Model Farm Country House
Model Farm COVID-19 Risk Assessment
Covid-19 was a new illness that can affect your lungs and airways. It is caused by a virus called Coronavirus. Symptoms can be mild, moderate, severe or fatal. The main hazard we are trying to avoid is the spread of the virus within Model Farm Country House.
As Covid-19 is no longer thought to present a greater threat than other viruses, we will not now insist on distancing etc. but have left the assessment here as much of the information is gererally useful.
Who might be harmed?
Guests
Staff; Owners, Cleaners, Gardeners and Contractors.
Controls Required
For Staff; Owners, Cleaners, Gardeners and Contractors.
- Encourage self-distancing to 2m.
- Encourage vigorous and frequent hand washing
- Use the supplied disposable gloves and masks as appropriate
- Regularly use the supplied alcoholic hand sanitizer
- If required, cough and sneeze into the supplied disposable tissues
- Inform the owners if they are unwell or fall ill later
Guests.
- The owners will meet the guests at a 2m distance and will not show them around the house but will be available to answer any questions.
- There is a sanitized key safe outside the front door.
- There is alcoholic hand sanitizer inside both external doors and in each of the kitchens.
- There is anti-bacterial hand wash and anti-bacterial washing up liquid in both kitchen/diners.
- There is anti-bacterial spray in all bathrooms
Risk Reduction
Cleaning before guests arrive
Thorough cleaning and disinfecting objects and surfaces that are touched regularly particularly in areas of high use such as door handles, light switches, reception area and hot tub using appropriate cleaning products and methods. Also, thorough cleaning and disinfecting of kitchen surfaces, drawers and cupboards and bathrooms.
Removal of at-risk items
- Reduced number of books, magazines, maps and games, those that are there have been placed in a virus free area for at least 72 hours before guests arrive.
- Reduced amount of crockery and cutlery, those that are there have been placed in a virus free area for at least 72 hours before guests arrive.
Follow Government Guidelines
We will endeavor to follow the guidelines and have very spacious accommodation with separate bathrooms so people can safely self-distance from other guests where appropriate.
Accommodation Booking Terms and Conditions
Your contract is with Dave & Roz Young (“we”, “us” and “our” in these Booking Conditions) for the property known as Model Farm (“the Property”). References to “you” or “your” are references to the person making the booking and all members of the holiday party.
These Booking Conditions form the basis of your contract with us so please read them carefully. Nothing in these Booking Conditions affects your normal statutory rights.
- Making your booking
When you book the Property with us please supply your name and phone number together with your payment for the Initial Deposit. Please note that the Initial Deposit is only refundable if you cancel your booking within seven days of receiving our confirmation of your booking.
Your booking is made as a consumer for the purpose of a holiday and you acknowledge that no liability can be accepted for any business losses howsoever suffered or incurred by you.
Once the Initial Deposit has been received and accepted by us, we will issue you with our confirmation. The contract between us will only be formed when we send you our confirmation and is subject to these terms and conditions. We reserve the right to refuse any booking prior to the issue of our confirmation. If we do this we will promptly refund any money you have paid to us.
You should carefully check the details of our confirmation and inform us immediately of any errors or omissions.
- Paying for your booking
You are required to send to us your payment for the balance of the Rental at least eight weeks prior to the Arrival Date as set out in our confirmation. We shall endeavour to send you an invoice for the balance prior to the eight week date. If you fail to make a payment due to us in full and on time we may treat your booking as cancelled by you.
We do not normally request a Security Deposit but would still expect payment for any substantial breakages. We May request a Security Deposit for very large groups.
- If you cancel or amend your booking
If you need to cancel or amend your booking you must contact us as soon as possible.
You will also be required to confirm your cancellation in writing or by email to the addresses shown on our written confirmation. A cancellation will not take effect until we receive written confirmation from you.
If you cancel your booking within seven days of receiving our confirmation, we will refund the balance of any money you have paid us. After such period, if you cancel your booking more than eight weeks prior to the Arrival Date, we will retain the Initial Deposit and refund the balance of any money you have paid to us.
If you cancel your booking less than eight weeks prior to the Arrival Date, we reserve the right to retain the Initial Deposit and the Rental, but would refund the Security Deposit if applicable. In these circumstances we will refund the Rental (less any additional costs incurred) to you if we are able to secure an alternative booking for the Property.
- If we cancel or amend your booking
We would not expect to have to make any changes to your booking, but sometimes problems occur and we may have to make alterations or even cancel bookings.
If this does happen, we will contact you as soon as is reasonably practical and inform you of the cancellation or the change to your booking and, if it is necessary to cancel your booking, we will refund the balance of any money you have paid us.
- Your accommodation
You can arrive at your accommodation after 16:00 hours on the Arrival Date of your holiday and you must leave by 10:00 hours on the Departure Date. Depending on other bookings we may be able to adjust these times.
If your arrival will be delayed, you must contact us so that alternative arrangements can be made. If you fail to do so you may not be able to gain access to the Property. If you fail to arrive by midday on the day after the Arrival Date and you do not advise the contact of your anticipated late arrival we may treat the booking as having been cancelled by you.
- Your obligations
You agree to keep and leave the Property and the furnishings, kitchen equipment, crockery, glasses, etc. clean and in good condition.
You agree not to cause any damage or to do anything that may be reasonably considered to cause a nuisance or annoyance to us or to any other occupier of adjoining or neighbouring properties.
You agree not to make noise outside or in the orangery after 23:00.
You agree not to let off fireworks, as we have horses nearby.
You agree to take all necessary steps to safeguard your personal property. No liability to you is accepted in respect of damage to or loss of such property, except where the damage or loss is caused by our negligence.
You cannot allow more people to stay in the Property than expressly authorised, nor can you significantly change the makeup of the party during your stay in the Property, nor can you take your pet into the Property unless previously arranged. If you do so, we can refuse to hand over the Property to you, or can require you to leave it. We will treat any of these circumstances as a cancellation of the booking by you.
You agree to allow us or any representative of ours access at any reasonable time during your stay for the purpose of essential repairs.
- Complaints
Every effort has been made to ensure that you have an enjoyable and memorable holiday. If however, you have any cause for complaint it is important that remedial action is taken as soon as possible.
It is essential that you contact us if any problem arises so that it can be speedily resolved. It is often extremely difficult (and sometimes impossible) to resolve difficulties properly unless we are promptly notified. Discussion of any criticisms with us whilst you are in residence will usually enable shortcomings to be rectified straightaway. In particular, complaints of a transient nature (for example, regarding preparation or heating of the Property) cannot possibly be investigated unless registered whilst you are in residence.
If any complaint cannot be resolved during your holiday, you must write to us with full details within 28 days.
