Our experience at the Bijou can only be described a little piece of secluded tranquility, tucked away in one of the most beautiful parts of Tobago.

The people: Judy, Yves, Jan were all amazing and offered a personalized service that would be hard to find in a 5 star hotel.

On arrival we were taken to the Bijou apartments and supermarket by the ever charismatic and charming Yves, who has since become a life long friend and part of our very own family.

Judy and Jan are both wonderful, they are the type of people who would bend over backwards for you - nothing is ever too much, they are people that you can trust. They invited us into their homes and made us feel more than welcome.

The apartments: Ranging in size from studios to 2 bedroom apartments. We had a one bedroom apartment, with lounge/dining area, fully equipped kitchen and seperate bedroom. Shower room, cable tv, ac, laundry service. The rooms were cleaned daily with the added bonus of fresh towels. All rooms have out-side seating areas. Self catering apartments were perfect for myself and my partner, as food is very cheap and colourful in Tobago, it makes cooking in the Caribbean a sheer joy. It was nice to have the option of either eating out or cooking at home.

The pool: Absolute heaven (and this is from a woman who can't swim!) Set amongst the lush gardens of the Bigjou, where you can also drift away on a comfy lounger on the manicured lawn or listen to the local radio with a cold Carib (as both my partner and I did, on many a sunset evening), whilst soaking up the sunshine and gazing out at the beautiful Caribbean sea!

Security: The Bijous is completely safe, we had a number of expensive electrical items, laptops, phones, camera's etc which were just left in our rooms and were always there when we returned. Each apartment has it's own alarm, which also acts as a personal alarm system whilst you are on the grounds. The entire villa is gated and completely secure.

On our arrival we were supplied with a pay as you go mobile phone, part of our Bijou package, this was extremely handy and we purchased a $20TT card, which lasted the entire week.

Local area: The Bijou is in Mount Irvine, which for us was the perfect base to tour the island, 20 mins from Crown Point Airport, 15 minutes into Scarborough Tobago's Capital. Local supermarkets and pharmacy were only 5 minutes drive as was the nearest beach. The American style shopping mall and cinema complex were 10 minutes drive away. Taxi's ranged from 80p to £4 (and are makrked with an "H" on the number plate - so easy to spot) and we were always passing the local busses.

To sum up our stay at the Bijou, I would have to say it is a jewel in the heart of Tobago. It's secluded, romantic, comfortable, safe and affordable. Everything and little more than I could have hoped for.

Tobago is part of both mine and my partners future and we hope to stay at the Bijou with our friends for many years to come!

Caribes.

We definitely will be returning to stay with our new friends in Tobago, because we have found our JEWEL IN THE CARIBBEAN!! Post Carnival Serenity


We have been to Tobago several times and have always stayed at touristy resort type accommodations. This was the first time we have stayed in a villa and the first time we have booked directly online after researching the internet.

After a week of Carnival Fetes, and two days of chipping through Port of Spain, we arrived at Bijou des Caribes early one morning. The first thing we noticed upon
Arrival was the inviting swimming pool with beautiful flowers surrounding it. Bijou des Caribes is a very private and secluded villa high on Mount Irvine. We were met by a very cheerful staff that made us feel very comfortable, welcome and at home.

The first thing we did was take a swim in the pool. Imagine soaking in the pool with the hot mid day Caribbean sun above you, looking out across the blue Caribbean ocean at the Nylon pool…WOW, just AMAZING!!

Later that day we met Judith for the first time, and first impressions set the tone for our vacation. We had read in previous reviews that you are treated as a close personal guest by Judith, her family and staff. Now we can confidently say that that was our experience from day one. Very personable and genuinely caring would best describe our experience with Judith and her staff. We were introduced to two great young guys, Damien and Yves, who for a very reasonable rate showed us Tobago, drove to the grocery or just limed at the beach with us. Damien and Yves were very punctual, professional, courteous and friendly. Exactly what we experienced at Bijou des

Everything went smooth - from the booking to the leaving where we got a ride to the airport by the wonderful hostess Judith Gemmet.

We arrived a bit late to the Crown Point airport where Judy had arranged a taxi that picked us up. Since the Bijou des Caraibes has self-contained studios with full kichen facillities the taxi driver stopped at a local supermarket and we picked up some snacks and beer for the evening.

Judith and her husband helped us with pretty much everything - from giving us lif to various beaches and into the crown point area to help finding a good resturant for breakfast (since we didnt shop enough breakfast the first evening).

The Bijou des Caraibes is a gated villa which offers high security with a personal alarm-system for each studio, fully equipped kichenettes, very clean and laundry service. It's in walking distance to the Stone Haven Bay Beach and the Mnt. Irvine golf court. The rooms has pretty much everything you can ask for: Cable TV, AC, Microwave, Phone, etc.

And with Judith as the hostess you will feel like you're at home. Her husband, Yvon, has now added wireless lan with internet so you can chat with your friends and family and use your webcam POOLSIDE. He also takes care of the pool as if it was a child.