Hilton Trinidad & Conference Centre
Lady Young Rd., Port of Spain, (868) 624-3211. 418 rooms. Pool; fitness center with 2 saunas, treatment rooms; 2 tennis courts.
Guests drive up to the top of a hill to enter the lobby of the Hilton Trinidad & Conference Centre hotel known as the “Upside Down Hilton,” whose rooms cascade down a small hill. Built on the site of the former colonial French Governor’s residence, this hotel is set amid 25 acres of tropical landscape. All guest rooms feature a private furnished balcony overlooking the bucolic surroundings.
Facilities include one of the city's largest swimming pools--it is shaped like Trinidad--and a kids’ pool--shaped like Tobago--plus a terrace lined with lounge chairs shaded by umbrellas and trees.
Guests drive up to the top of a hill to enter the lobby of the Hilton Trinidad & Conference Centre hotel known as the “Upside Down Hilton,” whose rooms cascade down a small hill. Built on the site of the former colonial French Governor’s residence, this hotel is set amid 25 acres of tropical landscape. All guest rooms feature a private furnished balcony overlooking the bucolic surroundings.
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| view from guest room balcony at the Hilton Trinidad in Trinidad |
Facilities include one of the city's largest swimming pools--it is shaped like Trinidad--and a kids’ pool--shaped like Tobago--plus a terrace lined with lounge chairs shaded by umbrellas and trees.
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| pool area at the Hilton Trinidad in Trinidad |
The Terrace Garden
restaurant features three-story-high ceilings and glass walls looking out to the green pool landscaping. It is a delightful place for breakfast, when the buffet includes made-to-order omelettes as well as some local items--I became very fond of both the spinach-like calaloo made with dasheen leaves and the pumpkin choka fillings for fried bake breads--and an array of more familiar items.
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| Terrace Garden restaurant at the Hilton Trinidad in Trinidad |
LUCE Sushi Bar
is an independent restaurant known for its excellent sushi and cocktails.
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| LUCE Sushi Bar at the Hilton Trinidad in Trinidad |
Technically the hotel is located walking distance from Queen’s Park Savannah and the botanical gardens. However, I took the “path” down from the hotel--it was actually a very steep, paved, decidedly unbucolic narrow service road used by hotel employees. It passed noisy hotel machines, and when I reached the bottom there was no cross walk. After watching locals, I literally ran across a confusing road beside a traffic circle and then had to do the same yet again to get over to the Savannah park. It was then a looong walk to the gardens, and then I needed to cross the busy thoroughfare yet again--in a downpour that drenched me even with an umbrella. Later, I wound up walking through a flooded grassy road edge to retrace my path back to the hotel. My sneakers took two days to dry. My advice--take a cab!
images ©2017 Carole Terwilliger Meyers
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