Conditions Générales d'Utilisation


GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR HOTEL ACCOMMODATION CONTRACTS



1 SCOPE OF APPLICABILITY
1.1 These terms and conditions govern contracts for the rental use of hotel rooms for lodging purposes, as well as all other goods and services rendered by the hotel to the customer in this context (Hotel Accommodation Contract). The term “Hotel Accommodation Contract” comprises and replaces the following terms: accommodation, lodging, hotel, hotel room contract.

1.2 The hotel’s prior consent in written form is required if rooms provided are to be sublet or rented to a third party, or used for other than lodging purposes, whereby section 540, para. 1, sentence 2 German Civil Code (BGB) is waived insofar as the customer is not a consumer.

1.3 The customer’s general terms and conditions shall apply only if these are previously expressly agreed.

2 CONCLUSION OF CONTRACT, PARTIES, STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS
2.1 The hotel and the customer are the contracting parties. The contract shall come into force upon customer´s acceptance of the hotel´s offer. At discretion, the hotel may confirm the room reservation in written form.

2.2 Any claims against the hotel shall generally be time-barred one year after the commencement of the general statute of limitations period. Damage claims shall be time-barred after five years, dependent on knowledge thereof, insofar as they are not based on claims arising out of harm inflicted on life, limb, physical health or liberty. These damage claims shall be time-barred after ten years, independent of knowledge thereof. The reduction of the statute of limitation periods shall not apply to claims which are based on an intentional or grossly negligent breach of obligation by the hotel.

3 SERVICES, PRICES, PAYMENT, SET-OFF
3.1 The hotel is obligated to keep the rooms reserved by the customer available and to render the agreed services.

3.2 The customer is obligated to pay the agreed or applicable hotel prices for rooms provided and for other services accepted. This also applies to services ordered by the customer directly or via the hotel, which a third party provides and the hotel disburses.

3.3 The agreed prices include all taxes and local taxes in effect at the time of the conclusion of contract. This does not include locally levied taxes, which are owed by the guest himself according to the particular municipal law, such as visitor’s tax.

If the statutory value added tax is changed or if local taxes concerning the rooms and services are newly introduced, changed or abolished after these have been contractually agreed upon, the prices will be adjusted. This only applies to contracts concluded with consumers, if four months have passed between the conclusion and fulfilment of the contract.

3.4 The hotel can make its consent to the customer’s later request for a reduction of the number of reserved rooms, services of the hotel or the customer’s length of stay dependent on the increase of the price for the rooms and/or for the other services.

3.5 Hotel invoices not stating a due date are payable directly after receipt of the invoice without deduction. The hotel can demand immediate payment of debt due from the customer. With delayed payment, the hotel is entitled to demand the respectively statutory default interest. The proof of higher damage is left to the hotel.

3.6 The hotel is entitled to require a reasonable advance payment or a security, such as a credit card guarantee, from the customer upon conclusion of the contract. The amount of the advance payment and payment dates may be agreed in written form in the contract. The statutory provisions shall remain unaffected with advance payments or a security for package tours.

3.7 In justified cases, e.g. the customer’s default in payment or expansion of the scope of the contract, the hotel shall be entitled, also after the conclusion of the contract up to the commencement of the stay, to demand an advance payment or a security within the meaning of the above-mentioned No. 3.6 or an increase of the advance payment or

a security agreed in the contract up to the total agreed remuneration.

3.8 Furthermore, the hotel shall be entitled, at the commencement and during the customer’s stay, to demand a reasonable advance payment or security deposit within the meaning of the above-mentioned No. 3.6 for existing and future accounts receivable from the contract, insofar as such has not already been paid pursuant to the above
-mentioned No. 3.6 and/or No. 3.7.

3.9 The customer may only set-off, reduce or clear a claim by the hotel with an undisputed and effective claim.

4 WITHDRAWAL OF THE CUSTOMER (CANCELLATION, ANNULMENT)/FAILURE TO USE HOTEL SERVICES (NO SHOW)
4.1 The customer can only withdraw from the contract concluded with the hotel, if a right of withdrawal was explicitly agreed upon in the contract, another statutory right of withdrawal exists or if the hotel gives its explicit consent to the withdrawal. The contractual agreement of a right of withdrawal as well as the consent to withdrawal from the contract

shall be in written from.

4.2 Insofar as the hotel and customer have agreed upon a date for a cost-free withdrawal from the contract, the customer may withdraw from the contract up to that date without incurring payment or damage compensation claims by the hotel. The customer’s right of withdrawal shall expire, if he does not exercise his right of withdrawal vis-à-vis the hotel by the agreed date.

4.3 If a contractual right of withdrawal was not agreed or has expired, a statutory right of withdrawal or cancellation does not exists and if the hotel does not give its consent to the cancellation of the contract, the hotel is entitled to the contractually agreed rate even if the rooms are not used. The hotel must credit the income from renting the rooms to other parties as well as for saved expenses. If the rooms are not rented otherwise, the hotel can demand the contractually agreed rate and assess a lump sum for the saved expenses of the hotel. In this case, the customer is obligated to pay at least 90 % of the contractually agreed rate for lodging with or without break-fast arrangements. The customer is at liberty to show that the above-mentioned claim was or has not amounted to the demanded sum.

5 WITHDRAWAL OF THE HOTEL
5.1 Insofar as it was agreed that the customer can withdraw from the contract at no cost within a certain period of time, the hotel is entitled for its part to withdraw from the contract during this period of time if inquiries from other customers regarding the contractually reserved rooms exist and the customer, upon inquiry thereof by the hotel with a reasonable deadline set, does not waive his right of withdrawal.

5.2 If an agreed advance payment or an advance payment or a security demanded pursuant to No.3.6 and/or No.3.7 is not made even after a reasonable grace period set by the hotel has expired, then the hotel is likewise entitled to withdraw from the contract.

5.3 Moreover, the hotel is entitled to effect extraordinary withdrawal from the contract for a materially justifiable cause, in particular if

-force majeure or other circumstances beyond the hotel’s control render the fulfillment of the contract impossible;

-rooms or spaces are reserved with culpably misleading or false information or concealment regarding essential facts; the identity or solvency of the customer or the purpose of his stay can constitute essential facts;

-the hotel has justified cause to believe that use of the hotel’s services might jeopardize the smooth operation of the hotel, its security or public reputation, without being attributable to the hotel’s sphere of control or organization;

-the purpose or the cause of the stay is illegal;
-there is a breach of the above-mentioned No.1.2.

5.4 The justified withdrawal by the hotel constitutes no claims for damages for the customer.

6 ROOM AVAILABILITY, DELIVERY AND RETURN
6.1 The customer does not acquire the right to be provided specific rooms insofar as this is not expressly agreed.

6.2 Reserved rooms are available to the customer starting at 2:00 p.m. on the agreed arrival date. The customer does not have the right to earlier availability.

6.3 Rooms must be vacated and made available to the hotel no later than 12:00 noon on the agreed departure date. After that time, on the grounds of the delayed vacating of the room for use exceeding the contractual time, the hotel may charge 100% of the full accommodation rate (list price) for the additional use of the room.. Contractual claims of the customer shall not be established hereby. The customer is free to prove that the hotel has no or a much lower claim for charges for use of the room.

7 LIABILITY OF THE HOTEL
7.1 The hotel is liable for harm inflicted on life, limb and physical health caused by or represented by the hotel. Further it is liable for other damage caused with full intent or gross negligence or due to intentional or grossly negligent violation of obligations typical for the contract. A breach of obligation of the hotel is deemed to be the equivalent to a breach of a statutory representative or vicarious agent. All other claims for damages are excluded, if not determined differently in this No. 7. Should disruptions or defects in the performance of the hotel occur, the hotel shall endeavor to remedy such upon knowledge thereof or upon objection by the customer made without undue delay. The customer shall be obliged to undertake actions reasonable for him to eliminate the disruption and to keep any possible damage to a minimum.

7.2 If a car parking place in the Hotel garage or on Hotel parking grounds as well as in an external commonly shared garage has been provided to the disposal of the Client, even under payment, no contract for safe custody is concluded therewith. In case of loss or damage of parked vehicles or of items left in the vehicles, which were parked on the Hotel land property, in an external commonly shared garage ground or on an external parking place the Hotel bears no liability, except in case of deliberate action or gross negligence.

8 Liability of the customer
8.1 Who causes damage to the building or inventory or loss, is liable for it in the context of the legal regulations (in particular also accompanying persons and organizers). The liability applies to the same extent for the damage caused by smoking, animal husbandry etc.

8.2. Non-rentability of the room (s). Theft and intentional damage of the property will be reported immediately. At departure (also by groups) the hotel has the right to inspect the room (s) to be carried out by the reception staff. Replacement for eventual damage, non-rentability and lost keys will be invoiced and is immediately (at the latest - when asserted by bill within 10 days in detail on the account of the hotel) on departure to be paid in cash. The hotel is liable for damages incurred by the customer at the Hotel only if the causer is grossly negligent or intentional acted.

9 House rule
The house rules are part of the general terms and conditions. When violating the house rules, the hotel is entitled to terminate the contract without notice. For this may not be eligible services taken will be charged according to the cancellation fees, cancellation fees due.

10 Non Smoking policy
There is an absolute no smoking policy in "all rooms" and on the fire stairs. In case of infringement, the customer will be charged the costs for professional room cleaning and the renovation in the form of a lump sum amount of 200.- EURO.

11 Carrying of animals
The carrying of animals is prohibited.

12 Carrying, contaminating or destroying property of the hotel
Should items from the room provided become contaminated, disappear (TV / decor article / hotel pictures -laundry, bath accessories etc.) or willfully destroyed, the guest will be charged with their costs for special cleaning if necessary the replacement value. The same applies to the property of the hotel in the custody of the customers’ areas. Severe cases will be reported to the police.

13 TV / internet usage
The use of wireless Internet access is free. It is not allowed to call or download legally controversial pages. View or feed porn sites, illegal download of movies or music etc. is not allowed. The customer turns off the hotel against any claims of third parties arising from the unlawful use of Internet connection. The hotel is also not liable for any damage arising due to the use of the Internet by the customer. Should costs arise from any unauthorized use, these will be charged to the user. When using TV sets, PCs or other electronic devices the volume must not exceed the volume of the room (low volume).

14 FINAL PROVISIONS
14.1 Amendments and supplements to the contract, the acceptance of offers or these general terms and conditions should be made in written form. Unilateral amendments or supplements by the customer are invalid.

14.2 For commercial transactions the place of performance and payment as well as, in the event of litigation including disputes for checks and bills of exchange the exclusive court of jurisdiction is at Cologne. Insofar as a contracting party fulfills the requirements of section 38, para. 2 of the German Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO) and does not

have a place of general jurisdiction within the country, the courts at Cologne shall have exclusive jurisdiction.

14.3 The contract is governed by and shall be construed in accordance with German law.

The application of the UN Convention on the International Sale of Goods and Conflict Law are precluded.

14.4 Should individual provisions of these general terms and conditions be or become invalid or void, the validity of the remaining provisions shall remain unaffected thereby. The statutory provisions shall also be applicable.