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Business World |
June 2015
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Winners of the 2014 World Travel Award as Tobago’s Leading Hotel for the
sixth consecutive year, Blue Haven Hotel offers a beautiful, private, and ex-
otic escape on the Caribbean island. A decorated history of golden era Hol-
lywood glitz and glamour, the hotel was at one point considered a relic, but
has since been rejuvenated and remains a romantic hotspot and hideaway
for honeymooners and clientele the world over.
There is a little bit of everything in and around the Blue Haven Hotel in Tobago.
For starters, look around. Built on a historic site, remnants of the past add de-
light and charm as the old fortress – complete with cannons and a surrounding
stone wall encapsulate your senses. Secondly, it’s got star studded appeal embed-
ded into its unique character. Featured in many movies from the 1950s such as
Fire Down Below, Heaven Knows Mr. Allison, and the Disney production of the
Swiss Family Robinson, the Blue Haven Hotel is a nostalgic destination. But for
all the bygone discourse and narrative, the Hotel also endured a spell of silence
before owner Karl Pistil brought it back to life.
“In the 1970s it got closed down and was empty, unoccupied for 25 years – half a
century,” he said. “This is when I discovered it and renovated it and now, in 2014,