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Holiday lets and cleaning

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Cabbie21 Sun 10-Apr-22 12:15:09

People have widely differing standards. My daughter runs a holiday let and some people treat the place very badly, though most leave it tidy.
She has T& C available online but I wonder how many people bother to read them.
Self catering is just that, it is not a hotel. Covid regulations introduced a rule of guests stripping the beds and putting sheets into a bin liner and everyone complied with that. Leaving unwashed dishes in the sink is unreasonable, as is not taking the rubbish out.
Just putting another side to it.
I am wondering what T & C you found unacceptable?

biglouis Sun 10-Apr-22 12:04:22

I see a lot of these threads over on MN so wonder what a slightly different demographic thinks.

Tales of arriving to find a big book of rules specifying that you have to do X, XX, and XXX that were not mentioned in the original booking rules or notification. People being changed ridiculous fees (eg witholding deposit) for not emptying a bin or stripping a bed in a let where you also pay a "cleaning" fee.

As someone who sells online I am aware of the law (Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008) which states that for online purchases all terms and conditions must be available for the buyer to peruse (no more than 1 click away online) at the time of purchase of a good or service. This is obviously so that buyers can make an informed decision before paying.

If someone introduced terms I had not had the opportunity to agree to and then witheld my deposit I would be on the phone to my cc provider quick as a flash for a chargeback. I find that just threatening someone with a chargeback gets your card refunded double quick if they are doing a dilly dally.

Have any of you had experiences with witholding of deposits of silly "extra rules" in holiday lets that you were not expecting?

People should not expect to spend the last day of their holiday cleaning up unless this was made crystal clear at the onset and they have agreed to it.