Terms and Conditions

  BOOKING AND DEPOSIT

efore a booking can be accepted a member of the party must complete and sign the booking form as indicated. The signatory shall then be deemed as the agent for all persons shown on the form, whether the signatory intends travelling or not. Where the form has been sent over the Internet the Terms and Conditions will be taken as read and agreed to by the Party Leader.

In order to confirm your booking a deposit of £100 ($200) per week or part thereof will be required.

PAYMENT OF BALANCE

Full payment including Security Deposit must be received 10 weeks or more prior to departure date. Failure to make full payment within the specified period will entitle us to cancel the booking and claim the appropriate cancellation charges.

SECURITY DEPOSIT

Upon payment of the final invoice a security deposit of £100 ($200) will be required (unless advised to the contrary) against breakages, telephone charges or damage caused during the rental period. In the event of any charges being made you will be advised in writing, otherwise the deposit will be refunded within 28 days of return. If the Security Deposit is waived the liability for damage remains in force.

IF YOU CANCEL YOUR BOOKING

If you or any member of your party wishes to cancel the whole or any part of the booking once it has been confirmed, we must be informed in writing. The following cancellation charges will apply:

Period prior to departure within which cancellation Notice is received

Prior to 70 days         loss of deposit only
Less than 70 days     loss of total holiday cost (Security Deposit will be refunded)

CHANGES AND SPECIAL CONDITIONS

Guests are advised to have appropriate travel/medical insurance in force for the period of their holiday. All matters arising with regard to loss or injury should be directed to the respective insurance company.

Guests are specifically requested not to allow unsupervised children to use the pool, local laws apply.

The pool is heated by Solar Panels. These are designed to increase the water temperature by up to 16 degrees F. However, in cooler months when the night time temperatures falls below 65 degrees F. the solar pool cover should stay on except when the pool is in use to ensure a comfortable day time temperature is achieved. It is recommended that the optional electric heating is used in conjunction with the solar heating in the late autumn to early spring

As owners of the property we, or our servants or agents, will not be liable for any loss or delay occasioned by any of the following: strikes, riots, political unrest, hostilities, war or the threat of war, terrorist activity, industrial disputes fire flood, technical/weather problems to transport, aircraft, closure of airports, or any other event beyond the owner's control.

Aircraft captains are legally entitled to deny boarding to any passengers who present themselves at the aircraft in an unacceptable state due to the influence of drink or drugs. Any passenger so doing will be deemed as having given notice of his/her cancellation of the booking at that time and the aforementioned cancellation charges will apply.

PASSPORTS AND VISA  &  ESTA Authorization (Non US Guests)

VWP (Visa Waiver Program) countries, including the UK, are required to have a biometric passport issuing system in place by 26 October 2006 in order to continue as members of the Programme and benefit from visa free travel to the US after that date. The date for rollout of UK biometric passports is in the period January-July 2006.

The US also announced a requirement that all new passports issued on or after 26 October 2005 must contain a digital photo image to enable the holder to travel to the USA visa free.