December 2009

EXPERIENCE A VACATION FASHIONED WITH STYLE

Do you want the true Caribbean experience? Take off to the Bacolet Beach Club and explore the picture perfect intricacies of romance, the intrigue of passion and the culture of caring. As a destination for the fashion glitterati and artistic Nature enthusiasts, the Bacolet Beach Club takes the imagination and the soul on tropical-hued wings to rejuvenate and relax in the splendor of the much-sought after Caribbean isles of Trinidad and Tobago. Picturesque and appealing, Tobago has been an exotic backdrop chosen by exclusive and renowned fashion mavens at The Style Magazine of the New York Times, an affluent lifestyle magazine. The Bacolet Beach Club as a unique boutique Hotel, Restaurant and Bar has been featured in the New York Times and has been sculpted by former model, Gloria Jones-Knapp as an exclusive getaway. With sophisticated and luxurious interiors and a stylish ambience, the Bacolet Beach Club has welcomed and hosted the fashion gurus of The Style Magazine.

Trinidad and Tobago swing their visitors into the Caribbean way of life colored with their multi-cultured heritage and traditions. The Parang Season keeps in tune with the harmony of the islands and is a much-looked forward to event. Christmas with the Marionettes brings on gaiety and gala performances as the White Hat Golf Tournament tees off at St. Andrew's Golf Course. As one rhythmic function follows another, the Sacketteer's Christmas Party heralds the joyous season and the First Annual Parang Contest at the Sweet Lime Restaurant draws Parang talent from Trinidad to compete and continue a harmonious relationship that mirrors the soul of the islands. As the air of camaraderie pervades the isles, the traditional Soca and the Parang artistes and bands get into a swinging mood with competitions at B's Complex in Moruga. With a thrilling kick-off, the Trinidad and Tobago Rugby Football Union's National Sevens Rugby Championship is held at the Queen's Park Savannah. Saturdays in December rock at Silver Stars Pan Yard, Tragarete Road, Newtown, Trinidad, with the 2009 edition of Parang & Steel XIX while the Tobago House Assembly Week Celebrations is held at the Shaw Park Complex, Dwight Yorke Stadium and noted venues in Tobago.

How to get there:

From the Airport

Follow Claude Noel highway towards Scarborough. At the second set of traffic lights, turn right towards Bacolet Street, Bacolet Bay (about 15 minutes drive from the airport).

From the East

Follow Claude Noel highway towards Scarborough. At the Dwight-York Stadium, turn left towards Bacolet Street, Bacolet Bay.

Cafe Havana is right next to the hotels Half Moon Blue and Bacolet Beach Club.

Cafe Havana is one of Tobago's newest restaurant and cocktail bars. Located in Bacolet Street near Bacolet Beach Club it is featuring an eclectic mix of modern interior design with a hint of the Caribbean flair. Click here to reserve a table. If you would like to enquire about using the restaurant for your wedding or special event, please use our special events form.

Alternatively, visit www.cafehavana.org or please feel free to call uson +1 868 639 2357 or email us at dine@cafehavana.org.

Visit the website for room reservations at a fantastic rate. For more details on resort booking visit: www.bacoletbeachclub.com and www.tobagobeachresort.net.

EXPLORE A SPARKLING AND SENSATIONAL SOJOURN

Its exciting and exhilarating as the Tobago and Trinidad display a series of sparkling festivals that flows with the Plymouth Harvest Fest and the Wushu Chinese Kickboxing Full Contact fights of (San Shou) at the Tai Chi Institute. Echoing with drum beats, the 'Drums of Christmas' resound at St. Ann's RC Church at a live creche and concert series at the Church's compound while the martial arts enthusiasts receive accolades at the Wushu Association's Awards Ceremony at the St. Augustine Dojo. With an unceasing sound of music, the Parang beat goes on with the NPATT Parang Finals at Arima Velodrome, Arima. Throbbing with entertainment and delicious cuisines, the Parangsoca Christmas Food Festival Fund-raiser as a charity event will be held at Salybia Nature Resort and Spa, Toco Main Road, Salybia. As non-stop festivals resonate through the islands of Tobago and Trinidad, the Annual Harvard Club Old versus Young Rugby Match takes place at Savannah 111 with the Tour de Penal Duathlon & 5km Fun Run/Walk and the Sacketteers' event TBA being held on the same day. Golf enthusiasts can tee off with the Junior Club Championship Golf Tournament at the St. Andrew's Golf Course. As public holidays, Christmas Day is followed by Boxing Day and is a time for togetherness.

The 9th Annual Penta Paints Kite Flying Competition held at the Plymouth Recreation Grounds offers a great time for ardent kite flyers, while PINK An All-Inclusive Poolside @ Tobago Venue TBA ensures an intoxicating blend. The Hosay Festival brings in a spiritual note as an Islamic festival that is celebrated by Shi'a Muslims around the globe. As the eternal love of music surrounds the Caribbean islands of Tobago and Trinidad, the 'Follow the Star' Concert is held at the All Saints' Church at the Port of Spain. The Trincity Open Golf Tournament takes place at the Millennium Lakes Golf & Country Club as a thrilling event for golfers. Welcoming the festival revelers to relax and absorb the essence of Caribbean hospitality, the Bacolet Beach Club opens its doors to let in the whispers of exotic days mingle with the sweet fragrance of tropical nights.

THE BACOLET BEACH CLUB OFFERS THE FRAGRANCE OF THE EXOTICA

Gloria Jones-Knapp
General Manager
Phone: +1 868 639 2357
Fax: +1 868 639 6124
Mobile (UK) +44 776 674 6636
Email: info@bacoletbeachclub.com
Address: Bacolet Beach Club Bacolet Bay, Tobago.

Visit the website for room reservations at a fantastic rate. For more details on resort booking visit: www.bacoletbeachclub.com and www.tobagobeachresort.net.

Do you want to fill the senses with rhythm and the essence of tropical culture? Do you want your days overflowing with harmony? Do you want to be caressed in the lap of luxury? The Bacolet Beach Club offers you the art of pampering with the craft of luxury. Created by former model, Gloria Jones-Knapp, the Bacolet Beach Club is an exclusive boutique Hotel, Restaurant and Bar in Tobago and is featured in the New York Times as an exclusive boutique hotel with an Asian-Cuban restaurant. Opening out a luxurious world of comfort and romance, the Bacolet Beach Club nestles on a hill that slopes towards a lovely private beach.

This gorgeous hideaway is just two minutes away from the island's capital, Scarborough and only 15 minutes from Tobago's airport. With the most beautiful tropical scenery, the Bacolet Beach Club is structured in a scenic hotspot in Tobago that overlooks the ocean colored by the orange-gold hues of the setting sun.

Filled with luxury and detailed attention infused with Caribbean hospitality, the Bacolet Beach Club is a unique boutique hotel that offers a lovely calm infinity pool overlooking the ocean and is lit by starlight at night allowing guests the luxury of communing with nature. The nesting period of the Leatherback Turtle can be observed at the Grande Riviere and Matura Bay in Trinidad from March to August.

April offers the thrill of the famous Buccoo Goat Race Festival that takes place at Mount Pleasant and Buccoo in Tobago and is a sport event featuring Goat races, sporting and recreational activities and Crab races. With boat rides around the coasts of Tobago and Trinidad, guests can have the unique experience of viewing the coastal areas of the islands as well as go swimming, snorkeling and scuba diving to discover the famed marine life and reefs. With enjoyable activities like trekking, walking and hiking, the islands offer the Point Fortin Borough Day celebrations from April to May as a cultural event that celebrates community activities at Point Fortin in Trinidad.

Visit the website for room reservations at a fantastic rate.
For more detailed information on resort booking
visit: www.bacoletbeachclub.com and www.tobagobeachresort.net.

Cradled With Caribbean Hospitality

The Bacolet Beach Club offers a lifestyle of luxury and the hues of the tropical islands with incredible Caribbean cuisine, soft days and nights cradled by luxurious surroundings and the symphony of festivals that flow with harmony. The Pan Jazz in de Yard 2009 as a cultural event features renowned foreign jazz artistes in April. Keeping up with trends in industrial relations, citizens can involve themselves in a one-day seminar exhibiting the topic, 'Key Discipline and Absenteeism' that is organized by the South Trinidad Chamber of Industry and Commerce for Managers, Human Resource and Industrial Relations personnel Supervisors and Heads of Departments as a special event.

This takes place at the South Trinidad Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Executive Office, Cross Crossing Shopping Centre, San Fernando in Trinidad. The TTGFA Marlin Madness Tournament displays game fishing organized by the Trinidad and Tobago Game Fishing Association at TBA in Tobago and is a lively sporting event.

As a known fact, the islands rotate on the axis of music and display the popular Pan Jazz in de Yard @ Redemption Sound Setters. This cultural event gives the islands an experience with world-renowned artistes filling the islands with rhythm and great music on April 23rd and 24th. Celebrating the spirit of expression, the 24th of April speaks the language of music with the World Music Night @ Pigeon Point Heritage Park and the Lunch Time Jazz @ the Scarborough Esplanade in Trinidad and Tobago. The Bacolet Beach Club showcases a translation of luxury with its appealing décor, Travertine lined bathrooms and king and queen-sized beds. With the suites opening out to spacious balconies, guests can enjoy the whispers of tropical nights. With pan music and jazz as the mainstream music, the islands rock with Jazz on de Beach @ Mt. Irvine, Street Beat @ Plymouth, Latin Jazz Night @ Pigeon Point Heritage Park and Beach Jazz @ Speyside that feature famous artistes. Visitors will be able to discover the romance of the islands at the cultural festivals of Sun, Sea and Jazz @ Pigeon Point Heritage Park and Jazz on de Beach @ Mt. Irvine that are featured on April 26th with popular musicians. The Bacolet Beach Club offers privacy and serene settings in a scenic location with the promise of a hideaway under the Caribbean sun.

The Bacolet Beach Club offers a Gorgeous Getaway...

Visit the website for room reservations at a fantastic rate. For more details on resort booking
visit: www.bacoletbeachclub.com and www.tobagobeachresort.net.

Cafe Havana Restaurant and Bar - The Soul Food of Tobago

Green Heart Wood covers the floor over three levels which make up the restaurant. Each level providing panoramic ocean views.
Enjoy a colorful and mouth watering blend of local and international cuisine, superbly paired to our club cocktails to quench your thirst.

Food & Drink

Asian-Cuban flair in a tropical setting serving mouth-watering delicacies:

• Cariarones de avocado y platano
• Asian Taquitos de atun tartar can wontons
• Pan Tomcat; 3 Salsas

Caribbean rum straight, cuba libre or Mojitos are some of the Cocktails served. Enjoy the Views of the Caribbean Sea and tropical gardens on the open terraces at Cafe Havana.

Enquiries

Gloria Jones-Knapp
General Manager
Phone: +1 868 639 2357
Fax: +1 868 639 6124
Mobile (UK) +44 776 674 6636
Email: info@bacoletbeachclub.com
Address: Bacolet Beach Club Bacolet Bay, Tobago.
The Caribbean
www.bacoletbeachclub.com
+1 868 639 2357

Escape to a Hideaway filled with Passion

Escape into a tropical ambiance...get away for a vacation filled with the colors of the Caribbean...let the magic of the most popular islands of Tobago and Trinidad mesmerize you with pageantry, pomp, passion and pleasure. Soak in the luxury at the Bacolet Beach Club created by former model, Gloria Jones-Knapp as an exclusive boutique Hotel, Restaurant and Bar. Created to offer your own luxurious private space with detailed care in a vacation hotspot that time and tide have not touched and where nature ensures a hideaway that is glorious and idyllic, the Bacolet Beach Club evolves as an exclusive boutique with an Asian-Cuban restaurant with the accolade of being featured in the New York Times. Structured just two minutes away from the island's capital, Scarborough and only 15 minutes from Tobago's airport, the Bacolet Beach Club undulates gently down a hill to a private beach where caring attendants cater to your every need.

Inviting you to relax and rejuvenate in a luxurious and romantic ambiance, the Bacolet Beach Club opens out its exclusive and unique boutique hotel to offer its guests a fabulous interior designed with luxury and exclusive decor with mosquito draped king and queen-sized beds with Travertine lined bathrooms. With an infinity pool overlooking the ocean, guests can enjoy the brilliantly star-filled velvet sky where a secret communication with Nature fills you with a sense that all's well with the world.

Woven with the art of luxury and comfort, the Bacolet Beach Club features an Asian-Cuban restaurant that takes the taste buds on a journey filled with the passion of the Caribbean. Serving up a medley of sensuous rhythm, the Asian-Cuban restaurant cooks up dream dishes with Cariarones de avocando y platano, Asian Taquitas de atun tartar con wontons, Pan Tomcat; 3 Salas and a range of delicious dishes. With tropical delights surrounding the Bacolet Beach Club, each suite opens out to a balcony from where the crescent-shaped bay can be seen as guests sit on a breezy balcony and sip Caribbean Rum straight and cocktails such as the Cuba libre or Majitas.

Visit the website for room reservations at a fantastic rate.

Tobago Jazz Experience 2009

The Tobago House of Assembly, Division of Tourism and Transportation along with Production One, The Tobago Hotels and Tourism Association, the Mt. Irvine Bay Hotel and Pan Trinbago present TOBAGO JAZZ EXPERIENCE 2009. This event will take place at various locations throughout Tobago during the period 22-26 April 2009. The TOBAGO JAZZ EXPERIENCE 2009 is an amalgamation of all the signature events which are usually staged leading to the main Plymouth Jazz Festival. The Tobago House of Assembly and the industry stakeholders feel that in the absence of the Plymouth Jazz Festival 2009, these events still remain viable and suitable alternatives that locals and visitors could enjoy.

The TOBAGO JAZZ EXPERIENCE 2009 will begin on Wednesday 22nd April 2009 with the Pan Jazz in d Yard event at the Redemption Sound Setters Pan Yard, Montgomery Tobago from 7pm. Patrons will be able to experience the versatility of our national instrument and the smooth sounds of Andy Narrell, Rudy Smith and other pannists from Trinidad and Tobago over a period of two nights. Tickets for the Pan Jazz in d Yard events cost TT$250 per night or TT$450 for both nights (package).

On Friday 24th April the activity will move to the Pigeon Point Heritage Park for World Music Night featuring special guest Calypso Rose, 3 Canal, and Shurwayne Winchester and the big band YOU. Tickets for this show cost TT$150. This event will begin at 7pm.

Then on Saturday 25th April at 4pm, the Division of Tourism and Transportation's Jazz Caravan will roll into Speyside and offer Beach Jazz at the Beach Facility grounds. Patrons can expect to see Trinidad and Tobago's finest music entertainers perform. This show at Speyside is free to the public. Alternatively, the Jazz on D Beach event will take place at Mt. Irvine starting at 10am and is also free to the public. In the evening, jazz lovers will be afforded another opportunity to enjoy themselves at the Pigeon Point Heritage Park at the Latin Jazz event. Tickets for the Latin Jazz event cost TT$250 and the show will feature top entertainers from Cuba, Dominica, Canada and Trinidad.

On Sunday 25th April, the Division of Tourism and Transportation's Jazz Caravan will end the TOBAGO JAZZ EXPERIENCE 2009 back at Pigeon Point Heritage Park. Starting at 1pm, this beach jazz fiesta will include T&T's finest, including Mike Boothman, Clive Zanda, Theron Shaw, David Rudder and International Grammy Award winning artiste George Benson as the headline act. Tickets for this show cost $200. Tickets for all shows will go on sale at a date to be announced.

The TOBAGO JAZZ EXPERIENCE 2009 is a collaborative effort of both government and industry stakeholders' interest. For additional information on TOBAGO JAZZ EXPERIENCE 2009, please contact Miss. Avion Hercules, Tourism Marketing Officer at the Division of Tourism and Transportation, THA at avion@visittobago.gov.tt or avionh@yahoo.com or Mr. John Arnold, Event Coordinator at the Division of Tourism and Transportation at jqarnold2000@yahoo.com or Tel: + 868 751-5027.

Visit the website for room reservations at a fantastic rate. For more details on resort booking visit: www.bacoletbeachclub.com and www.tobagobeachresort.net.

Cafe Havana Restaurant and Bar - The Soul Food of Tobago

Green Heart Wood covers the floor over three levels which make up the restaurant. Each level providing panaramic ocean views. Enjoy a colorful anf mouth watering blend of local and international cuisine, superbly paired to our club cocktails to quench your thirst.

Food & Drink

Asian-Cuban flair in a tropical setting serving mouth-watering delicasies:

• Cariarones de avocado y platano
• Asian Taquitos de atun tartar can wontons
• Pan Tomcat; 3 Salsas

Caribbean rum straight, cuba libre or Mojitos are some of the Cocktails served. Enjoy the Views of the Caribbean Sea and tropical gardens on the open terraces at Cafe Havana.

Enquiries

Gloria Jones-Knapp
General Manager
Phone: +1 868 639 2357
Fax: +1 868 639 6124
Mobile (UK) +44 776 674 6636
Email: info@bacoletbeachclub.com
Address: Bacolet Beach Club Bacolet Bay, Tobago.
The Caribbean
www.bacoletbeachclub.com
+1 868 639 2357

Explore the Spirit of Colors, Culture and Carnivals

Disappear into a whirlpool of excitement...Get away into a secret hideaway where only nature can communicate with you...Open up a treasure box brimming with the jewels of the Caribbean. Explore colors, culture and carnivals and enrich the senses with the spirit and the cuisines of the islands of Trinidad and Tobago. Watch as the soft foam of the waves creates myriad patterns on the golden sands...Absorb the brilliant orb of the setting sun as it sinks into unimaginable hues. Pamper yourself with luxury at the Bacolet Beach Club created by former model, Gloria Jones-Knapp as an exclusive boutique Hotel, Restaurant and Bar. Designed to offer you your own private space, a time to relax and a time to play, the Bacolet Beach Club as an exclusive boutique with an Asian-Cuban restaurant has the accolade of being featured in the New York Times. Structured just two minutes away from the island's capital, Scarborough and only 15 minutes from Tobago's airport, the Bacolet Beach Club cascades gently down a hill to a private beach where caring attendants cater to your every whim.

Evolving with comfort and luxury, the Bacolet Beach Club features an Asian-Cuban restaurant with unique delectable dishes such as, Cariarones de avocando y platano, Asian Taquitas de atun tartar con wontons, Pan Tomcat; 3 Salas and many more artistically prepared dishes served in a tropical setting. Relax in the infinity pool under the stars littered against the midnight sky and revel in a setting awash with the wonders of nature. Bask under the Caribbean sun and sip Caribbean Rum straight and enjoy cocktails such as the Cuba libre or Majitas. Absorb the ambiance of the tropical isles as you view the Caribbean Sea and the tropical gardens from the open terraces at the Café Havana.

As an exotic place to come back and rejuvenate after a spectacular time at the festivals of Trinidad and Tobago, the Bacolet Beach Club displays wonderfully crafted rooms with mosquito draped king and queen-sized beds with Travertine lined bathrooms.

Absorb the Rhythm of Fantastic Festivals

Start your vacation with the rhythm of fantastic festivals that goes on through the month of February. Ideally located, the Bacolet Beach Club leads you into the heart of joyous celebrations that add to your memorable vacation. Join the Keep Moving: Family and Fitness Sundays on February in Trinidad that boosts your holiday with fun and fitness. The Ladies Night Out 7 offers a Carnival event in Trinidad with food and entertainment by well-known men and women artistes. Flowing with music and magic, the Small Medium & Large Conventional Bands, South National Semi Finals takes place at Trinidad and Tobago. Fashioned with the soul of passion, The Night of D Stars in Trinidad is followed by the Small Medium & Large Conventional Bands and the Tobago National Semi Finals as a Pan Trinbago event in Tobago. The 1st Annual T&T Carnival Comedy Fest on February flows seamlessly into another exciting event with a grand fete hosted by 37th Annual Friends of the Blood Bank Association All-Inclusive Fete at Trinidad. With sports as a regular and favorite pastime, the islanders celebrate Regattas, golf and biking competitions. With a natural penchant for music, the islanders of Trinidad and Tobago display the THA Panorama Finals as a pulsating tribute.

The Trinidad Carnival as the Greatest Show on Earth opens up the talent and the creativity of the people of Trinidad and Tobago with steel bands and calypso. Tobago reflects the carnival on a smaller scale with Calypso, Steel bands and the Mas(querade). Another carnival fete sets the atmosphere tingling with excitement with the Red Ants Pan Posse hosted by Tribe, the Masquerade Band at Trinidad. Joy & Fire displays the work of local group artistes and Misty Range gives its guests an all-inclusive party. The Chutney Brass holds an exciting carnival that is as enjoyable as the Eyes Wide Shut carnival at Trinidad. February is chock full of festivals, adventure and activities that gives Trinidad and Tobago an air of glamour with parties that go on all night and finish at the break of dawn. Watch the sun rise from your lovely luxury suite at the Bacolet Beach Club and let another gorgeous day evolve into a vacation to remember.

Get Pampered at the Bacolet Beach Club from Sun Rise to Sunset