Booking Terms and Conditions

In these booking conditions, ‘you’ and ‘your’ means all people named on the booking form (including anyone who is added or replaced at a later date). ‘We’, ‘us’ and ‘our’ means Amroth Cottages, Amroth, Narbeth, Pembrokshire, SA67 8NQ.

“Overseas” means any booking outside the UK’

Before booking with us please read these booking conditions carefully and all the other information relevant to your booking, including:

• the property rental conditions (which means all information in any specific conditions or restrictions set out in the website description of your chosen properties);
• any other written information we brought to your attention prior to confirming your booking.

When you book a property with the owners of ‘Amroth Cottages’ you are entering directly into a contract. Your booking is subject to our Terms and conditions, and need to be adhered to.

All properties on our website and in our brochures are offered by us for the sole purpose of holiday lettings, unless expressly agreed otherwise in writing by us. Accordingly you agree that your booking is for the sole purpose of holiday accommodation and accept that you are not offered any rights to the property other than the right to occupy the property as holiday accommodation for the period of your booking. No booking of any kind is an ‘Assured Shorthold Tenancy’ or protected under the Protection from Eviction Act 1977, or any similar legislation that applies in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

 

Section A

Making your booking 

All bookings depend on the property and other arrangements being available. You, as the person in charge of the party (“the party leader”), must be at least 18 years old at the time of booking. All other members of the party must authorise you to make the booking on the basis of these booking conditions. By making the booking, you confirm that you are authorised to make the booking and that all other members of the party agree that the booking will be governed by these booking conditions. You, as the party leader, are responsible for making all payments due to us.

As long as the property is available and we have received all the relevant payments from you, we will give you written confirmation (see below) as soon as reasonably possible. This confirmation will show your booking details, the amount you have paid and the amount you still owe for the booking. Your binding contract with  Us, ‘The Owners of Amroth Cottages’ will begin when we issue you with the written confirmation. If you pay the deposit into our bank account, it will not mean we have accepted a booking unless we have issued you with written confirmation. We will give you your written confirmation either by post or by email. If you book with us online, we will acknowledge that we have received your booking and then send you confirmation by email. If you book by post or phone, we will send your confirmation to you  by email. It is your responsibility to check your emails regularly and to let us know about any change to your email address.

When making your booking Amroth Cottages require full details. Full name and address of persons paying for the cottage (s), and all contact details (email, mobile) as well as names of other persons in the party. Please also give names and ages of children in your party as we like to welcome people to our cottages and of course names of your beloved well behaved pooches.

As soon as you receive your confirmation, you must check the details carefully. If anything is not correct, you should tell us immediately in writing.  

Even if we have sent a written confirmation, we have the right to cancel a booking where there are reasonable grounds to believe that (i) it is not legitimate (ii) you are likely to breach any of our booking conditions (iii) information supplied by you in relation to your booking is incorrect (iv) you have behaved in a vexatious manner.

 

Section B

Payment 
When you book, you must pay the deposit amount then due  by BACS payment ,debit or credit card. We only accept payment in pounds sterling. We must then receive the rest of the money owed no less than 10 weeks before the start of your stay.  However for any bookings less than 10 weeks before your holiday we would require the cottage payment in full by bank transfer., and upon receipt of the monies, would send you written confirmation of your competed holiday booking.

All deposits are non- refundable.  Full refunds are only given in exceptional circumstances and at the discretion of Amroth Cottages.

If you do not pay any payment due in relation to your booking by the appropriate date we will send you an email giving you 24 hours to make the necessary payment failure to do so will result in us cancelling your booking and the cottage will then be available for further bookings.

If there has been any damage to  any of the cottages fixtures or fittings during your stay by yourselves ‘the guests’ there will be charge to remedy the damaged (ie, a badly chewed sofa by a dog will need to be replaced)

 

Section C

Pricing 
We keep our prices  of our holiday cottages under constant review and in line with similar cottages with sea views in South Pembrokshire. The prices of unsold cottages may be increased or reduced at any time. We may also correct mistakes in the pricing of unsold cottages at any time. We will confirm the price of your booking when you make it. As changes and mistakes can happen, you must check the price and all other details of your chosen holiday cottage at the time of booking.

All prices quoted or otherwise given to you include all charges  (ie, heating, logs, dogs, robes for hot tubs)

All accommodation prices are for the property as a whole and are not on a per person basis, except when an extra person charge applies.

We can decide to extend or withdraw any offer at any time, should we wish to do so.

 

Website details 
We aim to make sure that the information provided by us is as accurate as possible. It is intended to present a general idea of the arrangements. Not all details of the relevant facilities can be included on our website. Furthermore, there may be small differences between the actual property/arrangements and its description. This is usually because we are always aiming to improve services and facilities. Occasionally, problems mean that some facilities or services are not available or may be restricted. If this happens, we will tell you as soon as reasonably practical after we become aware of the situation. We cannot accept responsibility for any changes or closures to local services or attractions mentioned in the brochure or on our website, by our advisers or advertised elsewhere. We make reasonable efforts to make sure that information we give you about your property and its facilities or services, as well as advertised travel and other services, is accurate and complete on the date given. We cannot accept responsibility for any inaccurate, incomplete or misleading information about any property/arrangements or its facilities and services, unless this was caused by our negligence. 

Where Wi-Fi is an advertised facility, please note that its provision is subject to availability and network conditions. It may not be available 24 hours a day and is provided for pleasure not for business purposes. Bookings are not accepted if they are wholly reliant on the uninterrupted, unlimited provision of Wi-Fi.

 

If you change or cancel your booking.

 

a) Changes
If you want to change any detail of your confirmed booking, we will do our best to make the changes. However, we must receive your notice in writing by post or email. We may agree to accept notice over the telephone, but this should be arranged with us first. Also, we cannot guarantee that the owner or service provider concerned will be able to meet your request. Changes can only be accepted in accordance with the owner/service provider’s terms and conditions. You may be asked to pay us an administration charge of £31 for each change or £53 for each change if we have already issued your travel documents. Plus, where the owner/service provider can meet your change request, you will have to pay any costs incurred by them in facilitating this change for you, which will be charged at the current brochure or website price, which may be different from the price in the brochure or website from which you booked your chosen arrangements. Some owners/service providers may treat changes to your dates or property as a cancellation of the original booking and so you will have to pay cancellation charges.

 

b) Full cancellations (This does not apply to ferry/Eurotunnel-inclusive packages or to any overseas bookings – see section B, clause B6 instead) 
If you have to, or want to, cancel your booking after it has been confirmed, you must phone us on the number shown on your booking confirmation as soon as possible. The day we receive your notice by phone to cancel is the date on which we will cancel your booking with the owner. Depending on your reason for cancellation, you may receive a refund of all money you have paid to us for your booking (apart from booking fees and, if it applies, the premium for any personal travel insurance you have arranged with us, any amendment charges, and credit-card charges you have already paid). We will also charge a cancellation administration fee of £53 for each week or part of a week per booking.

The conditions for getting a refund referred to above only apply if the cancellation applies to all members of your party. All prices are for the whole property and not on a per person basis.

Under your contract with the owner, to qualify for a refund you must have one of the following reasons and you may be asked to send evidence:

• Illness or pregnancy (we will need to see medical evidence that you or a member of the party is unfit to travel). We will not cover pregnancy if the relevant person was pregnant before the booking was made. And we will not make a refund if the woman is due to give birth within 14 weeks of the arrival date home
• Death.
• Redundancy (as long as the employment has been a continuous with the same employer for at least two years).
• Jury or witness service (in a court of law).
• Illness or death of a close relative (a close relative is defined as a husband, wife, civil partner, son or daughter, son or daughter-in-law, parent, mother-in-law or father-in-law, grandparent, sister or brother or fiancé or fiancée).
• Your home is damaged and cannot be lived in because of fire, storm, flood, subsidence or malicious damage.
• The police have asked you to stay at home, following a burglary at your home or place of business, during the period of your holiday or within the seven days before this.
• You are in HM Forces and are posted unexpectedly or have leave cancelled if you are in the police (unless you can recover the cost of the lost booking from another source) or
• You are placed in quarantine.

Please note that all of the above reasons must have arisen after you made your booking and must not have been within your knowledge at the time of your booking. This particularly applies to pre-existing illness.

You may also receive a full refund from the owner if you cannot reach your destination due to snow or flood conditions or as a result of being involved in an accident while on the way there (This only applies if you have made every effort to try and complete your journey. You will need to produce evidence to us from the police or Highways Agency). Although a refund is available in these circumstances, you may prefer to delay your arrival. In these cases, we will give you a 15% refund for each 24-hour delay (up to 72 hours maximum = 45%). For short breaks, we will give you a fixed refund of 45 % for all arrivals delayed for more than 24 hours.

We will ask you to fill in a booking cancellation form which may need signing by a medical practitioner or employer. In this case we may also need you to give us more information/evidence from other people (we will tell you at the time).

The following reasons for cancellation do not qualify for a refund as set out above:.

• Suicide or attempted suicide;
• deliberate self-injury;
• the effect of alcohol or drugs;
• or any other reason which is not specifically referred to above.

If the reason for cancellation does not fall within one of those given above, for example, you do not want to travel, your leave is cancelled by your employer (other than HM Forces or the police) and so on, you will have to pay a cancellation charge based on the number of days before the arrival date at the property that we receive notice, as shown in the following table. This means that if you have paid the balance of your total holiday cost and then have to, or want to, cancel, you may receive a refund of part of the cost. However, if you have not paid your total booking cost, including any booking fee and the premiums for any insurance (if you have bought this) by the time of your cancellation, you may have to make a further payment to cover the cancellation charge.

For the purpose of the table below, total cost means the total cost of the accommodation booking, including any extra items. You will still have to pay any insurance premiums, booking fees, credit-card charges and administration fees for making any changes. If you have already paid insurance premiums, booking fees, credit-card charges and administration fees, we will not refund these if you cancel.

If you have already paid insurance premiums, booking fees, credit-card charges and administration fees, we will not refund these if you cancel.

Cancellation charges

Number of days before the start date of your trip that we receive your notice to cancel (or on which you are deemed to have cancelled)	Cancellation charge (plus all booking fees, any insurance premiums or administration fees you owe)
More than 90 day	Any balance paid back minus the non refundable deposit
43 to 90 days	50% of the total cost or full deposit (including any balance of deposit due), whichever is greater.
29 to 42 days	75% of total cost
8 to 28 days	90% of total cost
7 days or less	100% of Total cost

If you live outside the UK and have booked through a local agent, the term ‘total cost’ in the above cancellation charges table means the amount paid by your local agent to us after taking off any booking fees, insurance premiums and any administration charge paid to us for making any change. To avoid any doubt, total cost does not include any charges made by your local agent or anyone else for booking fees, flights other travel services or any other amounts not paid to us. Other service providers may charge higher cancellation charges.

 

Cutting short your stay (UK only)
You can also get a refund as set out above if you show that your stay in the UK is cut short for any of the reasons set out in b above. In this case, we will refund the appropriate percentage of the cost of your stay. This only applies if everyone from your party leaves the property. If your stay is cut short for medical reasons affecting any person in your party, you will need to produce a certificate from a local doctor, confirming that they needed to return home.

 

 Part cancellations 
If only one person in your party needs to cancel, this will not normally affect the total cost of your booking unless you cancel any travel arrangements or extra services which are charged on a ‘per person’ basis. In these instances, the owner may provide a refund of any per person charges remaining after taking off any applicable cancellation charges. If you need to cancel all or part of your trip, you must return all travel tickets or vouchers (for example, for ferries).

 

Cancellations or changes by the owner
The owners do not expect to have to make any changes to your booking. However, sometimes problems happen and bookings have to be changed or cancelled or mistakes in brochures or other details corrected. Owners have the right to  make amendments as necessary. If we do , we will contact you (by phone if reasonably possible in the case of a significant change or cancellation – we will let you know about minor changes by post) as soon as is reasonably practical. We will explain what has happened and let you know about the cancellation or change. However, we will have no further liability to you.

 

Events beyond our control 
Unless we say otherwise in these booking conditions, unfortunately  the owner will not be legally responsible either jointly or individually for any compensation if  they are prevented from carrying out their responsibilities under this contract as a result of events beyond their control. This means an event they could not, even with all due care, avoid, including:

• natural disaster;
• acts of terrorism, war, riot or civil commotion;
• malicious damage;
• accident;
• breakdown of equipment or machinery;
• insolvency or bankruptcy of an owner or service provider;
• fire, flood, snow or storm;

Neither we nor the owner can be held responsible for noise or disturbance which comes from beyond the boundaries of the property or which is beyond the owner’s control. If we know about a problem before you arrive, we will contact you to let you know.

We cannot be held responsible for the breakdown of mechanical equipment such as pumps, boilers, swimming-pool filtration systems, nor for the failure of public utilities such as water, gas and electricity.

 

Owners and service providers’ terms and conditions 
The services which make up your holiday are provided by people, firms, companies and other organisations which are totally independent of us and for whom we act as agents. These service providers and owners provide services in line with their own terms and conditions. Some of these terms and conditions may limit or exclude their liability to you, usually in line with international conventions which apply (for example, the Athens Convention for international travel by sea). The terms and conditions are available from the suppliers if you ask.

 

Disabilities and medical problems 
If you or any member of your party has any medical problem or disability that may affect your booking, please tell us before you confirm your booking and give us full details in writing as early as possible before you travel.

 

Your property 
The owner has set the following conditions on your stay at the property: 

Arrival and departure- You can arrive at your property at any time after 4pm (unless we tell you otherwise, for example on your confirmation) on the start date of your rental period. You must leave by 10am on the last day. If your arrival will be delayed beyond 8pm on the start date of your rental period, you must contact the person whose details are given in the location guide. If you fail to do so, you may not be able to get into the property. If you fail to arrive by 12 noon on the day after the start date of your rental period and you do not let the person whose details are given on the location guide know you are arriving late, we on behalf of the owner may treat your booking as having been cancelled by you. In this situation, we will not refund any money you have paid.

 

Security deposits – Some owners require payment of a security deposit. If this applies to your chosen property, this is a direct arrangement between you and the owner, which we may or may not administer on behalf of the owner. The amount and details of how the payment should be made and how and when it will be returned (less any costs for breakages, damages etc. if applicable) will be provided at the time of booking.

Behaviour – You and all members of your party agree:

• to keep the property clean and tidy;
• to leave the property in a similar condition as you found it when you arrived;
• to behave in a way at all times while at the property which does not break any law;
• not to use the property for any illegal or commercial purpose;
• not to sublet the property or any part thereof or otherwise allow anyone to stay in it who we have not previously accepted on behalf of the owner as a member of your party;
• Not to behave in anti-social manner, breach the peace or otherwise act in a way which may disrupt or affect the enjoyment of others.

Maximum occupancy – You also must not allow more people than the brochure states to stay overnight in the property. You cannot arrange for visitors to the property without the advance consent of the owner. You cannot significantly change the number of adults or children during your stay. (For example, if you book for two adults and two children, you cannot arrive with four adults and no children.) You must not hold events (such as parties, celebrations or meetings) at the property without the advance consent of the owner. If you do any of these things, the owner can refuse to hand over the property to you, or can repossess it. If the owner does this, we will treat this as you cancelling the booking. In these situations you will not receive a refund of any money you have paid for your booking. And we or the owner will not be legally responsible to you as a result of this situation. (This will include, for example, any costs or expenses you have to pay due to not being able to stay in the property, such as the cost of finding other accommodation.) Neither we nor the owner are under any obligation to find any alternative accommodation for you.

No Smoking of any kind : All are cottages are non-smoking including  no use of E cigarettes, cigars,.

No Drugs ; These are prohibited. If at any time the owners feel  that guests behaviour is odd/eratic at any time or they find any drug items  it will be within their legal right to contact the police for anything they find unusual on their property.

 

Damage 
You are responsible for and agree to reimburse to the owner and us all costs incurred by the owner  as a result of any breakage or damage in or to the property which is caused by you or any members of your party or any other persons invited into the property by you. The owner and can ask for an extra payment from you to cover any such costs.

The owner expects the accommodation to be left in a reasonable state on departure. If in the owner’s or caretaker’s opinion, additional cleaning is required, you will be liable to the owner for the cost of this cleaning.

You may need to check and sign an inventory of the property and its contents on arrival at the property. If you discover that anything is missing or damaged on arrival please notify the owner/key holder immediately.

 

Right of Entry 
The owner is allowed to enter the property (without letting you know first if this is not practical or possible) if special circumstances or emergencies happen (for example if repairs need to be carried out) or if you break any of these booking conditions, the owner’s own terms and conditions or any other terms that apply to your booking and/or the property. The owner or its representative also is allowed to enter the property to inspect it (including but not limited to where you have complained about the property). If this happens, you will be given reasonable notice first.

You agree to allow the owner or their representative (including workmen) access to the property as required by this clause.

 

Unreasonable behaviour 
The owners of all properties can refuse to hand over their property if the unreasonable behaviour of anyone in your party is likely to cause offence to other guests, to members of staff or to neighbours, or if the owner has reasonable cause to believe you or any member of your party will cause damage or loss to the property, its services or facilities. If this happens, the contract between you and the owner will end and you will not receive any refund and neither we nor the owner will have any further responsibility to you.

The owners of all properties can end a stay after the keys have been handed over, if the unreasonable behaviour of anyone in your party (including anyone invited into the property by you) is likely to spoil the enjoyment, comfort or health of other guests, residents, neighbours or members of staff or where you or any member of your party (or anyone invited into the property by you) has broken or is likely to break any of these booking conditions, the Owner’s terms and conditions or any other terms and conditions applicable to the property which you have been told about. If this happens, you will have to leave the property immediately and no refund will be given. You may also be responsible for any costs the owner has as a result of your behaviour as set out in clause 15.

 

Special requests 
If you have any special requests, you must let us know when you make a booking and confirm them in writing. Although we will try to pass any reasonable requests on to the owner, Novasol A/S or service provider (whichever applies), we cannot guarantee that any request will be met. Confirmation that we have noted a special request or passed it on to the owner, Novasol A/S or service provider, or of the fact it is shown on your written confirmation or any other document, is not confirmation that the request will be met. If we or the owner or Novasol A/S or service provider fail to meet any special request, it will not mean we or they have broken your contract.

 

Cancellations or changes made by us 
It is unlikely that we will have to make changes to your booking arrangements but occasionally, as we make the arrangements for your bookings many months ahead, we may have to make changes both before and after bookings have been confirmed. Or, we may have to cancel confirmed bookings. While we always try to avoid changes and cancellations, we can make cancellations or changes at any time and must reserve the right to do so.

Occasionally we have to make a ‘significant change’ such as a change of property to that of a lower standard, changing the departure time by more than 12 hours or a change of resort/area. If we need to do this, we will let you know as soon as possible before you leave. We treat all other changes as minor. As a result, we will decide whether to let you know about them.

If we have to make a significant change or cancel your booking, and as long as there is time to do so before the departure date, we will offer you three options:

• (for significant changes), you can accept the changed booking arrangements we offer you; or
• you can transfer to another booking if we are able to offer alternative arrangements with comparable or higher facilities (at no extra cost to you); or
• if available, accepting an offer of an alternative holiday of a lower standard, with a refund of the price difference between the original holiday and the alternative holiday; or
• you can cancel your booking, in which case we will refund you all amounts you have paid.

You must notify us of your choice within 7 days of our offer. If we do not hear from you within 7 days, we will contact you again to request notification of your choice. If you fail to respond again within the time period stipulated within our notice, we reserve the right to assume you accept the changed or alternative arrangements. The options shown above are not available if any change is a minor one or if the change or cancellation by us arises out of alterations to the confirmed booking which you have asked for or your failure to pay the balance of your booking cost by the due date notified to you.

In addition to a full refund of all monies paid by you, we will pay you compensation as detailed below (except to infants), in the following circumstances:

– If, where we make a significant change, you do not accept the changed arrangements and cancel your booking;

1. we are forced to make a change or cancel as a result of unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances, meaning any event beyond our control, the consequences of which could not have been avoided even if all reasonable measures had been taken. These circumstances may include, but are not limited to, those listed under ‘Events beyond our control’ in clause 9 of Section A; or
2. we cancel as a result of your failure to comply with any requirement of these booking conditions entitling us to cancel (such as paying on time); or
3. we make a minor change; or
4. we make a significant change or cancel your arrangements more than 10 weeks before departure; or
5. where the change or cancellation by us arises out of alterations to the confirmed booking requested by you; or
6. where we make a significant change and you accept those changed arrangements or you accept an offer of alternative travel arrangements.

The table above sets out the most we will pay under this clause. We are sorry that we cannot meet any expenses or losses you may suffer as a result of inconvenience suffered.

Very rarely, we may be forced by make a change or cancel as a result of unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances, meaning any event beyond our control, the consequences of which could not have been avoided even if all reasonable measures had been taken. These circumstances may include, but are not limited to, those listed under ‘Events beyond our control’ in clause 9 of Section A. If this situation does occur, we regret we will be unable to make any refunds (unless we obtain any from our suppliers), pay you compensation or meet any costs or expenses you incur as a result.

If we become unable to provide a significant proportion of the services that you have booked with us after you have departed, we will, where possible, make alternative arrangements for you at no extra charge and, where those alternative arrangements are of a lower standard, provide you with an appropriate price reduction.

Before we pay you any compensation, you must make any complaint or claim strictly in line with clause B7. You must also transfer your legal rights you may have against anyone else in connection with your claim. You must co-operate with us and our insurers in this.

In all claims we will not be legally responsible if the alleged loss, injury or damage results from any of the following:

• The fault of the person affected or any members of their party;

• The fault of someone not connected with providing your holiday which we could not have predicted or avoided;
• unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances, meaning any event beyond our control, the consequences of which could not have been avoided even if all reasonable measures had been taken. These circumstances may include, but are not limited to, those listed under ‘Events beyond our control’ in clause 9 of Section A.

Where it is impossible for you to return to your departure point as per the agreed return date of your package, due to “unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances”, we shall provide you with any necessary accommodation (where possible, of a comparable standard) for a period not exceeding three nights per person. Please note that the 3 night cap does not apply to persons with reduced mobility, pregnant women or unaccompanied minors, nor to persons needing specific medical assistance, provided we have been notified of these particular needs in advance. For the purposes of this clause, “unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances” means warfare, acts of terrorism, significant risks to human health such as the outbreak of serious disease at the travel destination or natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes or weather conditions which make it impossible to travel safely to the travel destination. Important notice on the limits of our legal responsibility 

 

 If you change or cancel your booking – This clause applies to ALL  bookings.

 

Full cancellations 
If you have to, or want to, cancel your booking, you must phone us on the number shown on your booking confirmation as soon as possible. You must also immediately confirm your cancellation in writing, sent by recorded delivery, to us at the address shown in the brochure or on the website. The day we receive your notice by phone is the date on which we cancel your booking. If you cancel, we will make a cancellation charge, as shown in the table below. This means that if you have paid the balance of your total cost and then have to, or want to, cancel, you may receive a refund of part of the cost. However, if you have not paid your total cost, by the time of your cancellation, you may have to make a further payment as a cancellation charge.

For the purpose of the table below, ‘total cost’ means the total cost of the booking, including any extra items. You will still have to pay any insurance premiums, ferry or Eurotunnel charges, booking fees and administration fees for making any changes. If you have already paid insurance premiums, ferry or Eurotunnel charges, booking fees and administration fees, we will not refund them if you cancel.

If they are prevented from travelling, individual party members may be able to transfer their place to someone else introduced by you, subject to the following conditions:

– we are notified not less than 7 days before departure;

– you pay any outstanding balance payment, an amendment fee of £31 for each change or £53 for each change if we have already issued your travel documents., as well as any additional fees, charges and other costs arising from the transfer; and

– the person to whom the booking is being transferred agrees to these booking conditions and all other terms of the contract between us.

You and the transferee remain jointly and severally liable for payment of all sums. If you are unable to find a replacement, cancellation charges as set out in this clause will apply in order to cover our estimated costs. Otherwise, no refunds will be given for passengers not travelling or for unused services.

NB – Most service providers do not allow name, time or other changes after tickets have been issued. In the case of ferry and Eurotunnel bookings, you may need to buy new tickets at a higher price.

 

Complaints 
If you have a problem while you are  staying with us you must let the owner know immediately so that the matter can be put right as soon as possible.

The prices and booking conditions displayed supersede all those previously published.

Prices and booking conditions may be updated, changed or varied subsequently. Please see our website for the latest details.