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38 London Street,, Trinidad
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Ranked #19 of 51 hotels in Trinidad
3.5 of 5 stars 26 Reviews
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Albany, New York
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Reviews in 20 cities Reviews in 20 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
“You don't get what you pay for, but you don't really have a choice”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 July 2011
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It's amazing how a lack of good options in the region allows the Tradewinds to command high prices. I stayed in two different rooms over 2 weeks (one an exec room) and to sum it up: basic and dated in a Carribean style. From what I was told by coworkers, it's the best place you'll find in San Fernando though. If you stay at the Hilton in POS (for $40/night less) and then stay here, it'll take some time to adjust!

Pros: Laundry service is prompt. There's a gym attached to the building, accessed by a separate entrance. Live entertainment at dinner on select nights.

Cons: Restaurant breakfast is weak ... scrambed eggs, hot dog wieners, hashbrowns, canned beans (all a bit sketch because it's only slightly warm). Dinner is overpriced and they overcooked most of the seafood on multiple occasions (lobster especially disappointing).

Specific irritable personal experiences:
- One room had an AC unit whose auto-function didn't work so the choice was on (icebox) or off (sauna), the other room's AC made a terrible grinding noise all the time with floors that seeped a brown liquid every so often.
- When I checked out, the front desk employee refused to hold my luggage for the day in a back room while I went to work for the day before leaving for the airport in the evening. This was at the very same time I was handing over USD$2300 for my stay. I was genuinely surprised at this, but I guess customer service gaffes like this really do happen.

  • Stayed July 2011, travelled on business
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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Farnborough, United Kingdom
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
17 helpful votes 17 helpful votes
“It was frustrating when they tried to cheat us $1200TT for room”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 June 2011
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My fiance and I booked in on 30th May and the indian lady with the red hair at the desk said we were only booked for 1 person. We showed her the printed booking from expedia and she still didn't believe us saying its not on her system. She agreed to hold the charge for the amount we nbooked but lo and behold they wanted us to pay an extra 1200TT$ on our departure on 4th June. We made a fuss and the woman at the desk said she couldnt handle our complaint and called the manager who appeared an hour later, said he was in the shower, closely followed by his female companion.
He took another half an hour to finally realise that his employees had made a mistake and booked us for a higher priced room.
In additon the first room they put us in on day 1 was flooded with water. No one apparently had checked that the floor was soaking wet and we couldn't see it at first until we rested our suitcases on the floor and it got soaked, clothing inside and all.
They did move us to another room.
In addition the housekeeper would come into the room while we were at breakfast and take all our towels and wouldn't replace then until a few hours later, leaving us to wait for clean ones before we can shower, causing us extreme inconvenience.
They are quite good at saying thier apologies but this was useless as the time it took to sort out the complaint was 1.5 hours and by this time it was 9pm and our evening date with my nephew was ruined as we had to postpone due to the incompetencies of the manager and his employees

  • Stayed June 2011, travelled on business
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
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San Fernando, Trinidad
1 review
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
“Horrible Hotel-stay away!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 April 2011
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Being from Trinidad, I was horrified when my boyfriend recently stayed at this hotel. The room they gave him looked nothing like the website. He was not told that breakfast came with the room and still had to pay for something he didn't get. Service was lousy. We found dirty linens on the bed when we first arrived in the room. There were also another person's hair under the covers. We found termite droppings on the towels in the bathroom and the a/c was dripping water.

Also he was charged for double occupancy when only he stayed (barely I might add, we were out all day and most of the night) to sleep in the room. On reviewing the bill he found hidden charges and questionable accounting.

Believe me, I'm not recommending this hotel again to anyone.

  • Stayed April 2011, travelled solo
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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We took the weekend package which was at a very good rate. The complimentary breakfast was good. Loved the pub with the karaoke. Great liming!! The staff were friendly and the food at the restaurant was top notch. Will be back again soon for another getaway!

  • Stayed August 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Tradewinds was fabulous! Will definitely be back!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 September 2010
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person found this review helpful

The hotel is in a great location- very accessible. Rooms were very up to date and clean. The staff were friendly. There was karaoke, which we all fully enjoyed! Food at the restaurant was very tasty... Loved the gym, it was big, not small like most hotels that only have a few machines!

  • Stayed July 2010, travelled on business
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    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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