Moniques Guest House

Visited during carnival time. Clean, courteous staff. No complaints whatsoever. Budget priced location with better than budget facilities. Next to the road so transportation is easy although traffic can sometimes be a bit noisy.

I stayed here for 30 days on a business, otherwise I would have not stayed here. The rooms are stark with a strong musty odor. It is freshly painted and has fresh linens, when housekeeping comes. There are no shades on the lights in the room except the one beside the bed. Asked to have toilet repaired several times without results. When the AC unit broke they told me just to open the windows till they get around to it. It took my boss emailing their boss to get it fixed several days later. Beds are hard as well as the pillows. It is clean but no thrills here. Picture is looking down from the upper house, they are building something there now.

I checked into Monique’s quest house on Friday 28th October 2016 with my sister and left on Saturday the 11th December 2016.We chose Monique’s because of the close proximity to a Medical Facility in the city of Port of Spain which we had to go to daily and for its quiet peaceful surroundings in the lush slopes of Maraval. We were warmly greeted by the staff and were ushered into our room in the main hotel building. The owner’s daughter and manager Elizabeth, knowing of the limited mobility of my sister had booked us into a wheel-chair access room on the ground level where we could easily board our vehicle, literally outside our porch. The room was clean, spacious and had everything we needed to make our stay comfortable; our ground level porch looked onto the beautifully kept, tropical hillside garden. It was amazing how peaceful and quiet it was even though we were close to the roadside. The owner Monique, a chic and a graciously charming lady of 89 yrs. was still actively involved in ensuring that standards were maintained. Her daughter Elizabeth, Winnie (front desk manager) and other staff were efficient and friendly and created a “home away from home “atmosphere. During our stay my sister had an emergency and had to be rushed to hospital. The manager Elizabeth and her staff sprang into action immediately taking command of the situation. The ambulance was called and arrived within minutes. Thanks Shaunelle, (front desk clerk) for your immediate assistance before the ambulance crew arrived. Thank you Gail,(hotel chef) for the delicious home-cooked meals, Ian and Jonathon (security) Thank you Winnie and Elizabeth for juggling dates to make it possible to extend our stay without much notice from us. We love your Christmas tree and Christmas decorations and feel so sorry that we would be missing your traditional Christmas breakfast. Sounds amazing! I would recommend this family run establishment to anyone looking for a reasonably priced efficiently run and conveniently located guesthouse on the outskirts of the city. Close to the city hub, malls, shopping -centers and restaurants and easy drive to Maracas beach. Public and private transport is unbelievably cheap. Guided tours are also available on request. Wishing the management and staff at Monique’s a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year 2017! I will definitely return when time permits :) Maria