Bear Necessities Co. Terms and conditions

Contract

The contract is for a short term holiday rental of bell tents between the person booking and the members of his/her party (“the hirer”) and the owners of the bell tents (“the owners”), and is binding from such time that booking is made and inclusive of all the following conditions.

By making a booking the hirer contracts on behalf of himself/herself and all those in his/her party and represents that he/she has the authority to accept these conditions on behalf of and binding upon all members of his/her party.

The hirer and any friends or family or guest of the hirer visiting the tents while the hirer is staying must adhere to the conditions.

The booking commences when the deposit and completed booking form have been received by the owner.

Payment

A deposit is payable on booking. A cleaning/damage deposit of £50 will also be charged which will be returned in full within 48 hours once the tent is checked after your stay. The balance should be paid 7 days before the rental. Non-payment of the balance of the rent on or after the due date may be construed as cancellation of the contract by the hirer.

Cancellation

In the event of you cancelling 7 days or less before your stay, any payments made would only be refundable if the tents are then booked to another group for the period cancelled, in which case we would refund payments less the £20 per tent deposit.

In the unlikely event that the owner cancels the booking, for whatever reason the owner will repay all monies paid by the hirer to the owner for the bookings of the tent. The owner will not have any liability for any other loss or damage or cost of alternatives or disappointment arriving from or relating to the cancellation. Under no circumstances will the owner pay more than the monies received from the hirer in connection with the booking.

Period of Hire

Rental of the tents will commence and terminate at timings specified and agreed between the hirer and the owner.

Care of the tents

The owners endeavour to present the tent in a high standard of condition and repair so that the hirer can enjoy their stay. In renting the tent the hirer agrees to look after the tent and leave it in the condition in which they found it, and agree to leave the tent tidy and understand their damage deposit will only be returned if the tent is left in good condition and repair.

Smoking and Naked flames

Smoking and the use of any naked flames are strictly forbidden in the tents for obvious safety reasons. Pets Well behaved pets are permitted by prior agreement with the owner. The hirer is responsible for any damage howsoever caused by their pet which could result in loss of part or all of their damage deposit.

Liability

The owners are not liable for any loss or damage to any of the hirer’s property or any property belonging to a member of the hirer’s party howsoever caused.

The owner will not accept any liability and the hirer or members of his/her party will not hold the owners of the tent liable for any personal injury/death or property loss/damage howsoever sustained. The Owners shall not be liable for any loss of profit, consequential loss or other indirect losses under the terms of this Agreement.

The owners take every care to ensure the accuracy of tent descriptions and information contained on the website are correct at the time of publication. However in the event of any error, the owners accept no liability for any loss or inconvenience to the hirer.