Booking Terms and Conditions
By booking your holiday with The Fairy Retreat, you agree to the following terms and conditions:
Contract
This contract becomes binding when you receive a booking confirmation from us - either by e-mail or post. This contract shall be governed by and subject to the laws of Scotland.
Payment
A deposit of 30% of the rental fee is payable when booking. If you are booking within 90 days of the start of your holiday, in which case the whole cost is payable. We will send you a confirmation by email upon receipt of this deposit. Once the final payment has been made i.e. at 90 days. the booking is non-refundable if cancelled. We recommend you take out cancellation insurance with InnStyle at the time of book - see below. At the time of final payment, we also take a cautionary deposit of £100 against damage/breakages (this is returnable following your departure)
The balance of the cost of the holiday is due 90 days before you arrive. Non-payment of the balance of the rental on or before the due date shall be construed as a cancellation of the contract by the customer.
No further reminders for payment will be sent after the booking confirmation.
Cancellation and insurance
If the booking is cancelled within 3 weeks before the arrival date, the entire rental fee will be due and no refund will be given. For cancellations made between 3 and 6 weeks before the arrival date, 50% rental fee will be refunded. For cancellations made more than 6 weeks before the arrival date, a full refund will be given less £100 administration fee. The amount of the cancellation fee constitutes reasonable estimated losses arising out of the cancellation.
Please note, if you cancel but we succeed in re-letting the property for the same period we will refund any such rentals received less £100 administration fee.
For these reasons we strongly recommend that you take out cancellation insurance for your holiday.
Cancellation insurance
Cancellation Insurance is not compulsory but we strongly recommend such insurance cover to protect against the cancellation penalty. This is offered by our InnStyle booking service at the time of booking.
Non-availability of property as booked
We would only cancel your stay if the cottage were unavailable for reasons beyond our reasonable control. We would attempt to offer you alternative accommodation; however, if this was either not possible or not acceptable to you, then we would refund to you all monies paid to us. Our liability to you would not extend beyond this refund.
Arrival
The mini lodge will be available from 4pm on the day of your arrival, unless otherwise agreed in advance.
Departure
We require that you vacate the cottage by 10am on the morning of your departure. We ask that you leave the property in a clean and tidy condition.
Care of the property
We ask you to take all reasonable care of the property and its furniture, pictures, fitting and effects in or on the property and leave them in a clean and tidy condition at the end of the rental period. We ask you not to do or permit anything on the premises which might cause a nuisance to the owner or neighbours.
Please note: We will apply an extra charge of £50 per stay if excessive cleaning of the property is required after a stay.
Liability
We do not accept responsibility for injury to persons or loss/damage to possessions unless caused by proven negligent act or omission of ourselves, our employees or contractors, or agents of the same, whilst acting in the course of their employment. This includes loss or damage to vehicles and their contents, and to the personal possessions you bring with you.
James Hall and his agents will not be liable for any loss or damage suffered by the Customer or any member of the Customer's party or to their property, except where such loss or damage is due to the negligence of James Hall, his employees or agents. In those circumstances, the liability of James Hall to you will be limited to the loss or damage which was a foreseeable result of such negligence. Except in the case of death or personal injury resulting from such negligence, James Hall's total liability to you in respect of any breach of the terms and conditions or tort or other act or omission by James Hall's agents in connection with this agreement shall be limited in aggregate to the price agreed to be paid by the Customer for the right to use the property for the period agreed.
Complaints
Should you find any faults or have any complaints during your stay, please advise us immediately so that any appropriate action can be taken. In the case of a serious problem please confirm this in writing.
Number of persons in the property
The number of persons occupying the property must not exceed the maximum number stipulated on the website. James Hall reserves the right to refuse entry to the entire party if this condition is not observed.
2 ADULTS & 2 CHILDREN MAXIMUM: THE BUNK BEDS ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR ADULTS. Upper bunk has a 70kg weight limit.
Damage and breakages
You are responsible, whether caused directly or indirectly, for the cost of any breakages or damages to the cottage and its contents. In the event of damage to the property you will on an indemnity basis reimburse James Hall the cost of the repairing the damage. In the case of breakages you will on an indemnity basis reimburse James Hall the cost of replacing (as new) or repairing the damaged item or items.
Please report damages/breakages to James Hall before you leave.
Website and brochure
We make every effort to ensure that the information on our web site at www.fairyretreatskye.co.uk and in our brochure is accurate. We do however reserve the right to make small changes and we accept no liability for minor inaccuracies.
Dogs
SORRY: NO DOGS ALLOWED.
Smoking
The Fairy Retreat Skye is strictly NO SMOKING.
Children
Guests must accept total responsibility for the safety of their children.
Right of Entry
James Hall and/or his agents shall be allowed the right of entry to the property at all reasonable times for the purpose of inspection or to carry out any necessary repairs or maintenance.
For further information about our terms and conditions of booking, please contact us on info@fairyretreatskye.co.uk.