All-Inclusive Resorts in Trinidad and Tobago

All inclusive resorts offer amenities and convenience to guests

Have It All

While quaint lodges, guest houses, and inns make up the bulk of accommodations on Trinidad and Tobago, travelers who want to stay in luxury resorts that offer packages with meals, recreational activities, and entertainment, can find a few all-inclusive options on the islands.

All-inclusive resorts in the Caribbean offer their guests complete vacation packages. Everything from meals to daily activities are available through the hotel. Guests can have breakfast, then skip off to the beach before an afternoon of windsurfing followed by a late lunch. Dinner and drinks can provide a perfect end to a day spent relaxing by the ocean.

Many all-inclusive resorts contain a number of different restaurants, allowing you to choose among different prices and cuisine types. Family-style buffets are popular and often serve different kinds of international and Caribbean cuisine. In addition, many all-inclusives also offer more upscale options for dining, with talented chefs preparing inventive international cuisines. Friendly wait staff usually complete the experience. Breakfast, important for providing energy for an active day in Trinidad and Tobago, can often be cooked to order.

During the day, many all-inclusives offer a number of amenities, activities, and services to their guests. Active vacationers who want to stay dry can enjoy tennis, golf, and squash, while ocean-lovers can enjoy windsurfing, boating, scuba diving, and snorkeling. Game rooms, playgrounds, and babysitting are available for children. Other amenities include pools, saunas, health and fitness centers, massage spas, and shopping. In the evening, guests can enjoy drinks at the bars, go dancing at the resident dance club, or sip a cocktail while listening to the music of the Caribbean.

Guests should always learn which amenities and benefits are included in the price of the all-inclusives that they are considering. Some all-inclusives may not offer a full meal plan in the quoted price. Others may offer extra services to their guests that are included in the price but that are not mentioned in brochures or on Web sites. The attraction of all-inclusive resorts is the ease of paying only one bill. In addition, travelers can enjoy many activities in one place without having to travel throughout the island or make reservations. While rooms at other hotels or guest houses may come at a lower cost, the extras, such as meals, activities, and travel expenses, often make them just as, if not more expensive than all-inclusives. Money spent on food and daily activities could end up making an all-inclusive resort worth the higher rate.

Prospective guests at an all-inclusive should review the quoted price to find out if service charges and taxes are included. Most hotels add on significant tax and service charges - up to 25 percent - and these could inflate your bill at the end of your stay. Researching the hotel policies and charges will let you know exactly what you will be paying for.

You should know what kind of crowd the all-inclusive generally attracts to see if the location is appropriate for your style of vacation. Some all-inclusives cater to singles; others primarily host families.

Many travelers to Trinidad and Tobago want to tour different areas of the island and spend time staying in accommodations near natural preserves or in secluded beach villages. These visitors will likely not want to stay in all-inclusive resorts. For travelers who will be renting a car and who want to see the islands' flora, fauna, and culture, a simple room can serve as base for all your excursions. All-inclusives can be convenient and luxurious but can also make it difficult to experience the unique culture, people, and food of the islands.

Eco-tourism and exploring undeveloped areas in Trinidad and Tobago can keep visitors very busy. While all-inclusive resorts are not widespread in Trinidad and Tobago, select resorts that offer meal plans, recreational activities, and other amenities can be found in Black Rock and Scarborough in Tobago. Rates can start at around $250(USD) per room per night, and climb above $1,500(USD) per room per night.

The Resorts

While there are not as many all-inclusive resorts in Trinidad and Tobago as might be found on some of the other Caribbean Islands, visitors still have a great collection to choose from.

Blue Waters Inn Hotel

Blue Waters Inn Hotel is a three-star facility, located on the shores of Batteaux Bay in Tobago.  The hotel is continuously voted as the Best Caribbean Edo-Resort by Caribbean World magazine, and offers guests diving, kayaking, and bird watching.  The hotel offers 38 rooms, a recreation room available to all guests, a gift shop, and on-site dinning at the Fish Pot Restaurant.  While the Blue Waters Inn Hotel does not offer the typical all-inclusive package, guests do have the option of choosing an all-inclusive meal plan on top of their regular room rate.  Rates run from $140 (USD) to $540 (USD), with meal packages starting at $35 (USD) per person, and going up to $100 (USD) if you plan on having all three meals on site.  Blue Waters is a great option for those who typically dislike all-inclusive resorts because they feel it discourages guests from exploring the island and sampling local food.  With the option of dining packages, guest can still enjoy local cuisine elsewhere without feeling as though they've wasted extra money.

Hotel Tropikist Beach

Situated on five acres of land in Crown Point, Tabago, Hotel Tropikist Beach is located in an ideal location because it is walking distance from Crown Point International Airport, as well as several major beaches and shopping destinations.  The Tropikist is a three-star resort with 56 rooms, two restaurants, and two pools.  All-inclusive packages include the room as well as all meals and local drinks.  Smaller meal packages that offer accommodations with breakfast or breakfast and dinner encourage visitors to explore local cuisine by dining outside of the hotel during the lunch hour.

Le Grand Courlan Spa Resort All Inclusive

The Le Grand Courlan Spa Resort All Inclusive offers one particular amenity to guests that most other all-inclusives do not: one spa treatment a day included in their all-inclusive rate.  This alone draws many visitors to the 78 room resort located on Stonehaven Bay in Tobago.  Rates, which start at $330 (USD) per night, include all meals and beverages, water sports, and access to the on-site fitness center.  Families beware, this resort does not permit children under the age of 16.

Resort Grafton Beach

Resort Grafton Beach is Le Grand Courlan's sister resort, and located nearby on Stonehaven Bay in Tobago.  Unlike the Le Grand Courlan, Grafton Beach is a family friendly resort, with cots for smaller children and baby sitting services available upon request (at an additional cost).  The all-inclusive rate includes accommodations, meals, beverages (excluding bottles wine and champagne), the use of sporting equipment and gym facilities, nighttime entertainment, and taxes and gratuities.  Rates start at $325 (USD) per night.

Rex Resorts Turtle Beach

Rex Resort's Turtle Beach is a resort that caters to every type of traveler: couples, families, groups, and singles.  Family suites are available, as well as baby sitting services, and a a kids club called Rexpolorers for children ages four to 12.  Turtle Beach offers wedding services in a secluded area of the beach, and several packages for honeymooners to make their stay extra special.  The regular all-inclusive package starts at $240 (USD) per night and includes accommodations, meals and beverages, local wines and beers, tennis, daily entertainment, wind surfing, sunfish sailing, and snorkeling.  Taxes and gratuities are included in the all-inclusive price, but some activities, international beverages, room service, and laundry services must be paid for separately. 

All-inclusive resorts offer vacationers to Trinidad and Tobago the luxuries of a Caribbean vacation with the convenience of staying in one place and paying one bill.


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