To Make a Reservation
Simply check availability from our website and reserve the accommodation with a non-refundable deposit by credit card. The balance is payable 14 days prior to your arrival. This balance will be debited from the card used to make the reservation. No cottage will be made available until payment has been made in full. We will then forward you arrival instructions by email with all the details relevant to your booking. No booking is confirmed until a confirmation has been sent. Your confirmed booking is made with Cottages for Couples Ltd.
In the event of the balance remaining unpaid 7 days prior to arrival, we reserve the right to cancel the booking and retain the deposit.
Arrival and Departure
Your property will be available from 4pm on the day of arrival until 11am on the day of departure. In certain circumstances we can arrange earlier occupancy, but this is by prior agreement only. There is no provision for a late checkout.
Rates
All rates are in euros and are inclusive of VAT.
- Rates are based on a minimum 2-night stay with two sharing.
- There is a MINIMUM 2-NIGHT STAY in all cottages at weekends and at all times in the treehouses, with the following exceptions: i) where bookings fall to leave single nights available, these can be booked; ii) where there is a block of 3 available nights, a single night can be booked but not the middle night.
- For one-night stays there is a supplement of €50 to cover the cost of linen and cleaning, which is usually spread over 2 nights.
- Rates may change during public holidays, school holidays and certain prime dates.
The following are included in our rates:
- Cottage rental on days as agreed
- All electricity, hot water and central heating
- Linen, towels and robes
- Weekly change of linen and towels
Refundable Newbridge Courtesy Deposit
Our accommodation at Newbridge is the closest accommodation to the town of Skibbereen. Consequently, we have neighbours living close by. We expect our guests to respect these neighbours and other guests. ALL accommodation at Newbridge carries a €50 refundable courtesy deposit to ensure our neighbours and other guests are treated with respect. In the event of any complaints made to us regarding unacceptable behaviour, this deposit will be forfeited. You will find notices at Newbridge reminding you of your obligations.
Gift Vouchers
If you are using a Gift Voucher to pay for some, or all, of your stay you can only redeem this by calling our office on +353 2822957 or +353 86 1892889 to make a booking. Vouchers may be used as full or part payment and are valid for use for 5 years from the date of booking. Vouchers once purchased are non-refundable.
Couples Experiences
All Couples Experiences are operated independently of Cottages for Couples and booked through each independent operator. Cottages for Couples accepts no liability for any loss, damage or injury incurred whilst participating in any Couples Experience. Please note that some Couples Experiences are weather dependent and may be liable to cancellation. All Couples Experiences are subject to the terms and conditions of the relevant operator. Accommodation booked through Cottages for Couples is subject to the cancellation conditions shown below. Cancellation of a Couples Experience will not be accepted as a reason to cancel accommodation booked separately through Cottages for Couples.
Housekeeping Issues
All cottages are cleaned and inspected prior to each arrival. Our staff are only human and therefore we accept that on rare occasions something might have been missed or overlooked. If this is the case, the renter must inform us without delay so that this can be remedied. Failure to do this implies complete satisfaction with the cottage.
All our cottages are situated in rural locations and we are proactive in ensuring that any wildlife (spiders, flies, slugs, mice, bats and so on) remain outside of the cottages. On very rare occasions one of the above may get past our defences and whilst these are not harmful, we accept that some guests may have phobias regarding such issues. If this applies to you, we respectfully suggest that you do not book one of our cottages.
Pets
We do not allow pets in any of our cottages. If pets are taken into any of our cottages, we reserve the right to levy a cleaning charge, the amount of which is at our discretion.
GIFT STAYS/PRIZES
When offering gifted stays or free stays for any reason we reserve the right to limit this to midweek stays between Sunday and Thursday and not including bank holidays.
