General Terms and Conditions of Christian Centre BEREA
for the provision of accommodation and catering services in the Pension BEREA
- Introductory provisions and definitions
- These General Terms and Conditions (hereinafter also “GTC“) govern the legal relations between the civic association Christian Centre BEREA, with registered office Harmónia 3190, 900 01 Modra, ID number: 30 794 358, entered in the register of civic associations under the number: VVS/1-900/90-21970 (hereinafter also referred to as the “Provider”) and customers, the persons using the services provided by the Provider.
- Services means the services provided by the Provider, namely accommodation services or accommodation and catering services provided on the premises of the accommodation facility BEREA, located at Harmónia 3190, 900 01 Modra (hereinafter also referred to as “Accommodation facility”).
- The provider is also the operator of the website https://penzion.berea.sk (hereinafter also referred to as the “website”).
- Contact details of the Provider are:
- e-mail: penzion@berea.sk
- phone number: +421 917 541 894
- The customer is any person (natural or legal) using any of the services of the Provider.
- The consumer is a natural person who does not act within the subject of its business activities when concluding the contract according to these GTC.
- The contract means a contract for the provision of services.
- The competent authority supervising the legality in the field of consumer protection is:
- SOI Inspectorate for the Bratislava Region
Bajkalská 21/A
P.O. BOX no.5
820 07 Bratislava
phone number 02/58 27 21 72, 02/58 27 21 04
fax number 02/58 27 21 70 - Form for submitting complaints: https://www.soi.sk/sk/Podavanie-podnetov-staznosti-navrhov-a-ziadosti/Podajte-podnet.soi
- SOI Inspectorate for the Bratislava Region
- In the case of any complaints or suggestions, the Customer may also address them directly to the Provider, while we recommend the Customers to use the e-mail address to send complaints and suggestions to the Provider: penzion@berea.sk. Any complaint will be assessed and processed within 10 working days in accordance with the law of the Slovak Republic. At the same time, we inform the consumer about its processing in the same form as the consumer delivered the complaint or suggestion to the Provider.
- Reservation of accommodation services – conclusion of a contract
- The Customer may order the services offered by the Provider in the following ways:
- in person at the address of the accommodation facility
- by telephone
- by e-mail
- via the form located on the website https://penzion.berea.sk/booking
- The customer is obliged to provide the following information when booking:
- number of persons who will use the service
- number of rooms for which the Customer intends to book
- type of rooms the Customer intends to book
- date of arrival
- date of departure
- contact details including: first name, surname, telephone number, e-mail
- range of services: the the Customer is interested only in accommodation services, or in accommodation and catering services at the same time.
- In the case that the Customer has made a reservation using the form located on the Provider’s website according to point 1 letter. d) of this Article of the GTC, the submission of the form is considered a proposal for the conclusion of a contract for the provision of services. By sending the form, the Customer confirms that he has read these General Terms and Conditions published on the Provider’s website. The contract is concluded by the acceptance of the proposal by the Provider, which is done by the Provider sending a document called Confirmation of Reservation to the Customer to the e-mail address provided by the Customer in the form.
- In the case that the Customer will make a reservation in one of the ways according to point 1 letter a), b) or c) of this article of the GTC, the Customer will be contacted by the Provider after the reservation, which will deliver a document entitled Information about Reservation . Delivery of this document is considered a proposal for the conclusion of the contract by the Provider. The document entitled “Reservation Information” will be delivered to the Customer to the e-mail address notified to the Provider by the Customer or will be presented to him in person at the accommodation facility. Part of this document are also these General Terms and Conditions, which form an integral part of the contract concluded between the Provider and the Customer and which the Customer confirms by accepting the proposal for the conclusion of the contract.
- Acceptance of the proposal for the conclusion of the contract by the Customer (in the case of the procedure under point 4 of these GTC) means the consent expressed by e-mail to the document Information about Reservation or the signature of this document by the Customer.
- The conclusion of the contract takes place by delivery of the acceptance of the proposal for the conclusion of the contract to the other contracting party.
- The document entitled Confirmation of Reservation and the document entitled Information about Reservation contain the following information:
- identification and contact details of the Provider,
- identification data of the Customer: name, surname, telephone number, e-mail,
- identification and address of the accommodation facility,
- date and earliest time of arrival,
- date and latest time of departure,
- reservation number,
- number of persons to be accommodated,
- number of reserved rooms,
- type of reserved rooms,
- a link to these General Terms and Conditions,
- range of services: the the Customer is interested only in accommodation services, or in accommodation and catering services at the same time.
- The Contract is concluded for a definite period of time and terminates upon fulfilment of the obligations of the Provider and the Customer.
- The contract may also be terminated by agreement of the contracting parties, or by withdrawing from it.
- The Customer may order the services offered by the Provider in the following ways:
- Price for services
- The price for the services is part of the contract concluded between the Provider and the Customer, and this price will be notified by the Provider to the Customer before the conclusion of the contract. This price is final and does not include any additional fees. The price depends on the duration of the contract, as well as the scope of services and the number of accommodated guests. The price includes accommodation tax of € 1.00 per person per night.
- The price for services can be paid in cash or by bank transfer / cash deposit to the Provider’s account, based on the invoice issued by the Provider on the day of the Customer’s departure from the accommodation facility (the invoice is due in 14 calendar days). The method of payment of the price for services is up to the Customer.
- The price for the services will be paid by the Customer:
- in case of payment in cash – on the day of departure from the accommodation facility, the on the day of termination of the contract,
- in the case of payment by bank transfer / cash deposit to the Provider’s account, on the basis of an invoice issued by the Provider – within the due date according to the issued invoice.
- The base currency is the Euro. The Provider is not a VAT payer.
- Change of reservation by the Customer
- Any changes to the reservation are possible only in agreement with the Service Provider and are not legally claimable.
- Changes to the reservation mean in particular: change of arrival, change of departure, change of type of room, change of number of rooms, change of number of accommodated guests, change of range of services and the like.
- The Customer is entitled to request a change of reservation in person, by telephone or e-mail. When requesting a change of reservation, the customer must state the reservation number, which was notified to him by the Provider. The request for a change of reservation can be made exclusively by the Customer with whom a contract has been concluded or by a person authorized by this Customer in writing.
- The change of the reservation arises exclusively on the basis of a mutual agreement of the contracting parties, while this change may also be associated with a change in the price for the service ordered by the Customer. Until the parties change the reservation, the original reservation applies – and thus the original contract.
- After receiving the request for a change of reservation by the Customer, the Provider will send (if it agrees with the change or part thereof) to the Customer a document entitled Change of reservation, which means a proposal to conclude an amendment to the contract. This document will be sent by the Provider to the Customer by e-mail to the Customer’s e-mail address specified in the original reservation or will be delivered to him in person at the accommodation facility.
- The change of the reservation and thus also the change of the concluded contract occurs by the acceptance of the proposal according to point 5 of this article of the GTC by the Customer, which the Customer makes either by expressing consent via e-mail or by signing the document Change of reservation. At the moment of acceptance of the Provider’s proposal according to point 5, the contract is changed.
- Cancellation of the reservation by the Customer
- The customer is entitled to cancel the reservation of services, and thus withdraw from the concluded contract, under the conditions set out in these GTC. Zrušenie zmluvy sa uskutoční buď doručením e-mailu Poskytovateľovi alebo doručením písomného zrušenia rezervácie.
- Cancellations must include the following information:
- Customer identification data,
- number of reservation.
- In the case of cancellation of the reservation, in certain cases the Provider is entitled to payment of a cancellation fee, under the following conditions:
- In the case that the Customer cancels the reservation earlier than 60 days before the date of arrival, the the date of commencement of the provision of services, the Customer does not pay any cancellation fees.
- In the case that the Customer cancels the reservation between 59th and 31st the day before the date of arrival, the before the date of commencement of the provision of services, the Customer is obliged to pay a cancellation fee in the amount of 20% of the price of the ordered services to the Provider’s account on the basis of an invoice issued by the Provider.
- In the case that the Customer cancels the reservation between 30th and 7th the day before the date of arrival, the before the date of commencement of the provision of services, the Customer is obliged to pay a cancellation fee in the amount of 50% of the price of the ordered services to the Provider’s account on the basis of an invoice issued by the Provider.
- In the case that the Customer cancels the reservation less than 6 days (including the sixth day) before the date of arrival, the before the date of commencement of the provision of services, the Customer is obliged to pay a cancellation fee in the amount of 100% of the price of the ordered services to the Provider’s account on the basis of an invoice issued by the Provider.
- In the case that the Customer on the day of arrival, the on the day of the start of the provision of services, does not start the accommodation and does not arrive at the accommodation facility, he is obliged to pay the price for services in the range of 100% of the price of the ordered services.
- Change or cancellation of the reservation by the Provider
- In the case that it is not possible for the Provider to provide the Customer with the services ordered by him (in whole or in part) in accordance with the concluded contract, the Provider is obliged to immediately inform the Customer of this fact in the manner in which the contract was concluded. At the same time, the Provider will provide the Customer with a replacement service corresponding to the scope and content of the originally agreed service. In the case that the Customer accepts this replacement service (in the manner in which the replacement service was provided), the acceptance of the replacement service by the Customer changes the contract.
- In the case that the Customer does not accept the Provider’s replacement service pursuant to point 1 of this article of the GTC, the contract terminates upon delivery of the Customer’s non-acceptance of the replacement service by the Customer.
- The Provider is entitled to cancel reservations and thus withdraw from the contract without providing a replacement service in the case that circumstances arise that exclude the Provider’s liability. The Provider is obliged to immediately inform the Customer about this fact, in the manner in which the contract was concluded.
- Circumstances excluding the Provider’s liability under point 3 of this article of the GTC are such obstacles that occurred independently of the Provider’s will and prevent the Provider from fulfilling its obligations under the contract and it cannot be reasonably assumed that the Provider can anticipate them at the time of the contract and the Provider cannot remove the obstacle. These are obstacles due to force majeure, in particular: natural disasters, a state of emergency, a state of war, a strike, an interruption in the supply of energy and the like.
- General provisions concerning accommodation
- The Provider is obliged to start providing the service to the Customer, and thus to allow him accommodation, on the day of starting the provision of the service from 14:00.
- The Customer is obliged to terminate the provision of the service, and thus to leave the room in which the accommodation services were provided on the last day of the provision of the service, by 10:00 am.
- At the beginning of the accommodation, the Customer is obliged to notify the Provider of any defects, damage or other shortcomings of the room provided to him by the Provider, including its equipment.
- The Customer shall be liable for any damage caused in the room, accommodation facility, as well as to the equipment and facilities of the accommodation facility and room, as well as to the property of third parties, himself or persons using services provided by the Provider under the contract concluded between the Provider and the Customer.
- When using the services, the Customer is obliged to respect the contract, these GTC, the instructions of the Provider and its employees, as well as generally binding legal regulations. In the case of a breach of these obligations, the Provider is entitled to withdraw from the contract and terminate the provision of services to the Customer.
- The Customer and all persons who use the services provided by the Provider on the basis of a contract concluded between the Provider and the Customer are obliged to comply with the smoking ban in the entire accommodation facility. For violation of this prohibition, the person violating this prohibition is obliged to pay the Provider a fine of €100.00, for the fulfilment of which the Customer is responsible and in case this obligation is not fulfilled by the infringing person, the Customer is obliged to pay this fine.
- In case of loss of room keys, the Customer is obliged to pay the Provider a fine of €10.00.
- The customer has the opportunity to order catering services in addition to accommodation services. These are provided in accord with the following guidelines:
- Breakfast is served in the dining room in the form of buffet tables, from 8:00 am. until 9:30 am, or otherwise according to the agreement with the accommodated group. In the case that the Customer does not show up for breakfast at the specified time, he is not entitled to a replacement meal or a refund.
- Lunches take place in the dining room of the Pension so that the Customer has the opportunity to choose food according to the current daily menu made by the Accommodation Facility. Lunches take place from 12:00 pm until 2:00 pm, or otherwise according to the agreement with the accommodated group. In the case that the Customer does not show up for lunch at the specified time, he is not entitled to a replacement meal or a refund.
- Dinners take place in the dining room of the pension so that the customer has the opportunity to choose food according to the current daily menu. Dinners take place from 6:00 pm until 7:30 pm, or otherwise by agreement by the acquired group. In the case that the Customer does not show up for dinner within the specified time, he is not entitled to the provision of a replacement meal or a refund.
- Withdrawal of the Customer from the contract without giving a reason
- The Consumer is entitled to withdraw from the contract without giving a reason within 14 calendar days from the date of conclusion of the contract.
- If the Consumer wants to exercise this right, he must notify the Provider of the withdrawal from the contract no later than the last day of the specified period or hand over this withdrawal by post no later than the last day of the period to the Provider’s address, which is: Pension BEREA, Harmónia 3190, 900 01 Modra.
- Withdrawal from the contract may also be applied to the Provider in person, in paper form or in the form of a record on another durable medium (eg e-mail). It is also possible to apply for withdrawal from the contract via the Form for withdrawal from the contract, which is available on the Provider’s website and also for inspection at the address of the accommodation facility. The consumer is also entitled to withdraw from the contract orally, in particular by a clearly formulated statement of the consumer expressing his intention to withdraw from the contract. We recommend the consumer to indicate the reservation number when withdrawing from the contract.
- By withdrawing from the contract, the contracting parties are obliged to return the feasance provided to each other.
- The consumer cannot, with reference to § 7 par. 6 letter k) of Act no. 102/2014 Coll., withdraw from the contract, the subject of which is the provision of accommodation services for a purpose other than the purpose of housing or catering services, if the provision of services began with the express consent of the consumer and the consumer declared that he was duly informed that by giving this consent, he loses the right to withdraw from the contract.
- Alternative dispute resolution
- In the event that the Customer, who is a consumer, is not satisfied with the manner in which the Provider handled his complaint or believes that the Provider has violated his rights, he has the right to contact the Provider with a request for rectification. If the Provider responds to the Customer’s request pursuant to the previous sentence in a negative manner or does not respond to such a request within 30 days from the date of its sending to the Customer, the Customer has the right to file a motion to initiate alternative dispute resolution pursuant to § 12 of Act No. 391/2015 Coll. on alternative resolution of consumer disputes and on amendments to certain laws. The relevant subject for alternative resolution of consumer disputes with the Provider is the Slovak Trade Inspection or another relevant authorized legal entity registered in the list of alternative dispute resolution entities maintained by the Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic (the list is available at www.mhsr.sk); the customer has the right to choose which of the listed ADR entities to turn to. To submit a proposal for the alternative resolution of their consumer dispute, the customer may use the online dispute resolution platform available on the website ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr. All other information regarding the alternative resolution of disputes between the Provider and the Customer – consumer arising from the contract as a consumer contract or related to the contract as a consumer contract is provided on the website of the Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic www.mhsr.sk and Act No. 391/2015 Coll. on alternative resolution of consumer disputes and on amendments to certain laws.
- Final provisions
- The Provider reserves the right to change the General Terms and Conditions. The obligation to notify the change of the General Terms and Conditions in writing is fulfilled by placing it on the Provider’s website. In the case of a change in the General Terms and Conditions, the relationship between the Provider and the Customer is governed by the General Terms and Conditions valid and effective at the conclusion of the contract, up to the moment of its termination.
- For contractual relations (as well as other legal relations that may result from the contractual relationship) with natural persons who do not act within the subject of their business activity when concluding a contract according to these GTC, apply in addition to the general provisions of Act no. 40/1964 Coll. Civil Code as amended, as well as special regulations, especially Act no. 102/2014 Coll. on consumer protection in the sale of goods or provision of services on the basis of a distance contract or a contract concluded outside the Provider’s premises and Act no. 250/2007 Coll. on consumer protection.
- For contractual relations (as well as other legal relations that may result from the contractual relationship) with legal entities, resp. with natural persons – entrepreneurs, apply also the provisions of Act no. 513/1991 Coll. Commercial Code as amended.
- These General Terms and Conditions contains as integral part the Complaint Procedure, which is available on the Provider’s website.
- These General Terms and Conditions shall enter into force and effect on April 19, 2021.
These General Terms and Conditions can be downloaded using this link.