: US$80-$130 per night |
Beach: Beachside Property |
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Cuffie River Nature Retreat - 12 room Hotel
The Cuffie River Nature Retreat is a small family-run eco-lodge. On the edge of Tobago's rainforest and cradled in the Runnemede Valley on Tobago's northern coast. A five-minute drive from either Castara or King Peter's Bay. The Cuffie River Nature Retreat claims to offer the ultimate in bird-watching and rainforest tours. Children allowed, but not encouraged.
We spent five days at the Retreat in 2005. It was an unexpected major highlight of our trip. The levels of accommodation and catering were exceptional and the location stunning. Read our review for full details.
Location: Moriah (Upper Caribbean) |
Airport: 45 minute drive |
Prices: US$100-$165 per night |
Beach: 20+ minute Drive |
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Enchanted Waters Hotel - 10 room Hotel
The Enchanted Waters Hotel is a small and intimate family-owned and run hotel and restaurant (Patino's) just five minutes away from Buccoo beach.
Location: Buccoo (Lower Caribbean) |
Airport: 15 minute drive |
Prices: US$80-$145 per night |
Beach: 5 minute Drive |
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Footprints Eco Resort & Spa - 9 room Hotel
Located near Culloden Bay on the northern Caribbean coast, the 62-acre Footprints Eco Resort claims to be in a designated nature preserve.
A commendable project that could have been exactly what Tobago needed and the public wanted, Footprints appears to have suffered from poor funding and is sure to fail without a major cash injection. I have called in to view the place a couple of times and am saddened to see even more signs of neglect each time I visit. The last time I called, I wandered around the place, including the main restaurant and bar buildings, for more than 10 minutes and couldn't find a sole. I left feeling that the place had been deserted.
Location: Culloden (Upper Caribbean) |
Airport: 40 minute drive |
Prices: US$65-$225 per night |
Beach: Beachside Property |
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Details: hotel details |
(5 votes)
Grafton Beach Resort - 106 room Hotel
The 3* Grafton Beach Resort shares some facilities with more upmarket sister-hotel, Le Grand Courlan Resort & Spa. A somewhat sprawling complex of multi-level buildings, but set on a beautiful hillside location. Extensive refurbishment and management changes have been undertaken in recent years and this All-Inclusive resort is now looking very smart and represents an excellent choice for anyone wanting a full-facility All-Inclusive resort on Tobago. We think the Grafton is now the best 'family' hotel on the island, with extensive and increasing facilities for youngsters of all ages. The Grafton Beach Resort is located at Stonehaven Bay on the beautiful hilly north-western coast. Being set on a hillside, the steps down to the beach might pose a problem to anyone with walking difficulties, but will not be noticed by anyone else.
Location: Grafton (Lower Caribbean) |
Airport: 15 minute drive |
Prices: US$280-$484 per night |
Beach: Beachside Property |
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Grange Inn - 18 room Hotel
The Grange Inn (also known as the Old Grange Inn), is a family-owned and run hotel located on the Old Grange Estate at Buccoo Junction. The hotel is located an 8 minute walk from Grange Bay beach.
Location: Buccoo (Lower Caribbean) |
Airport: 15 minute drive |
Prices: US$50-$70 per night |
Beach: 11-15 minute Walk |
Ranking: No votes yet |
Details: hotel details |
Half Moon Blue - 10 room Hotel
Overlooking Bacolet Bay and within walking distance of central Scarborough, the 10-suite Half Moon Blue Hotel (previous known as the Old Donkey Cart House) features rooms that are spartan yet elegant.
Location: Bacolet (Lower Atlantic) |
Airport: 20 minute drive |
Prices: US$140-$260 per night |
Beach: 3-5 minute Walk |
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Hotel Coconut Inn - 16 room Hotel
A small intimate hotel set in 3 acres of grounds and offering a mixture of guesthouse rooms, hotel accommodation and self-contained apartments. The Hotel Coconut Inn is under new ownership and management and has been largely refurbished in recent year.
The hotel sits on a lush landscaped three acre site with a swimming pool in the middle. It has 24 self-contained rooms, eight Luxury rooms, and two guest houses; one with 3 bedrooms and the other with 7 bedrooms. Both come equipped with two beds in each room, cable TV, air-conditioning and private patioes that overlook the pool. The self-contained rooms have kitchens. There is a small snack shop on site and a restaurant and bar will be re-opened around Easter 2009 serving breakfast and local cuisine dinner seven days a week. The hotel offers free airport transfers.
Location: Bon Accord Development (Crown Point) |
Airport: 5 minute drive |
Prices: US$66-$250 per night |
Beach: 5 minute Drive |
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Details: hotel details |
(2 votes)
Hummingbird Hotel - 8 room Hotel
The Hummingbird Hotel is a small, cosy family-owned (English/Trinidadian couple) hotel with 8 air-conditioned guest rooms. The hotel is located in a peaceful and quiet enviroment, yet is in walking distance of the beaches and restaurants of the Crown Point area.
Location: Crown Point (Crown Point) |
Airport: 5 minute drive |
Prices: US$45-$80 per night |
Beach: 11-15 minute Walk |
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Kariwak Village Holistic Haven - 24 room Hotel
With an unmistakably Caribbean ambience, this small 3* hotel sits in a 2 acre garden with over 100 varieties of tropical plants, plus an extensive herb garden used for its cooking. The Kariwak is well known for its cuisine and nurturing atmosphere. Holistic activities include yoga, ayurvedic and shiatsu massage, QiGung, Tai Chi and gentle stretching exercises. A free shuttle service takes guests to Pigeon Point daily, while Store Bay beach is an easy 10 minute stroll. Friday and Saturday are buffet nights with a live band playing music for dancing.
Location: Crown Point (Crown Point) |
Airport: 5 minute drive |
Prices: US$125-$175 per night |
Beach: 3-5 minute Walk |
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Le Grand Courlan Spa Resort - 85 room Hotel
Set in a beautiful location, the 4* Le Grand Courlan has a loyal following. The hotel shares some facilities with adjacent (more modest) sister-hotel the Grafton Beach Resort.
This hotel undoubtedly has the best spa and gym facilities on the island and adopted an adults-only policy (no under-16s) from December 2003. Le Grand Courlan Spa Resort is located at Stonehaven Bay, where the island starts to become hillier and much more beautiful than the flat south-western Crown Point area.
We have enjoyed two stays at Le Grand. Click on the Review tab at the top or bottom of this page for full details.
Location: Grafton (Lower Caribbean) |
Airport: 15 minute drive |
Prices: US$344-$880 per night |
Beach: Beachside Property |
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Details: hotel details |
Manta Lodge - 22 room Hotel
Located at the north-eastern end of Tobago, the Manta Lodge is located immediately across the Atlantic coast road from Speyside beach. The Inn is best known as home to a dive service - Tobago Dive Experience.
Location: Speyside (North End) |
Airport: 75 minute drive |
Prices: US$91-$207 per night |
Beach: 1-2 minute Walk |
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Mermaid Hotel - 19 room Hotel
The Mermaid Hotel is a friendly new small hotel offering 18 air-conditioned rooms from an attractive new building located in Store Bay Local Road in Crown Point. The hotel is within reasonable walking distance of popular Store Bay beach and a a few restaurants, cafes, bars, mini-marts and other shops.
Location: Kilgwyn (Crown Point) |
Airport: 5 minute drive |
Prices: US$90-$115 per night |
Beach: 6-10 minute Walk |
Ranking: No votes yet |
Details: hotel details |
Mount Irvine Bay Hotel & Golf - 104 room Hotel
The Mount Irvine Bay Hotel & Golf Club offered the leading accommodation on the island for the best part of 25 years. Sadly a change of ownership and policy has resulted in the steady demise of the island's best hotel.
The old Colonial style of the hotel will not suite everyone. The biggest problem is an apparent constant reduction in service levels (such as the closure or limited opening of some of the hotel's restaurants and bars). Occupancy levels are so low that you are likely to have the hotel to yourself. This creates a very strange atmosphere that many will find unsettling. For these reasons, we feel unable to include the hotel in our 'Recommended' list any longer.
Location: Grange (Lower Caribbean) |
Airport: 15 minute drive |
Prices: US$235-$555 per night |
Beach: 3-5 minute Walk |
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Rovanel's Resort - 30 room Hotel
Located in a residential part of Crown Point, Rovanel´s Resort provides courtesy transport twice daily to take guests to and from Pigeon Point.
Location: Crown Point (Crown Point) |
Airport: 5 minute drive |
Prices: US$110-$140 per night |
Beach: 11-15 minute Walk |
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Sandy Point Beach Club - 40 room Hotel
The Sandy Point Beach Club is primarily a timeshare club, but does offer rental of vacant apartments. The property is located at Sandy Point, right next to the airport.
Visitor comments about the Sandy Point Beach Club have been extremely complimentary and any concerns about noise due to the proximity to the airport can be almost totally dismissed. The club offers a daily shuttle service to Pigeon Point and Mount Irvine beaches.
The Sandy Point Beach Club should NOT be confused with the adjacent Sandy Point Village hotel which suffers from a very poor reputation.
Location: Crown Point (Crown Point) |
Airport: 5 minute drive |
Prices: US$100-$250 per night |
Beach: Beachside Property |
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Details: hotel details |
Speyside Inn - 21 room Hotel
A 21 room seafront hotel on the outskirts of the fishing village of Speyside, on the north-eastern Atlantic coast of the island. Popular with both birdwatchers and divers. The few reviews we've seen have been very complimentary about the Speyside Inn and personally, we have been very impressed with their restaurant and used it regularly during our last stay in Speyside.
The Inn was taken over by Extra Divers Worldwide in late 2004 and is now fully operational.
Location: Speyside (North End) |
Airport: 75 minute drive |
Prices: US$110-$132 per night |
Beach: 1-2 minute Walk |
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Details: hotel details |
(6 votes)
Toucan Inn - 20 room Hotel
Described variously as cute and quaint, or charming and intimate, visitor comments in various reviews appear to rate this small well-run hotel highly. No beach, but Store Bay is only 10-minutes walk away from the Toucan Inn. The Caribbean-style rooms (i.e. simple) are built out of local hardwood and either Cabana style around the pool, or around the landscaped tropical gardens.
Location: Kilgwyn (Crown Point) |
Airport: 5 minute drive |
Prices: US$80-$120 per night |
Beach: 6-10 minute Walk |
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Tropikist Beach Hotel - 54 room Hotel
Located on the seafront, within a 5-minute walk of the airport and close to Store Bay, the Tropikist Beach Hotel provides basic accommodation in a three-story complex of buildings. The small beach outside the hotel is not suitable for swimming.
The Tropikist has suffered from a very poor reputation for many years but there are some indications that it might be getting its act together at last. Recent visitor reports have been much more positive and we have heard none of the horrendous stories of old. We understand that the hotel is under new management and, if so, we wish them well."
Location: Crown Point (Crown Point) |
Airport: 5 minute drive |
Prices: US$0-$0 per night |
Beach: Beachside Property |
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Turtle Beach - 125 room Hotel
Located at Great Courland Bay on the northern coast, the All-Inclusive 2* Turtle Beach hotel, owned by Rex Resorts, is relatively unsophisticated, but can represent good value for money if you don't mind staying in buildings reminiscent of a World War II prisoner-of-war camp and wearing garish plastic armbands to show your accommodation status.
Turtle Beach is the best place to see Leatherback turtles laying eggs and their resultant hatchlings, during the season.
Location: Black Rock (Lower Caribbean) |
Airport: 20 minute drive |
Prices: US$350-$470 per night |
Beach: Beachside Property |
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Details: hotel details |
VHL Tobago Golf & Spa Resort - 200 room Hotel
Tobago's largest hotel traded as the Hilton Tobago Golf & Spa Resort until May 2008, after which it became known as the VHL Tobago Golf & Spa Resort. The hotel has all the bells and whistles, but is sadly located on a particularly exposed and windswept stretch of Little Rockley Bay on Tobago’s Atlantic coast.
The good news is that in February 2008 the T&T government announced a grant of TT$45 million towards restoration of the hotel. The bad news is that there will inevitably be uncertainty about the future of the hotel until new operators have been appointed and the restoration work completed. We wish the hotel every success.
UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2008
Manor renovations are scheduled to take place from the beginning of November 2008 and are expected to last until April 2009. The VHL are not accepting new reservations until further notice. Current reservations up until the end of October 2008 are being honoured.
Location: Lowlands (Lower Atlantic) |
Airport: 15 minute drive |
Prices: US$170-$278 per night |
Beach: Beachside Property |
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Details: hotel details |
The ranking in the listings are cumulative totals of the Satisfaction Ratings awarded by readers while filing reports on myTobago about their stay at the property. Maximum award = 5 stars.
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