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This beachfront Barbados hotel is 1 km (0.5 mi) from the Oistins Fish Fry and 2 km from the Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary.

Guestrooms at the Butterfly Beach Hotel have desks and Caribbean-style rattan furniture, including a dining table for two. Balconies are furnished and look inland; kitchenettes have refrigerators.

This Barbados hotel offers telephones with voice mail and televisions with cable channels. High-speed Internet access is available (surcharge). Bathrooms have showers only. Windows open; guestrooms also include ceiling fans.

The Happy Starfish - Open from early morning to late evening. Casual oceanfront restaurant with an open deck. Serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Snack menu available at the bar, which also has a big-screen TV and a pool table .

The Butterfly Beach Hotel, located on the south coast of Barbados, offers three spa tubs, an outdoor pool, and a beachfront location. The sundecks are furnished with lounge chairs.

A restaurant is on site. Conveniences available at the hotel include laundry facilities, a gift shop, and currency exchange.

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy. Rollaway beds and cribs (infant beds) may be available and should be requested at the time of booking; fees may apply.

Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges. Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in. Special requests made via this Web site cannot be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.

Check-in time is 3 PM

We have adopted the half-star as a unit of measurement in our five-star scale. The great variety of property types, the wide array of amenities, and the range of property-class characteristics around the world require a classification system of greater precision, which the half-star provides.