Bower House Terms & Conditions
Terms and Conditions for Bower House at Bowness on Windermere, Longlands Road LA23 3AS.
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PLEASE READ THESE CONDITIONS CARFULLY, WHEN YOU MAKE A RESERVATION YOU ARE ENTERING INTO A LEGALLY BINDING CONTRACT THE TERMS OF WHICH ARE SET OUT IN THESE CONDITIONS.
1 Bower House at Bowness On Windermere The contract for a short-term holiday rental will be between Bower House (referred to as "us" or "we" ) and the person making the booking and all members of the holiday party (referred to as "you" or "your") in the following booking conditions, the law of England and Wales will govern the Contract. The contract of hire is not effective until we have received the deposit. The contract will be subject to these booking conditions, and must be complied with. The party leader must be at least 18 years of age at the time of the booking and the booking form must list names, addresses and ages of your party.
2 Duration and Times of Lettings: Minimum duration accepted is 2 nights .You should not arrive before 3pm on the commencement date, and leave by 10am on the day of departure. Failure to do so will result in you being charged a further day's rental. You must not use the property except for the purpose of a holiday during the holiday period, and not for any other purpose or longer period. The agreement to stay in the property for the holiday period, does not create the relationship of Landlord and Tennant between the parties. You shall not be entitled to a new tenancy, or to any assured short hold or assured tenancy or any statutory protection under the Housing Act 1988 or other statutory security of tenure now or at the end of the Holiday Period.
3 Booking Procedure: Whilst we are prepared to consider requests for reservations of the properties, the confirmation of a reservation shall not render us liable in the event that the property is unavailable for occupation during the period reserved and no contract will arise between us and you otherwise than in accordance with the following provisions of these terms and conditions.
4 Booking Form: All applications to book holidays in the properties must be submitted by you to us using our standard booking form for the time being in force ("Booking Form"). The Booking Form must be fully completed by you and must be accompanied by payment of the booking fee. The amount of the booking fee shall be as follows: 1. If the booking fee is submitted 4 weeks or more before the commencement of the requested holiday letting period - 25% of the full amount payable in respect of the letting; or 2. If the booking form is submitted less than 4 weeks before the commencement of the requested holiday period - the full amount payable in respect of the whole of the letting period. In the event that we decline an application, the full amount of the booking fee will be refunded to you. In the event that an application is accepted, the booking fee will be retained by us and treated as a payment on account of the amount payable in respect of the letting.
5 Acceptance of an Application: The contract between us and you for the letting of the property shall arise upon us giving written confirmation of acceptance of your application (which at our discretion may be sent to the email address provided by you in the booking form) or upon us having obtained clear funds in respect of the application fee whichever is the later.
6 Payment: The full amount of the payment for the fee for the letting (less the amount to which clause 4) shall be paid on the "due date" namely: 1. In a booking in which clause 4i applies, not later than 4 weeks before the commencement of the letting; or 2. In a booking to which 4ii applies, upon our acceptance under clause 5. VAT is not payable in the rental charge of the property
6 Failure to pay: Non-payment of the sum payable under clause 6 by the due date may be treated as a cancellation of your booking and we will be entitled to re-let the property without reference to the client. The terms as to payment in clause 8 thereafter apply.
7 Changes to bookings: We will consider any request to change dates after confirmation has been issued. We reserve the right to charge an administration fee of £25 in the event a change of booking is made.
8 Occupancy and Use of Property: Under no circumstances may more than the maximum number of persons stated in the brochure and the web site occupy the property. We reserve the right to refuse admittance if this condition is not observed. Any persons other than members of your party must not use the facilities of Bower House, unless prior written consent has been obtained by us.
9 Care of the Property: You are responsible for the property and are expected to take all reasonable care of its furniture, pictures, fittings and effects, in or on the property. You must leave them in the same state of repair, and in the same clean and tidy condition at the end of the rental period as at the beginning. We request noise to be kept to a minimum between the hours of 11pm and 7am. Smoking is not allowed in any of the properties or in any communal areas..
WE REQUIRE THAT OUR GUESTS READ AND SIGN THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS WHICH SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUCTION WITH AND FORM PART OF THE BOOKING CONDITIONS.
1. To behave in such a manner as not to disrupt the enjoyment of other people staying in the near vicinity or prejudice the reputation of the owner of the property.
2. Your holiday or that of any third party residing or making use of the property during the period of your reservation in breach of this clause may be terminated immediately and without Compensation or any further obligation. Any damage to facilities arising out of misuse or as a result of negligence and/or failure to follow the instructions herein will be chargeable to you
3. The use of candles inside or outside Bower House is strictly prohibited. Turn off all electrical appliances before going to bed and close all doors.
10 Regulations and Conditions Regarding Pets: We require that our guests read and sign the following conditions which should be read in conjunction with and form part of the booking conditions. You agree:
1. Not to allow any pet upstairs or in the downstairs bedroom.
2. Never to leave any pet unattended in the property or garden.
3. To keep your dog on a lead when outside.
4. Not to allow any pet on the furniture, especially not the beds.
5. To bring all pet bedding required and towels for drying the pet when required.
6. To ensure that any pet is clean and dry before allowing inside the property.
7. To ensure that pets behave in such a manner as not to disrupt the enjoyment of other people staying in the vicinity or prejudice the reputation of the owner of the property.
8. To promptly pick up all dog mess from the garden and communal areas.
11 Disclaimer: Please be forewarned that it is possible to catch computer viruses by accessing a web page or by downloading or running an infected program. Whilst Bower House Holiday Flats has taken steps to ensure that the pages on this web site are free from infection, such is the nature of the Internet that no assurance can be given that the pages of this web site are indeed free from infection. It is a condition of us allowing you free access that Bower House Holiday Flats will not be liable for any loss or damage suffered by any person accessing this web site or any third party resulting directly from the transmission of a computer virus resulting from the accessing of this web site. Please note that the information available on this web site may be incomplete, out of date or incorrect. It is therefore essential that you verify all such information with us before taking any action in reliance upon it. It is a condition of us allowing you free access to the material on this web site that you accept that we will not be liable for any action you take in reliance on the information on this web site. The contents of the pages on this web site are copyright of Bower House Holiday Flats. The copying or incorporation into any other work or part or all of the material available on this web site in any form is prohibited save that you may: download extracts of the material on the site for your personal use; or: copy the material on the site for the purpose of sending to individual third parties for their personal information provided that you acknowledge us as the source of the material and that you inform the third party that these conditions apply to them and that they must comply with them.