The central location can't be beat and the staff is friendly and wonderful, but the property is dingy and tired. The rooms and hotel are very DARK and the central tropical foliage seems to be a haven for bugs. It's an okay place if you don't have another choice. The rooms are particularly dismal and cubicle like, windowless.

The staff at the hotel made me feel special. The property is beautiful, with plenty of common areas to meet people and/or relax. There was hot coffee, hot water for tea and drinking water available 24 hours a day. In the morning they offer you toast and fruit. There are a few rooms with a/c, some with fans only, even budget rooms with shared bath. I stayed two weeks. An international group of people passed through. We were always meeting interesting people. The secuity is excellent. Highly recommend the hotel. The patio on the roof with the cool jacuzzi is a great spot to enjoy the afternoons or early evenings.

Spent a week at the Trinidad, and it was charming in a funky way, but very basic. All the staff are friendly and the public areas are unusual, but the rooms are very basic. I was told on day 6 that they were booked for the rest of the week (i had not reserved) and was advised that I could go to thier sister hotel, Trinidad Galeria, which was about 2 blocks away. For the same price, this hotel is MUCH nicer, cleaner, more amenities. Ask for room 33, which has AC, a HUGE bathroom, and nice art on the walls. The public spaces are great and the pool is nice. Go there first.

I loved to look and feel of this place but woke in the middle of the night to find my pillow and bed covered in bed bugs and insects. I told them at the front desk and after them spraying the room they were still appearing on the bed so i packed my stuff and sat in the lounge until the manager was supposed to come in. They were going to be full the next day so they would not move me but could get me in in their other hotel which meant me walking 3 blocks at 4am on my own with bags and i would have to pay for the room that night. When the day officer came in he said that the manager said I have to pay or they were calling the police but were offering me a discount of 20% for a backfull of bites!

I had to go back today as I had booked a tour which was picking me up from there and the duty person said that the manager would be there to see me once I got back from the tour - which he was not´t but the duty guy said that he had left word to pay me back the money which was the least they could do as I found the whole experince very upsetting and had to pay out for an other hotel plus the scars.
The whole thing was handled very badly by the management.