#1 — Pets are not permitted unless they are certified service animals. Guests will be asked to leave the property without a refund if they bring any animal.
#2 — Please be mindful of other guests staying in the surrounding cottages and keep all volumes to a respectable level during your stay especially while outside (using hot tub, having bonfire etc.) Sound travels extremely easily here especially on calm & quiet days/evenings with no wind.
#3 — No smoking is permitted inside the Cottage / any other building on the resort at any time. In all other outdoor areas, smoking is most definitely permitted. Please do not throw out cigarettes onto the property, all cigarette remains must be discarded into provided ashtrays, this not only poses a major forest fire hazard for the surrounding grass/brush/trees but is also considered littering and we unfortunately do not have time to pick up all the cigarette remains. Please do not extinguish cigarettes in inappropriate places such pressing them into the hot tub shell or any other part of the hot tub, the deck or on any wooden outdoor structures.
#4 — You are free to use the provided kayaks / boats during your stay on the lake. There is no kayak rental required :) If you use the kayaks, please put them back how found them ** Life jackets must be worn and are in the second bedroom closet & must be worn**
#5 — Very Important! - There is a man-made pond/fountain between the lake & cottage for your viewing pleasure only. Any of the following is strictly not permitted: Do not swim or walk in pond (children included), do not throw any rocks into pond, do not remove any flat rocks in/around pond area, do not drink pond water, do not allow children around pond / lake unsupervised.
#6 — Please keep entrance door closed when not in use. We do not want any unwanted critters sneaking into the cottage :) (ex. mice, squirrels, hummingbirds etc.)
#7 — Please do not litter or leave any garbage outside on the property / around fire pit area. This includes but is not limited to bottle caps, food, plastic shot glasses, cigarette ends, cans, wrappers of any kind etc.
#8 — If there is a provincial fire ban in place, we have the right to extinguish any unauthorized fires on the resort. Guests will be charged a fine starting at $500 if there is an unauthorized fire during a provincial Nova Scotia fire ban. The fire pit is ONLY to be used for burning wood, no garbage. Please always be conscientious and keep fire at a safe & low volume to reduce the risk of flying embers. Please be respectful of the property and do not cut down any trees (even small bushes/ trees that are growing) on the property & surrounding area or remove/ break off any branches of any trees to use for the fire pit. If you need firewood, it is available for $15 a bundle or you are more than welcome to take your own !! :)
#9 — Baseline price for the cottage is for 2 guests, additional guests added on to the booking are $50 per person. There is a $80.00 charge for each unauthorized guest on the premises, this also includes children. All guests coming must be on the reservation. All Sofa beds will be locked / cannot be unfolded by default and are not available for use until the number of people on the reservation meets the requirement or unless you pay an extra fee to have an additional sofa bed / extra linens & bedding prepared for you. This measure has been taken to prevent unauthorized people from visiting the listing due to insurance purposes.
Example: | 2 Guests - king bed prepared | 3-4 Guests: king & queen bed prepared |4-6 Guests: king, queen + queen sofa bed prepared | 7 Guests: king + queen bed, queen sofa bed + twin sofa bed prepared.
#10— Please Do not break/throw any rocks or landscaping rocks in the lake, pond or around the property in general (ex: rocks such as those for the fire pit/walkways/shoreline/ landscaped flat rock wall/stairs)
** Both rock landscaping areas are for decorative purposes ** Please Do not walk down the flat rock landscaping that circles the front of the cottage, please use the designated stairs or walk around. There are also several cacti planted there so please take extra caution as they do have spines (cannot be visually seen because they are very thin & small) that will prick your skin & are very hard to remove. Please also take extra caution with children so they do not play or walk on this landscaped area/ wall because of the cacti and for safety reasons. Doing so can cause potential risk of tripping/ slipping and falling for both adults & children and we are not liable for any accidents that this may cause. The retaining boulder rock wall on the lake shoreline is the same concept, please do not climb on any of those large rocks, (they are there to protect the shoreline from erosion) if so, you are doing this at your own risk, we are not liable for any accidents.
#11 — I ask that all guests to please treat the cottage and property with respect and compassion :)
Please do the right thing and let me know if anything at all ever accidentally breaks in the cottage or on the property, since I need to have enough time between reservations to replace or repair anything.
*** If something is damaged or broken due to recklessness or due to rules not being followed you will be charged for the damage and/or item(s) that are broken, this also includes any lost / stollen / missing items that belong to the cottage. Everything is checked through very thoroughly after check-out and will notice if anything is missing or damaged. Stealing will not be tolerated. Thank you kindly for your understanding!
#12 — We take the privacy of our guests very seriously, therefore takeoff and landing of drones is restricted on the whole 160-acre site unless given permission to do so.
#13 — Upon Check-Out please double-check the hot tub and the Cottage for any belongings before you leave :) I am not responsible for any forgotten or misplaced items. Any found belongings left behind will be stored in a lost & found box for 30 days. During this time, you can arrange a pick-up. If items are not claimed within 30 days after the check-out date, they will be discarded.