By-Laws for the Tuscany Forever

GENERAL PROVISIONS:

  1.  These By-laws contain rules applicable in the area of the Tuscany Forever in Saline di Volterra, Montescudaio and Montecatini to the use of apartments, villas, the swimming pools and other facilities available in the Estate.
  2. The Estate is administered by Villa alle Monache GmbH with its branch established in Italy (societa consitutua in base a leggi di altro stato) and with its second registered office in Castagneto Carducci (Livorno), Via Aurelia 2/E 57024.
  3. These By-laws are binding upon all Guests, i.e. those who rent apartments or villas and to all those who enter the area of the Estate. A Guest is responsible for people who have been invited by the Guest to visit the Estate and who have not checked in.

DETAILED PROVISIONS:

CHILDREN
Children and young people up to 18 years of age may only stay in the area of the Estate under the supervision of their legal guardians, who take full responsibility for their safety and all potential damages caused by them.

RECEPTION
The Reception is open every day , opening hours are displayed at the Receptions’ door.

CHECK IN AND CHECK OUT

  1. The Guests may arrive to the Estate and check in from 4.00 pm.
  2. All Guests who end their stay are requested to vacate their apartments or villas, check out and leave the Estate by 10.00 am.
  3. The Guests have the right to alter the time of check in and check out by not more than 2 hours, provided Tuscany Forever’s prior consent to such a request.
  4. In exceptional circumstances, Tuscany Forever reserves the right to accommodate the Guest in another apartment or villa of the same standard, than the one originally booked by the Guest.

CLEANING

  1. Cleaning fee of the rented villa or apartment at the end of the rental shall be calculated under the terms of the Booking Contract.
  2. Upon request Tuscany Forever can provide an additional, extra paid cleaning service. More information can be acquired in the reception.

CURFEW REGULATIONS

  1. In order to ensure the comfort of all guests, night-time/bed time/curfew in the Estate is from 11.00 pm to 6 am.
  2. Especially during the night-time/bed time/curfew the behaviour of the Guests shall not disturb the quiet and peace of others. No noisy activity is allowed.

THE SWIMMING POOL

  1. All persons using the pool do so at their own risk and sole responsibility. The Tuscany Forever accepts no liability for the injury, death or loss associated with the use of the pool, e.g. articles of clothing, valuables, etc.
  2. Leaving a child unsupervised in or near swimming pool(s) even for a second is PROHIBITED.
  3. Glass, inappropriate toys (e.g. fragile), inappropriate behavior (e.g. running, pushing, spitting and blowing the nose) is not allowed in the pool area.
  4. For hygienic reasons all people are obliged to take a shower before swimming.
  5. Appropriate swimwear must be worn in the pool. Kids wearing diapers, are only allowed in to the pool, when wearing rubber pants.

CARS AND OTHER VEHICLES

  1. Driving any motor vehicles in the Estate is prohibited, with the exception specified in point 3 below.
  2. Vehicles may only be parked in the indicated car park zone.
  3. Motor vehicles are allowed in the Estate only within the specified time on the day of check-in and check-out. Maximum speed in such case is 15 km per hour.

BONFIRE AND BARBECUING

While using the BBQ:

  1. be careful setting a fire, keep it to minimum size, and don’t let it get out of control.
  2. BBQ has to be cleaned after every use. Once the grill has cooled down, but is still warm, clean off any remaining food particles using stiff wire brush or oven cleaner. Ash and the remaining wood/coal is to be removed into a container under the BBQ..

The following practices are prohibited in the Estate:

  1. using gas burners or lighting a fire in any form outside of the BBQ area,
  2. installing additional devices, systems, pieces of street furniture.

WATER
We are working to serve and protect the environment. Tuscany Forever Residence has installed an ecological water supply system. Please use the water efficiently due to years of drought in the Tuscany region.

WASTE

Tuscany Forever does not collect the Guests’ garbage.
Collected wastes HAVE TO BE RECYCLED by the Guests (in Italian known as raccolta differenziata).
All wastes are to be placed in the appropriate garbage containers located at the end of the access way in front of the warehouses on the opposite side of our road
Each container has a description for which kind of garbage it might be used( glass/ plastic/ paper etc)

TOWELS AND BEDCLOTHES
Towels and bedclothes in the apartments are designed for indoor use only. Tuscany Forever provides pools towels which can be rented at the reception at additional cost .

FURNISHHINGS
All pieces of furniture and other accessories in the apartments and villas should be used with necessary care. To avoid damages and early wear of furniture or upholstery, please avoid staining them with the alimentary products. It’s prohibited to carry them out and use outside the buildings, unless specified otherwise on the furniture.
If a piece of furniture is damaged, security deposit shall be used to cover the costs of repair or restoration.

ELECTRICITY
Two types of sockets are installed on the premises of the Estate:
• European standard, and
• Italian standard
Please choose carefully an adequate one fitting Your equipment. Tuscany Forever has exercised the highest level of diligence in completing wiring systems, therefore it does not accept any liability for personal injuries and property damages caused by the use of electric sockets and switches.

HEATING FEES
All guests agree to cover the costs of gas used to heat the property at the time of Rental, according to the rates set by providers and Tuscany Forever, upon arriving at the Estate.
The heating fee is published on our WWW pages and vary depending on the apartment.

SMOKING

  1. Smoking is not allowed indoors. That is in apartments, villas and any interiors of all buildings, i.e. passageways, corridors, halls.
  2. Smoking is only allowed in outdoor areas of the Estate, however make sure that it doesn’t disrupt other Guests’ comfort.
  3. Tuscany Forever reserves the right to impose fines on those who breach the above regulations prohibiting smoking. The amount of the fine will correspond to the costs incurred on additional cleaning of rooms necessary to remove the consequences of smoking.

THE WELL
For the sake of our Guests safety, the use of the well located in the Estate is prohibited. Tuscany Forever does not accept any liability for personal injuries and property damages resulting from the violation of this ban, in particular for injuries and damages resulting from the circumvention of security devices preventing access, and resultant falls.

MONITORING
Be aware that for  our common safety there are some cameras installed in the open air area of the Tuscany Forever Resort. None of the cameras monitor our apartments or restricted places (bathrooms, toilets, changing rooms). Only authorised staff of Tuscany Forever may  access  the recorded data.  The data mustn’t be transferred, copied or shared with anybody. Only legal authorities may access the data upon the relevant request.

LIABILITY OF TUSCANY FOREVER

  1. Tuscany Forever does not accept any liability for lost or damaged property of our Guests during their stay in the Estate.
  2. Tuscany Forever does not accept any liability for failure to perform its obligation caused by circumstances beyond its reasonable control (force majeure).
  3. Tuscany Forever does not accept any liability for personal injuries or property damages suffered by the Guests (including children), as well as health injuries caused by the use, in particular inappropriate use, of the:
    • fittings, fixtures, appliances, systems and other pieces of equipment installed or made available in the bathrooms;
    • fittings, fixtures, appliances, systems and other pieces of equipment installed or made available in the kitchens;
      ◦ barriers, banisters, handrails installed in the Estate.
  4. Tuscany Forever does not accept any liability for personal injuries and property damages that may occur in the Estate due to behaviour of another Guest breaching the provisions of these By-laws.

 

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