• Rental Rates,

Barbados Holiday Apartments,

Vacation Apartments, Property To Rent, Art Studio, Holetown, St. James, West Coast, Barbados 

      The people of Barbados are genuinely warm hearted, very friendly and will do everything possible to ensure your stay on the Island is an enjoyable and memorable experience.  

As our apartments are next to each other, they could be combined to suit a family, or  group of friends.

 Upon completion of your booking, we will send you a "Welcome to Barbados" facts sheet, and there are large bound folders in the apartments giving comprehensive information on how to get the most from your time on the island.

     Art Studio is our home for several months of the year. Please be assured that we have made every possible effort to make our apartments clean, comfortable and very relaxing. We are very proud of the feed back from our guests, many  of whom return on a regular basis. 

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• Weekly Rates:

•  # 1 :   one - bedroom apartment:

• 26th April 2010 / 12th December 2010                     £490.00

• 13th December 2010 / 15th January 2011               £665.00

• 16th January 2011 / 30th April 2011                        £560.00

• 1st May 2011 / 10th December 2011                        £490.00 

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•  # 2 :   studio apartment : 

• 26th April 2010 / 12th December 2010                      £385.00

• 13th December 2010 / 15th January 2011                £560.00

• Special Discounts may apply from time to time.

• All prices are based on  seven nights occupancy, and include daily maid service. Additional days may of course be added to your stay.

• We will always try to be flexible about change over dates.

• Payment may be made by:

• Personal Cheque : Bank Transfer:

• Conditions of booking:

• A 25% non-refundable deposit is payable on booking.

• The balance will be due no later than 6 weeks prior to your holiday start date.
  

• Cancellations:

• Cancellations made within 6 weeks of the holiday start date will incur the full rental cost of the property.

• We recommend that you take out insurance to cover any cancellations made.

• Damages:

• We accept that small accidents are always possible, but reserve the right to charge for any damage to the property or contents.

• Smoking:

• Our apartments are strictly non smoking.

• Pets:

• We regret that no pets can be accepted.

• Money:
  The Barbados dollar ($Bds.) is the official currency. The exchange rate is about $2.00 Bds. to U.S.$1.00. It is better to exchange currency at commercial banks because they give a better rate, and you can save money by not using foreign currency for purchases. Credit Cards such as American Express, Bank Americard, Barclaycard, Carte Blanche, Diners Club International, EnRoute, Eurocard, MasterCard, and Visa are widely accepted. There are cash machines at banks in Holetown and Bridgetown that accept credit cards. Most establishments also accept traveller's cheques. Try to avoid exchanging currency whilst at any Airport. The exchange rate is not at all competitive. Many restaurants and shops will happily accept cash payment in U.S. Dollars. 

• Barbados Weather:

• Barbados weather is mostly sunny and fair with warm days, cool winds and cosy nights. Because of its position relative to the equator, the sun rises at approximately 5:30 a.m. and sets at approximately 6:00 p.m. year round.

Month	Average Sunlight (hours)	Temperature				Discomfort from heat and humidity	Relative humidity		Average Precipitation (mm)	Wet Days (+0.25 mm)
		Average		Record
		Min	Max	Min	Max		am	pm
Jan	9	21	28	16	31	Medium	75	71	66	13
Feb	9	21	28	16	31	Medium	72	66	28	8
March	9	21	29	17	32	Medium	69	64	33	8
April	9	22	30	18	32	Medium	67	65	36	7
May	9	23	31	19	33	Medium	69	67	58	9
June	8	23	31	19	32	High	72	70	112	14
July	9	23	30	20	32	High	75	71	147	18
Aug	9	23	31	21	35	High	76	72	147	16
Sept	8	23	31	19	33	High	76	73	170	15
Oct	8	23	30	19	33	High	78	76	178	15
Nov	8	23	29	19	32	High	79	78	206	16
Dec	8	22	28	18	31	Medium	77	73	97	14

• Barbados enjoys 3,000 hours of sunshine a year, making almost any month of the year a good time to visit. The weather is best from December through April.
  Tropical rainstorms sometimes occur in the hurricane season, which runs from June to October. As we say in Barbados "June too soon, October all over". Tropical rains are spectacular, but the Island is very porous and the heaviest rains quickly drain off into the underground lakes or the sea.  Hurricanes usually avoid Barbados. They arise off the African coast and head to the Caribbean, swinging north about 100 miles from Barbados. The pattern is reasonably consistent as hurricanes tend to bounce from one landmass to the next and Barbados is somewhat separate from the Caribbean Islands chain.This does not of course make us immune, but the last occasion Barbados suffered a direct hit was in 1955. There is a story of a bus driver who drove his passengers straight through the worst, reportedly saying "was a bit of a breeze".

• Local Weather Disruption:  

• As a result of recent very high seas around the Caribbean, due apparently to the earlier hurricanes in Haiti, some structural damage has been caused to properties either side of our entrance to the beach. There are some fallen boulders and concrete walling imbedded in the sand. This should not in anyway spoil your enjoyment, but we do urge caution when walking this short section of the beach. These are not our properties and therefore any work to rectify this is beyond our control. We have been advised that remedial work will start soon.