Rental Contract
The rental contract is between the Guest (the person in whose name the booking for the accommodation has been made) and  the Manager of the property to which the accommodation booking is made and is subject to the terms and conditions herein. The contract for accommodations shall not be affected until the Manager sends the guest confirmation of the booking.

Deposit
A deposit of 25% will be required to secure any bookings unless the booking is $400 or less when full payment and bond will be required. The Manager will not confirm the accommodation booking until the Guest’s deposit payment is received and cleared.
If the accommodation booking is made within 30 DAYS of the date of commencement of the Guest’s proposed holiday, or the value of the booking is less than $400, the full rental payable for the Property is required together with any bond and any other payment applicable.

Cancellation Policy
Your deposit ( less an administrative charge of $100 ) will be refunded should you cancel your booking. Should the cancellation be within 45 days of your arrival however, you will forfeit the deposit paid. Any bond or cleaning fees paid will be returned within 7 days of your notification to cancel.

Security Bond
A refundable security bond of  $500 (pending satifactory inspection), is payable in respect of this holiday booking and must be paid 30 Days prior to the start of the rental period.
Pending a property inspection, bond monies will be returned by mail or by direct deposit  to your nominated bank account within 5 working days.

Cleaning
Guest are required to clean the house prior to their departure. We insist that you do your dishes, leave the premises in a tidy state. This includes vacuuming of floors together with general cleaning of toilets, bathrooms and kitchen areas. Guests are responsible for removal of there own rubbish. They should therefore ensure that rubbish bins are put out for collection on the Monday evening for collection by council Tuesday morning. Should additional cleaning or a special rubbish bin clearance be required the cost will be deducted from the bond.

Final Payment
The full amount payable in respect of the property shall be paid at least 30 DAYS prior to the date of commencement of the booking. If the full payment has not been received by the booking Manager at least 30 DAYS PRIOR to the start of the rental period, then the Booking Manager and the Owner reserve the right to cancel the booking without notice and the Guest will forfeit the Guest’s deposit which will be non-refundable in such circumstances.
If the booking is for the Christmas – January holiday period then the tenant shall pay 100% of payment by 31 October. If full payment is not received by the 31 October prior to the booking then the owner reserves the right to rebook the property and a full refund will be returned to you.

Arrival and Departure Times
Check-in time is 2.00pm and departure is before 10.00am. Guests must appreciate that there is only a limited amount of time for cleaning, inspection and any required maintenance between bookings. Unless otherwise arranged, a fee of $70 will be applied for each hour that keys are returned later than 10.00am. This late checkout fee may be deducted from the bond.

Insurance
The Booking Manager recommends that the Guest takes out comprehensive holiday cancellation and protection insurance with a reputable insurance company to cater for any unforseen circumstances which may arise including accident, ill health and any other matters beyond the Guest’s reasonable control, as once the booking has been made and confirmed, the Guest will be responsible for payment of the full rental whether or not occupation of the Property occurs.

Guests Property
All personal belongings, baggage, vehicles and other property of the Guest of any description shall be the risk of the Guest at all times and neither the Booking Manager nor the Owner accepts any responsibility for any loss or damage thereto.

Right to Refuse or Revoke Bookings
The Manager and the Owner reserve the right to revoke or refuse to honour any property accommodation booking which may in the opinion of either party (and at their sole discretion) be unsuitable for the Property concerned. The owner has the right to cancel a booking at any given stage issuing a full refund to the tenant.

Representations
The Guest acknowledges that the Manager has used its best endeavours to describe the Property to the Guest within the limited extent of the communications between the Guest and the Manager and the Manger shall not be liable to the Guest in any respect should the Guest consider the Property to be unsuitable for any reason whatsoever.

Guest's Obligation In Respect Of The Property
The Guests shall be responsible for the Property during the Guests stay. The Guest shall take all reasonable care of the Property and at the end of the stay shall leave the Property including all utensils, fixtures and equipment on, in or about the Property in a clean and tidy condition. Should additional cleaning be required then this cost shall be redeemed from the tenant where necessary.The Guest shall be liable for any breakages and damage caused to the Property or any part thereof or any of the chattels therein that may occur during the Guest’s occupation of the Property and all costs of repairs and replacement thereof shall be payable to the Manager or the Owner upon demand. Any damage or breakage to any part of the Property or any of the chattels therein shall be reported to the Manager or Owner as soon as practicable after the damage occurring thereto.

Description Of The Property
All information in respect of the Property contained in the Manager’s advertising is believed to be correct at the time of printing, however all details contained in the flyer are subject to change by the Manager and/or the Owner without notice. The Manager will not accept any responsibility for any alterations to the Property or any part thereof beyond the Managers control or any liability of any matter or occurrences beyond the Managers reasonable control including damage caused by extreme weather conditions, breakdown of appliances, wiring, plumbing, invasion of pests, or any act or omission on the part of the Owner causing loss accident or injury to the Guest/s.

Availability Of Property
The short-term accommodation contract negotiated by the Manager and made between the Guest and the Owner is made on the understanding that the Property and its facilities as stated in the booking confirmation will be available as represented to the Guest. Should any events whatsoever arise beyond the reasonable control of the Manager which renders the Property uninhabitable (for example flood, fire, storm, tempest etc) then the Manager may have to cancel the Guest’s booking for the property. Should such circumstances arise then the Manager will endeavour to relocate the Guest to a holiday home of similar standard to the Property in the same area. Where this is not possible, the Manager will refund all monies paid by the Guest in respect of the Property. Upon refund of the monies paid, the Guest shall have no further claims whatsoever against the Owner of the Property or the Manager.

Arbitration
Should any dispute arise between the Manager and the Guest which cannot be mutually resolved the matter will be referred to arbitration by a single arbitrator agreed to by the parties, but failing agreement upon a single arbitrator, then a single arbitrator appointed by the President for the time being of the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia (Inc) who shall act as sole arbitrator in accordance with the provisions of the Commercial Arbitration Act 1985 as amended and whose decision shall be final and binding on the parties.

Residential Tenancies Act Not Applicable
The Guest and the Owner acknowledge and agree that the Rental Agreement to which these conditions apply is bona fide entered into for the purpose of conferring on the Guest a right to occupy premises for a holiday within the meaning of Section 5(2) (e) of the Residential Tenancies Act 1987 as amended (“the Act”) and the parties to the Agreement confirm that the provisions of the Act shall not apply to the Rental Agreement.

Towels and Linen
Guests are required to bring their own sheets, pillow cases, towels and tea towels unless otherwise stated.
Beds provided are one queen size bed and 4 single size beds. Doonas and/or blankets are provided together with pillows and mattress protectors. If there is any unnecessary dirtying of these the Guest shall be responsible for payment of dry-cleaning.

Group Size
Under no circumstances may the number of persons at the holiday home exceed eight persons as stated in the brochure and or the number of Guests as stated in the confirmation. If this becomes apparent to the booking Manager then the Guests shall be immediately evicted and no refund granted.

DECLARATION
I declare that I am over 21 years of age and that this booking is made in accordance with the above Terms and Conditions. Further I agree to be held responsible for any and all charges due and payable on this holiday home booking and that charges may be deducted from bond monies held.
All information that I have provided in the booking application is true and correct.

Name / Address of Property Booked  : 
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Guests Name (in capitals) ________________________________________