TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR THE BEACH HUT GALLE

Bookings

1. Bookings made by email or telephone will remain firm provided we receive the amount due within 48 hours.
2. If you stay starts within 28 days of the date you make the booking you are required to pay the total price of the stay on receipt of invoice.  
3. If your stay starts more than 28 days after the date of the booking you are required to pay a non refundable deposit of 30% of the total rent due for the period booked on receipt of invoice.
4. Bookings will not normally be accepted for periods of less than 3 days but sometimes exceptions can be made.
5. The maximum number of people that can be accommodated at The Beach Hut is 2 adults and 2 children – any additional parties attempting to stay at the Beach Hut will be refused.
6. A booking will not be deemed to have been accepted until the non refundable deposit has been received. 

Payment

7. All payments must be received in US Dollars unless agreed otherwise. We will accept other currencies provided you have previously agreed an applicable rate of exchange with us at the time your payment is made.
8. We will provide payment details for the non refundable deposit. Monies received into our account must be for at least the non refundable deposit amount. All bank charges must be for you to bear. We cannot take credit cards.
9. Full payment must be received one month in advance. If not, we reserve the right to assume you are no longer coming and will look to relet The Beach Hut. In all cases the non refundable deposit is non refundable - please see cancellation policy.

Cancellation

10. For all bookings the non refundable deposit of 30% is non refundable.
11. If you need to cancel or amend a booking, charges may be payable depending on the amount of notice given
12. In the unlikely event that a booking needs to be cancelled due to events beyond our control, we will refund any amounts already paid and assist in finding an alternative property.

Holiday Letting

13. Once we have accepted your booking and received payment of the non refundable deposit amount due we will issue a confirmation. You will then be required to make full payment as set out above and below and in accordance with our policy:
(i) You agree:
(a) not to make any change or alteration to The Beach Hut Galle or fix anything to the walls or damage it in any way or remove any of the furniture or effects or carry out any redecorations.
(b) not to use the The Beach Hut Galle other than as a private holiday residence for the people specified on the booking form – specifically you may not hold parties for more than six people without our prior consent.
(c) not to behave in a way that might conceivably cause embarrassment to the owner or neighbours or others sharing the property.
(d) to keep a record of all telephone calls made during your period of booking and to pay such charges and any other charges incurred during your stay.
(e) to pay for the washing or repair of any item in the boundaries of the property specified in the booking form which is soiled or damaged during your stay except for reasonable and normal wear and tear.
(f) to allow our representatives and or the owner and or his representatives with or without workmen to enter and view the property on reasonable notice (except in the case of emergency where no notice shall be necessary) to carry out repairs which may be necessary during your stay.
(g) To report to the owner or the property manager any disrepair or defect in the property or facility of the property as soon as possible.
(h) not to sublet the property
(i) not to ask any of the staff to leave the property other than in order to purchase food or goods that you have reasonably requested and they having agreed to do so you having provided the funds to carry out such money as necessary to carry out such purchase.

If at any time during your stay you break any of your obligations then we reserve the right to re-enter the property and your holiday let will then immediately end without prejudice to any other rights and remedies which the Owner and or his representatives may have.

Insurance

14. It is a CONDITION of booking that every member of your party is fully covered by travel insurance to include loss and damage to personal effects and medical insurance to include evacuation and repatriation as well as general travel insurance. By making a booking it will signify that you have done this and we will not remind you of this and in so doing absolve The Beach Hut Galle or its subsidiaries or representatives of any liability what so ever in this regard.

Links to other sites

15. This site may contain links to third party Web Sites. These links are provided solely as a convenience to you and not as an endorsement by The Beach Hut Galle of the contents on such third party Web Sites. The Beach Hut Galle is not responsible for the content of linked third party sites and does not make any representations regarding the content or accuracy of materials on such third party Web Sites. If you decide to access linked third-party Web Sites, you do so at your own risk.

Disclaimer

16. For the avoidance of any doubt, neither The Beach Hut Galle or its representatives nor the Owner or Manager will be responsible for any financial loss or for damage to the belongings of any persons permitted to occupying the property or for any injury sustained by them or any member of their party whilst such persons are either staying at the property or travelling to from or in Sri Lanka whether on their way to the property or not. The Beach Hut Galle uses a number of organisations agents and companies in providing transport and or accommodation throughout Sri Lanka and shall not be held responsible in any way for their conduct and or injury and or loss sustained to or suffered by any member of the party or their companions for any reason whatsoever.