Terms and Conditions (Hotel)
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR THE HOTEL ACCOMMODATION CONTRACT
of the HOTEL IM PARK, owner Ralf Hamacher.
(STATE: March 2022)
See also the house rules of the Hotel in the Park.
1 SCOPE
1.1 These Terms and Conditions shall apply to contracts for the rental of hotel rooms for accommodation purposes as well as all other services and deliveries provided by the hotel to the customer in this context (hotel accommodation contract). The term “hotel accommodation contract” includes and replaces the following terms: Accommodation Contract, Guest Accommodation Contract, Hotel Contract, Hotel Room Contract.
1.2 The subletting or reletting of the rooms provided as well as their use for purposes other than accommodation require the prior consent of the hotel in text form, whereby § 540 paragraph 1 sentence 2 BGB is waived insofar as the customer is not a consumer within the meaning of § 13 BGB.
1.3 The customer’s general terms and conditions shall only apply if this has been expressly agreed in text form in advance.
2 CONCLUSION OF THE CONTRACT, CONTRACTING PARTIES, LIMITATION PERIOD
2.1 Contracting parties are the hotel and the customer. The contract is concluded by the hotel’s acceptance of the customer’s application. The hotel is free to confirm the room booking in text form.
2.2 All claims against the hotel are generally subject to a limitation period of one year from the start of the statutory limitation period. This does not apply to claims for damages and other claims, provided that the latter are based on an intentional or grossly negligent breach of duty by the hotel.
3 SERVICES, PRICES, PAYMENT, SET-OFF
3.1 The hotel is obliged to keep the rooms booked by the customer ready and to provide the agreed services.
3.2 The customer is obligated to pay the agreed or applicable prices of the hotel for the provision of the room and the other services used by the customer. This also applies to services ordered by the customer directly or via the hotel, which are provided by third parties and paid for by the hotel.
3.3 The agreed prices include the taxes and local charges applicable at the time of the conclusion of the contract. Not included are local taxes, which are owed by the guest according to the respective local law, such as visitor’s tax. In the event of a change in the statutory value added tax or the introduction, amendment or abolition of local levies on the subject of performance after conclusion of the contract, the prices shall be adjusted accordingly. In the case of contracts with consumers, this only applies if the period between the conclusion and fulfillment of the contract exceeds four months.
3.4 The hotel may make its consent to a subsequent reduction requested by the customer in the number of rooms booked, the hotel’s service or the customer’s length of stay conditional upon a reasonable increase in the price for the rooms and/or for the hotel’s other services.
3.5 Invoices of the hotel are due for payment immediately upon receipt without deduction. If payment on account has been agreed, payment shall be made without deduction within ten days of receipt of the invoice, unless otherwise agreed.
3.6 The hotel is entitled to demand a reasonable advance payment or security deposit from the customer upon conclusion of the contract, for example in the form of a credit card guarantee. The amount of the advance payment and the payment dates can be agreed in text form in the contract. In the case of advance payments or security deposits for package tours, the statutory provisions shall remain unaffected. In the event of default of payment by the customer, the statutory provisions shall apply.
3.7 In justified cases, for example payment arrears on the part of the customer or expansion of the scope of the contract, the hotel is entitled, even after conclusion of the contract until the beginning of the stay, to demand an advance payment or security deposit within the meaning of the above section 3.6 or an increase in the advance payment or security deposit agreed in the contract up to the full agreed remuneration.
3.8 Furthermore, the hotel is entitled to demand from the customer a reasonable advance payment or security deposit within the meaning of clause 3.6 above for existing and future claims arising from the contract at the beginning and during the stay, insofar as such a payment has not already been made in accordance with clause 3.6 and/or clause 3.7 above.
3.9 The customer may only offset or set off an undisputed or legally binding claim against a claim of the hotel.
3.10 The Customer agrees that the invoice may be sent to him electronically.
4 WITHDRAWAL OF THE CUSTOMER (CANCELLATION)/
NON-UTILIZATION OF THE HOTEL’S SERVICES (NO SHOW)
4.1 Withdrawal by the customer from the contract concluded with the hotel is only possible if a right of withdrawal has been expressly agreed in the contract, a statutory right of withdrawal exists or if the hotel expressly agrees to the cancellation of the contract.
4.2 If a date for withdrawal from the contract free of charge has been agreed between the hotel and the customer, the customer may withdraw from the contract until then without triggering payment or damage compensation claims by the hotel.
4.2 If a date for withdrawal from the contract free of charge has been agreed between the hotel and the customer, the customer may withdraw from the contract until then without triggering payment or damage compensation claims by the hotel.
If the rooms are not otherwise rented out, the hotel may make a flat-rate deduction for saved expenses.
In this case, the customer is obliged to pay 90% of the contractually agreed price for overnight stay with or without breakfast.
The customer is free to prove that the aforementioned claim did not arise or did not arise in the amount claimed.
In this case, the customer is obliged to pay 90% of the contractually agreed price for overnight stay with or without breakfast.
The customer is free to prove that the aforementioned claim did not arise or did not arise in the amount claimed.
5 CANCELLATION OF THE HOTEL
5.1 If it has been agreed that the customer may withdraw from the contract free of charge within a certain period of time, the hotel shall be entitled for its part to withdraw from the contract during this period if there are inquiries from other customers for the contractually booked rooms and the customer does not waive its right to withdraw upon inquiry by the hotel with a reasonable deadline. This applies accordingly in the case of granting an option if other inquiries exist and the customer is not prepared to make a firm booking upon inquiry by the hotel with a reasonable deadline.
5.2 If an advance payment or security deposit agreed or demanded pursuant to Section 3.6 and/or Section 3.7 is not made even after expiration of a reasonable grace period set by the hotel, the hotel shall also be entitled to withdraw from the contract.
5.3 Furthermore, the hotel shall be entitled to withdraw from the contract extraordinarily for objectively justified reasons, in particular in the event of
– force majeure or other circumstances for which the hotel is not responsible make it impossible to fulfill the contract;
– rooms or rooms are culpably booked with misleading or false information or concealment of material facts; material facts may be the identity of the customer, the ability to pay or the purpose of the stay;
– the hotel has reasonable grounds to believe that the use of the service may jeopardize the smooth operation of the business, the security or the reputation of the hotel in public, without this being attributable to the hotel’s sphere of control or organization;
– the purpose or the reason for the stay is unlawful;
– there is a violation of clause 1.2 above.
5.4 The justified withdrawal of the hotel does not justify any claim of the customer for damages.
6 ROOM PROVISION, HANDOVER AND RETURN
6.1 The customer does not acquire any right to the provision of specific rooms, unless this has been expressly agreed in text form.
6.2 Booked rooms shall be available to the customer from 3:00 p.m. until no later than the agreed day of arrival. The customer has no right to earlier provision.
6.3 On the agreed departure day, the rooms must be vacated and made available to the hotel by 11:00 a.m. at the latest. After this time, the hotel may charge 50% of the full accommodation price (price according to the price list) for use of the room in excess of the contract until 6:00 p.m., and 90% after 6:00 p.m., due to the delayed vacating of the room. Contractual claims of the customer are not justified by this. The customer is free to prove that the hotel has no or a significantly lower claim to a usage fee.
7 LIABILITY OF THE HOTEL
7.1 The hotel shall be liable for damages for which it is responsible arising from injury to life, limb or health. Furthermore, it shall be liable for other damages based on an intentional or grossly negligent breach of duty by the hotel or on an intentional or negligent breach of duties typical for the contract by the hotel. Typical contractual obligations are those obligations that make the proper performance of the contract possible in the first place and on the fulfillment of which the customer relies and may rely. A breach of duty by the hotel is equivalent to a breach of duty by a legal representative or vicarious agent. Further claims for damages are excluded, unless otherwise provided for in this clause 7. In the event of disruptions or deficiencies in the hotel’s services, the hotel shall endeavor to remedy such upon knowledge thereof or upon immediate complaint by the customer. The customer is obligated to contribute what is reasonable to him in order to remedy the disruption and keep any possible damage to a minimum.
7.2 The hotel shall be liable to the customer for items brought into the hotel in accordance with the statutory provisions. The hotel recommends the use of the hotel safe. If the customer wishes to bring in money, securities and valuables with a value of more than 800 euros or other items with a value of more than 3,500 euros, this requires a separate storage agreement with the hotel.
7.3 Insofar as a parking space is made available to the customer in the hotel garage or in the hotel parking lot, even for a fee, this shall not constitute a safekeeping agreement. In the event of loss of or damage to motor vehicles parked or maneuvered on hotel property and their contents, the hotel shall be liable only in accordance with the foregoing Section 7.1, sentences 1 to 4.
7.4 Wake-up calls are not carried out by the hotel.
Messages for customers will be handled with care. Upon prior agreement with the customer, the hotel may accept, store and – upon request – forward mail and merchandise shipments for a fee. The hotel shall only be liable in this respect in accordance with the above Section 7.1, sentences 1 to 4.
8 FINAL PROVISIONS
8.1 Amendments and supplements to the contract, the acceptance of the application or these General Terms and Conditions shall be made in text form. Unilateral amendments or supplements shall be invalid.
8.2 Place of performance and payment as well as exclusive place of jurisdiction – also for disputes concerning checks and bills of exchange
– shall be the district court of Mettmann. If the customer fulfills the requirements of § 38 paragraph 2 ZPO (German Code of Civil Procedure) and has no general place of jurisdiction in Germany, the place of jurisdiction shall be the Mettmann Local Court.
8.3 German law shall apply. The application of the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods is excluded.
8.4 In accordance with the legal obligation, the Hotel points out that the European Union has established an online platform for the out-of-court settlement of consumer disputes (“OSPlatform”): http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/.
However, the Hotel does not participate in dispute resolution proceedings before consumer arbitration boards.
