Butterfly Camping Village

We stayed at Butterfly Camping Village with our family of six, and four children's ages ranging from 4 up to 16 - so a lot of different people with different interests to please! However, our time at Peschiera del Garda was made special by the cheerful, friendly, talented and hard-working Animation Team. The whole team of Davide, Ciara, Marceo and Iris (sorry for spelling!) was just brilliant, entertaining our 4-year-old with arts and crafts and the older ones with games of volleyball, water polo and table tennis - and the entertainment they put on each evening was enjoyed by all of us. They had such an easy-going, friendly way of including people. The park management needs to know what a difference they make to everyone's stay - our family from Wales thought they were brilliant. The accommodation was basic but comfortable, suited to the price, and it is situated 15 mins walk from the train station with access to Verona, Venice and Milan. The on-site restaurant/bar serves good, simple Italian food. It's a small campsite but this suited us as everything (shop, pool, sports facilities) were close together. But the Animation Team was the highlight - we can't thank them enough for making it a special trip.

Our family of two adults and two children (10 and 8 year old) stayed here for 7 nights in July. We booked directly with Camping Butterfly for a two bedroom bungalow. We were delighted when we ended up in their deluxe s bungalow right next to the pool, play area and restaurant. The staff at reception were excellent and friendly. We didn't have a car but managed the walk from the train station in about 15 minutes with our luggage. The bungalow had two bedrooms with their own en-suite bathrooms. There is a lounge and kitchen. The patio was large with a big table, area for drying your clothes and a small astro garden area with two sun loungers. The bungalow is well equipped with aircon in each bedroom. The kitchen has all you need - kettle, toaster, microwave, electric hob, coffee machine and even a dishwasher. The hairdryer is borrowed from reception and a safe if needed. Remember you have to pay 100 Euro in cash on arrival which you get back at the end of the stay. The bungalow was clean and bedding was adequate with extra pillows and covers if required located in the wardrobes. The showers just okay, nothing special but it is a campsite of course so at least you have your own! There is a great shop on the camp site which receives fresh pastries and bread every morning but you need to get there early! Prices are reasonable but we made the 15 minute walk to Penny supermarket to buy a wider range of products. We ate a few times at the campsite restaurant which was fine, nothing special. The pool is adequate in size with plenty of sunbeds. People were not too crazy getting sunbeds early in the morning. The slides just okay but perhaps for younger ones. Everyone has to wear swimming caps. We didn't use their children's club or watch any evening entertainment. They have a good animation team and we saw organised yoga, aqua aerobics, water polo and football. The entertainment went on until about 22:30/23:00 then it was quiet. The campsite next door also had loud entertainment at night. From the campsite it's 5 minutes to the pebble beach which is lovely. It took us 15 minutes to walk to the ferry pier and also to the restaurants in the old town. Same time to the train station and supermarket so a good base for everything - see my other reviews about restaurants, Gardaland, Milan and Venice. Overall, we enjoyed our stay and it was good value for money when booking direct. Enjoy.