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Rental terms

What commits you, and what commits us. Please read before booking: paying the deposit means you accept these terms.

This is an English translation of the French terms (conditions générales de location). In the event of any discrepancy, the French version prevails.

1. The owner

Owner: Corine Raspail, Ferme Le Grand Ubac
Address: 1700 chemin du Pègue, 26770 Roche-Saint-Secret-Béconne, France
Telephone: +33 6 32 09 57 69
Email: contact@fermelegrandubac.fr
Classification: Meublé de tourisme (furnished holiday let) with a French 2-star rating

2. Purpose

These terms govern the seasonal letting of two furnished holiday cottages on the property of Ferme Le Grand Ubac: Le Cèdre (71 m², adjoining the owner's home, but self-contained) and Le Buis (64 m², a detached building with private parking).

These terms can be read before any booking; paying the deposit means you accept them.

3. Capacity

Each cottage is designed for 2 people in the bedroom, with room for 2 more people on the sofa bed in the living room, making 4 people at most per cottage.

The number of occupants stated at booking may not be exceeded. The owner reserves the right to refuse access if it is.

4. Length of stay and arrival days

3 April to 29 May: 3 nights minimum, arrival possible on any day of the week.
29 May to 25 September: weekly lets only, Saturday to Saturday (7 nights).
25 September to 16 October: 7 nights minimum when booking online, arrival possible on any day of the week.
Shorter stays: in April and from 25 September to 16 October, a shorter stay may be granted on request to the owner. It cannot be booked online.

Check-in is from 5 pm and check-out by 10 am, on Saturday for weekly lets.

5. Rates

Rates are in euros, per week and per cottage. They include electricity, water and heating.

Season	Period (2027)	Le Cèdre	Le Buis
Low	3 April – 29 May · 25 Sept – 16 Oct	€390	€380
Mid	29 May – 10 July · 28 Aug – 25 Sept	€481	€469
High	10 July – 28 August	€577	€557

Not included: the tourist tax, charged on top and paid over to the local authority, and the following amounts, paid on site on arrival:

end-of-stay cleaning, optional: €50 a week;
pet supplement: €15 a week;
firewood: one basket free on arrival, then €6 per basket of logs.

Parking in the private car park is free. The price is the same for 1 to 4 people.

6. Bed linen and household linen

Bed linen and towels are not provided. Guests bring their own bed linen, for the 140 cm bed and, if it is used, for the sofa bed, as well as their own bath towels.

7. Booking and payment

A booking is confirmed by paying a deposit of 25% of the price of the stay, by card. Under French law this is an acompte, not arrhes: the booking is binding on both parties.
The balance is paid on site, on arrival, together with the amounts set out in article 5 (cleaning if chosen, pet supplement, firewood).
Accepted means of payment: bank card online, cheque drawn on a French bank made out to Corine Raspail, Chèques-Vacances (French holiday vouchers).

8. Security deposit

On arrival, in addition to the price of the stay, the owner asks for a security deposit. Its amount is stated in the rental contract.

9. Cancellation

Cancellation by the guest

Any cancellation must be notified by registered letter to the owner: Corine Raspail, Ferme Le Grand Ubac, 1700 chemin du Pègue, 26770 Roche-Saint-Secret-Béconne, France.

The deposit is refunded if the cottage can be relet for the same period and at the same price.
Otherwise the deposit is kept by the owner, who will ask for the balance of the price of the stay.
If the guest has not been in touch within 24 hours of the planned arrival date, the contract becomes void and the owner may let the cottage to someone else. The deposit is kept and the balance of the stay is due.

Cancellation by the owner

If the owner cancels the booking, she pays the guest twice the sums received.

Leaving early

If the guest cuts the stay short, no refund is made.

No right of withdrawal

Under Article L221-28 12° of the French Consumer Code, accommodation services provided on a specific date do not carry the fourteen-day right of withdrawal that applies to distance selling.

10. Pets

A maximum of one pet per cottage is accepted, for a supplement of €15 per week, paid on arrival. The guest remains responsible for the animal and for any damage it may cause.

Two livestock guardian dogs live on the property, in fenced paddocks, with their goats. Around thirty Rove goats, three donkeys and some horses graze the meadows: guests' animals must be kept on a lead near the enclosures.

11. Access and condition of the property

The property is reached by 500 metres of sloping dirt track. Guests are told this before booking. A very low-slung vehicle will need care.

Keys are handed over in person by the owner. The guest undertakes to give an approximate arrival time.

The accommodation is handed over clean. End-of-stay cleaning is the guest's responsibility, and the accommodation must be left clean, unless the guest has chosen the cleaning option at €50 a week; in every case, the accommodation is left tidy and the dishes done.

12. Guest's obligations

Use the accommodation peacefully and respect the neighbours.
Not sublet or transfer the booking.
Report any damage or malfunction without delay.
Follow the safety instructions, in particular for using the fireplace.
Not smoke inside the accommodation.

13. Insurance

Guests are advised to check that their home insurance includes holiday letting cover (garantie villégiature) for any damage they might cause to the rented accommodation.

14. Personal data

Data collected when you book or get in touch is processed in accordance with our privacy policy.

15. Disputes and mediation

These terms are governed by French law. In the event of a dispute, the guest may use a consumer mediator free of charge, under Article L612-1 of the French Consumer Code.

Failing an amicable settlement, the French courts have jurisdiction.

These terms exist in French, English, German and Dutch; in the event of any discrepancy, the French version prevails.
Version of 5 October 2026.