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.
- Trade Winds Trinidad
