Tobago

3* Blue Waters Inn

Blue Waters Inn fits Tobago’s relaxed style while providing spacious, comfortable accommodations for independent vacationers, small groups, and families. Circling the shores of Batteaux Bay seems like the perfect spot for a resort, and Blue Waters Inn has capitalized on their prime location. At the East End, near the small villages of Speyside and Charlotteville, this low-rise, 38-room resort soothes guests with rooms a few feet from the sea, wonderful local and continental cuisine in the restaurant, and good service.

A variety of rooms and prices make this resort work for almost everyone. From simple standard rooms with one or two beds and a bath, to efficiencies with complete kitchen facilities, to bungalows featuring one or two bedrooms and kitchens, you can find just what you’re looking for in vacation accommodations.

The efficiencies and bungalows are very spacious with lots of room to spread out, dining table, one, two, or more beds, and chairs to sit and relax on your porch. Many units are air-conditioned; all have ceiling fans and a great bay view. There is no swimming pool, however the beach is just steps away, as is the restaurant and Shipwreck bar which serves lunch and snacks. If you don’t want to cook at all, meal plans are available.

The hotel can arrange for rental cars and jeeps, tours of the island, glass-bottom boat rides, hiking, fishing, boating, sightseeing to nearby islands for birdwatching and snorkeling, and rainforest adventures. Lighted tennis courts, kayaks and windsurfers are available free for guests’ use, and the hammocks on the beach and lounge chairs always seemed to be full of contented vacationers. There is an air-conditioned library room with a TV for those who just have to keep up with what’s going on back home. Baby-sitting service is available.

Breakfast and dinner in the Fishpot Restaurant feature typical American and some European specialties. The food and service are good, with coffee, tea, water, and juice available self-service. Ceiling fans cool the restaurant that overlooks the beach, and the windows are usually open to let in the sea breezes. Entertainment by local steel bands and entertainers is featured at least once a week. Lunch and snacks are outside under the thatched-roof of the Shipwreck Bar. Salads, sandwiches, snacks, drinks, and punch all serve to sooth the hungry guests and visitors daily. Lively music and drinks make happy hour a favorite every night before dinner.