Welcome to Darwin House
At Southern Dunes Golf & Country Club
TERMS & CONDITIONS
This contract is between the property owners and the party
leader who must sign the booking form accepting the conditions on behalf of all
persons named on the booking form, including those substituted or added by agreed
amendment of the booking. A contract exists when you have paid a deposit and we
have accepted and confirmed your booking in writing. The applicant accepts these
conditions on behalf of all the members of the party. Only persons named on the
booking form are entitled to use the property.
A deposit of £150/$250 per week booked is required with the competed booking
form. This is none refundable. If the balance is not received 8 week prior to
arrival the owner reserves the right to cancel the booking.
1. Arrival at the property (unless otherwise advised to you in writing) should
be after 4.00 p.m. local time. The property must be vacated by 11.00 am on the
day of departure.
2. Cancellation: Any cancellation of a booking must be in writing and is subject
to the following cancellation charges: * More than 8 weeks prior to your arrival
date - full deposit. * Between 4 and 8 weeks prior to your arrival date - 50%
of the total rental cost. * Less than 4 weeks prior to your arrival date 100%
of the total rental cost.
3. Force Majeure: The owners of the property or their servants or agents will
not be liable for loss or delay occasioned by any of the following: Strikes, Riots,
Political Unrest, Hostilities, War, or threat of War, Terrorist Activity, Closure
of Airports or any other event beyond the owners control.
4. Security Bond: A bond of £150/ $300 will be held on behalf of the owners
against loss or damage occasioned by the use of the property by the parties to
this agreement. The bond will be fully refundable (within 2 weeks of vacating
the villa) after a satisfactory status report. The security bond can be paid by cheque with the final
balance.
5. As the property has a swimming pool, the owners and the owner's agents do not
accept liability for injury howsoever caused as a result of the use of the pool.
Guests are specifically requested not to allow unsupervised children to use the
pool, which is around five feet deep at the deepest part.
6. Guests are required to have appropriate travel/holiday insurance in force for
the period of the trip. All guests must have a full 10-year passport with at least
6 months remaining after your trip.
7. Cleaning: The property will be cleaned prior to your arrival and after you
have departed. Should you require a weekly clean, this must be requested prior
to the commencement of your holiday. Although the property will be cleaned after
your departure it must still be left in an orderly state. Should the property
require extensive cleaning then the owners or their booking agent reserve the
right to withhold any moneys from the security deposit to pay the extra cleaning.
8. Your responsibility: The party must treat the property, it's furniture, fittings,
utensils and other facilities with respect. Any loss or damage must be reported
immediately to the Management Company. The applicant must make good or pay for
any loss, damage or breakage. The owners reserve the right to withhold any Moneys
from the security deposit to pay for any loss or damage caused to the property
or its contents by any member of the party.
9. Problems: Any complaints related to the accommodation must be made in writing
to the owners Management Company within 24 hours of any problem arising, who will
endeavour to put things right. Unless there is a valid reason, we will not consider
the owner, their agents or representatives liable for any complaint that was not
initially registered with the Florida representative during your stay.
10. The Applicant is hereby made aware that on many Estates there will be other
homes under construction. The owners, their agents or representatives will not
accept liability for complaints arising from construction.
11. The owner, Management Company or their agent will not be liable for any loss
or delay caused by conditions over which they have no control. The owner, Management
Company or their agent will not be liable for any loss due to noise or disturbance
from anywhere within the vicinity of the rental property.
12. Climate: the Applicant is hereby made aware that, as Florida is a tropical
climate it is the home of many insects etc. All homes are treated on a regular
basis to repel such unwanted visitors, but inevitably they occasionally will find
there way inside properties from time to time. They are best eradicated by spraying
with an appropriate product.
13. Pool Heat: is charged as an optional extra.
14. Only those persons identified on the booking form are authorised to use the
property. Any changes to the persons booked to occupy the villa must be notified
for insurance purposes. The maximum number of guests in the villa is eight (8+
infant) with the condition that all persons sleep in the bedrooms/beds provided.
15. The maximum number of guests is 8 persons plus infant.
16. No pets please.
17. For the comfort of our future guests we respectfully request that there is
no smoking inside the villa.
We recommend that you take out holiday insurance
