Port of Spain
Trinidad suffers from serious growing pains. It boasts one of the most vibrant economies in the Caribbean but little of the infrastructure needed to make it an equally energetic business city.
Sleeping
Marriott Courtyard. Near a shopping complex, golf courses and tennis courts, there’s no dearth of after-work activities here. Rooms have high-speed Internet access and a large work desk. Rates from $130. www.marriott.com
The Gingerbread House. For a quieter and simpler hotel experience, this guesthouse has Internet access, cable TV and air conditioning. Also offered are aromatherapy and reflexology treatments for stressed-out execs. Rooms around $50. www.trinidadgingerbreadhouse.com
Relaxing
Coco Reef Resort and Spa. Take a short flight to Tobago and splurge on a day or two of luxury on Coconut Bay. The hotel will tour you around the island in a 1959 Rolls Royce once owned by Errol Flynn. A room with an ocean view runs from $286 to $350. www.cocoreef.com
Eating
Chutney Rose. On the upscale corner of Ariapita Avenue and Fitt Street, favorite lunch specials are lamb koftas and fish with rice and peas; phone: 868-628-8541.
Drinking
One of Trinidad’s newest clubs is Liquid on the ground floor of the Maritime Plaza. Music is a mix of soca and reggae with some Latin tossed in; phone: 868-675-9958.