Welcome to Ohana Villa Tobago Blog

Welcome to all past, returning and future guests to the Ohana-Villa Blog. The OhanaVilla website is www.ohana-villa.com This is the place to come for all the news and happenings at Ohana. And as the original press release mentioned, Ohana was built as a family retreat – a very special place where we could go to relax and renew ourselves with nature! Hence the name ‘ohana’ which means family rest house in Hawaii. And as we have extended our welcome to guests, I am pleased to say, judging from our guests comments, Ohana seems to work its magic every time!

As all past guests will know, the friendly staff at Ohana, Rena, Joy and Mac go to great lengths to spoil Ohana guests! And then they wonder “why de guests doh want to leave de house an go out!!” To begin with Rena who heads up the staff is not just one of the best local chefs on the island, she is also a wonderful masseuse! Having just returned I can vouch for one of her fabulous massages under the gazebo! She just gets better and better – I had asked for a firm massage and I have to say the firmness of the massage was truly eased with the tropical breezes wafting over my body, and the sound of the waves lapping at the little beach below the garden! Heaven on earth! Try one! Rena uses a mixture of organic coconut oil, mixed with scented essential oils. Rena has a little stash of these, however do bring your own favourites also – just remember that some essential oils like bergamot or lime may photo-sensitise the skin to the sun and cause burning, so take care! And so that Joy does not feel left out, I am encouraging her to go learn how to do manicures and pedicures! If you are a boogie-boarding fiend like I am you will know that pedicures do not do well for being dragged along the sandy beach!

The other great and important staff behind the scenes also get a mention here – Mr Cowie the pool-man who keeps both the deep pool and the shallow pool as well as the jacuzzi in great order – Keon who looks after the huge koi fish pond – Bevan and Tony the gardeners, who work so hard in the hot sun to keep the garden looking good – as well as Mr Martineau who helps us with maintenance. And ‘maintenance’ for a house like Ohana I can tell you is ‘mega’ being so close to the sea – salt spray + humidity + constant sun = plenty maintenance!! And last but not least Mac – who as night watchman is always there to greet us when we return from a night out – as well as present without fail, night after night whilst we sleep and dream. . . .

So a huge thank you to the wonderful staff at Ohana, and for the truly loyal and appreciative guests who keep returning to share the special place that is Ohana-Villa Tobago . . . . . . .

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