All booking are made with ApartmentBarcelona in Spain. By dealing with us you agree to the following conditions:

Initial stage: Once we receive your reservation form, we will make a provisional booking in your name. We will send you within 24 hours an acknowledgment of booking that will summarize and clarify all the aspects of the deal, prompting you to secure the accommodation by sending payment of the deposit. It consist of 25% of the total holiday rental or 25% of three month rent in case of a long term rent.

We must be informed within three days of the dispatch of the deposit, and also of its details (the way that was used: bank transfer, cheque sent by express courrier or express delivery serviceor postal giro). The allowance for the arrival of the deposit is then of seven working days.

Upon receipt of the relevant deposit payment, your booking will be confirmed by e-mail. Once a booking has been made you are liable for all the Booking Conditions, so please read them carefully before proceeding. Please keep a copy of our Booking Conditions for your files.

Payment of the deposit: At the end of the preliminary state, you will be invoiced to send the deposit to secure the accommodation. Payment of the deposit can be made by means of:

- A local contact in Barcelona. It avoids money transfer commissions or costs. It also enables to establish a    personal contact with us thus reassuring you that everything is going as expected.

- Postal giro is the cheapest way for European Commiunity guests.

- Bank transfer order. This way has a modest cost that has been increasing. There is a cost both for the sender and for the ones receiving the bank transfer.

- Cheque in €, sterling pounds or US dollars to the name of ApartmentBarcelona sent by express courrier (DHL, UPS, etc.)

- International express delivery service (Thomas Cook, Western Union Money Transfer, etc.) that enables you to transfer money in few minutes. These companies will make you pay a commission according to a percentage that is different in every country, please check.

1. Booking: A deposit of 25% of the rent must be paid on booking. No contract with us will exist until we have received the deposit, and we have subsequently confirmed booking. Should you later cancel, cancellation charges will become payable in accordance with paragraph 3. Whether the deposit is not received by us two weeks before arrival, we shall be entitled to cancel the booking. If and when the delayed deposit will arrive it will be returned and sent back to the sender. The expenditures of dispatch of the deposit back to the sender will be charged to the latter. It is understood that the contract automatically expires at the end of the rental term as stated on the contract.

2. Payment of the balance: The balance due reflected on the confirmation/invoice must be paid at the arrival in Barcelona, the day of the rental begins and before actually renting the property. The contract will be signed and keys will be delivered at that moment.

3. Cancelation by You: If you cancel all or any part of your booking, you will be entitled to the reimbursement of 50% of the deposit if the cancellation occures within one month on the booking and if it happens at least one month before the rental begins. No reimbursement will ocurre if you cancel one month after booking, or less than one month before the rental begins. Cancellation must be received by us in writting (e-mail).

4. Amendments and alterations: If you change your dates, this becomes a new rental. Your deposit is subject to the cancellation conditions as explained in paragraph 3.

5. Alterations and cancellations by ApartmentBarcelona: Though it is unlikely that we will have to make any changes to confirmed arrangements, it does rarely happen and we will advise you at the earliest possible date. If, for any reason beyond our control it will happen, we will cancel the booking and refund the amount paid to us in full. The expenditure for the dispatch to you of the amount paid to us will be our responsability. We will not be liable for any further obligations or claims by you.

6. Number of people/replacements: Only those people listed in the rental contract may use the property. The number of people must not exceed the number of sleeping places indicated in the property listing except in the case of children (under four years) fro whom cot are available under renting. Should the owner find any violations to this clause, it is totally up to the owner discretion to ask you to vacate the house.

7. Arrival and departure times: You must arrive between 11:30 am and 8:30 pm and leave before 11.00 am on the day of departure unless alternative arrangements have been made in advance. Please plan on providing us an estimated time of arrival before your departure.

8. Security deposit: A security deposit € 180 is due. The security deposit covers the cost of any damage or breaking during your stay to the property and its contents, inside and outside, excluding normal wear. It will be returned to you at departure.

9. Cleaning. You will find the property clean. The property must be left in good order by you at the end of the rental period. Additional cleaning charge € 30 will be assessed against the security deposit if the home is not left in reasonable condition in the opinion of the owner.

10. Behavior: The person signing the Booking Form is reponsible for the correct and decent behavior of his/her party. Should the person and his/her party behave in such a manner that is not acceptable by civilized standards, the owner may ask the person and his/her party to vacate the house and ask also the intervention of local authorities.

11. Liability: You and your party hold BarcelonApartment and the property owner harmless from and against any and all liability arising out of or in any way connected with your use and occupancy of the property, including injuries, damages or losses from fire, theft or criminal activity. BarcelonApartment and the property owner are never liable for consequential damages.

12. Jurisdiction: Both the booking contract and the rental contract are governed by the Spanish laws. Courts in Barcelona, Spain have exclusive jurisdiction over any claims, disputes or other matters in question between the parties.