General rental conditions

1. Acceptance of the general conditions

The present general reservation and rental conditions govern the contractual relations between the landlord and the tenant, where last mentioned accepts them unreservedly. These general reservation and rental conditions prevail over any other general reservation and rental conditions mentioned on any other document, exception made in the case of prior deliberate and written derogation. The present general reservation and rental conditions are shown and to be read on the site http://www.gitesderustin.com , prior to any reservation. Therefore, reserving or requesting a reservation implicates total unreservedly acceptance of the lessee of the mentioned general conditions and constitutes the definitive and binding consent of the client of all mentioned clauses.

 2. Contract and term legal regulations

The rent is seasonal and thus of temporary nature. The lease automatically ceases at the fixed and agreed expiring date without being forced to expel. The rental period can not be extended, except written agreement of the owner.  

 3. Holiday lease agreement

-Two specimens of the leasing agreement recalling in particular that the hiring will take effect only if Sylvie Chauve receives by return of the mail a specimen of this holiday lease agreement duly dated and signed, before a date specified to the contract. If the customer does not respect the time of the option, the request for reservation will be cancelled

- Insofar as the client returns one of the copies of the rental contract to the landlord within the before mentioned delay, dated and signed, with the deposit (down-payment ), the accommodation rent becomes firm and definitive when Sylvie Chauve sends the confirmation for the agreed period, by email or by post.

- In case of a reservation request less than 30 days before the requested arrival date, the total amount of the stay is due immediately

The payments in Euros exclusively are done by, credit transfer or traveller's cheque.

 4. Contract cancellation

* Concerning the tenant:

Any cancellation must be made by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt and will lead to the renunciation of the down-payment by the lessee. In any case, the down-payment will be retained as a minimum compensation. If the tenant does not appear on the day specified in the agreement or within twenty-four hours and does not inform the landlord: this agreement is considered to be cancelled, and the landlord may take possession of the premises.In any case, the down-payment will be retained as a minimum compensation

* Concerning the landlord:

If the owner cancels the reservation, it will have to transfer with the tenant the amount of the perceived instalment as soon as the cancellation is announced.

 5. Interruption of the stay

Interruption of the stay by the client, will not lead to any refund.

 6. Rental cost

The total amount of the accommodation rent and the security deposit are indicated on the website and in the rental contract. A down-payment of 25% is required at the time of booking and the final balance upon arrival

The client not paying his balance on time will be considered as having cancelled his stay. From thereon, the accommodation will be available to rent again, without any refund. The security deposit is to be paid upon arrival at Domaine de Rustin, as mentioned on the website and in the rental contract.

7. Security deposit

The security deposit of an amount fixed at (500 Euros for the “villa Grégoire”) and of (1000 Euros for the “manoir de Rustin”) must be paid when the tenant takes possession of the premises, and is intended to cover any loss or damage caused to property, extra cleaning costs, and/or any necessary repairing costs, in particular concerning furniture and all the electric household appliances or any other object.

This deposit will be returned within maximum 15 days, less any charges needed to cover, if it’s necessary, any loss or damage caused to property

If the amount of the deposit proved to be insufficient, the tenant will have to regulate the difference.

8. Arrival

The lessee has to present himself on the exact date and hours mentioned on the rental contract. In case of delayed or late arrival or any other last minute hindrance, the lessee must notify the owner.

 9. Use of accommodation and premises

The Tenant will occupy the premises without causing disturbance and for their intended purpose, he should secure the peaceful atmosphere of the accommodation and premises, and, as a responsible family man should, use them correctly himself and survey their correct use by his family. Furthermore, the lessee should respect the estate regulations, under which the regulations of the swimming pool: (each family using the swimming pool in particular begins to ensure itself the monitoring of her children. The bathe of the not-accompanied children is prohibited). On departure, the tenant undertakes to leave the premises as clean as he or she found them on arrival. All the items must be returned to the places they occupied when the tenant arrived.

The premises may not be used by other persons, except by prior agreement with the landlord. The tenant is not allowed to sub-let under any circumstances, even free of charge, and the agreement will be cancelled if this occurs.

 10. Capacity

The number of tenants may not exceed the maximum accommodation capacity specified in the description, and then the owner has the right to refuse any additional person. In special conditions, and with the agreement of the landlord, an exception may be made. In this case, the landlord is entitled to receive a supplementary rent, of which the tenant must be informed in advance, and which must be recorded in the lease agreement.Visitors are not allowed in the swimming pool.

 11. Animals

Pets are allowed, only on ground floor and in the garden; "pets allowed" means 1 dog or 1 cat maximum; the tenant will ensure himself of the good behaviour of the animal in the hiring and the garden.

 12. Inspection and inventory

An inventory of the furniture and fittings will be made at the start and end of the lease by the landlord and tenant. The cleaning and housekeeping of the accommodation are at the lessees' charge during his stay and before departure.

Any damage duly observed will give rise to a deduction from the security deposit of a sum mutually agreed on between the landlord and the tenant.

 13. Insurance

The lessee is responsible for any damage caused by his acts. He has to take out an insurance (with a company known for its solvency) against all risks: theft, fire, damage due to flooding, damage to the accommodation and rent furniture and also against a third party (neighbours etc.).

 14. Lessees' obligations

Any lost or damaged object present in the accommodation on arrival should be replaced or refunded by the lessee. This clause also concerns objects such as interior lining, shutters, electric household appliances, rent furniture, blocked up sanitary equipment due to disposal of unadapted objects/products, and any other damage not mentioned here. Moreover, the lessee has to accept any urgent repairing to his accommodation during his stay, knowing that no compensations or reductions whatsoever can be claimed on the rental price. In no case can the lessee rent or assign the accommodation to a third party. He should not make any changes to the furniture arrangements, and even less, take any furniture outside. Any damage or accident should be notified immediately to Brittany Cottage. Deprivation of the use of the swimming pool due to damage to any of its components, prolonged mechanical failure or any acts of vandalism causing damage to the premises or the swimming pool, whether occurring prior to or during the stay of the lessee, does not put the lessee in a position to claim compensations, nor any other of the lessees.

 15. Obligations of the landlord

To maintain the accommodation as well as the swimming pool clean and in good working order, except in the case of cause beyond control, accidents, natural disasters, and/or in case of vandalism, whoever responsible, identified or not, whether resident of the Domaine de Rustin or not, perpetrated before or during the stay of the lessee, causing deteriorations or destructions to the premises, the swimming pool, and, concerning the last mentioned, in particular damage caused to the liner, the filters, and all other essential parts not mentioned here. Finally, the landlord should ensure the lessee a peaceful stay, and, when possible, remedy any unexpected nuisances.

 16. Cancellation

In default of respecting dates of payment or non fulfilment of any clause mentioned in the rental contract, the landlord can immediately cancel the mentioned contract and expel the lessee during his stay on site.

 17. Claims

Any claim put forward concerning the non conformity of the accommodation's description (seen on the website) and/or the inventory should be notified to the landlord within maximum 24 hours after having moved into the accommodation.

 18. Law in force - contract language - attribution of jurisdiction 

The present general reservation and rental conditions are governed by French law. The original language of the present general reservation and rental conditions and the rental contract is the French language. In case of a lawsuit or dispute, only the Crown Court of Quimper is competent, without any derogation of this jurisdiction attribution clause.