Tobago’s Bacolet Beach Club Expands

By: - June 9th, 2015

Above: the Bacolet Beach Club

By the Caribbean Journal staff

Tobago’s Bacolet Beach Club has completed a major expansion project.

The boutique hotel has added 15 new marble-tiled suites, along with a new infinity pool on the hotel’s private bay.

Each room has a private veranda and Wi-Fi, among other features; the project raises the number of rooms at the hotel to 35.

The hotel is located on Bacolet Bay in Tobago near the town of Scarborough.

— CJ

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