20 06 GENERA L TE RMS AN D CON DITIONS FO R THE HOTEL INDUST RY (AG BH 2 00 6) as of 1 5 No ve mber 2 00 6
§ 1 S c op e o f a pplic atio n 1 .1 T h ese G e ner al T erms an d C ondi tion s fo r t he H ot el In dus tr y (h er eina fte r r efe rr ed to as “ A G B H 2 006
) sh all r epla ce t he pr evio us Ö H V B [A ust ria n H otel C on tra ct C on diti ons] as amen de d o n 2 3 S e ptemb er 19 81. 1.2 T he A G B H 2 00 6 sh
all no
t
e xclu de s pe cial agr eeme nts. T he A G B H 20 06 s hall be su bsidi ar y to ag re eme nts ma de on an i ndivi du al b asis.
§ 2 D efini tio ns 2 .1 D efini tion s: “ P ro prie t or” : mea ns a n i ndivi dual or e ntit y t ha t a ccommoda tes gu ests ag ains t r emun era tion.
G ues t” : me ans a n in divid
ual t ha t uses acc ommodati on. U su all y t he gu es t is als o t he P art y . G ues ts als o i nclu de t hos e p ers ons th at a re
accommod ate d t og eth er wi th s uc h P a rt y (e. g. famil y membe rs, frie nd s et c.). P art y : me ans a d omestic o r fo rei gn i ndiv idual or
en tit y t hat e nte rs in
to an A c co mmodatio n A g reem ent as a G uest o r fo r a G u est. C o nsume r” an d “ E ntr ep re ne ur” : th ese te rms sh all b e c onst ru ed
as d efin ed b y t he 19 79 C o nsume r P r ot ectio n A ct (K o nsume nte nsc hut z ges et z ) as am end ed . “ A cc ommoda tion A gr ee ment” : mean s th e agr
eeme nt ma de
bet w een th e P r op riet or an d t he P art y , th e cont ent s of whic h a re sp ecifie d b elo w .
3 § 3 E xe cuti on of t he ag re ement
D o w n p a ym en t 3. 1 T h e A ccommo dati on A gre ement sh all b e d eeme d e nt ere d in to up on t he acc ept anc e of t he P art y s o rd er b y t he P ro
p riet or . E lect r
o nic decl ara t ions s hall be de emed re ceiv ed w he n t h e y ca n be c ollec ted b y th e p art y to
w hich the y a re ad dr esse d u nd er no rma l circumst anc es pr ovid ed t hat th e y are r eceiv ed du ring th e p ublis he d b usin ess hou rs of t h
e P ro prie tor . 3 .2 T h e P r op rie tor s hall be en t
itle d t o e nte r in to t he A c commodati on A gr eeme nt u nd er the co nditio n t hat th e P a rt y makes a d o wn
pa y me nt. I n s uch ev ent, th e P r op riet or shall be obli ged to inf orm th e P a rt y of t he req uir ed do w n p a y me nt b ef ore acc e ptin g th e
w ritte n o r oral or de r o f t he P ar t y
. If th e P a rt y agr ees to th e d o wn pa y ment (i n wri tin g o r o rall y ) , t he A c commoda tion A gr eeme nt s hall be de emed
ent ere d in to up on the re cei pt o f th e P a r t y’ s d ecla rati on of c ons en t o n th e do w n pa y me nt b y t he P ro prie tor . 3 .3 T h e P a rt y s hal
l be obli ged to make
the d o wn p a ym ent no lat er tha n 7 d a y s (re ceip t) b efo re t he acc ommodati on . T he cost s fo r th e fi nan cial t ra nsac tio n ( e.g.
remitta nce fe e) s hall be pai d b y t he P ar t y . C r edit a nd debi t ca rd s sh all b e s ubje ct to th e te rms a nd con ditio ns of t he i ss uin
g comp an y .
3. 4 T he d o wn pa y me nt shall be de emed an i nst alment of the a gre ed remu ne rati on.
§ 4 S t ar t a nd en d of acc ommoda tion 4. 1 U nl ess t he P ro pri eto r of fe rs a n y oth er time of occ up anc y , th e P a rt y sh all b e e ntitle d
t o move int o t he ren te d r ooms f r om 4.0 0 p .m. o n th e
agr ee d d ate ( da te of arriv al” ). 4.2 I f a r oom is occu pie d f o r th e fi rst time be fo re 6.0 0 a .m., th e
prec edi ng nig ht s hall be de emed th e fir st nig ht of accommod ati on. 4.3 T he re n ted ro oms sh all b e va cat ed b y t he P ar t y b y 12. 00
no on on th e d ate of de pa rtu r e.
T he P ro pri eto r s hall be entitl ed to ch arg e a no the r d a y if th e r en ted ro oms a r e n ot v acat ed i n time . 4
§ 5 R escis sion of th e A ccommo dati on A gre ement
C anc ellati on fe e R e scissi on b y t he P rop riet or 5. 1 If th e A cc ommoda tion A gr eeme nt pro vid es f or a d o wn pa y m
e nt an d suc h do w n p a ym en t h as not be en ma de b y t he P ar t y in time, t he P rop riet or ma y r esci nd t he
A ccommodati on A gr eeme nt wit ho ut gra ntin g a n y g rac e peri od. 5. 2 If th e G ues t fails t o a rriv e b y 6 .00 p.m. on th e a gr e ed dat e o
f a rriv al, t he P rop rie tor sh all n o
t b e o blig ed to accommod at e th em u nl ess a lat er time of ar rival h as b ee n a gr eed up on . 5. 3 If th e P a rt y has mad e
a d o wn pa y me nt (se e 3 .3 ), t he ro oms s hall b e deeme d res erv ed until 12 .0 0 n o on on t he da y foll o win g t he dat e o f a rriv al at th e
lat est. If a d o wn
pa ym ent to th e amo unt of mo re th an f ou r d a y s has b een made , t he oblig ati on t o a ccommod ate the G u est sh all e nd on 6.0 0 p .m.
on t he fo urt h d a y , t he da te of arri val bei ng deeme d t he first d a y , unle ss t he G u est in fo rms th e P r opri et or of a lat er dat e of
ar rival
. 5. 4 U nless ot he r wise ag re e d u pon , t he P r op riet or ma y r esci nd t he A ccommodati on A gr eeme nt f or obj ectiv el y jus tifie d r eas ons
b y me ans of a
unilat er al d ecla rati on b y 3 mo nths be fo r e th e a gr ee d d ate of ar rival of the P ar t y . R escis sion b y th e P a rt y
C a ncell a
tio n fe e 5 .5 T h e P a rt y ma y r escin d t he A c commodati on A gr eeme nt b y mea ns of a u nilat eral de clar ati on b y 3 mont hs bef ore th e a g
r eed d ate of ar rival of t he
G ues t wit hou t b ein g lia ble t o pa y a c an cellati on f ee . 5. 6 O utsi de the p erio d s p ecifie d in § 5.5. , th e P
a rt y m a y o nl y res cind t he A ccommod atio n A g re ement b y means of a u nilat er al d ecla ra tion su bje ct to th e foll o win g c anc ellati on
f ee s:
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4 0% of the to tal agr ee d p rice b y 1
month bef or e t he dat e o f a rriv al;
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7 0% of t he t otal a gre ed pri ce b y 1 we ek bef o re t he d
at e of a rriv al;
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9 0% o f th e t otal agr ee d p rice withi n t he l ast w eek pr ece ding th e d ate of ar rival. 5 3 mon ths or more 3 mont hs t o 1 mont h 1 mo
nt h t o 1 w eek up to 1 w eek n o ca ncell atio n
fee 40% 70% 90% P rev enti on from ar rival 5. 7 I f th e P a rt y i s p rev ent ed
from ar riving at th e ac commod atin g es ta blish ment o n t he dat e of a rriv al si nce this is impossibl e d ue to unf or ese ea ble e xtr ao r
din ar y ev ents (e .g. e xt reme sn o wfall, fl ood s et c.), th e P a rt y s hall no t b e
oblig ed to pa y th e a gr eed r emune ra tion for th e d ate of a
r rival. 5. 8 T he o bliga tio n to pa y th e remun er atio n f or the b ooke d sta y sh all r eviv e as so on as t he ar riva l bec omes possi ble a
g ain pr ovid ed t ha t it be comes po ssibl e withi n t hr ee da y s .
§ 6 P rovisi on of s ub stitu te accommo dat ion 6.1 T h e P r op riet or ma y p rovi de
th e P art y or th e g uest s wit h a de qua te s ub s titute acc ommoda tion ( of t he s ame qual it y ) p rovi de d t hat this i s r eas on able fo r t he
P a rt y , p artic ula rl y if the diff er enc e is insigni fica nt a nd obj ectiv el y
justifie d. 6.2 A n obje ctive justifi cati on s hall, f or e x ampl
e, be de emed giv en if th e r oom(s ) h as ( ha ve) b ecome un usa ble , gu ests th at h av e al rea d y be en accom modat ed pr olon g t hei r st a y ,
t he est ablis hment is ov er bo oked o r t his b ecome s n ecess ar y d ue t o o th er imp ort ant
ope rati on al ac tivitie s. 6 .3 A n y e x tr a e x p ens es a ri
sin g f rom su ch s ubs titu te acco mmodatio n sh all b e paid b y th e P ro pri e tor.
§ 7 R i ght s o f th e P a rt y 7. 1 B y e nt erin g i nto an A c commod atio n A g re ement, th e P art y sh all ac qui re the rig ht to make n ormal use
of t he re nte d rooms an d t he f acilities of the acc ommoda ti
ng est ablis hment tha t a re usu all y acce ssibl e to th e g uest s fo r u se wi tho ut an y sp ecial
con ditio ns a nd of the us ual s ervi ce. T h e P ar t y s hall e xe rcise th eir rig hts i n ac c ord anc e wit h a n y ap plica ble hot el a nd/ or gue
st r eg ulati ons (r ules of th e h ous e ). 6
§ 8 O
blig ati ons of t he P ar t y 8 .1 T h e P a rt y s hall be obli ged to pa y th e agr ee d r emune rati on plu s a n y e x tr a amo unt s t h at h ave ari sen
fr om th e us e of s peci al s ervic es b y th e P a rt y an d/o r t he acc omp an y in g gue sts plus an y a pplic able V A T b y th e dat e o f d ep art ure
at t
h e lat est.
8.2 T h e P r op riet or shall no t b e o blig ed t o acc ep t fo rei gn c ur re ncies . If th e P r opr ietor acc ep ts f orei gn cu rre ncie s, s uch s hal
l b e acce pte d at t he c ur re nt p rice if p ossibl e. If th e P r op riet or acc epts fo reig n cu rr enci es o r c ashl ess me ans of pa y men
t, t he P art y sh all p a y an y
associ ate d c osts, e. g. f or i nq uiri es wit h credi t ca rd comp ani es, t ele grams etc. 8 .3 T he P ar t y s hall be li able to w ar ds t he P ro
p riet or for a n y d amag e c aus ed b y t hemselv es o r t he G u est or an y ot he r p erso ns tha t r eceiv e s ervic es of t
he P ro priet or with th e kno wle dg e o r in
acco rd anc e wit h th e in te ntio n of th e P a rt y . § 9 R ig hts of t he P rop rie tor 9. 1 If th e P ar t y r ef uses to pa y o r is in a rre ars w it
h th e agr ee d r emun er atio n, t he P ro pri eto r sh all b e e ntitl ed to make use of t he leg al ri ght o
f ret enti on i n acco rd anc e w ith
§ 9 70c of A B G B [A ust ria n C ivil C od e] a nd t he l eg al ri ght of li en i n a cco rd anc e wit h § 11 01 of A B G B wit h r esp ect t o t h e items
br oug ht alo ng b y t he P art y o r th e G u est . F urt he rmor e, t he P ro prie to r sh all be e ntitle d t o make us e o
f t his ri ght of r ete ntio n or li en i n o rd er t o s ecu re
its claims u nd er th e A ccommo dati on A gre ement , p arti cula rl y f or cat eri ng, oth e r e x pe nses mad e fo r t he P art y a nd f or an y kind o
f dama ge claims. 9.2 I f s ervic es a re re qu este d in th e r oom of t he P ar t y or d ur
in g u nu sual times of t he da y (a fter 8. 00 p.m. a nd be for e 6.0 0 a.m. ),
the P ro prie tor sh all b e e ntitl ed t o c ha rg e a n e x tra r emune ra tion . H o w ev er, suc h e xt ra remu ne rati on sh all b e in dicat ed on t he
pric e boa rd fo r th e r oom. T h e P r opri eto r ma y also r efus e s uch
ser vices for op era tio nal rea so ns. 9.3 T he P rop ri eto r sh all b e e ntitl ed to is sue inv oices
or in te rim invoic es for its s ervic es at an y time. 7
§ 1 0 O bliga tion s of th e P r op riet or 10. 1 T he P r opri eto r s hall be obli ge d to pr ovi de t he ag re ed s ervi ces to an e xt ent
th a t complie s wit h its s ta nda rd s. 1 0.2 E xtr a se rvice s of th e P r op riet or tha t must b e in dicat ed acc ordi ngl y sinc e t he y ar e n ot
incl ud ed i n t he acc ommodati on
remun er atio n s hall, b y w a y of e x ample , inclu de: a) E xtr a a ccommod atio n s ervi ces t hat ma y b e in voic e
d s ep ar atel y , su ch as th e p rovi sion of l ou ng es, s au na, i ndo or an d/o r o ut doo r s wimming p ool, s olari um, g ara ge s et c.; b) A re du
c ed pric e sh all b e c har ge d f or t he pr ovisi on
of a dditi on al b eds or cri bs.
§ 1 1 Li abilit y of the P ro pri eto r f or dama ge t o it ems of g
u ests 11 .1 T h e P r op riet or s hall be li abl e fo r t he i tems b ro ug ht a long b y the P ar t y in acc or da nce w ith §§ 97 0 ss of A B G B . T he
P ro prie to r sh all o nl y b e lia ble if th e it ems ha ve be en ha n ded ov er t o t he P ro prie to r o r th e
pers on s a uth oris ed b y t he P ro pri eto r o r
de posit ed i n a pl ace assi gne d b y s uch or in te nde d f or suc h p ur pos e. U nless th e P ro pri eto r p rovi de s ot he r e vide nce , th e P ro pri
eto r s hall be li abl e fo r its o w n fa ult o r t he f ault of its vic ari ous ag ent s a n d visit ors. In acc or dan ce wi th § 9 70
sec. 1 o f A B G B ,
t he P ro pri eto r s hall onl y be li abl e u p t o t he amou nt s pecifi ed i n th e A us tri an l a w o n t he li abilit y of l an dlor ds and ot he r e n
tr ep re neu rs of 16 N ovemb er 19 21 (B un des ge set z üb er die H aftu ng de r G ast wi rte u nd an der er U nt ern ehme r) as amen ded . If th e P a rt
y
or
t he G u est f ails t o immedia tel y compl y wi th the P ro pri eto r’ s req ues t t o d ep os it thei r it ems in a s peci al d ep osit, t he P r opri et
o r s hall be rel eas ed f rom an y li abi lit y . T he amou nt of an y li abilit y of th e P r opri eto r s hall be limite d t o a ma ximum of t he s
um ins
ure d und er th e t hird
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par t y lia bilit y i nsu ra nce of s uch P ro pri et or. A n y f ault of the P ar t y o r G ue st s hall be t aken in to acc oun t. 1 1. 2 T he P ro pri e to
r ma y n ot b e held liabl e f or sli gh t n egl igenc e. I f t he P art y is a n E n tre pr en eu r, the P ro prie tor ma y neit her b e
h eld li abl e fo r g ros s n egli gen ce. I n s uc h
eve nt, t he bu rd en of pro of to s ho w th e f ault s hall li e wit h t he P art y . N o co nse qu enti al o r in dire ct d amag e a nd no loss of pr o
fit s hall be reimb urs ed. 1 1.3 T h e P r opri eto r s hall onl y be liabl e f or v alu abl e s, mon e y a
nd sec uriti es u p t o a n amou nt o f cu rr entl y €550 .
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. T he
P rop riet or shall onl y b e lia ble f or an y e x cee ding dama ge in t he ev ent i t h as acc ept ed s uch items f or de posi tion kno win g th eir
qu alit y or i n t he eve nt t he dama ge has be en cau sed b y i tself o r its vi car i
ous ag ents . T he limitatio n o f lia bilit y in acco rd anc e wit h 1 2.1 an d 1 2. 2 sh all
appl y acc or din gl y . 8 1 1.4 T he P ro prie to r ma y r ef use to de posit val uabl es, m on e y a nd sec uriti es if the items ar e sig nifi cantl y
m or e val ua ble t ha n t hos e u suall y ha nde d ove r fo r de
p ositi on b y t he gu e sts of th e a ccommod atin g e sta blishme nt. 11. 5 In e ach eve nt of de positi on,
liabilit y s hall be e xcl ud ed if th e P a rt y an d/o r G uest fails to immedi atel y n otif y th e P ro pri eto r o f t he occu rr ed dama ge. F urt
hermo re , su ch cl aims sh all b e a sse rt ed
i n co urt withi n t hre e y e a rs f rom t heir knowl ed ge or pos sible kno wle dg e to th e P ar t y a nd /or G u est; ot he r wise , th e
right sh all b ecome e xti nct.
§ 1 2 Limita tion s of liabili t y 1 2.1 If the P art y i s a C on sume r, t he P rop rie tor ma y not be hel d lia ble for slig ht n e
gli ge nce, e xce pt f or bo dil y inj ur y . 1 2.2 If t he P ar t y i s a n E nt re pr ene ur , th e P r op riet or ma y not b e h eld li abl e fo r sli ght or
gr oss n eglig enc e. I n s uch ev ent, th e b ur de n
of p ro of t o s ho w the fa ult s hall li e wit h t he P a rt y . N o co nse que nti al, n on
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mate ri al or
in dire ct d amag e a nd no loss of pr ofit s hall be reimb urs ed. T he dama ge t o b e r eimbur se d sh all a t a n y c ase be li mited t o th e am
oun t of th e d amag e in c urr ed bec au se t he P art y h as relie d o n
the v alidit y of th e a gr eeme nt (V er tra ue nsint er esse ).
§ 1 3 A nimals 13 .1
A nimals ma y onl y be br oug ht t o t he acc ommodati ng est ablis hment wi th the pri or co nse nt o f t he P ro priet or an d agai nst e xt ra rem
u ne rati on. 13. 2 T he P art y b rin ging alo ng an a nima l shall be obli ge d to p rop erl y ke ep an d/ or s up ervis e s uch animal du rin g
their st a
y o r t o h ave it kept an d/o r s up e rvise d b y a qu alifie d thi rd pa rt y at t hei r o wn e xp ens e. 13. 3 T he P ar t y and /or G uest bri ngi ng
alo ng an animal shall ha v e a n ac cor din g a nimal lia bilit y i nsu ra nc e a nd/ or pe rso nal li abilit y ins ura nce th a t cov ers an y p ote nt
ial da
ma ge ca use d
b y a nimals. E vi de nce of s uc h ins ur anc e sh all b e p rovi de d t o th e P r op riet or up on req ues t. 13. 4 T he P ar t y a nd/ or th eir insur an c
e c ompa n y s hall be j ointl y a nd seve rall y li abl e to w ar ds the P ro pri eto r f or an y dama ge cau sed b y th e a nimals bro ug ht alo
n g. S uch dama ge shall
par ticul arl y also i nclu de an y comp en sat ion t o b e p aid b y the P ro pri eto r t o t hird par ties. 13 .5 A nimals s hall not be pe rmitted
to ent er th e lo un ges, sal oo ns, rest aur ant s a nd w elln ess z on es. 9
§ 1 4 P r olon gati on of the acc ommoda tio n 1 4.1
T h e P a rt y m a y n ot cl aim fo r a pr olon gati on of thei r st a y . I f t he P art y inf o rms the P ro pri eto r in time t hat th e y in te nd t o p ro
l on g th eir sta y , t he P rop riet or ma y con se nt t o a re ne w al o f th e A cc ommodati on A gre emen t. H o wev er, th e
P rop riet or shall no t b e o bli
g ed to do s o. 14. 2 If th e P a rt y is pr ev ent ed f rom l eav ing t he acc ommodati ng est ablis hment on t he da te of d ep art ur e si nce all
wa y s of tr av el a re blocked or u nus able d ue t o u nfo res ee able e xt ra or dina r y eve nts ( e.g. e xt reme sn o wfall, flo ods etc .),
the Ac commod
atio n Ag reem ent shall a utomatic all y be re ne w ed for th e d ur atio n of suc h p rev en tion fr om de pa rtu re. The remun er atio n t o b e p ai
d fo r thi s p eri od ma y onl y b e r ed uce d if t he Par t y is una ble to f ull y use th e of fe red se rvice s of t he accommod ati ng esta blish
me nt
d
ue to th e e x tra or din ar y w ea the r c on dit ions. T he P rop riet or sh all b e e ntitle d t o char ge as a minimum t he remu ner atio n cor res po
ndin g t o t he pric e u suall y ch ar ged in t he l o w s eas on .
§ 1 5 Termin atio n o f th e Acc ommoda tio n Agr eeme nt
Ea rl y c anc ellati on 15. 1 I f
th e Accommod ati on A gre emen t h as b een made fo r a d efinit e t erm, it shall en d u pon th e e x pir y of suc h t erm. 15. 2 If t he Pa rt y l
eav es pr ematu rel y , th e Pr op ri eto r sh all b e e ntitl ed to c ha rg e th e
total ag re ed remu ne rati on. T he P rop riet or s hall de duct a n y thi ng s
av ed du e to t he f ailu re t o use it s sc op e of se rvice s o r maint ain ed b y le ttin g t he bo oked r oo ms to ot he r g ue sts. S uch savi ngs
sh all onl y be de emed to e xist i f th e c ap acitie s of t he acc ommoda ting est ablis hmen t
are full y us ed up on t he Gu est’ s failu re t o us e t
he bo oked r ooms and th e r oom can be l et t o o th er gu ests du e t o th e c a ncella tion b y th e Pa rt y . Th e bur de n o f p roo f to sh o w t ha
t savi ngs ha ve be en m ade sh all lie wi th t he Par t y . 15. 3 Up on t he dea th of a G uest , t he A gre emen t
wit h t he P rop rie tor sh all b ecome e
xti nct . 15 .4 I f th e Acc ommoda tion Agr eeme n t has b een mad e fo r an i nde finit e t erm, the P arti es ma y te rminat e t he A gre eme nt b y
1 0.0 0 a .m. of th e thi rd da y p rec ed ing t he i nte nd ed en d o f th e Ag re ement . 15. 5 The Pro pri eto r s hall be
entitl ed to t ermin ate th e Acc
ommodati o n Agr eeme nt wi th immedi ate eff ect for i mport ant re aso ns, pa rticul arl y if t he P ar t y an d/ or t he Gu est a) makes signi fi
ca n tl y ad ver se use of th e r ooms o r makes t heir sta y int ole rabl e f or the ot he r g ues t s, th e o w ne r, it s vica rio us age nts or
the thir d
p ar ties s ta y i ng at t he acc ommoda ting est ablis hmen t d ue t o rut hless , offe nsive o r ot he r
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10 w ise hig hl y impr o per co ndu ct or c ommits an act a gain st pro pe rt y , mo ralit y o r p h y sic al s afet y to w ard s th es e p ers ons th at is
subj ect to pen alt y ; b) suf fe rs o f a con ta g
iou s
disea se or a di sea se the du ra tion of w h ich e x cee ds t he te rm of acc ommodati o n o r ot he r wise is in ne ed of car e; c ) f ail s to s et
tl e t he pr ese nte d inv oice s wh en the y be come pa y a bl e wit hin a r eas on a bl y se t p eri od (3 da y s ). 15. 6 I f th e p er fo rmanc e of th e A
g
re ement be comes
impossibl e d ue to ci rcumst anc es t o be deeme d e ve nts of f orc e maje ur e ( e.g . a cts of Go d, s trike, lo ckout, offici al o rd er s etc.
), t he Pro pri eto r ma y termin at e th e Accommod atio n Ag re emen t at an y ti me wi tho ut givin g p rio r n otic e u nless th e Agr e
eme nt is alr ea d y deeme d
termin ate d u nd er t he la w or the Pro pri e tor is rel ea sed of i ts o blig atio n t o ac co mmodate the Par t y . A n y cl aims fo r d amage s et c
. b y th e Pa rt y sh all b e e x clud e d.
§ 1 6 Sickness or de ath of th e G uest 1 6 .1 If a Gue st g ets sick duri ng th ei
r s ta y at t he accommod ati ng esta blishme nt, t he Pr op riet or sh all a rra ng e f or me dical care at th e r eq uest of th e G uest . I n th e
eve nt o f imminent d ang er , th e Pr op riet or s hall ar ran ge fo r medic al c ar e ev en
wit ho ut t he spe cial req ue st o f th e G ue s t, p artic ula rl y
if t his is ne cess ar y a nd t h e Gu est is u na ble t o do s o t hemselv es. 16. 2 As lo ng as the Gu est is u na ble t o make decisio ns or i t
is not pos sible to c ont act t he famil y o f th e Gue st, t he Pro p rieto r s hall ar ran ge fo r medic al c ar e
at t he e xp ens e o f th e G ue st. H o
wev er , the e xt ent of s uc h ca re shall e nd as s o on as t he Gue st is abl e t o make d ecisio ns o r t heir famil y has be en i nfo rmed ab o
ut the sickness . 1 6.3 T he P rop riet or s hall p ar ticul arl y be enti tle d to dam age s from t he P art y or th e G ues t o r, in th e
eve nt o f th ei
r de ath , t heir suc cess ors fo r th e f ollo win g e xp ens es: a) uns ettl ed medical c osts , co sts f or ambul anc e t ra nsp orts , d rug s a nd m
e dical aid s b ) r oo m disinfe ctio ns t hat ha ve bec ome n ec e ssar y , c) line n, be d sh ee ts a nd be d f ur n ishing th at hav e b ecome un us ab
le , o r
oth er wis e t he disinf ecti on of t ho ro ugh c leani ng of all of th ese items, d) res to rati on of w alls, f ur nitu re, ca rpe ts e tc. if su
c h h ave be en con tamin ate d o r d amag ed in r elati on wi th the sickness or de at h, e ) r ent for th e r oom, pr ovid ed t ha t it has bee n
o ccu p
ie d b y th e G uest , pl us
an y da y s d urin g w hich th e r ooms a re u nus able du e t o di sinf ectio n, v aca tio n et c., f) a n y o the r damag e i ncu rre d b y t he Prop riet
or. 11
§ 1 7 Plac e o f p erf orma nce, pl ace of j uri sdictio n a nd ap plica ble l a w 17. 1 The pl ace of per fo rmanc e sh a
ll b e t he plac e w her e t he acc ommodati ng est ablis hme nt is si tua te d. 1 7.2 Thes e Te rms an d C ondi tion s sh all b e g ov ern ed b y A ustr
i an adj ective a nd s ubs ta ntial l a w und er
e xclusi on of t he pr ovisi ons of i nte rn atio nal priv ate l a w (pa rtic ularl y IPRG [Aus tr ian act o
n i nte rn atio nal priv ate la w] an d the Rome C on ven tion of 19 80 ) a nd th e UN Sale s Co nve nti on. 17. 3 I f th e Pa rt y is an Ent re pre ne
ur, th e e x clusiv e pl ace of ju risdi ctio n sh all be t he domicile
of t he P rop riet or ; h o wev er, th e Pr op riet or s hall also be en title d t o
as ser t its rig hts b ef ore a n y o the r c ou rt t hat is com p ete nt f or t he loc atio n a nd ma tte r. 17. 4 If the Accommod atio n Ag re ement h
a s b een made with a P art y th at is a C ons u mer wh o h as t hei r d omicile o r ordi na r y
resid en ce i n Aus tria , ac tion s a gai nst t h e Co nsume r
ma y e xcl usivel y b e file d a t the domicile , o rdi na r y r esid enc e o r pla ce of wo rk of s uch C on sumer . 1 7.5 If t h e Accommod atio n Ag r
e emen t h as b ee n mad e wit h a P art y th at is a C ons umer w ho has th eir domicile in a membe r
state of th e Eu ro pea n U nion ( e xce pt f or Aus
tri a), Icel an d, N or w a y or S wit z erl an d, t he c ou rt t hat is c ompet ent fo r th e do micile of t he Con sume r in the ev ent of actio ns a
gai nst the Co nsume r in th e r el eva nt matt er sh all h ave e xcl usive j uris d iction. 12
§ 1 8 Mis cella ne ous 1 8.1 U nle ss o the r w ise sp ecifi ed
i n t he abo ve pr ovisio ns, a n y time limits s hall sta rt upo n t he do cu ment b y whic h s uch time limit is i nstr uct ed bein g d elive re d
t o t he P art y th at mu st compl y w ith th e time limit. When c alc ulatin g a time limit bas ed on da y s ,
the da y of th e moment o r ev ent to
whic h th e st art of th e time limit ref ers shall n ot b e in clud ed i n t he calc ulati on. Time li mits bas ed on w eeks o r mo nths sh all
r efe r to th e d a y of t he w eek o r mon th t h at co rr esp on ds t o t he da y sta rtin g f rom w hich the time limit is to be c ou nte d
acco rdi ng t
o its name o r n umbe r. If th e relev an t mont h l acks such d a y , it sh all be repl ace d wit h t he l ast da y of suc h mont h. 1 8. 2 An y de
clar atio ns s hall be re c eived b y th e ot he r p ar t y b y th e la st d a y of t he time limit (1 2.0 0 mid nigh t). 18 .3 The Pr opri eto r s hall
be en
ti tled to
offse t a n y of its claims agai nst claims o f th e Pa rt y . Th e Pa rt y shall no t b e e ntitl ed t o o ffse t a n y of its claims a gai nst cla
ims of th e Pr op riet or unl ess t he Pro pri e tor is ins olve nt or t he P art y s cl aim has bee n e sta blish ed b y a co urt o r ackno w l e
dg ed b y t he Pro pri eto r. 18. 4 If an y
gap s a rise i n r elati on with th e Ag reeme nt, t he ap plica ble l eg al p rovisi ons sh all appl y .
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20 06 GENERA L TE RMS AN D CON DITIONS FO R THE HOTEL INDUST RY (AG BH 2 00 6) as of 1 5 No ve mber 2 00 6
§ 1 S c op e o f a pplic atio n 1 .1 T h ese G e ner al T erms an d C ondi tion s fo r t he H ot el In dus tr y (h er eina fte r r efe rr ed to as “ A G B H 2 006
) sh all r epla ce t he pr evio us Ö H V B [A ust ria n H otel C on tra ct C on diti ons] as amen de d o n 2 3 S e ptemb er 19 81. 1.2 T he A G B H 2 00 6 sh
all no
t
e xclu de s pe cial agr eeme nts. T he A G B H 20 06 s hall be su bsidi ar y to ag re eme nts ma de on an i ndivi du al b asis.
§ 2 D efini tio ns 2 .1 D efini tion s: “ P ro prie t or” : mea ns a n i ndivi dual or e ntit y t ha t a ccommoda tes gu ests ag ains t r emun era tion.
G ues t” : me ans a n in divid
ual t ha t uses acc ommodati on. U su all y t he gu es t is als o t he P art y . G ues ts als o i nclu de t hos e p ers ons th at a re
accommod ate d t og eth er wi th s uc h P a rt y (e. g. famil y membe rs, frie nd s et c.). P art y : me ans a d omestic o r fo rei gn i ndiv idual or
en tit y t hat e nte rs in
to an A c co mmodatio n A g reem ent as a G uest o r fo r a G u est. C o nsume r” an d “ E ntr ep re ne ur” : th ese te rms sh all b e c onst ru ed
as d efin ed b y t he 19 79 C o nsume r P r ot ectio n A ct (K o nsume nte nsc hut z ges et z ) as am end ed . “ A cc ommoda tion A gr ee ment” : mean s th e agr
eeme nt ma de
bet w een th e P r op riet or an d t he P art y , th e cont ent s of whic h a re sp ecifie d b elo w .
3 § 3 E xe cuti on of t he ag re ement
D o w n p a ym en t 3. 1 T h e A ccommo dati on A gre ement sh all b e d eeme d e nt ere d in to up on t he acc ept anc e of t he P art y s o rd er b y t he P ro
p riet or . E lect r
o nic decl ara t ions s hall be de emed re ceiv ed w he n t h e y ca n be c ollec ted b y th e p art y to
w hich the y a re ad dr esse d u nd er no rma l circumst anc es pr ovid ed t hat th e y are r eceiv ed du ring th e p ublis he d b usin ess hou rs of t h
e P ro prie tor . 3 .2 T h e P r op rie tor s hall be en t
itle d t o e nte r in to t he A c commodati on A gr eeme nt u nd er the co nditio n t hat th e P a rt y makes a d o wn
pa y me nt. I n s uch ev ent, th e P r op riet or shall be obli ged to inf orm th e P a rt y of t he req uir ed do w n p a y me nt b ef ore acc e ptin g th e
w ritte n o r oral or de r o f t he P ar t y
. If th e P a rt y agr ees to th e d o wn pa y ment (i n wri tin g o r o rall y ) , t he A c commoda tion A gr eeme nt s hall be de emed
ent ere d in to up on the re cei pt o f th e P a r t y’ s d ecla rati on of c ons en t o n th e do w n pa y me nt b y t he P ro prie tor . 3 .3 T h e P a rt y s hal
l be obli ged to make
the d o wn p a ym ent no lat er tha n 7 d a y s (re ceip t) b efo re t he acc ommodati on . T he cost s fo r th e fi nan cial t ra nsac tio n ( e.g.
remitta nce fe e) s hall be pai d b y t he P ar t y . C r edit a nd debi t ca rd s sh all b e s ubje ct to th e te rms a nd con ditio ns of t he i ss uin
g comp an y .
3. 4 T he d o wn pa y me nt shall be de emed an i nst alment of the a gre ed remu ne rati on.
§ 4 S t ar t a nd en d of acc ommoda tion 4. 1 U nl ess t he P ro pri eto r of fe rs a n y oth er time of occ up anc y , th e P a rt y sh all b e e ntitle d
t o move int o t he ren te d r ooms f r om 4.0 0 p .m. o n th e
agr ee d d ate ( da te of arriv al” ). 4.2 I f a r oom is occu pie d f o r th e fi rst time be fo re 6.0 0 a .m., th e
prec edi ng nig ht s hall be de emed th e fir st nig ht of accommod ati on. 4.3 T he re n ted ro oms sh all b e va cat ed b y t he P ar t y b y 12. 00
no on on th e d ate of de pa rtu r e.
T he P ro pri eto r s hall be entitl ed to ch arg e a no the r d a y if th e r en ted ro oms a r e n ot v acat ed i n time . 4
§ 5 R escis sion of th e A ccommo dati on A gre ement
C anc ellati on fe e R e scissi on b y t he P rop riet or 5. 1 If th e A cc ommoda tion A gr eeme nt pro vid es f or a d o wn pa y m
e nt an d suc h do w n p a ym en t h as not be en ma de b y t he P ar t y in time, t he P rop riet or ma y r esci nd t he
A ccommodati on A gr eeme nt wit ho ut gra ntin g a n y g rac e peri od. 5. 2 If th e G ues t fails t o a rriv e b y 6 .00 p.m. on th e a gr e ed dat e o
f a rriv al, t he P rop rie tor sh all n o
t b e o blig ed to accommod at e th em u nl ess a lat er time of ar rival h as b ee n a gr eed up on . 5. 3 If th e P a rt y has mad e
a d o wn pa y me nt (se e 3 .3 ), t he ro oms s hall b e deeme d res erv ed until 12 .0 0 n o on on t he da y foll o win g t he dat e o f a rriv al at th e
lat est. If a d o wn
pa ym ent to th e amo unt of mo re th an f ou r d a y s has b een made , t he oblig ati on t o a ccommod ate the G u est sh all e nd on 6.0 0 p .m.
on t he fo urt h d a y , t he da te of arri val bei ng deeme d t he first d a y , unle ss t he G u est in fo rms th e P r opri et or of a lat er dat e of
ar rival
. 5. 4 U nless ot he r wise ag re e d u pon , t he P r op riet or ma y r esci nd t he A ccommodati on A gr eeme nt f or obj ectiv el y jus tifie d r eas ons
b y me ans of a
unilat er al d ecla rati on b y 3 mo nths be fo r e th e a gr ee d d ate of ar rival of the P ar t y . R escis sion b y th e P a rt y
C a ncell a
tio n fe e 5 .5 T h e P a rt y ma y r escin d t he A c commodati on A gr eeme nt b y mea ns of a u nilat eral de clar ati on b y 3 mont hs bef ore th e a g
r eed d ate of ar rival of t he
G ues t wit hou t b ein g lia ble t o pa y a c an cellati on f ee . 5. 6 O utsi de the p erio d s p ecifie d in § 5.5. , th e P
a rt y m a y o nl y res cind t he A ccommod atio n A g re ement b y means of a u nilat er al d ecla ra tion su bje ct to th e foll o win g c anc ellati on
f ee s:
-
4 0% of the to tal agr ee d p rice b y 1
month bef or e t he dat e o f a rriv al;
-
7 0% of t he t otal a gre ed pri ce b y 1 we ek bef o re t he d
at e of a rriv al;
-
9 0% o f th e t otal agr ee d p rice withi n t he l ast w eek pr ece ding th e d ate of ar rival. 5 3 mon ths or more 3 mont hs t o 1 mont h 1 mo
nt h t o 1 w eek up to 1 w eek n o ca ncell atio n
fee 40% 70% 90% P rev enti on from ar rival 5. 7 I f th e P a rt y i s p rev ent ed
from ar riving at th e ac commod atin g es ta blish ment o n t he dat e of a rriv al si nce this is impossibl e d ue to unf or ese ea ble e xtr ao r
din ar y ev ents (e .g. e xt reme sn o wfall, fl ood s et c.), th e P a rt y s hall no t b e
oblig ed to pa y th e a gr eed r emune ra tion for th e d ate of a
r rival. 5. 8 T he o bliga tio n to pa y th e remun er atio n f or the b ooke d sta y sh all r eviv e as so on as t he ar riva l bec omes possi ble a
g ain pr ovid ed t ha t it be comes po ssibl e withi n t hr ee da y s .
§ 6 P rovisi on of s ub stitu te accommo dat ion 6.1 T h e P r op riet or ma y p rovi de
th e P art y or th e g uest s wit h a de qua te s ub s titute acc ommoda tion ( of t he s ame qual it y ) p rovi de d t hat this i s r eas on able fo r t he
P a rt y , p artic ula rl y if the diff er enc e is insigni fica nt a nd obj ectiv el y
justifie d. 6.2 A n obje ctive justifi cati on s hall, f or e x ampl
e, be de emed giv en if th e r oom(s ) h as ( ha ve) b ecome un usa ble , gu ests th at h av e al rea d y be en accom modat ed pr olon g t hei r st a y ,
t he est ablis hment is ov er bo oked o r t his b ecome s n ecess ar y d ue t o o th er imp ort ant
ope rati on al ac tivitie s. 6 .3 A n y e x tr a e x p ens es a ri
sin g f rom su ch s ubs titu te acco mmodatio n sh all b e paid b y th e P ro pri e tor.
§ 7 R i ght s o f th e P a rt y 7. 1 B y e nt erin g i nto an A c commod atio n A g re ement, th e P art y sh all ac qui re the rig ht to make n ormal use
of t he re nte d rooms an d t he f acilities of the acc ommoda ti
ng est ablis hment tha t a re usu all y acce ssibl e to th e g uest s fo r u se wi tho ut an y sp ecial
con ditio ns a nd of the us ual s ervi ce. T h e P ar t y s hall e xe rcise th eir rig hts i n ac c ord anc e wit h a n y ap plica ble hot el a nd/ or gue
st r eg ulati ons (r ules of th e h ous e ). 6
§ 8 O
blig ati ons of t he P ar t y 8 .1 T h e P a rt y s hall be obli ged to pa y th e agr ee d r emune rati on plu s a n y e x tr a amo unt s t h at h ave ari sen
fr om th e us e of s peci al s ervic es b y th e P a rt y an d/o r t he acc omp an y in g gue sts plus an y a pplic able V A T b y th e dat e o f d ep art ure
at t
h e lat est.
8.2 T h e P r op riet or shall no t b e o blig ed t o acc ep t fo rei gn c ur re ncies . If th e P r opr ietor acc ep ts f orei gn cu rre ncie s, s uch s hal
l b e acce pte d at t he c ur re nt p rice if p ossibl e. If th e P r op riet or acc epts fo reig n cu rr enci es o r c ashl ess me ans of pa y men
t, t he P art y sh all p a y an y
associ ate d c osts, e. g. f or i nq uiri es wit h credi t ca rd comp ani es, t ele grams etc. 8 .3 T he P ar t y s hall be li able to w ar ds t he P ro
p riet or for a n y d amag e c aus ed b y t hemselv es o r t he G u est or an y ot he r p erso ns tha t r eceiv e s ervic es of t
he P ro priet or with th e kno wle dg e o r in
acco rd anc e wit h th e in te ntio n of th e P a rt y . § 9 R ig hts of t he P rop rie tor 9. 1 If th e P ar t y r ef uses to pa y o r is in a rre ars w it
h th e agr ee d r emun er atio n, t he P ro pri eto r sh all b e e ntitl ed to make use of t he leg al ri ght o
f ret enti on i n acco rd anc e w ith
§ 9 70c of A B G B [A ust ria n C ivil C od e] a nd t he l eg al ri ght of li en i n a cco rd anc e wit h § 11 01 of A B G B wit h r esp ect t o t h e items
br oug ht alo ng b y t he P art y o r th e G u est . F urt he rmor e, t he P ro prie to r sh all be e ntitle d t o make us e o
f t his ri ght of r ete ntio n or li en i n o rd er t o s ecu re
its claims u nd er th e A ccommo dati on A gre ement , p arti cula rl y f or cat eri ng, oth e r e x pe nses mad e fo r t he P art y a nd f or an y kind o
f dama ge claims. 9.2 I f s ervic es a re re qu este d in th e r oom of t he P ar t y or d ur
in g u nu sual times of t he da y (a fter 8. 00 p.m. a nd be for e 6.0 0 a.m. ),
the P ro prie tor sh all b e e ntitl ed t o c ha rg e a n e x tra r emune ra tion . H o w ev er, suc h e xt ra remu ne rati on sh all b e in dicat ed on t he
pric e boa rd fo r th e r oom. T h e P r opri eto r ma y also r efus e s uch
ser vices for op era tio nal rea so ns. 9.3 T he P rop ri eto r sh all b e e ntitl ed to is sue inv oices
or in te rim invoic es for its s ervic es at an y time. 7
§ 1 0 O bliga tion s of th e P r op riet or 10. 1 T he P r opri eto r s hall be obli ge d to pr ovi de t he ag re ed s ervi ces to an e xt ent
th a t complie s wit h its s ta nda rd s. 1 0.2 E xtr a se rvice s of th e P r op riet or tha t must b e in dicat ed acc ordi ngl y sinc e t he y ar e n ot
incl ud ed i n t he acc ommodati on
remun er atio n s hall, b y w a y of e x ample , inclu de: a) E xtr a a ccommod atio n s ervi ces t hat ma y b e in voic e
d s ep ar atel y , su ch as th e p rovi sion of l ou ng es, s au na, i ndo or an d/o r o ut doo r s wimming p ool, s olari um, g ara ge s et c.; b) A re du
c ed pric e sh all b e c har ge d f or t he pr ovisi on
of a dditi on al b eds or cri bs.
§ 1 1 Li abilit y of the P ro pri eto r f or dama ge t o it ems of g
u ests 11 .1 T h e P r op riet or s hall be li abl e fo r t he i tems b ro ug ht a long b y the P ar t y in acc or da nce w ith §§ 97 0 ss of A B G B . T he
P ro prie to r sh all o nl y b e lia ble if th e it ems ha ve be en ha n ded ov er t o t he P ro prie to r o r th e
pers on s a uth oris ed b y t he P ro pri eto r o r
de posit ed i n a pl ace assi gne d b y s uch or in te nde d f or suc h p ur pos e. U nless th e P ro pri eto r p rovi de s ot he r e vide nce , th e P ro pri
eto r s hall be li abl e fo r its o w n fa ult o r t he f ault of its vic ari ous ag ent s a n d visit ors. In acc or dan ce wi th § 9 70
sec. 1 o f A B G B ,
t he P ro pri eto r s hall onl y be li abl e u p t o t he amou nt s pecifi ed i n th e A us tri an l a w o n t he li abilit y of l an dlor ds and ot he r e n
tr ep re neu rs of 16 N ovemb er 19 21 (B un des ge set z üb er die H aftu ng de r G ast wi rte u nd an der er U nt ern ehme r) as amen ded . If th e P a rt
y
or
t he G u est f ails t o immedia tel y compl y wi th the P ro pri eto r’ s req ues t t o d ep os it thei r it ems in a s peci al d ep osit, t he P r opri et
o r s hall be rel eas ed f rom an y li abi lit y . T he amou nt of an y li abilit y of th e P r opri eto r s hall be limite d t o a ma ximum of t he s
um ins
ure d und er th e t hird
-
par t y lia bilit y i nsu ra nce of s uch P ro pri et or. A n y f ault of the P ar t y o r G ue st s hall be t aken in to acc oun t. 1 1. 2 T he P ro pri e to
r ma y n ot b e held liabl e f or sli gh t n egl igenc e. I f t he P art y is a n E n tre pr en eu r, the P ro prie tor ma y neit her b e
h eld li abl e fo r g ros s n egli gen ce. I n s uc h
eve nt, t he bu rd en of pro of to s ho w th e f ault s hall li e wit h t he P art y . N o co nse qu enti al o r in dire ct d amag e a nd no loss of pr o
fit s hall be reimb urs ed. 1 1.3 T h e P r opri eto r s hall onl y be liabl e f or v alu abl e s, mon e y a
nd sec uriti es u p t o a n amou nt o f cu rr entl y €550 .
--
. T he
P rop riet or shall onl y b e lia ble f or an y e x cee ding dama ge in t he ev ent i t h as acc ept ed s uch items f or de posi tion kno win g th eir
qu alit y or i n t he eve nt t he dama ge has be en cau sed b y i tself o r its vi car i
ous ag ents . T he limitatio n o f lia bilit y in acco rd anc e wit h 1 2.1 an d 1 2. 2 sh all
appl y acc or din gl y . 8 1 1.4 T he P ro prie to r ma y r ef use to de posit val uabl es, m on e y a nd sec uriti es if the items ar e sig nifi cantl y
m or e val ua ble t ha n t hos e u suall y ha nde d ove r fo r de
p ositi on b y t he gu e sts of th e a ccommod atin g e sta blishme nt. 11. 5 In e ach eve nt of de positi on,
liabilit y s hall be e xcl ud ed if th e P a rt y an d/o r G uest fails to immedi atel y n otif y th e P ro pri eto r o f t he occu rr ed dama ge. F urt
hermo re , su ch cl aims sh all b e a sse rt ed
i n co urt withi n t hre e y e a rs f rom t heir knowl ed ge or pos sible kno wle dg e to th e P ar t y a nd /or G u est; ot he r wise , th e
right sh all b ecome e xti nct.
§ 1 2 Limita tion s of liabili t y 1 2.1 If the P art y i s a C on sume r, t he P rop rie tor ma y not be hel d lia ble for slig ht n e
gli ge nce, e xce pt f or bo dil y inj ur y . 1 2.2 If t he P ar t y i s a n E nt re pr ene ur , th e P r op riet or ma y not b e h eld li abl e fo r sli ght or
gr oss n eglig enc e. I n s uch ev ent, th e b ur de n
of p ro of t o s ho w the fa ult s hall li e wit h t he P a rt y . N o co nse que nti al, n on
-
mate ri al or
in dire ct d amag e a nd no loss of pr ofit s hall be reimb urs ed. T he dama ge t o b e r eimbur se d sh all a t a n y c ase be li mited t o th e am
oun t of th e d amag e in c urr ed bec au se t he P art y h as relie d o n
the v alidit y of th e a gr eeme nt (V er tra ue nsint er esse ).
§ 1 3 A nimals 13 .1
A nimals ma y onl y be br oug ht t o t he acc ommodati ng est ablis hment wi th the pri or co nse nt o f t he P ro priet or an d agai nst e xt ra rem
u ne rati on. 13. 2 T he P art y b rin ging alo ng an a nima l shall be obli ge d to p rop erl y ke ep an d/ or s up ervis e s uch animal du rin g
their st a
y o r t o h ave it kept an d/o r s up e rvise d b y a qu alifie d thi rd pa rt y at t hei r o wn e xp ens e. 13. 3 T he P ar t y and /or G uest bri ngi ng
alo ng an animal shall ha v e a n ac cor din g a nimal lia bilit y i nsu ra nc e a nd/ or pe rso nal li abilit y ins ura nce th a t cov ers an y p ote nt
ial da
ma ge ca use d
b y a nimals. E vi de nce of s uc h ins ur anc e sh all b e p rovi de d t o th e P r op riet or up on req ues t. 13. 4 T he P ar t y a nd/ or th eir insur an c
e c ompa n y s hall be j ointl y a nd seve rall y li abl e to w ar ds the P ro pri eto r f or an y dama ge cau sed b y th e a nimals bro ug ht alo
n g. S uch dama ge shall
par ticul arl y also i nclu de an y comp en sat ion t o b e p aid b y the P ro pri eto r t o t hird par ties. 13 .5 A nimals s hall not be pe rmitted
to ent er th e lo un ges, sal oo ns, rest aur ant s a nd w elln ess z on es. 9
§ 1 4 P r olon gati on of the acc ommoda tio n 1 4.1
T h e P a rt y m a y n ot cl aim fo r a pr olon gati on of thei r st a y . I f t he P art y inf o rms the P ro pri eto r in time t hat th e y in te nd t o p ro
l on g th eir sta y , t he P rop riet or ma y con se nt t o a re ne w al o f th e A cc ommodati on A gre emen t. H o wev er, th e
P rop riet or shall no t b e o bli
g ed to do s o. 14. 2 If th e P a rt y is pr ev ent ed f rom l eav ing t he acc ommodati ng est ablis hment on t he da te of d ep art ur e si nce all
wa y s of tr av el a re blocked or u nus able d ue t o u nfo res ee able e xt ra or dina r y eve nts ( e.g. e xt reme sn o wfall, flo ods etc .),
the Ac commod
atio n Ag reem ent shall a utomatic all y be re ne w ed for th e d ur atio n of suc h p rev en tion fr om de pa rtu re. The remun er atio n t o b e p ai
d fo r thi s p eri od ma y onl y b e r ed uce d if t he Par t y is una ble to f ull y use th e of fe red se rvice s of t he accommod ati ng esta blish
me nt
d
ue to th e e x tra or din ar y w ea the r c on dit ions. T he P rop riet or sh all b e e ntitle d t o char ge as a minimum t he remu ner atio n cor res po
ndin g t o t he pric e u suall y ch ar ged in t he l o w s eas on .
§ 1 5 Termin atio n o f th e Acc ommoda tio n Agr eeme nt
Ea rl y c anc ellati on 15. 1 I f
th e Accommod ati on A gre emen t h as b een made fo r a d efinit e t erm, it shall en d u pon th e e x pir y of suc h t erm. 15. 2 If t he Pa rt y l
eav es pr ematu rel y , th e Pr op ri eto r sh all b e e ntitl ed to c ha rg e th e
total ag re ed remu ne rati on. T he P rop riet or s hall de duct a n y thi ng s
av ed du e to t he f ailu re t o use it s sc op e of se rvice s o r maint ain ed b y le ttin g t he bo oked r oo ms to ot he r g ue sts. S uch savi ngs
sh all onl y be de emed to e xist i f th e c ap acitie s of t he acc ommoda ting est ablis hmen t
are full y us ed up on t he Gu est’ s failu re t o us e t
he bo oked r ooms and th e r oom can be l et t o o th er gu ests du e t o th e c a ncella tion b y th e Pa rt y . Th e bur de n o f p roo f to sh o w t ha
t savi ngs ha ve be en m ade sh all lie wi th t he Par t y . 15. 3 Up on t he dea th of a G uest , t he A gre emen t
wit h t he P rop rie tor sh all b ecome e
xti nct . 15 .4 I f th e Acc ommoda tion Agr eeme n t has b een mad e fo r an i nde finit e t erm, the P arti es ma y te rminat e t he A gre eme nt b y
1 0.0 0 a .m. of th e thi rd da y p rec ed ing t he i nte nd ed en d o f th e Ag re ement . 15. 5 The Pro pri eto r s hall be
entitl ed to t ermin ate th e Acc
ommodati o n Agr eeme nt wi th immedi ate eff ect for i mport ant re aso ns, pa rticul arl y if t he P ar t y an d/ or t he Gu est a) makes signi fi
ca n tl y ad ver se use of th e r ooms o r makes t heir sta y int ole rabl e f or the ot he r g ues t s, th e o w ne r, it s vica rio us age nts or
the thir d
p ar ties s ta y i ng at t he acc ommoda ting est ablis hmen t d ue t o rut hless , offe nsive o r ot he r
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10 w ise hig hl y impr o per co ndu ct or c ommits an act a gain st pro pe rt y , mo ralit y o r p h y sic al s afet y to w ard s th es e p ers ons th at is
subj ect to pen alt y ; b) suf fe rs o f a con ta g
iou s
disea se or a di sea se the du ra tion of w h ich e x cee ds t he te rm of acc ommodati o n o r ot he r wise is in ne ed of car e; c ) f ail s to s et
tl e t he pr ese nte d inv oice s wh en the y be come pa y a bl e wit hin a r eas on a bl y se t p eri od (3 da y s ). 15. 6 I f th e p er fo rmanc e of th e A
g
re ement be comes
impossibl e d ue to ci rcumst anc es t o be deeme d e ve nts of f orc e maje ur e ( e.g . a cts of Go d, s trike, lo ckout, offici al o rd er s etc.
), t he Pro pri eto r ma y termin at e th e Accommod atio n Ag re emen t at an y ti me wi tho ut givin g p rio r n otic e u nless th e Agr e
eme nt is alr ea d y deeme d
termin ate d u nd er t he la w or the Pro pri e tor is rel ea sed of i ts o blig atio n t o ac co mmodate the Par t y . A n y cl aims fo r d amage s et c
. b y th e Pa rt y sh all b e e x clud e d.
§ 1 6 Sickness or de ath of th e G uest 1 6 .1 If a Gue st g ets sick duri ng th ei
r s ta y at t he accommod ati ng esta blishme nt, t he Pr op riet or sh all a rra ng e f or me dical care at th e r eq uest of th e G uest . I n th e
eve nt o f imminent d ang er , th e Pr op riet or s hall ar ran ge fo r medic al c ar e ev en
wit ho ut t he spe cial req ue st o f th e G ue s t, p artic ula rl y
if t his is ne cess ar y a nd t h e Gu est is u na ble t o do s o t hemselv es. 16. 2 As lo ng as the Gu est is u na ble t o make decisio ns or i t
is not pos sible to c ont act t he famil y o f th e Gue st, t he Pro p rieto r s hall ar ran ge fo r medic al c ar e
at t he e xp ens e o f th e G ue st. H o
wev er , the e xt ent of s uc h ca re shall e nd as s o on as t he Gue st is abl e t o make d ecisio ns o r t heir famil y has be en i nfo rmed ab o
ut the sickness . 1 6.3 T he P rop riet or s hall p ar ticul arl y be enti tle d to dam age s from t he P art y or th e G ues t o r, in th e
eve nt o f th ei
r de ath , t heir suc cess ors fo r th e f ollo win g e xp ens es: a) uns ettl ed medical c osts , co sts f or ambul anc e t ra nsp orts , d rug s a nd m
e dical aid s b ) r oo m disinfe ctio ns t hat ha ve bec ome n ec e ssar y , c) line n, be d sh ee ts a nd be d f ur n ishing th at hav e b ecome un us ab
le , o r
oth er wis e t he disinf ecti on of t ho ro ugh c leani ng of all of th ese items, d) res to rati on of w alls, f ur nitu re, ca rpe ts e tc. if su
c h h ave be en con tamin ate d o r d amag ed in r elati on wi th the sickness or de at h, e ) r ent for th e r oom, pr ovid ed t ha t it has bee n
o ccu p
ie d b y th e G uest , pl us
an y da y s d urin g w hich th e r ooms a re u nus able du e t o di sinf ectio n, v aca tio n et c., f) a n y o the r damag e i ncu rre d b y t he Prop riet
or. 11
§ 1 7 Plac e o f p erf orma nce, pl ace of j uri sdictio n a nd ap plica ble l a w 17. 1 The pl ace of per fo rmanc e sh a
ll b e t he plac e w her e t he acc ommodati ng est ablis hme nt is si tua te d. 1 7.2 Thes e Te rms an d C ondi tion s sh all b e g ov ern ed b y A ustr
i an adj ective a nd s ubs ta ntial l a w und er
e xclusi on of t he pr ovisi ons of i nte rn atio nal priv ate l a w (pa rtic ularl y IPRG [Aus tr ian act o
n i nte rn atio nal priv ate la w] an d the Rome C on ven tion of 19 80 ) a nd th e UN Sale s Co nve nti on. 17. 3 I f th e Pa rt y is an Ent re pre ne
ur, th e e x clusiv e pl ace of ju risdi ctio n sh all be t he domicile
of t he P rop riet or ; h o wev er, th e Pr op riet or s hall also be en title d t o
as ser t its rig hts b ef ore a n y o the r c ou rt t hat is com p ete nt f or t he loc atio n a nd ma tte r. 17. 4 If the Accommod atio n Ag re ement h
a s b een made with a P art y th at is a C ons u mer wh o h as t hei r d omicile o r ordi na r y
resid en ce i n Aus tria , ac tion s a gai nst t h e Co nsume r
ma y e xcl usivel y b e file d a t the domicile , o rdi na r y r esid enc e o r pla ce of wo rk of s uch C on sumer . 1 7.5 If t h e Accommod atio n Ag r
e emen t h as b ee n mad e wit h a P art y th at is a C ons umer w ho has th eir domicile in a membe r
state of th e Eu ro pea n U nion ( e xce pt f or Aus
tri a), Icel an d, N or w a y or S wit z erl an d, t he c ou rt t hat is c ompet ent fo r th e do micile of t he Con sume r in the ev ent of actio ns a
gai nst the Co nsume r in th e r el eva nt matt er sh all h ave e xcl usive j uris d iction. 12
§ 1 8 Mis cella ne ous 1 8.1 U nle ss o the r w ise sp ecifi ed
i n t he abo ve pr ovisio ns, a n y time limits s hall sta rt upo n t he do cu ment b y whic h s uch time limit is i nstr uct ed bein g d elive re d
t o t he P art y th at mu st compl y w ith th e time limit. When c alc ulatin g a time limit bas ed on da y s ,
the da y of th e moment o r ev ent to
whic h th e st art of th e time limit ref ers shall n ot b e in clud ed i n t he calc ulati on. Time li mits bas ed on w eeks o r mo nths sh all
r efe r to th e d a y of t he w eek o r mon th t h at co rr esp on ds t o t he da y sta rtin g f rom w hich the time limit is to be c ou nte d
acco rdi ng t
o its name o r n umbe r. If th e relev an t mont h l acks such d a y , it sh all be repl ace d wit h t he l ast da y of suc h mont h. 1 8. 2 An y de
clar atio ns s hall be re c eived b y th e ot he r p ar t y b y th e la st d a y of t he time limit (1 2.0 0 mid nigh t). 18 .3 The Pr opri eto r s hall
be en
ti tled to
offse t a n y of its claims agai nst claims o f th e Pa rt y . Th e Pa rt y shall no t b e e ntitl ed t o o ffse t a n y of its claims a gai nst cla
ims of th e Pr op riet or unl ess t he Pro pri e tor is ins olve nt or t he P art y s cl aim has bee n e sta blish ed b y a co urt o r ackno w l e
dg ed b y t he Pro pri eto r. 18. 4 If an y
gap s a rise i n r elati on with th e Ag reeme nt, t he ap plica ble l eg al p rovisi ons sh all appl y .
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