Gay Hostel, Berlin, Germany

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Conditions

General Terms and Conditions
for Hostel Accommodation Contracts
I. Scope of Applicability
1. These Terms and Conditions govern contracts for the rental use
of hostel rooms for lodging purposes, as well as all other goods
and services rendered by the hostel for the customer.
2. The customer's general terms and conditions shall apply only if
these are previously expressly agreed in writing.
II. Conclusion of Contract, Parties, Liability, Statute of Limitations
1. The contract shall come into force upon the hostel's acceptance
of the customer's application. At its discretion, the hostel may
confirm the room reservation in writing.
2. The parties to the contract are the hostel and the customer. If a
third party placed the order on behalf of the customer, then that
party shall be liable vis-à-vis the hostel for all obligations arising
from the hostel accommodation contract as joint and several
debtor together with the customer, insofar as the hostel has a
corresponding statement by the third party.
3. Any claims against the hostel shall generally be time-barred after
6 months.
III. Services, Prices, Payment, Set-Off
1. The hostel is obligated to keep the rooms reserved by the customer
available and to render the agreed services.
2. The customer is obligated to pay the applicable or agreed hostel
prices for rooms provided and for other services used. This
shall also apply to the hostel's services and outlays to third parties
caused by the customer.
3. The agreed prices include applicable value-added tax as required
by law. If the period between conclusion and fulfillment of
the contract exceeds four months and if the price generally
charged by the hostel for such services increases, then the hostel
may raise the contractually agreed price to a reasonable extent.
4. Moreover, the hostel may change prices if the customer later
wishes to make changes in the number of reserved rooms, the
hostel's services, or the length of guests' stay, and the hostel
consents to such changes.
5. Hostel invoices not showing a due date are payable and due in
full within ten days of receipt. The hostel shall be entitled at any
time to make accumulating accounts receivable payable and
due and to demand payment without undue delay. With default
of payment, the hostel shall be entitled to demand the respectively
applicable statutory default interest in the amount of currently
8 percent or, with legal transactions with a consumer, in
the amount of 5 percent above the base interest rate. The hostel
reserves the right to prove greater damage.
6. The hostel is entitled to require a reasonable advance payment
or security deposit upon conclusion of the contract or thereafter.
7. If the keys are not returned at check out the hostel is entitled to
charge € 35,00 from the credit card account.
IV.Repudiation by Customer (Cancellation, Annulment) /
Failure to Use Hostel Services (No Show)
1. Cancellation by the customer of the contract concluded with the
hostel requires the hostel's written consent. If such is not given,
then the price agreed in the contract must be paid even if the
customer does not avail himself of the contractual services.
2. To the extent the hostel and customer agreed in writing upon a
date for a cost-free cancellation of the contract, the customer
may cancel the contract up to that date without incurring payment
or damage compensation claims by the hostel. The customer's
right of cancellation shall expire if he does not exercise
his cancellation right in writing vis-à-vis the hostel by the agreed
date, insofar as no case pursuant exists.
3. At its discretion, the hostel may demand the contractually
agreed compensation and to make a flat-rate deduction for
saved expenses. In this case, the customer is obligated to pay
90 percent of the contractually agreed rate for lodging with or
without breakfast.
4. The hostel may charge a one time fee of € 50,00 per booking.
V. Repudiation by Hostel
1. To the extent that a right of cost-free cancellation within a certain
period was agreed in writing for the customer, the hostel is
entitled for its part to cancel the contract during that period if
there are inquiries from other customers regarding the contractually
reserved rooms and the customer does not waive his
right of rescission upon inquiry thereof by the hostel.
2. If an agreed advance payment or an advance payment demanded
pursuant to Item III, Nr. 6 supra is not made even after a
reasonable grace period set by the hostel has expired, then the
hostel is likewise entitled to cancel the contract.
3. The hostel is entitled to effect extraordinary cancellation anytime
without a reason.
4. Moreover, the hostel is entitled to effect extraordinary cancellation
of the contract for a materially justifiable cause, e.g. if
– force majeure or other circumstances for which the hostel is
not responsible make it impossible to fulfill the contract;
– rooms are reserved with misleading or false information regarding
material facts, such as the identity of the customer or
the purpose;
– the hostel has justified cause to believe that use of the hostel's
services might jeopardize the smooth operation of the hostel,
its security or public reputation, without being attributable to the
hostel's sphere of control or organization;
– there is a breach of the item I. Nr. 2 supra.
5. The customer can derive no right to compensation from justified
cancellation by the hostel.
VI. Room Availability, Delivery and Return
1. The customer does not acquire the right to be provided specific
rooms.
2. Reserved rooms are available to the customer starting at 3:00
p.m. on the agreed arrival date. The customer does not have the
right to earlier availability.
3. The opening times of the reception are between 10:00 a.m. and
8:00 p.m. The hostel is entitled to charge a fee for arrivals which
are out of the opening times. Guests which are arriving out the
opening times of the reception have no right to get a room.
4. Rooms must be vacated and made available to the hostel no
later than 11:00 noon on the agreed departure date. After that
time, on the grounds of the delayed vacating of the room for use
exceeding the contractual time, the hostel may charge the full
accommodation rate (list price) for the additional use of the
room.
5. GAY HOSTEL is entitled to check in guests in another hotel of
comparable standard or in an apartment. In case of additional
costs for another hostel or apartment the hostel can but it is not
obliged to overtake extra costs (for the first night).
VII. Liability of the Hostel
1. The hostel is liable to exercise the duty of care of an ordinary
merchant with the performance of its obligations arising from
the contract. Claims of the customer for reimbursement of damages
are precluded. Should disruptions or defects in the performance
of the hostel occur, the hostel shall act to remedy such
upon knowledge thereof or upon objection without undue delay
by the customer. The customer shall be obliged to undertake
actions reasonable for him to eliminate the disruption and to
keep any possible damage at a minimum.
2. The hostel is liable to the customer for property brought in to
the hostel in accordance with the statutory provisions not to exceed
€ 500 and up to € 250 for cash, securities and valuables.
VIII. Final Provisions
1. Amendments and supplements to the contract, the acceptance
of applications, or these General Terms and Conditions for Hostel
Accommodation should be made in writing. Unilateral
amendments and supplements by the customer are not valid.
2. Place of performance and payment is the location of the hostel's
registered office.
3. In the event of dispute, including disputes for checks and bills
of exchange, the courts at the location of the hostel's registered
office shall have exclusive jurisdiction for commercial transactions.
4. The contract is governed by and shall be construed in accordance
with the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany. The
application of the UN Convention on the International Sale of
Goods and the conflict of laws are precluded.
5. Should individual provisions of these General Terms and Conditions
for Hostel Accommodation be or become invalid or void,
the validity of the remaining provisions shall remain unaffected
thereby. The statutory provisions shall also be applicable.

Location

Address

Motzstr. 28 Berlin

Other Options Nearby

• Kalckreuth (0.1 kms)
• Berlin City Lounge (0.7 kms)
• Hotel Bernstein (0.8 kms)
• Citylife Berlin (0.8 kms)
• Nikol-Berlin-Nürnberger (0.9 kms)

Directions

Our hostel is centrally located, nearby the famous KaDeWe and right in the gay area - reachable very good by public transport.

Closest tube/bus stations:

U1 · U2 · U3 · U4 Nollendorfplatz
BUS M19 · BUS 106 · BUS 187 Nollendorfplatz