Aquitaine
Gites In France
TERMS & CONDITIONS
Aquitaine
Gites in France – Arrival
& Departure times
Aquitaine Gites in France – Linen
Aquitaine Gties in France – Care
of Property, Damage & Breakages
Aquitaine Gites in France – ‘Up
& Leave’ cleaning service
Aquitaine Gites in France – Electricity
& Water
Aquitaine Gites in France – Telephone
Aquitaine Gites in France – Smoking
Aquitaine Gites in France – Swimming
Pool
Aquitaine Gites in France – Pets
Aquitaine Gites in France - Laundry
Aquitaine Gites in France – Children
Aquitaine Gites in France – Booking
& Payment
Aquitaine Gites in France - Cancellations
Aquitaine Gites in France – Conduct
of Tenant/Holiday Maker
Aquitaine Gites in France - Prices
Aquitaine Gites in France – Liability
Aquitaine Gites in France – Complaints
Aquitaine Gites in France – Property & Facilities
Aquitaine Gites in France – Bike Hire
Arrival
and departure times
Guests are requested not to arrive before 4.00pm. If there is a possibility
that you might arrive after 9.00pm, please let us know.
On the day of departure, accommodation is to be vacated by 10.00am.
Linen
Bed linen, bath, pool and hand towels are supplied.
When you arrive, the beds will be made up. Summer lets will include a change of bed linen and towels which will be made available weekly on Saturdays for those staying more than one week.
There is a washing machine provided within the accommodation.
Care
of Property, Damage and Breakages
The client agrees to take good care of the property and its contents
and fittings and to leave it in a clean and tidy condition at the end
of the rental period. During summer weekly rentals La Baise and Le Lot apartments will require a €150 or
£125 deposit , paid in cash, against
damage and/or breakage(s). La Garonne will require a larger deposit
against damage and/or breakage(s) of €450
or £375 which may be paid in cash or by cheque. Winter monthly rentals of La Baise and Le Lot apartments will require a security deposit equivalent to one months rental. The deposit will be taken on arrival and providing there
is no damage and/or breakage(s) it will be returned to you within 14 days
of your departure. Unless you have availed yourselves of our ‘Up
& Leave’ Cleaning Service if your gite needs additional cleaning
after your departure, the cost of this will be deducted from the above
deposit. Should any damage and/or breakage(s) exceed the deposit the holidaymaker is responsible for making
full restitution for the damage and/or breakages.
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‘Up
& Leave’ Cleaning Service
All the accommodation is cleaned and checked before your arrival and
we do expect you to leave the property as found.
However, we do operate a gite cleaning service whereby you just ‘up and leave’ on the day of departure. Please let us know in advance or early in your stay if you wish to make use of this service. The cost of this service for La Baise and Le Lot apartments is €30 or £25 and for La Garonne is €60 or £50.
Electricity
and Water
The summer tariff prices are inclusive of electricity/heating and water
costs.
Winter lets will include water but electricity will be charged based on consumption (meter reading).
Telephone
There is a good mobile phone signal at the property. Fax and email facilities
are available in the town of Villeneuve sur Lot which is approx 5 km
away.
Smoking
The building and pool area have a no smoking policy however smoking
is permitted in the rest of the grounds but we ask guests not to litter.
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Swimming
Pool
The Swimming Pool area has a safety fence installed including a self
closing gate with a child safe locking system for the security of young
children. However as the swimming pool is shared, parents should not
assume that children cannot access the pool area.
Guests using the swimming pool do so at their own risk. Children and babies must be supervised at all times as we cannot be held responsible for any accident or injury.
In exceptional cases the pool may be closed for service or repair. We cannot be held responsible for any such inconvenience.
Pets
Unfortunately we are unable to offer facilities for pets and the property
has a no pets policy.
Laundry
Each apartment has its own washing machine and clothes horse. There
is also a shared washing line available.
Children
Are most welcome.
Cots (& linen) and highchairs are available – please book in advance.
Booking
and Payment
Bookings run weekly from Saturday to Saturday though other periods out
of season could be arranged upon request.
After checking availability (by telephone or email), please complete the Reservation form and send or e-mail it to us with the deposit (25% for summer weekly rentals and one months equivalent for winter monthly rentals). Upon receipt, we will send you a confirmation of your booking along with any further details. You will be invoiced for the balance of payment in time to make payment eight weeks before your arrival.
Bookings made less than eight weeks before arrival must be paid in full at the time of booking.
We reserve the right to cancel the booking if payment is not received within the agreed time. We also reserve the right to refuse or to cancel your booking, where the majority of your group is aged between 17 and 21 or if the number of persons using the property is greater than that agreed at the time of booking or subsequently.
By completing and e-mailing or signing and sending the Reservation Form you confirm that you have read, understood and agreed to our terms and conditions.
We strongly recommend that you take out comprehensive travel insurance before departure (including cancellation cover).
Cancellations
Cancellations should be made in writing. Cancellations made more than
eight weeks prior to the due arrival date will forego the deposit only.
Those made less than eight weeks prior to the due arrival date will
forego the full amount unless we are able to re-let the accommodation.
We strongly recommend that you take out comprehensive travel insurance before departure (including cancellation cover).
Conduct
of Tenant/Holiday Maker
The client agrees to be considerate to other holiday makers and to take
good care of the property and to leave it in a clean and tidy condition
at the end of the rental period. The property owner is entitled to ask
the holidaymaker to leave the property without any refund if in his
opinion the behaviour of the holidaymaker and/or the holidaymaker’s
party is unacceptable.
Prices
We reserve the right to change the prices shown in the Tariff should
changes in fees/taxes and/or rates of exchange give cause to do so.
If the prices for the requested period are not available at the source of your enquiry please contact us and request them.
Liability
We cannot be held responsible or liable for any damages, loss or inconvenience
of any kind to the tenant, holiday maker or accompanying persons or
their belongings within the property.
Should we be unable to perform our tasks due to exceptional circumstances such as: war, strikes, government imposed restrictions or any other exceptional circumstances outside our control resulting in the cancellation of the reservation; the tenant/holiday maker will be offered alternative accommodation of the same value. Should an alternative not be available, we will reimburse the rental amount paid at the date of cancellation. We will not accept liability for any other expenses or inconvenience you may have incurred including but not restricted to flights, ferry charges or car hire charges resulting from the cancellation.
We strongly recommend that you take out comprehensive travel insurance before departure (including cancellation cover).
Complaints
It is up to the holidaymaker to make any problem known to the owners
immediately it becomes apparent so the owners have an opportunity to
correct the situation.
Property
and Facilities
While every care is taken to provide an accurate description of the
property and facilities, whether by script or photograph, from time
to time there may be alterations made. The holidaymaker must accept
that no refunds are available for such variations.
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Bike hire
Aquitaine Gites will check that the bikes are in good condition for use before making them available to guests. Aquitaine Gites will ensure that each group of bikes hired out will have a hand pump, a spare inner tube, a basic tool kit and puncture repair kit, an emergency tyre fill foam spray and a chain and lock. Aquitaine Gites will also make available crash helmets and florescent jackets for your use.
Guests should check the bikes when they are made available to make sure they are happy with their condition and that all the above mentioned items are included. Guests are responsible for the bikes once they have accepted them and are responsible for any damage or loss whilst in their care.
If the spray foam is used due to a puncture that could not be fixed with the puncture repair kit we will require the guest to provide a replacement spray foam can and inner tube to replace the original or a payment to cover the cost of a replacement. If any of the provided equipment is lost or broken we will require the guest to replace the equipment or pay an amount equivalent to the cost of replacement.
Aquitaine Gites may ask for a deposit specific and separate from the property deposit when guests hire the bikes.
The bikes can be hired from a half day (either a morning or afternoon) to full weeks and can be hired individually or as a group. Bikes will be made available for morning hire late the evening before.
Morning hire will normally be between 7am and 2pm. Afternoon hire will normally be between 2pm and 9pm. Day hire will normally be between 7am and 9pm. Weekly hire will normally run from 10am on the first day of hire to 10am on the seventh day of hire.
Andrew or Tony will make every effort to be on site when you want to return the bikes but if neither of us is around please lock the bikes together in the shed and lock the shed. If you leave the site before Andrew or Tony have arrived and the hire period has finished please post the padlock keys in the post box outside the main gate.
