Booking Terms and Conditions for Worthing Beach 180

Please ensure you read and fully understand these booking terms and conditions. If anything is unclear, please contact us so we can explain in further detail to avoid any misunderstandings.

Bookings are subject to the following terms and conditions:

- A contract between you, the guest/s, and us, the owners, will come into existence when payment is received and a booking confirmation is issued showing the confirmed holiday dates. The contract binds you & all the members of your party. It is your responsibility to ensure that all members of your party accept the terms of the contract set out in these terms & conditions of booking. Failure to disclose all relevant information or comply with these terms may lead to termination of the contract & loss of the booking.

- References to “you”, “your” and “guest” or “guests” are references to the person making the booking and all members of the holiday party.

- Bookings cannot be accepted from persons under eighteen years of age.

- The owner reserves the right to refuse a booking without giving any reason.

- A non-refundable 25% deposit of the holiday cost is payable at the time of booking. Bookings made less than six weeks before your arrival date must be paid in full, plus the £250 refundable security deposit.

- The balance, including the £250 refundable security deposit, must be paid no later than six weeks before your arrival date. If the balance is not received by the due date, then your holiday will be treated as cancelled by you and you will remain liable to pay the balance of the rent in accordance with the cancellation policy.

- A completed booking form detailing the guests on the booking and their nationality must be received no later than 14 days before your arrival date, or within 24 hours of booking if booked within 14 days of arrival. Passport details are required for any guests who are not British, Irish or Commonwealth and a photographic ID document with the given address is required for the lead booker. If this is not received by the due date, then your holiday will be treated as cancelled by you and you will remain liable to pay the balance of the accommodation fee in accordance with the cancellation policy.

Cancellation Policy

- All cancellations must be notified to the owner in writing. If you cancel your holiday more than 6 weeks before your arrival date then your deposit will be forfeited. If you cancel less than 6 weeks before your arrival date, then the full balance remains due and is not refundable.

- If your arrival will be delayed, you must contact us so that alternative arrangements can be made. If you fail to do so you may not be able to gain access to the Property.

- If you fail to arrive by midday on the day after the arrival date and you do not advise us of your anticipated late arrival we will treat the booking as having been cancelled by you and we shall be under no obligation to refund you.

- The guest may in no circumstance re-let or sublet the property or allow anyone other than those listed on the booking form to enter the property for any purposes. The maximum number of persons using the accommodation at any time must not exceed 4 persons. We reserve the right to terminate the booking without notice and without refund in case of a breach of this condition.

- Kindly note that there is a ring camera at the entrance to the property to encourage compliance with these terms.

- We strongly advise that you take out comprehensive travel insurance to cover cancellations, travel delays, loss and damage to baggage and other property and health insurance to cover each member of your party. If you choose not to, then you accept responsibility for any loss that you may incur due to your cancellation or other event.

- The owners are not responsible for the loss of or damage to any personal belongings or valuables of the guest.

- Your booking will not be cancelled by the owner other than in exceptional circumstances. Notification will be given of the cancellation as soon as possible and we will promptly refund all payments made for your holiday. Our liability for cancellation will be limited to payments made to us.

- Arrival time is normally from 5pm unless otherwise agreed and guests are required to vacate the property by 10am on the day of departure. This is to allow the accommodation to be thoroughly cleaned and prepared for incoming guests therefore late checkouts will be chargeable at a rate of £15 for every 15 mins or part thereof.

- Security deposit – In making a booking you accept responsibility for any theft, breakage or damage caused by you or any member of your party and agree to indemnify us in full for any loss that we may incur as a result. The security deposit of £250 will be returned within 7 working days of the end of your holiday, less the cost of damage/breakages, missing items or additional cleaning required or any breaches of the house rules as notified to you in the property advert, displayed at the property and contained in these terms.

- The owner reserves the right to make an extra charge to cover additional cleaning costs if the guest leaves the property in an unacceptable condition.

- Damages and breakages – please treat the facilities & accommodation with due care so that other guests may continue to enjoy them. If you notice something is missing or damaged in your accommodation, please let us know immediately so that we can take the appropriate action. If there has been any damage or breakages during your stay, we would be grateful if you could report them promptly, especially before check-out. The accommodation will be inspected at the end of the holiday & you may be charged for any loss or damage.

- You agree to comply with the House Rules as follows:

- Bookings cannot be sold or transferred. No parties / events or additional guests at the property at any time – only those named on the booking may be at the property at any time.

- Strictly NO smoking or vaping, no pets and no illegal substances or activities at the property – this includes the communal entrance hallway and the front garden / parking area

- No burning of candles or other flammables in the property or grounds – this includes fireworks, Chinese lanterns etc

- No charging of electric vehicles – this poses a fire risk and constitutes energy theft.

- No e-bikes or scooters and no large electrical appliances (like fans, air conditioning units or cooking appliances) are to be brought to the property

- All windows must be closed and doors locked whenever you go out and the communal door to the building must be kept closed AT ALL TIMES

Anyone found to be in breach of any of the above conditions will be asked to leave immediately without refund and having forfeited their security deposit.

- Any damage not reported on arrival may be chargeable

- Please leave the property in good order - dispose of all rubbish in external bins (recycling in blue lid bin) and wash up and put away any kitchen items used. Please leave keys on the dining table at check-out.

- Check out is 10am to allow time to prepare the property for the next guests, therefore late checkouts will be chargeable at a rate of £15 for every 15 mins or part thereof

- Charges apply for lost or damaged keys and guests would be responsible for locksmith call out fees.

You further agree to:

- Keep and leave the property and the furnishings, including items such as kitchen equipment, crockery and glasses, clean and in good condition.

- Switch off lights, heating and any electrical appliances when you go out – we’re an eco-friendly holiday home.

- Park your vehicle in the designated parking area, ensuring you do not block the front path.

- Respect the community and keep noise levels to a minimum, especially between 10 pm and 8 am.

- Allow us or our representatives access to the property at any reasonable time during your stay to undertake essential maintenance, in an emergency or if necessary to ensure that you are complying with these terms and conditions.

You further agree NOT to:

- Cause any damage to the walls, doors, windows or any other part of the property nor to do anything which may be reasonably considered to be a nuisance or annoyance to us or to any other occupier of adjoining or neighbouring properties.

- Move any furniture from one room to another

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- Take any bath towels with you to the beach.

- Guests are responsible for the safety and security of their children at all times. Never leave children without adult supervision.

- No compensation will be given for any temporary outage of electricity, gas, water, internet connection or television service.

- We reserve the right to terminate a holiday without compensation where the unreasonable behaviour of the persons named on the booking (or their guests) may impair the enjoyment, comfort or health of others.

- Check-out – When you leave the property, please leave the keys on the dining table.

- Any problem or complaint which the guest may have concerning their holiday must be immediately reported directly to us/our representatives and we will endeavour to put matters right. Any complaints not reported to us/the property manager at the time and only reported after the client has returned from holiday will not be considered by the owner.

- Limit of Liability – our maximum liability for losses you suffer as a result of us acting in breach of these terms and conditions is strictly limited to the amounts received by us in relation to your booking. We shall not be liable for any losses which are not a foreseeable consequence of us breaching the booking contract. Losses are foreseeable where they are contemplated by you and us at the time your booking is confirmed by us.

- Your booking is made as a consumer for the purposes of a holiday and you acknowledge that we will not be liable for any business losses howsoever suffered by you.

- Law and jurisdiction – this booking contract (including any non-contractual obligations arising under or in relation to this booking contract) between you and us is governed by the law of England and Wales and we both agree that any dispute, matter or other issue which arises between us will be exclusively dealt with by the Courts of England and Wales.

- If at any time any part of this booking contract is held to be unenforceable, for any reason under any applicable law, that part shall be deemed omitted and the enforceability of the remaining parts shall not in any way be affected by that omission.

- This booking contract contain the entire agreement between us and you relating to the booking and shall supersede any previous agreements, arrangements or discussions between you and us, whether oral or in writing. No representation, undertaking or promise shall be taken to have been given or be implied from anything said or written in negotiations between you and us prior to receiving the confirmation email except as expressly stated in this Booking Contract. Neither you nor us shall have any remedy in respect of any untrue statement made by the other upon which that party relied in entering into this Booking Contract (unless such untrue statement was made fraudulently) and that party’s only remedy shall be for breach of contract as provided in this booking contract.

- We will not be in breach of this booking contract, or otherwise liable for any failure or delay in performance, arising from any circumstances beyond our reasonable control including, without limitation, flood, fire, explosion or accident.

- We reserve the right to make reasonable amendments or additions to these terms and conditions without notice.