Tortola Accommodations: Where To Stay

When deciding on your Tortola accommodations, you have a choice for where to stay that ranges from luxurious villa accommodations on mountainsides overlooking deep bays to simple living on a boat. Where and how you stay depends on you and your budget. Make sure you see our further down the page!  

Before renting any Tortola accommodations, look at what you really want out of your Tortola stay. Do you want to go out in a yacht? Or perhaps hang out on the beach for days? Snorkel or scuba along a coral ridge?

Explore a Caribbean island complete with unique art and music, and then hike on the mountain through its low-slopes rainforest? Keep the activities you long for in the front of your mind as you plan your stay.

Tortola accommodations: which way to go?

The nicer Tortola accommodations can be a vacation in themselves. Consider increasing your budget for sleeping arrangements to try one of the beautiful villas, often within walking distance of beaches and restaurants. If you can stay at Tortola without a car rental, can you afford one of the villas? If you push back your vacation a bit, can you save up just a little more? Or can you visit Tortola with friends and split the costs?

If this doesn't work out for you, you can always go with a regular private home rental. For many people, Tortola is only a part-time home; they spend much of the rest of their year in the U.S. or in Europe. When they're not around, their homes are rented out by caretakers. These homes are often inland, but in a few cases you'll find them right on the beach. Shop around for the best location and the best deal, and don't be afraid to negotiate, especially in the off-season and especially if the home is rented directly from the owner and not through an intermediary.

You also have the option of staying at a resort or hotel. Resorts on Tortola are only all-inclusive if you opt for one of the American plans, which cost more but add meals and more. Hotels do not typically have that option. They are also few and far between on Tortola. More people stay in the hotel-like accommodations at marinas than stay in regular hotels. If you want a hotel, you are almost certainly going to be staying in Road Town; if you want to hit the best beaches, you'll need to drive or catch transportation out to a different part of the island, probably at least 20 minutes away.

Finally, you may be able to camp when you stay on Tortola. Camping on public land is not legal, and the only real campsite you'll find is at Brewer's Bay. You may, however, be able to locate an uninhabited island that you can pitch a tent on. If this is the route you take, make sure you pitch your tent at high tide!

One other option for a place to stay in Tortola: if you're going yachting or doing some serious boating, you'll be able to stay in your cabin for the duration. Plan this into your itinerary if you are going to do an overnight trip on the high seas.

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