General Terms
Terms and conditions Allure Villas
Article 1 – Definitions
In these terms and conditions shall apply:
Allure Villas, Allure Villas BV, registered at Middelburg Chamber of Commerce under number: 562 22 408 and registered office in Middelburgsestraat, 66, 4461 EJ, Goes, The Netherlands.
Accommodation: A house or villa offered by Allure Villas on behalf of the owner for rental or recreational use.
Lease: A contract between owner and tenant of a rental in Allure Villas accommodation.
Lessee: The person who rents the accommodation from the range of Allure Villas rents or intends to rent it.
Co-tenant: The tenant accompanying persons who will make use of the rented accommodation.
Owner: The rightful owner / owners (or their representatives) of the rental accommodation.
Manager: A designated contact person by the owner or Management Company, who acts on behalf of the owner or Management Company.
Rent: The rent of the accommodation.
Total amount: The rental fee plus any remaining amounts due to the owner or to Allure Villas.
Written communication: messages and documents, sent both by post and e-mail.
Article 2 - Applicability of General Conditions
These general conditions apply to all offers, quotations, contracts and services provided by, with and through Allure Villas. Deviating conditions are not applicable without specific written acceptance thereof by Allure Villas. Oral agreements and / or promises of employees of Allure Villas, to the extent inconsistent with these Terms and Conditions, are only valid if confirmed in writing.
Allure Villas reserves the right to change these terms and conditions unilaterally.
Allure Villas will announce every change in there terms and conditions at least one month before the commencement, by a written notice or through the web page of Allure Villas
Article 3 - Nature of the agreement
Allure Villas mediates in the creation of a lease between the villa owner and the tenant and is explicitly not a party.
Bookings for an accommodation will be made by Internet or telephone. With an internet booking, the lease will be created by Allure Villas, after receiving the e-mailed booking form, and confirmed with the deposit payment, payable to Allure Villas (see art.4).
In a reservation made by phone, Allure Villas will create the lease and send it by e-mail to the tenant and this needs also to be confirmed with the deposit payment. Both methods of booking will be final and binding, i.e. the cancellation in Article 8 cancellation is due.
Article 4 – Payment
Within 5 days after the reservation date, 30% of the total rental has to be in the bank account of Allure Villas.
The remaining 70% plus any additional charges, is due 8 weeks before the rental starts. In reservations made within 8 weeks before arrival at the villa, the full invoice amount has to be paid within 3 days after receipt of the booking confirmation. When booking within 1 week before departure, the full invoice amount has to be transferred to Allure Villas by telephone banking, where the costs are entirely borne by the tenant. For late payment of the amounts due Allure Villas will send a written reminder. If the amount due within 14 days after the date of the notice is not in possession of Allure Villas, the contract will be cancelled. Allure Villas will charge the cancellation fees as defined in
Article 8 to the tenants.
If Allure Villas does not have the full amount of the rent on the day of arrival, Allure Villas is entitled to deny the tenants access to the property, without prejudice to the right which Allure Villas has for full payment of the agreed amount.
Article 5 - Additional costs
Any additional costs, such as security deposits, costs for final cleaning and tourism tax, are to be paid directly on the spot in cash to the owner or villa manager, or, if indicated on the invoice, to be paid to Allure Villas.
Article 6 - Use of the property
The tenant must behave as a good tenant and only and exclusively use the property according to the owner / manager and / or Allure Villas supplied instructions. Only the persons whose names are on the booking form and accommodation voucher are entitled to use the property. It is only under certain conditions and with written permission from Allure Villas allowed to use the property for commercial purposes such as photo shoots or video reports. Also for having private parties, weddings and receptions, the written permission of Allure Villas is required. The tenant must adhere to the arrival and departure times as indicated on the voucher. For different arrival or departure times, the tenant needs to contact Allure Villas. Any costs arising from different arrival or departure times are the sole responsibility of the tenant.
Article 7: Price and price change
If, after the adoption of the agreed additional costs, extra costs rise on the part of Allure Villas, they may, even after the conclusion of the agreement, charge these to the tenant in case the extra costs are the result of an amendment charges and / or fees directly related to the property or the tenant. The prices published on the website of Allure Villas are subject to price changes, technical errors and obvious typographical errors.
Article 8 – Cancellation
The tenant may at any time cancel the lease or come up with a substitute tenant, provided that this is done in writing.
In case of cancellation by the tenant, the following is in order:
- Cancellation after the accommodation is booked: 30% of the agreed rent;
- Cancellation between 56 days and 42 days before arrival: 50% of the agreed rent;
- Cancellation between 42 days before arrival date: 100% 0f the agreed rent;
Allure Villas reserves the right to make exceptions, but only in favor of the tenant. In addition, Allure Villas is obligated in the event of cancellation by the tenant to make efforts to further letting of the accommodation. If this is successful, there will be only (determined by Allure Villas) limited costs to be charged.
Article 9 - Termination or modification by Allure Villas
Allure Villas may only terminate the lease or change in the following cases:
- In case of force majeure such as war, strike, natural disaster, adverse weather conditions, fire, death of the owner,
unannounced sale and / or occupation of the property by the new owner, etc.; - Due to significant circumstances. Compelling circumstances mean circumstances of such a nature, that further alignment of
Allure Villas to the agreement cannot reasonably be demanded; rarely are Allure Villas forced due to compelling
circumstances to cancel the lease. - If the tenant, after this was pointed out to them by the owner or manager, does not behave as a good tenant or serious
nuisance to the environment has been caused by the tenant. Insofar as the above, there is no negligence or culpable conduct
of the tenant, Allure Villas will offer the tenant as soon as possible an amendment in the form of an alternative offer of
accommodation. If this is not possible or the tenant does not accept the alternative, the amount of rent will be refunded in full.
Any other damages resulting from the termination or modification will not be reimbursed by Allure Villas.
Article 10 – Liability
Allure Villas mediates between the owner of the property and the tenant and is explicitly not a party.
Allure Villas accepts no liability for:
- Theft, loss or damage of any kind during or following a stay in one of our homes;
- The breaking down or disabling of technical equipment in the homes, temporary outages or disruptions in and around the
property of water/power, not previously announced street roadwork and construction surrounding the property; - The non-or partial execution of the lease in case of force majeure. This shall include cases that the hired services by the
owner, from which Allure Villas is depended, is continuously negligent. - Obvious mistakes or errors on the website of Allure Villas or other notice, including errors in texts and pictures from the
homeowners. - Accidents in and around the accommodation.
The lessee is liable for all loss / damage to the rented property and inventory thereof, whether as a result of acts or omissions of the tenant or third party, staying there with the consent of the tenant. If tenants misuse or leave the property in a condition that is considered excessively dirty, any additional costs will be passed to the tenant.
Article 11 – Complaints
The lessee shall submit complaints in the first instance with the manager to find a solution. If the complaint is recorded on the spot by the villa manager, but can’t be resolved, the tenant must contact Allure Villas within 48 hours. Allure Villas will endeavour, insofar as this is within its abilities, to solve the complaint to the satisfaction of the tenant. Complaints reported and received after the expiry of the rental period, are not taken into consideration. The tenant must always give Allure Villas the opportunity to propose a suitable solution to the complaint. Early departure without prior consultation with the villa manager and / or Allure Villas, indemnify owner and Allure Villas of any acceptance of a complaint or any form of refund whatsoever.
Should the complaint not be satisfactorily resolved, then tenants should complain in writing and furnished with as much information as possible, then submitted to Allure Villas, Middelburgsestraat, 66, 4461 EJ, Goes, The Netherlands, within 4 weeks after the departure date.
Article 12 - Final Provisions
These general conditions are governed by Dutch law, if this is not according to the rules of private international law that provides otherwise. Any disputes arising from these terms will therefore initially be settled by the competent court in the Netherlands, unless international law provides otherwise.
