House Rules
RENTAL AGREEMENT FOR USE OF VACATION PROPERTY
All reservations must have a signed rental agreement prior to check-in.
Check-In Time: 4 PM. However, there are times when your check-in time may be a little later due to our housekeepers still finishing the cleaning. If this is the case, we will do our best to minimize the delay and make you aware of it prior to our arrival at the home/condo.
Check-Out Time: 10 AM. A late fee of $75/hr minimum per number of bedrooms will be assessed for any late departure.
ADDITIONAL CHARGES (NOT included in rate):
Rates do NOT include daily maid service, gratuities, out-of-country (except Canada) long-distance phone charges, car rental, food, liquor, laundry, personal items, excessive cleaning upon departure (i.e. upholstery or rug shampooing, etc.). A late fee of $50/hr minimum per number of bedrooms will be assessed for any late departure.
RESERVATIONS AND PAYMENTS:
Per Airbnb Guidelines
CONDITION OF RENTAL:
The property shall be in the same condition upon departure as at check-in. Normal wear and tear excepted. Agents may enter the property at reasonable times to make repairs or provide service, including pest control treatment and mitigation. Guest may cook in areas specifically designated for cooking. Guest must immediately notify agent of fire or other damage to property. Guest shall be liable for all acts of the family, invitees, employees, or other persons invited onto the property. Guest may not sublet or assign this rental agreement. Guest shall be responsible to return all keys and gate or garage door openers upon departure; failure to do so will result in a minimum of a $50.00 charge. Guest shall abide by the House Rules of the Owner, Property Manager, Condominium Association, and/or the Booking Agent as provided to Guest. Guests shall not bring any pets onto the property. Guest will not smoke indoors or on the lanai (balcony). Guest will rinse feet of sand prior to entering the unit. No parties shall be allowed without prior consent. Additional charges may apply. No catering or outside music permitted without prior consent, additional charges may apply. Guest shall not permit any use of pool or Jacuzzi by unsupervised children or other guests, and shall keep gates closed. Guest and other invitees shall use the pool and Jacuzzi at their own risk. Guest understands that there are certain inherent risks to person and property located adjacent to the ocean or to a golf course, including the possibility of drowning or being struck by a golf ball. Guest acknowledges that the owner would not rent the property unless the Guest accepted this condition.
SECURITY DEPOSIT:
Per Airbnb Guidelines
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY:
Under no circumstances shall our management company be responsible for any loss, expense, damages, claims, or injury direct, indirect, consequential, or otherwise whatsoever, howsoever caused or incurred whether arising in contract or otherwise in law or equity as a result of rendering of the services or accommodations as described or substituted and including, without restricting the generality of the foregoing as a result of any delay(s), substitution(s), rescheduling(s) or change(s) in the provision of services or land accommodations by our management company or by reason of military actions, revolution or acts of God, government agencies, or unforeseen circumstances or events, by any agents, owners, employees, subcontractors, servants or services as substituted; our management company, at all times will act in good faith and use its best efforts to substitute with accommodations or services of a type as comparable as possible to those contracted. Our management company will not be liable under any circumstances, including substitutions, to refund any unused portion of booked accommodations or services. Some activities in which guests engage are especially dangerous and include scuba diving, snorkeling, deep-sea fishing, boating, golfing, swimming, boogie boarding, surfing, hiking, biking, and mountain climbing. This list is not all-inclusive but indicates some of the hazards of vacationing in Hawaii. Guests may also encounter the following risks: slippery floors and stairs, especially when wet, lanais with spaces between rails (dangerous for little children), precipitous drop-offs on ocean floor, unfenced pools, faulty electrical or plumbing systems, gas BBQ grills, clean/clear sliding glass doors, and dangerous stairs or pathways, Therefore, each guest agrees that he/she is voluntarily participating in any and all activities, risks, and use of the accommodations, and hereby assumes all risk of injury, illness, damage or loss to person and property that might result, including, without limitation, any loss or theft of personal property. By booking this villa, you acknowledge that in all events and circumstances, our management company, its officers and employees shall not be liable. Our management company reserves the right to cancel or rescind any rental agreement if it is found that the Guests are conducting unlawful activities, not abiding by the Home Owners Association House Rules, disturbing others by playing loud music, percussion, audio, or instruments, or cause any loud or offensive noises, have made any misrepresentations about the nature or size of the group or use of the group or the use of the property or any other misrepresentations or any other way in breach of the rental agreement.
NOTICE OF ABSENCE:
You must tell us in advance if you will be absent from the property for 5 days or more. If you do not give us this notice, you will have to pay for any damage that may result from your absence.
HOLDOVER, ABANDONED POSSESSIONS AND SERVICE OF NOTICES:
If you stay in the unit, without written permission, after the Rental Agreement has ended, you will be a holdover tenant and may be liable for twice rent under the Rental Agreement on a prorated daily basis for each day you are a holdover tenant. If you leave any personal property, which we determine to be of value, we must contact you by mailing a notice. After 20 days, if you do not respond, we may advertise the items for sale or donate them to a charitable organization. If we have to give any notice to you, we can serve it to any occupant. By serving one of you, we have given notice to all of you. If we cannot deliver a notice to you, we may post the notice in a conspicuous place in or on the unit.
INSURANCE:
You understand that our insurance does not cover your belongings or damage that you cause. You agree that we are not responsible for any loss or damage during the term of the rental agreement. You agree to carry insurance covering all of your personal property located in the unit or bear full responsibility for its damage including damage from fire, water, theft, or any cause.
CHANGES TO A BOOKING:
Per Airbnb Policies
CANCELLATION AND REFUNDS:
Per Airbnb Policies
CATASTROPHIC EVENTS & EMERGENCY EVACUATIONS:
If a catastrophe (hurricane, tornado, earthquake, flood, etc.) or any situation simply beyond our control impairs the vacation rental, our management company is not responsible for finding alternate lodging for the renter or for the renter's financial losses related to transportation or alternate lodging. There will be NO REFUNDS OR
CREDITS FOR EMERGENCY EVACUATIONS. Whether you own property, run a business, or rent a condo in Hawaii, the threat of a hurricane, flood, or tsunami is always present during certain months of the year, and we all assume this risk. Therefore, we suggest you consider Travel Protection Insurance to secure your vacation investment and eliminate your financial risk. There will be no refunds of any kind for evacuations.
Mahalo!