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==Facilities== ===Accommodation=== [[File:Blue Skies.jpg|left|thumb|Blue Skies Apartments in Minehead]] Butlins resorts offer various accommodation options to cater for different tastes and budgets. These range from "Standard" rooms and apartments to "Silver", "Gold", and "Deluxe" rooms and apartments for higher levels of luxury. There are also "BlueSkies" apartments available at Minehead, and 3 luxury hotels at Butlin's Bognor. Butlins was originally known for its "chalet" accommodation, which for decades was the only form of accommodation and consisted of many long blocks. These were arranged so that each line of chalets faced another line, with a grassed area in the middle. Originally there were no toilets in individual chalets (campers had to use communal toilet blocks located in the middle of every few chalet lines) and the furnishings were very basic. Many of these chalet lines are still in use today, but have been enlarged and significantly upgraded to modern standards. All chalets now have en-suite bathroom facilities. One of the first chalets is still standing at the Skegness resort and is now heritage listed and a historical display only.<ref>[http://www.butlins.com/accommodation// Accommodation information on Butlins website]. Butlins (17 May 2011). Retrieved 13 July 2011.</ref> {{Clear left}} {{More citations needed section|date=March 2013}} ===Skyline Pavilion=== [[File:Skyline Pavilion, Minehead, Somerset (cropped).jpg|right|thumb|Skyline Pavilion in Minehead]] The "Skyline Pavilion" is the central entertainment complex at each resort, which is enclosed under a white tensile fabric canopy. These were created during the 1998β99 closed season by linking together several pre-existing buildings so that space within those buildings could be used to provide all-weather facilities within the Skyline Pavilions. Each Skyline Pavilion contains a stage (used mainly for daytime children's shows), a cafe and associated seating, a bar (known as Bar Rosso, The Jellyfish Lounge, Soho Coffee or Costa Coffee), restaurants such as [[Burger King]], [[Papa Johns]], Turner's, an amusement arcade, an information counter (termed "infunmation point"), and various shops selling novelties, souvenirs, and groceries. Many of the other venues and attractions in the resort can be accessed directly from within the Skyline Pavilion also. ===Splash Waterworld=== Each resort features a large indoor waterpark known as Splash Waterworld. These contain several waterslides, spas, a wave pool, and a lazy river. There is also a shallow pool area for young children, and sometimes an area for "serious" swimming. Minehead also has an outdoor toddler pool that is open in the summer months. Guests and day visitors can use these facilities at no additional cost. In 2013, the Skegness resort opened a Β£16 million redevelopment of the Splash Waterworld that features two new octane flumes (Jet Stream and Vortex, which has a space-bowl), a new dinghy ride (The Riptide), a rope-walk challenge (Captain's Challenge), a lazy river, a poolside cafe and DJ. It also has a new outdoor fountain area that replaced the outdoor pool, the fountains go along with music (every hour) and lights. In 2019, Butlins opened a new Splash Waterworld at the Bognor Regis resort with a vintage seaside funfair theme.{{cn|date=May 2025}}
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