Apartment in Western Tobago
2 guests · 1 bedroom · 1 bath
Reasons to book
Guests love it hereGuests give this property a top rating
Great for petsBring all your friends and family, even the furry ones
High-end valueWell priced for this area
About this apartment rental
Located overlooking beautiful Castara Bay, Castara Retreats is a family-run eco resort offering self-catering accommodations set in 2 acres of tropical gardens. Each accommodations has ocean views and is just a three minute walk from the beach.
Amenities
Free WiFi/internet
Free Parking
Air conditioning
Non-smoking
Pets allowed
Gym
Bar
Spa
Balcony/Terrace
WiFi/Internet
Beach access
Garden
Laundry services
Beach front
Family friendly
Smoking allowed
Safe
Cleaning products
Map of Western Tobago
Ratings and reviews
100% verified reviews7 / 10Good·Sep 2026
We had such a lovely stay at Castara Retreats. The room was beautiful and the view was absolutely amazing — waking up to it every day was definitely one of the highlights. We loved relaxing in the hammock and the whole setting felt peaceful and special.
Our absolute favourite part of the stay, though, had to be Stella the cat! She welcomed us when we arrived and basically stayed with us for our entire stay. At one point we started to think it was actually her room and she was just allowing us to stay there 😂. She genuinely made our stay even more memorable.
The reception staff were also wonderful, especially Zoe, who was friendly, welcoming and helpful. Overall, the accommodation and setting were everything we hoped they would be.
Unfortunately, the restaurant service really let the experience down for us. We found the customer service from some of the restaurant staff quite poor and, at times, rude. When trying to order food or drinks, we often felt as though we were bothering them rather than being welcomed as guests. There were occasions where we were simply looked at and not acknowledged, and several times we actually had to get up from our table before anyone would attend to us.
The overall impression was that some of the staff didn’t particularly want to be there, and unfortunately that made us feel uncomfortable using the restaurant.
This was particularly disappointing because we were celebrating my partner’s birthday and it was his first visit to my home country, Tobago, so I had really wanted the stay to feel special. We had originally planned to eat at the restaurant throughout our stay because of how convenient it was, but after our experience we chose to eat elsewhere and even cook for ourselves instead.
It’s such a shame because everything else about Castara Retreats was lovely, and the reception team were great. With warmer and more attentive service in the restaurant, our experience would have been completely different.
10 / 10Outstanding·Jul 2026
Beautiful location, scenery, great food. Lots of wildlife.
Food is lovely but takes a very long time.
10 / 10Outstanding·May 2026
Very quiet except for the sound of the ocean and nature which was great ! Very clean . The owner who was there and the staff were very accommodating. There is a restaurant Caribbean Kitchen onsite which was very good.
There was everything that you need if you planned to prepare your own meals.
The water pressure gets very low at certain times of the day.
9 / 10Outstanding·Apr 2026
Lovely healthy food in restaurant
Great staff
Tap water is drinkable and filter jugs are also provided (although filters could do with changing)
Beautiful gardens with lovely flowers and birds
Great yoga studio with views over village/bay (although the music can mean it’s not a zen experience)
Things you should know:
Basic accommodation. Note open sided living space. Great for feeling part of the environment/using as a hide for bird watching, but means birds, chickens and other animals (including Carol the pet cat) come and go freely. This does mean waking up to find guano in the kitchen in the morning. And the cleaning service is only every 3 days
Food - basic items in supermarket, limited fresh produce. A few restaurants - non “high end”. Only a couple serve decent healthy food. All relatively expensive for what you get
Cash - required in many locations, atm in village not working
Tours - relatively expensive day trips requiring cash (option to use atms around island)
Tranquil fishing village - with intermittent high volume reggae (and other styles) played that can be heard up in the retreat
Air conditioning unit had universal remote, which was temperamental at best
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(62 Ratings)
"Beautiful location, scenery, great food. Lots of wildlife."
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