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Villa Pura Vida Curacao!

Arrival, departure and minimum stay
Arrival is possible every day of the week. The minimum stay is 7 nights, but for some parts of the year (school holidays in Summer and the period of Christmas and New Year) a minimum of 14 nights applies.
For the period of Christmas/New Year, a reservation is only possible as a complete 14-night stay with arrival on the Saturday before Christmas (or earlier) and departure on the Saturday after New Years Day (or later).
Check-in time is 16.00 hrs (4 p.m.) and we kindly ask you to leave the villa at 10.00 hrs (10 a.m.), thus assuring us to have enough time to clean the home before the next guests arrive. If you have a late flight home (most flights to Europe leave in the evening) and you would like to use the villa until your scheduled departure time, it is possible to book a so called late check out. Booking of such a late check-out allows you to use the villa until 19.00 hrs (7.00 pm) on your departure day. Please see the rate section for more information.

Use of the villa
The villa is intended for use as a holiday villa only. You are expected to adjust your way of living to local customs as they are common in upscale neighborhoods on Curaçao. This means that a quiet way of conduct is expected. Nudism or topless sunbathing are not allowed.
Hosting a party for more people than those who are guests in the villa is strictly prohibited unless a written consent is obtained beforehand from the owner or the caretaker. Please consult with the owner or caretaker when you want to invite other people or when you are planning a party.

Rates
The published rates are in EURO (€) and depend on the amount of bedrooms you would like to reserve. Per bedroom a maximum of 2 people applies but a crib can be placed on one of the booked bedrooms at no extra charge and depending on availability. Please check with us when making your reservation.
Rooms which are not booked for your stay will be closed, but for all other parts the villa remains exclusively yours.
The costs of the final cleaning (at your departure) are mentioned in the rate section as well.
As the costs of electricity are extremely high on Curaçao, there is a maximum 'normal' use included in the nightly rate; please see the rate section for additional information. If you use more, this will be charged at local rate (2008: € 0,32/KwH).

Option, reservation, payment and deposit
Before you make reservations you can take an option for a few days. It gives you the opportunity to book corresponding flights and to make other necessary arrangements. As long as your option lasts, the villa will not be rented to somebody else. If somebody else wants to make booking in this period of time, you will have first choice for the next 24 hours. The expiration date of the option is clearly stated by e-mail. The option expires automatically after the expiration date.
On the page Availability of this website you can check reservations and options. Options are marked in yellow. This page is updated frequently.
When you make a reservation, your reservation will be held for 10 days. You will receive a booking confirmation by e-mail which is also the invoice. In these 10 days your first payment (50% of rental fee) must be paid to the owner. The balance (the other 50% and the costs for final cleaning, other items and deposit) must be paid not later then 4 weeks before arrival. If a booking is made but the deposit is not paid within the first 10 days, the reservation may be cancelled. A minimum cancellation fee of € 125,- applies in such instances.
The deposit is € 400,-. The deposit is returned within 14 days after departure. Should there be any damages for which you are responsible; the corresponding costs will be deducted from the deposit. The villa is inspected by our caretaker at your departure.

For reservations made more than 10 months in advance, we provide a different booking policy:

you pay only for 3 nights within 10 days after you made reservations;
10 months before your scheduled arrival date you pay the other amount to equal to normal 50%;
you can cancel at no charge up to 10 months before arrival date;
the final payment as stated before is due 4 weeks before arrival date (as normal).

Included/not included in the rental rate
Included: electricity (incl. air conditioning) to the use stated in the rate section of this website; water, gas, cleaning at arrival and during your stay (weekly, only for stays more than 7 nights), bed linens, towels, maintenance of garden and pool, availability of DSL-internet (not the costs of using it).
Not included: Extra use of electricity (this will be deducted from the deposit, cost € 0,32/KWH, 2008; our caretaker will check the meter at your arrival and departure), final cleaning, transportation from and to the airport (if desired: € 12,50 per person, return), bank or credit card costs for payments of the villa, use of the internet connection (prepaid cards are widely available) phone and other personal costs.

Children Children who will sleep in a children's crib (60x120 cm, 24x48 inch) can stay free IF this crib is placed in one of the booked bedrooms. Of course we will provide the crib with the linens and towels.
Bed linens and towels During your stay we will provide the following amount of bed linens and towels:

Bed linens: at arrival all the beds are made up en the bed linens will be changed after (about) every 8 days by our cleaning team. However, you will receive an extra set of bed linens should you wish to change them yourself in between these 8 days. Another (extra) set of bed lines is available on request and at an extra charge of ANG 7,50 per person (to be paid before your departure to the caretaker).
Towels: you will receive (per person booked) and per week: 2 beach towels, 2 bath towels, 2 small towels and 2 small washing cloths. Another (extra) set of towels is available on request and at an extra charge of ANG 15,- per person (to be paid before your departure to the caretaker).

Damages
We expect that you will use our home with as much care as you would your own home. Nevertheless, accidents do happen and something may be broken or damaged. To assure that the next renter is not inconvenienced by this, we strongly request that you inform the caretaker of any broken or damaged goods during your stay. If damages are at your responsibility they will be charged to you, but if they are below € 25,- (per stay), we will not charge for them IF you informed the caretaker or the owner within 7 days after your departure.

Departure
The caretaker will inform you during your stay how we expect you to leave the villa at your departure. Final cleaning is inclusive but appliances in the kitchen should be left clean. If you want some help in this by a maid, that can be arranged at slight extra costs. Ask the caretaker during your stay.

Cancellations
If you have to cancel your reservation, we will try to rent the villa for the same dates. The following conditions apply:

if the villa is rented again in full for your originally booked dates: cancellation fee of € 125,-
if the villa is rented again for parts of your originally booked dates: cancellation fee of € 125,- plus the rental rate of the nights which are not rented; maximum is your full rental rate of the originally booked dates
if the villa is not rented again: full agreed rental rate for your originally booked dates.

Please note that leaving the villa earlier than agreed in the rental agreement will not result in a refund for the remaining number of nights. We strongly advise you to have a cancellation insurance. A change in the number of booked bedrooms is generally not regarded as a cancellation.

Smoking policy For the convenience of all our guests, our smoking policy is clear: it is not permitted inside the house, but on the premises (outside) you are allowed to smoke if you like. But please take care for the risk of fire as it can be dry and windy on Curaçao. Please do use the ashtrays provided. Nudism and topless sunbathing
We have to point out that because of the villa's location in a neighborhood with other houses, nudism and topless sunbathing is not permitted at anytime. Please remember that customs and habits on this point may be different on Curaçao compared to your own country.

Caretaker
The villa is taken care of by Villas & More, our local professional partner. Please visit their website for more details: www.villasandmore.net.

As the villa is taken care for as a vacation home, it needs to be cleaned regularly; also the garden and pool have to be maintained and sometimes repairs have to be made which cannot wait until the next free dates. As a consequence, the people from or on behalf of Villas & More have to enter the villa and/or the premises sometimes. Of course, they will contact you in advance when this occurs, in the majority of the cases you won't have to stay at the villa as they have keys of their own. Generally, they will leave a message in the villa after they have entered.