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Feb 28, 2004

Recommended restaurants:

BattiMamzelle: 44 Coblentz, Cascade

Veni Mange: 67 Ariapita Ave, Woodbrook

Though the food and the atmosphere are excellent (cozy, but

sophisticated), the national dishes of Trinidad (pelau, roti, bake and

shark, etc.) are not usually served there.

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Recommended beaches: Maracas and Las Cuevas

Everyone knows where they are, and they do have what you want.

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Hilton Trinidad and Conference Center

Lady Young Road, Belmont

Tel: 868 624 3211

There are several excellent lodging facilities in Trinidad. The Hilton

(380 rooms) will get the prize for not only having all the amenities you

can think of (pool, tennis court, several bars and restaurants), but an

excellent guest/concierge service.

It is also quite peculiar: the hotel is built upside down on the side of a

mountain (that is why they call it the Upside Down hotel). The entrance

and the lobby are on top of the hotel, and the floors go down in

increasing number. For example, our Executive Floor (the 7th) is much

higher than the 11th (going in regression).

To top all of the above, the Hilton, at carnival, is in the thick of

things: 10-minute walk to the Savannah, but far enough for you to sleep

at night.

(The Traveller, Saturday, February 28, 2004)