Shepherds Inn Tobago

We stayed at the hotel for two weeks and the staff were so friendly that they became like friends and family. Nothing was too much trouble and it was sad to say goodbye to them. The place is maintained to a high standard and the rooms were immaculately cleaned every day. The breakfast varied daily and the restaurant has a good menu as well as a well stocked bar.. excellent cocktails too! The adjacent pool surrounded by loungers is the perfect place to relax. A free daily shuttle bus runs to and from Pigeon Point beach and bikes and cars can be hired from reception. The gardens are well maintained and if you've time sit, listen and look, it's amazing what birds you'll find. If you're interested in the flora and fauna of Tobago, I can highly recommend the 'resident' Nature Guide, Peter Cox for a really informative day out. This hotel can cater for your every need and I highly recommend it.

Wow! What a gem of a hotel! The staff are ALL amazingly helpful, happy, welcoming, polite, knowledgeable, the list goes on.|The outside area is all beautifully clean and landscaped, we enjoyed watching hummingbirds in the bushes by our room. The rooms, whilst basic are immaculately clean and plenty big enough, it would be nice to have a bedside table but we managed without. Shower was powerful enough and plenty of hot water.|We stayed on an AI basis so ate a lot at the hotel restaurant, the food was always delicious and huge portions. The AI menu is quite small, so I did get a little bored, we ate lunch out quite a few times because we were off exploring. We ate most evening meals at the hotel but they let us choose from the lunch menu too so had more choice. The AI drinks menu was also very limited, but Jorge on the bar served every drink with a smile, he introduced himself to us on the first night which was a really nice touch.|Our first morning we had a briefing with Teija, she is such a huge asset to the hotel. She told us all about the island and what there is to see and do without and pressure to do anything. She was available throughout the week to get more help and advice from and always had a smile on her face. Peter was another member of staff who had so much knowledge about the island we were sad to run out of time, we would have loved to do a rain forest trip with him. |The location of the hotel was also great, 5 minutes from the airport, 10 minutes walk to the beach and other bars and restaurants. Free shuttle to the airport, store bay beach and pigeon point was a big bonus too. |We hired a car from the front desk, a quick easy process and a great way to see the island.|The staff are the biggest asset to the hotel, too many to mention but they really make you feel so welcome.|I would not hesitate to recommend this hotel to others and would stay again.

This hotel is really good value for money. I stayed in a Pasture room with my partner, the room is spacious and suited our needs perfectly. Beautiful grounds and well kept. The pool area is small but it was quiet so we always managed to get a sun lounger when needed. We stayed bed and breakfast, the breakfast was nice although not huge variety and there was one morning when they ran out of food quite early on. One day we had lunch at the hotel and the food was disappointing, especially in comparison to the local food that we had been eating. Overall the staff were very pleasant and helpful and there was one lady in particular that was super helpful, she helped us book trips and recommended some fantastic places to visit. The hotel offers free airport and pigeon point shuttle bus service which is great and we utilised this quite a lot during our stay. You can also walk to store bay beach and the main strip that has plenty of bars and eateries. Due to our overall experience, we would stay here again on a bed and breakfast basis. Thank you to Shepherds Inn who helped us have a fantastic holiday.

First trip to beautiful Tobago and we will be back! Took my husband for his birthday. We stayed at the Shepherds inn for 7 nights in September. Great service from when we came out of the airport. A lovely lady called Teija was there to greet us. The hotel offer a free shuttle from the airport to the hotel which is great. Our room was absolutely fine, a little dated but spotless. The cleaning staff were great. Room had everything we needed including a fridge. It would have been nice to have bedside tables. |Hotel is in a great location, the pool is lovely, all the staff are really nice. The shuttle service to and from pigeon point beach is really good. We really enjoyed our trip, Teija made our holiday amazing, she is the most amazing lady, full of knowledge about the island, and just so helpful. She is a real Gem and because of her we will be back!|Thank you Teija, we appreciate you! Love Peter and Gemma x

Went to the restaurant ,was told earlier no reservations was required. They made a table available,but felt we were given an area that felt choked up.|When ordering was informed some items were not available.|Bet your bottom dollars it was things we wanted.|We placed our order, can you believe an hour later we were not served water we ordered nor our drinks, no apologies for delays and still other patrons a few shades lighter than us is seen to be served and regulars communication between staff and them going on?|We finally decided to walk out, sorry this place when was under different management was exceptional in their service and ambience.|We local people need to stop putting up with this kind of treatment in we own country…..||I score this rating -0

What a wonderful stay at The Shepherds Inn, a small boutique hotel.|A very welcoming gem of a hotel on the beautiful island of Tobago 🇹🇹|Travelled with mum and dad, husband, son and daughter in law to be.|Mum and dad experienced problems with hot water but this was resolved.|Dietary requirements were met (vegetarian and non-spicy). All-inclusive option was not quite as expected, all was freshly cooked to order, but a limited menu selection on food and drinks, due to low season and others eating at the restaurant which was open to anyone. That said, we were always accommodated. Restaurant staff very friendly, especially Maibys and Karen who were always helpful, and with big smiles.|Thank you so much to Teija for helping us in seeing some great steelpan bands at Sunday School and for pointing us in direction with our sightseeing itinerary. And for helping our son arrange a safe daytrip to Port of Spain in Trinidad. The administration staff and shuttle drivers were all helpful, especially when changing pool towels, currency and dropping us off at Pigeon Point. Anna made our room up. It was always clean and beds were so comfortable.|Many happy memories and thank you for making our stay a very happy one.

We’ve just returned from 2 weeks on the glorious island of Tobago. We didn’t know when we booked just how perfect Crown Point end of the island would be for us and that Sheperd’s Inn would be the most authentic, relaxing, best choice we could have made. |The hotel is visually stunning, the colours, the gardens, the deep pool, the welcoming bar & restaurant. The Pasture Room we stayed in was spacious, clean and so comfortable. Anna was our room attendant and she was as caring about us as she was about her work in making our room perfect everyday.|From the moment we arrived with the wonderful Teija picking us up at the airport and the ladies on reception throughout our stay, Natalie, Tamara, Aisha & Karen, nothing was too much trouble and smiles and laughter were the order of the day. |The gents who did the shuttle runs to the beach each day were great too, only got Barry’s name but all of them so genuinely freindly.|Breakfast included and taken every morning was delicious. Authentic dishes served buffet style including eggs, spinach, pak choi, pumpkin, bakes, pancakes, salted fish, beans, potatoes, some days bacon, some days sausage pieces in tangy sauce. There was fresh fruit, bread for toasting, tea, coffee, juice or fresh flavoured water. |In the restaurant, Karen, Aisha, Keisha, Mavis and the wonderful cooks gave us the best service you could wish for. All of them so friendly, warm, welcoming and genuine. We embraced it all. Breakfast was large enough that lunch wasn’t needed until 3 or 4pm and there are so many places to grab something to eat, especially in Crown Point or at Store Bay Beach or Pigeon Point where we spent many long days relaxing.|We went out on trips with the very knowledgeable, affable and courteous wildlife expert Peter Cox (based at Shepherds Inn). We saw the island in it’s entirety, saw the flora, fauna and wildlife and whelped with joy at all the birds seen and were amazed when Peter would just stop the car and get the scope out to show us a Peregrine Falcon or an Iguana hiding in the leaves.|In the evenings if we were having dinner (especially when we didn’t need lunch) many times we ate at the restaurant. Yes there were a couple of times when items had run out but all the alternatives were just as good. Everything we ate here was really good, freshly cooked, tasty food and excellent value for money, even with the copious amounts of cocktails that Bar Manager George would make for us. He was a cracking Host at his bar. His suggestions and his cocktails were so on point!!|Shepherds Inn is rated by BA Holiday’s as 3* - I can only assume that’s because it doesn’t have bell boys, room service, 24 hour eating/drinking, a hair dryer in your room and all the gubbins that are associated with higher ratings but once you understand that Shepherds Inn is genuinely authentic, small, personal and as laid back as the island of Tobago itself is and the staff are just amazing and can not do enough to make sure your stay is the best it can be, then you understand that star ratings don’t really count.|If there’s a need for a negative then it’s the speaker in the bar. It’s blown and the thumping base is so annoying that you just need to ask for the noise to be turned off and then all you can really hear is the laughter and conversations.|We’d go back to Shepherds Inn in a heartbeat and just can’t thank all the staff enough for making our stay magical. |Shara & Toby

I am glad that I didn’t read the reviews of this hotel before I came as I would have been disappointed and probably not booked it. The positives are that Shepherds Inn is clean and tidy and the location is amazing (less than a 10minute drive to the airport) and a few minutes (5-6 mins) by hotel transfer/car to 2 of the main beaches in Crown Point (Pigeon Point and Store Bay). I didn’t hear any planes at any time whilst I was staying there or hear any traffic from the road. The hotel has a reliable shuttle service to and from the local beaches and the airport and Brian/the driver is professional and friendly. ||Our rooms were cleaned daily with fresh towels (on demand), and they were also replenished with shower gels, soaps. We had bottles of water in the fridge on arrival (you can get more water from the restaurant at any time). There is also a safe in the rooms. We did have an issue with hot water during the stay but it was rectified after I reported it. Some of the staff could do with some customer training (even basics like acknowledging you when you arrive for lunch/dinner, smiling and not keeping you waiting for long periods of time) but there are some lovely members of staff there (Caren and Rickeisha on reception, Anna our amazing cleaner, Brian the shuttle driver and Tahya from Sweden). They are what made the stay pleasurable and why the hotel received a higher rating. ||I found it useful that you can also get clean beach towels daily at reception which you can sign in and out which was great for beach trips. The Owner/Colin is a lovely man, very friendly and wanted everyone to have a nice stay. He went out of his way to make sure that guests had everything they needed. ||I think with a few minor tweaks, this could be a really lovely hotel. The things that would make a difference would be for staff to be trained in customer service, to offer more variety at breakfast and bigger portion sizes and to have more variety at other times of the day. There was only ever 1 option for desert in the evening and that was 1 flavour of ice cream (which didn’t taste very nice). When something finished (for example the juice) it wasn’t replaced and this meant that for the rest of our stay that item wasn’t available. The food itself for lunch and dinner was tasty and cooked fresh each day, but it took a long time to arrive and wasn’t picked up quickly enough by waiting staff when the chef ran the bell to say the food was ready. I also think that as an all-inclusive hotel, there needs to be an option outside of breakfast, lunch and dinner, even if it was sandwiches, toasties, chips, cakes or snack like food. ||I was happy that there was Wi-Fi and I was able to access this throughout the hotel at all times. It was also really nice to be able to access Netflix on the telly without paying any other charges. Extremely glad that there was air conditioning in our rooms as I wouldn’t have been able to sleep without it. ||The hotel itself is also very quiet and if you wanted to, you can relax by the pool undisturbed. We didn’t do this at all as we were busy at the beach and enjoying Tobago outside of the hotel but we saw others take advantage of the quietness. We stayed at the beginning of September so there wasn’t any entertainment provided in the evening at the hotel but you are only a short walk away from lots of bars and clubs and eateries and we felt safe going out in the evening. ||I had a lovely stay at Shepherds Inn. They did a few minor repairs whilst we were there but they were so respectful and tried to be as quiet as possible. Car hire is also available from the hotel, we didn’t do this but the cars looked to be of a good standard and the staff were friendly and professional. ||The absolute highlight of our stay was going on an Island trip with Peter Cox (Official Tour Guide). He comes to the hotel regularly or you can ask reception to call him. He was so knowledgeable about the history, culture and animal/insect life of the Caribbean and is a lovely man. His tours are extremely reasonably priced and we created our most precious holiday memories with him (he does group tours and also private tours). Please don’t be put off by some of the reviews online. It is a lovely hotel which is striving to be even better.||We stayed in the Little Bo Peep Suite.