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This Weekend, Obama Will Be Swimming at the Hilton Trinidad

Where: Lady Young Rd, Belmont, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Another day, another hotel fitness room in which President Obama can go work out. This weekend, while he's heading down to the Caribbean islands of Trinidad & Tobago with a 1,000-strong US delegation for the Fifth Summit of the Americas, the Prez will be shacking up at the Hilton Trinidad, all of whose 380 rooms have been reserved for him and his massive posse.

Hopefully, during the three-day summit which convenes the 34 "democratically elected leaders of the Western Hemisphere," Barack will have some precious alone time for paddling in their pool shaped like the island of Trinidad and hitting their squash and tennis courts. The Hilton itself is no stranger to hosting high-security guests, and in the past have made people like former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, Britain's Prince of Wales and former South African President Nelson Mandela feel right at home. Here's hoping that the secret service has already scoped out the hotel's jogging track and fitness center; we wouldn't want Obama to have to spend an entire long island weekend cooped up in office chairs just because the rowing machine is broken.

Once the US delegation departs at the end of the summit on Sunday night, the Hilton will return to its normal, non-commander in chief duties, which focuses on offering regular vacationers like us the very same rooms starting at $169 a night.

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Barack Obama Will Join Political VIPs at The Hyatt Trinidad

Where: 1 Wrightson Road, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

The Hyatt Regency Trinidad has been open not much more than a year, but it's already being trusted to host Barack Obama and a bunch of his friends when the Summit of the Americas heads to Trinidad in April.

This is the fifth time that leaders of the 34 member nations will meet up, and this time round they'll be discussing important stuff like human prosperity, energy, security and environmental sustainability--all on the ocean-front location in Port of Spain.

The hotel is actually (but not surprisingly) completely sold-out during the summit, which runs from April 17 to 19. Now we just wonder how the hotel's general manager decides who gets the Diplomat Suite and who gets the Presidential Suite. The good news is that even the politicians at the bottom of the pecking order will be able to run their countries from their room because there's WiFi throughout.

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Hyatt Regency Trinidad is Dreamy Except for the Home Depot Furniture

Where: No.1 Wrightson Road, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

The east coast is starting to really feel like fall--or worse yet, winter--and just like clockwork, the New York Times used their travel section this past weekend to go ga-ga for the Caribbean. In addition to an article gushing 39 reasons to go tropical this year, they wrote a mostly positive review of the Hyatt Regency Trinidad in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad.

The hotel opened last January, and the NYT reports that the obligatory opening kinks seem to be mostly smoothed out by now. That equals a solid addition to the sparse Trinidad hotel scene, particularly for business travelers, where travelers have long lamented Trinidad’s outdated hotels and inflated prices. Rooms start at a reasonable $179, the staff is apparently attentive and professional, and guests have the run of a gym, spa, pool, and four eateries. So far, so good, minus one big caveat: guests pay about $14 a day for WiFi.

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