Need an affordable family vacation this year, and yet you want to go somewhere exotic like Barbados. You really don’t have a huge budget so a self catering holiday might be the answer. At the same time you would like it to be beachfront, and you really would like to be where there is a restaurant on site, and in fact if the truth be known, what you are looking for is kind of a boutique style villa hotel.

In fact there is an answer, and one that you will like, and that is the Settlers Beach Villa Hotel, which is situated on the west coast of Barbados not far from either Holetown and Sunset Crest.

In Holetown there is even Supercentre which will either deliver or bring you back to the hotel after shopping.

Whilst your self catering holiday in Barbados may begin with food shopping for a few essentials, and there is a fully equipped kitchen in each of the twenty two villas, each with two bedrooms, there is no real need to cater for yourself because there is an on site restaurant and bar called Spago, which is an Italian restaurant, and opens for breakfast lunch and dinner. Should you wish to eat away from the hotel, then there are a number of restaurant options either a short walk away or a brief taxi ride. You will need to make reservations beforehand, and names you might care to note number amongst them, Cocomos, Tides, and The Beach House. The self cooked Steaks on a hot stone at Tides is something really special. Don’t forget to visit Daphne’s for happy hour, Ragamuffins, and try the buffet lunch at Mullins Bay