Booking information

• To book, please check our availability calendar and fill in our booking enquiry form
• Friday/Monday arrival/departures are preferred due to housekeeping availability. Additional charges may apply for Saturday/Sunday arrival/departures.
• Pets by prior arrangement only. Additional charges may apply.
• We accept payment by BACS transfer and cheque (or PayPal with 3.5% booking fee)
• Your booking will be confirmed by email
• A non-returnable deposit of 20% of the total price is required with your booking, and full payment must be made eight weeks before your stay
• A refundable Good Housekeeping Deposit will be required, typically £250. This will be refunded following inspection of the property on your departure (see booking contract, below)
• If you are booking within eight weeks of your proposed stay, payment must be received in full to confirm your booking
• When we receive your deposit we will send a confirmation email, and this means you have agreed our terms and conditions as set out on this website
• Should you require to cancel your stay with us, you must do so at least four weeks before the date of arrival to receive a 50% refund of the total cost paid

Booking Contract – The Shelter Stone, Aviemore

General

These terms and conditions (the “Booking Contract”) are between and shall bind the property owners (“we”, “us” and “our”) and the holidaymaker(s) who book our property (the “Property”). References to “you” or “your” are references to the person making the booking and all members of the holiday party. Any Booking is subject to the Booking Contract. This Booking Contract and our confirmation email contain the entire agreement between us and you and form the basis of your agreement with us so please read them carefully. Nothing in this Booking Contract affects your usual UK statutory rights.

Making your Booking

The Booking shall be made and this Booking Contract shall be effective once the payment has been received and you have received an email from us confirming the Booking.

In the event of a deposit being paid at the time of confirmation, if you fail to make the balance payment due to us in full and on time we shall be entitled to treat your Booking as cancelled by you and the Cancellation Policy (in our confirmation email) shall apply. If you wish to cancel or amend your Booking you must write to us or email us as soon as possible.

We would not expect to have to make any changes to your Booking once it is agreed between you and us, but sometimes problems occur and we do have to make alterations or, very occasionally cancel Bookings. If this does happen, we will contact you as soon as is reasonably practical and inform you of the cancellation or the change to your Booking. If we cancel your Booking, we will refund you any fees you have already paid. However, we will not be liable to refund you for any fees you may have paid to any third party in connection with your holiday (including, without limitation, fees for travel, entertainment, activities or insurance).

You can arrive at the Property after the time specified by us in your confirmation email and you must leave by the time specified by us on the departure date we give you.

Your obligations

You agree to comply with the items set out in the confirmation email and any other regulations reasonably specified by us from time to time and ensure that they are observed by all members of your party. You agree to keep and leave the Property and the furnishings, including items such as kitchen equipment, crockery and glasses clean and in good condition. You agree not to cause any damage to the walls, doors, windows or any other part of the Property nor to do anything that may be reasonably considered to cause a nuisance or annoyance to us or to any other occupier of adjoining or neighbouring properties. A Good Housekeeping Deposit is held and will be returned after departure less the cost of making good any damage or loss to the property or the cost of any excessive cleaning found necessary on departure. Charges for cleaning/damage exceeding the deposit will be the responsibility of the hirer, ie the person who made the booking. It is a condition of the hire of the Property that the Property and its contents are left tidy. You agree to take all necessary steps to safeguard your personal property while at the Property. You cannot allow more people to stay in the Property than expressly authorised, nor can you significantly change the makeup of the party during your stay in the Property, nor can you take your pet into the Property unless permitted by us in writing in advance. If you do so, we can refuse to hand over the Property to you, or can require you to leave it. We will treat any of these circumstances as a cancellation of the Booking by you and we shall be under no obligation to refund you for any fees already paid to us in those circumstances. Any refund will be at our sole discretion. You agree to allow us or any representative of ours access to the Property at any reasonable time during your stay for the purpose of essential repairs, in an emergency or to ensure you are complying with this Booking Contract.

Complaints

Every effort has been made to ensure that you have an enjoyable and memorable holiday. If however, you have any cause for complaint it is important that remedial action is taken as soon as possible. It is essential that you contact us if any problem arises so that it can be speedily resolved. It is often extremely difficult (and sometimes impossible) to resolve problems properly unless we are promptly notified. Discussion of any criticisms with us whilst you are in residence at the Property will usually enable any shortcomings to be rectified straightaway. In particular, complaints of a transient nature (for example, regarding preparation or heating of the Property) cannot possibly be investigated unless registered whilst you are in residence at the Property.

If any complaint cannot be resolved during your holiday, you must write to us or email us with full details within 28 days of the end of your Booking.

Limit of Liability

Our maximum liability for losses you suffer as a result of us acting in breach of this Booking Contract is strictly limited to the amounts received by us in relation to your Booking. We shall not be liable for any losses which are not a foreseeable consequence of us breaching this Booking Contract. Losses are foreseeable where they could be contemplated by you and us at the time your Booking is confirmed by us. Your Booking is made as a consumer for the purpose of a holiday and you acknowledge that we will not be liable for any business losses howsoever suffered or incurred by you. This does not exclude or limit in any way our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or for fraudulent misrepresentation; or for any matter for which it would be illegal for us to exclude or limit, or attempt to exclude or limit, our liability.

Law and Jurisdiction

This Booking Contract (including any non-contractual obligations arising under or in relation to this Booking Contract) between you and us is governed by the law of Scotland and we both agree that any dispute, matter or other issue which arises between us will be exclusively dealt with by the Scottish Courts.

Miscellaneous

You may not transfer your Booking or any rights and responsibilities under this Booking Contract to any other person, without our prior written consent. If at any time any part of this Booking Contract is held to be unenforceable for any reason under any applicable law, that part shall be deemed omitted and the enforceability of the remaining parts shall not in any way be affected by that omission. This Booking Contract, together with the Cancellation Policy and our confirmation email contain the entire agreement between us and you relating to the Booking and shall supersede any previous agreements, arrangements or discussions between you and us, whether oral or in writing. No representation, undertaking or promise shall be taken to have been given or be implied from anything said or written in negotiations between you and us prior to receiving the confirmation email except as expressly stated in this Booking Contract. Neither you nor us shall have any remedy in respect of any untrue statement made by the other upon which that party relied in entering into this Booking Contract (unless such untrue statement was made fraudulently) and that party’s only remedy shall be for breach of contract as provided in this Booking Contract. We will not be in breach of this Booking Contract, or otherwise liable for any failure or delay in performance, arising from any circumstances beyond our reasonable control including, without limitation, flood, fire, explosion or accident.