TERMS AND CONDITIONS
IN GENERAL
Soravento holiday rentals is a travel agency (hereinafter: Soravento) owned by a commercial
company Vento Nuovo d.o.o. (Ltd.), based in Bužinija, Stancijeta 7a, Novigrad, and registered
under VAT number 72771959588. The company specializes in agency activities related to the
rental of private accommodations with swimming pools and apartments.
Soravento contracts accommodation services directly with property owners in order to secure
its guests a service at the highest possible level. All advertised accommodations are under
contract with Soravento and they all have licenses issued by the state authorities.
The rental contract which you enter into with Soravento as an agent, you as a lessee (hereinafter:
guest) actually conclude with the vacation house owner (hereinafter: accommodation) as a
lessor (hereinafter: Owner). Soravento acts exclusively as an agent and it shall be liable only as
an agent. By paying an advance for the reservation of the selected accommodation in the
demanded period you unconditionally accept these General conditions which shall be published
on the web page of Soravento www.soravento.com which come into force on the day of
publishing. After Soravento receives the payment of the reservation down payment, it shall send
a written confirmation to the guest by email (hereinafter: confirmation), which shall contain a
precise accommodation location and all necessary contact information. The written booking
confirmation together with these general terms and conditions forms the rental agreement
between the guest as tenant and the owner as landlord.
- ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE
The earliest arrival time is 14:00 or 16.00 on the arrival day (depending on the object rule). The
latest departure time is 10.00 on the departure day. Earlier arrivals and later departures will not
be possible.Early arrival and late departure will not be possible.
1.1. GUEST REGISTRATION
The guest is obligated by Croatian law to provide the property owner/property host with official
identification documents containing personal details for tourist registration purposes with the
national tourist board (HTZ). This information will not be used for any other purposes. A guest
that will not provide any form of personal identification for tourist registration as required by
law, may be denied access to the property with no possibility of refund of the paid rent..
- ACCOMMODATION
2.1. NUMBER OF GUESTS
At any time, the number of guests on the object property cannot be higher than the one stated
in the confirmation. The number of guests can be increased up to the maximum capacity stated
on the website, no later than 3 (three) days before arrival. The guest number change request
must be submitted by email. The total number of guests includes children regardless of their
age.
2.2. TENTS AND CAMP TRAILERS
It is forbidden to set up tents or bring camp trailers or similar. If this provision is not respected,
the owner and/or Soravento are authorized to terminate the lease agreement immediately,
without a notice period, and the guest is obligated to leave the object permanently together with
all the persons staying there within 2 (two) hours, and he/ she is not entitled to demand from
the owner or Soravento the return of the paid sum for the accommodation.
2.3. HOUSE PETS AND ALLERGIES
It is marked on the web page of each object if pets are allowed and under which conditions.
Pets are not allowed in the pools in any of the objects. During the booking process, the guest
must choose the number of pets. Pets are charged extra and prices will be visible on the
confirmation. It is not permitted to keep a larger number of pets than the number which is
registered and mentioned on the confirmation. Keeping of pets in a object is the exclusive
responsibility of the guest, and owners and Soravento do not take any responsibility for a
possible illness or injury that the pets might suffer during their stay.
In some objects it is not permitted to keep pets. Soravento does not take any responsibility for
possible allergic reactions of guests that might occur in any of the houses.
If the guest brings a pet that was not announced in advance, the owner and/or Soravento retain
the right to terminate the rental contract immediately, without a notice period, and the guest is
obligated to leave the accommodation permanently within 2 (two) hours with all the persons
staying there, and he is not entitled to demand from the owner or Soravento the return of the
paid sum for the accommodation.
2.4. NEWLY BUILT ACCOMMODATIONS
At the reservation of a newly built accommodation, the guest must be aware that it might happen
that there was not enough time for the grass, plants, flowers etc. to grow in the garden.
2.5. NOISE
In case that the guests disturb public order by noise and do not calm down after a warning, that
can be considered a severe breach of the rental contract provisions, in which case the owner
and/or Soravento are authorized to terminate the rental contract immediately, without a notice
period, and the guest is obligated to leave the object permanently together with all the persons
staying there within 2 (two) hours, and he is not entitled to demand from the owner or Soravento
the return of the paid sum for accommodation.
2.6. SWIMMING POOLS
The guest is obligated to obey the instructions of any kind that refer to the usage of swimming
pools and that are given by the owner or Soravento for the guest’s own safety. The guest is
responsible for using the swimming pool in any sense. Children must be under the supervision
of adults in the swimming pool area at all times. The guest uses the swimming pool at his/her
own responsibility. Please note that out of the summer season, the swimming pool might not be
usable.
You should take into consideration that the usage of whirlpools is related to certain health risks,
and you use it at your own responsibility. The water in the whirlpools might not be warm until
the late evening hours on the day of the guest`s arrival.
It is forbidden to climb on the whirlpool lids. The lids are used for isolation, they are not
designed and adjusted to bear weight of a person and can be easily broken. In case that the lid
is broken, the guest is obligated to compensate the damage directly to the owner.
HOUSE RULES
Each accommodation has its own house rules that are put on a visible place in the
accommodation. Guests are obligated to follow the house rules. If the guest does not follow the
house rules, that can be considered a severe breach of the rental contract provisions, and in this
case the owner and/or Soravento are entitled to terminate the rental contract immediately,
without a notice period, and the guest is obligated to leave the accommodation permanently
with all the persons staying there within 2 (two) hours, and he/ she is not entitled to demand the
return of the paid accommodation price from the owner or Soravento.
- PRICES AND PAYMENT
Unless otherwise mentioned, all prices are stated in Euro per accommodation per day.
The payment by credit cards is made in Euro.
The reservation is binding, and an advance payment in the amount of 30% of the agreed
accommodation price is required at the reservation, after which the reservation is confirmed.
After the completion of the reservation process and payment, Soravento shall send a written
confirmation by e-mail. This confirmation shall contain all the necessary information about the
accommodation and along with these General conditions, it represents a Rental contract
concluded with the property owner, with the mediation of the agency Soravento. The rental
contract is considered concluded at the moment when Soravento receives the paid advance
amount. In case that the payment is not made within 3 (three) days from the reservation day,
the Rental contract is deemed terminated.
The costs of water, gas, electric power and internet, as well as bed linen, towels, final cleaning
of the interior, maintenance of the swimming pool and exterior, registration of stay, residential
tax and the value added tax are included in the accommodation price.
The permitted payment methods for the advance payment are: credit cards and bank transfer.
All payments are to be made in EURO (EUR). There is a possibility of exchange rate differences
for other currencies. Soravento cannot be responsible for the exchange rate differences or fees
of other bank institutions.
The guest can cancel free of charge 30 days before arrival, if the guest cancels within 30 days
before arrival Soravento reserves the right to to retain 30% of the advance payment.
3.1. Reservations that were made 30 or more days before the beginning of the rental period
For reservations that were made 30 or more days before the beginning of the rental period, the
following conditions shall apply:
the advance payment of 30% of the total agreed accommodation price is due for payment
IMMEDIATELY if the payment method with credit card is selected.
If the payment via bank transfer is selected, the advance payment has to be received by
Soravento within 3 (three) days;
b) the rest of 70% of the total agreed accommodation price is due for payment no later than 30
(thirty) days before the beginning of the rental period.
3.2. Reservations that were made 15 days or less before the beginning of the rental period
For reservations that were made 15 or less days before the beginning of the rental period, the
following conditions shall apply:
a) An advance payment of 30% of the rent is due IMMEDIATELY for payment by credit card.
b)The remaining 70% of the total contracted price of the accommodation is due immediately
upon arrival and the guest is obliged to pay the rest immediately by credit card or cash to the
property management of Soravent.
It is not possible to choose bank transfer as the method of payment if the date of arrival is closer
than 15 days from the date the booking was made.
3.3. Non-observance of the payment due dates The guest is obligated to make payments within
the period and in a way described in this clause of the General Conditions. If the guest does not
obey the payment due dates, such behavior is considered a severe breach of contract obligations
and the Rental Contract is considered terminated without a notice period.
In case of contract termination, all the payments made to Soravento shall not be returned.
- TERMINATION AND CHANGES
4.1. A concluded rental contract can be terminated only in writing (by email). The termination
is effective only from the day when Soravento received such a termination notice and only
under the conditions from this Article.
4.2. The guest can cancel the reservation free of charge up to 30 days before arrival. If the
guest cancels within 30 days before arrival, Soravento reserves the right to 30% of the
advance payment.
In the case of card payment, the refund will be processed to the guest’s card within 14 days of
the cancellation.
4.3. In case that the guest can find another guest as their substitute in the same period, for the
same price and under the same conditions, Soravento shall transfer the Rental contract to the
new guest immediately after a written receipt of all necessary data about the new guest, and it
shall send him/her a written confirmation about it. The already received accommodation price
sums shall be retained by Soravento after the transferred contract, and the new guest is obligated
to pay the rest up to the total accommodation price depending on the previously selected
payment method that is an integral part of the contract.
4.4. In case that the concluded Rental contract cannot be fulfilled or its fulfillment becomes
significantly difficult due to an act of God (e.g. war, natural disaster, environmental disaster,
epidemics, closing of borders, strike and similar act of God) which could not be foreseen at the
time of the rental contract conclusion, Soravento and the owner may terminate the Rental
Contract as neither Soravento, nor the owner can be deemed liable in the above mentioned
cases.
- DAMAGE DEPOSIT
The guest is obligated to leave a cash deposit or credit card deposit on arrival to the
owner/property host. The deposit sum that the guest is obligated to deposit with the
owner/property host at arrival shall be stated in the written confirmation. The deposit serves as
security to the owner for causing damages in the accommodation. In case that the cost of the
caused damage is higher than the deposited sum, the guest is obligated to pay the total damage
amount to the owner. If no damage is caused to the accommodation, the owner/property host is
obligated to return the deposited sum to the guest at the guest’s departure.
- LOWEST PRICE GUARANTEE
Soravento guarantees to its guests that the accommodation prices for each of the offered
accommodations are the lowest on the official pages of the agency www.soravento.com, i.e.
that the same object cannot be found at lower prices in other advertisements.. The lowest price
guarantee is not valid if the price difference is a consequence of tax or stamp duty increase or
significant changes in the exchange rate. It is also not applicable if the lower prices on other
web pages are not up to date, and it is not possible to make a reservation at such prices, as well
as in case of special offers. The lowest-price guarantee is applicable only at the moment of
reservation and it cannot be applied later or after the reservation has already been carried out
and paid.
- NON-INTENTIONAL GUEST CAUSED DAMAGES
The guest is obligated to behave responsibly towards the rented accommodation. The guest is
obligated to return the accommodation in the condition in which he/she found it. For any caused
damage, the guest is liable directly to the owner.
The owner has the right to collect the amount of actual damage from the deposit in accordance
with point 5 of these conditions. If the amount of the deposit is not sufficient to cover the
damage, the guest undertakes to pay directly to the owner / property host of the accommodation
the difference up to the full amount of the damage.
An intentional property damage or disturbance of public order is considered a severe breach of
provisions of the Rental contract, in which case the owner and/or Soravento are authorized to
terminate the Rental contract which comes into force immediately, without a notice period, and
the guest is obligated to permanently leave the accommodation within 2 (two) hours together
with all the persons staying there, and he/she is not entitled to demand a return of the paid
accommodation price from the owner or Soravento.
The guest is obligated to report to the owner/property host immediately the occurrence of any
kind of damage on the accommodation or property around the accommodation during the rental
period. At the guest’s departure and before the return of the keys, the guest is obligated to
examine the accommodation and the property around the accommodation with the
owner/property host.
In case no damage is caused, the owner/property host is obligated to return the deposit from
Article 5 of these Conditions.
- COMPLAINTS AND PRE-EXISTING DEFICIENCIES
If the guest notices insufficient cleanliness, damages, or other irregularities in the
accommodation upon arrival, they must file a complaint within 24 hours. Complaints
regarding cleanliness must be filed immediately. The complaint is submitted directly to the
accommodation owner or their authorized representative. The guest is obliged to try to
prevent damage from occurring or expanding and to cooperate in efforts to minimize any loss
for the owner. In the case of filing a complaint, the guest is required to allow the owner a
reasonable time frame to resolve the issue. If the guest leaves the accommodation before the
scheduled end of the rental agreement, without prior notice and agreement with Soravento,
they do so at their own risk and expense, and Soravento assumes no liability. The property
owner is responsible for any deviations in the accommodation’s condition from what is
advertised on the Soravento website. The guest can submit a written complaint via email at
info@soravento.com. Soravento is obligated to respond to the complaint within 15 days of
receiving it.
- SORAVENTO AS AN AGENT
Soravento is a tourist agency that provides agency services in renting accommodations on the
basis of an agency contract of accommodation services concluded with the property owners and
is not their owner. The owner is obligated in the contract with Soravento to give true and
complete information about the accommodation, and therefore he/she takes full responsibility
towards the guest. If in opposition to the expectations of Soravento the reservation of
accommodation cannot be completed due to reasons that are out of control of Soravento, such
as due to sale on the basis of the court order or due to severe contract breach by the owner or
similar, Soravento is authorized to cancel the reservation, and the agreed amount which was
already paid by the guest, shall be returned to him/her without delay. As an alternative,
depending on guest preference, Soravento can offer an alternative accommodation to the guest.
- FINAL PROVISIONS AND JURISDICTION
10.1. Soravento transmits all the accommodation information on the web page and aims at
providing as accurate and up-to-date information as possible, which it collects from the property
owners. The owner is exclusively liable for giving accurate and complete information about the
accommodation, and Soravento cannot be considered liable in case of inaccurate, incomplete
or false information
10.2. Each business use of information published on the web page www.soravento.com,
including any partial or complete reproduction represents a breach of copyright and it is legally
forbidden.
10.3. The contracting parties shall try to settle all possible disputes in an agreement. In case of
any dispute the parties agree on the competence of the competent Court in Buje and the
application of the Croatian law.