Terms and Conditions

Terms and Conditions of Rental 

Bookings 

The Booking form must be completed and terms accepted ( tick box) by the party leader (the client), who must be aged 25 years or over. A non- refundable deposit of 25% of the total rental cost or £250/$400 (whichever is greater) should be sent to the owner within 7 working days of the date of initial booking confirmation, Failure to pay the deposit within this period (without prior consent from the owner) will result in your booking being cancelled. The balance of the cost must be paid no later than 12 weeks prior to occupancy. If the booking is made within 12 weeks of occupancy then the full payment must be made at time of booking. 

The person who completes the booking form, certifies that he or she is authorised to agree the booking conditions on behalf of all persons included in the booking form, including any added or substituted at a later date. The client must notify the owner of any such changes immediately they are known as Florida State Law prohibits subletting, sharing or assigning, therefore only the persons named on the booking form are permitted to stay in the villa. Our Management Company will, on arrival, verify the persons occupying the villa and the number must not exceed 10 persons. 

Booking of the villa infers agreement with the booking terms and conditions even if a hardcopy of the booking form has not been sent. 

Amendments 

Alterations/amendments after the booking has been confirmed can be made at the owners discretion 

Security Deposit 

We do not charge a security deposit 

Cancellation 

By Client – Any cancellation by the client must be notified in writing to the owner. The following charges will apply 

More than 14 weeks – Deposit only 70-56 days – 50% of rental charge
84 days or less – 100% of rental charge 

By owner – The owner reserves the right to cancel the booking if the balance payable is not received 10 weeks prior to occupancy. If through circumstances beyond the owner’s control, it is necessary to cancel the rental agreement, the owner will refund any monies paid by the client without interest or further compensation. 

Arrival/ Departure 

Reservations are for a minimum of 7 nights (other than by prior arrangement). The villa is available after 4.00pm local time on the day of arrival and must be vacated by 11.00am on the day of departure.
The villa rental is only for the dates and times agreed in the rental contract. Any attempt to enter the villa before the agreed time ( unlesss previously agreed with the owner) is not acceptable and any violation will result in you being charged double the daily rate for each day of portion thereof that the villa is occupied outside the agreed rental dates and times. Deductions will automatically be made from your security deposit 

Price Guarantee 

The prices quoted are subject to change. However, the rental price for the villa is fully guaranteed once the deposit has been paid and the acknowledgement/ receipt has been issued.

Website description 

The website is a guide to the quality and description of the villa only and does not form part of any contract. The owner or their Management Company reserve the right to make any modifications deemed necessary. In the event that unintentional errors, mistakes or omissions occur, we cannot accept any liability for these details

Complaints

1. In the event that you should have a problem with the Property or its facilities, please immediately bring this to the attention of our local Management Company so that they can investigate and attempt to resolve the issue. If you do not immediately bring a complaint to the attention of our Management Company, you will not have allowed them the opportunity to satisfactorily resolve your complaint.

2. Any complaints should also be copied to the Owner via our email address

3. Guests accept that responses to calls made outside of normal may take longer than to those made during normal business hours. Guests should allow the Management Company at least one full business day to investigate and respond

4. Major equipment ie air conditioning, pool equipment, hot tub etc will often require specialised maintenance personnel and the Guest accepts that reasonable time must be allowed for any required repairs or maintenance

5. Failure to immediately bring any problems to the attention of the Management Company and Owner will result in no liability being accepted by the Owner or Management Company in respect of subsequent claims received

Liability 

No liability is accepted by the owner or their Management Company whatsoever for death, personal injury, accidents, loss or damage to persons or personal effects however caused as a result of the use of the villa or pool. This waiver extends to people visiting the villa as guests of the client. 

The owner or agents will not be liable for loss or delay occasioned by strikes, riots, political unrest, hostilities, war, terrorist activity, industrial disputes, fire, floods, hurricane, tornado, technical/weather, problems with transport, aircraft grounding, closure of airports or ports, weather conditions or any other event beyond the owner or agent’s control. 

The villa is situated on a community, which consists of both residential and vacation homes. The owner or their Management Company cannot be held responsible for any 

ongoing construction or alterations to existing villas or any noise on or around the community. 

It is strongly recommended that clients take out adequate Holiday Insurance to cover cancellation fees and any other losses which may occur 

It is the responsibility of the client to ensure that all those travelling in the party have complied fully with all passport and visa requirements at the time of travel – all children including infants must have their own passport. Any failure in this respect may result in your travel arrangements being amended and/or curtailed with consequential losses in respect of your villa booking. In such circumstances no liability attaches itself to the owner.

Force Majeure 

The owner or their Management Company do not accept any liability whatsoever and no compensation or other payment will be made for loss, damage or injury caused by Force Majeure (e.g. strikes, riots, political unrest, hostilities, war, terrorist activity, industrial disputes, fire, floods, hurricane, tornado, technical/weather, problems with transport, aircraft grounding, closure of airports or ports, weather conditions or any other event beyond the owner or agent’s control.)

Swimming Pool Area 

Use of the pool area is at the client’s own risk. Guests are specifically advised not to allow unsupervised children near the pool. No diving is allowed. No glass of any kind is allowed in the pool area.All directions for use of both pool and Hot tub should be obeyed. 

Pool and Hot tub heating is included in the rental cost, this should be requested at the time of booking.. The maximum legally permitted temperature to which we are allowed to heat the pool water is 86F/30C – please do not request anything higher. Please be aware that it is not possible to guarantee the temperature of the pool, which is partially dependent on the local weather conditions. If the ambient temperature falls below 55F/13C, the owner cannot guarantee that they can maintain the pool temperature. Please always use the pool blanket in colder months to maintain the pool heat when the pool is not in use. Failure to use the pool blanket will result in excessive electricity charges, which may be deducted from you security deposit.

Smoking Policy 

For the comfort of our guests, smoking is not permitted any where in our home, however guests may smoke in the pool area and surrounding gardens.
If guests are found to have smoked inside the villa, the full security deposit will be forfeited to cover the costs of cleaning the air conditioning systems and fumigating the furnishings. We reserve the right to pursue the last guest for any additional charges as a result of having to relocate future guests whilst the villa is being cleaned and fumigated

Submission of the booking form constitutes acceptance of a contract on these terms subject to English Law and the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts