Terms and Conditions

1 Scope of Applicability

1.1 These terms and conditions apply to contracts for rental of hotel rooms for lodging purposes, as well as all other goods and services rendered by the hotel for the customer (hotel accommodation contract). The term “hotel accommodation contract” includes and replaces the following terms: accommodation-, guest accommodation-, hotel-, hotel room contract.

1.2 The prior written consent of the hotel is required if rooms provided are to be sublet or rented to other parties or used other than for lodging purposes, whereby § 540, para. 1, sentence 2 German Civil Code is waived insofar as the customer is not a consumer.

1.3 The customer’s general terms and conditions shall apply only if these are previously expressly agreed on.

2 Conclusion of Contract, Parties, Liability, Statute of Limitations

2.1 The contract shall come into force upon the hotel’s acceptance of the customer’s application. At its discretion, the hotel may confirm the room reservation in written form.

2.2 Any claims against the hotel shall generally be time-barred one year after the commencement of the general statute of limitations. Damage claims shall be time-barred after five years, as far as no damage of life, body, health or freedom applies. These are time-barred independent of knowledge after ten years. The reduction of the statute of limitation periods shall not apply for claims which are based on an intentional or grossly negligent breach of obligation by the hotel.

3 Services, Prices, Payment, Set-Off

3.1 The hotel is obligated to keep the rooms reserved by the customer available and to render the agreed services.

3.2 The customer is obligated to pay the applicable or agreed hotel prices for rooms provided and for other services used. This shall also apply to the hotel’s services and outlays to third parties caused by the customer.

3.3 The agreed prices include applicable value-added tax as required by law and local fees at the time of the contract. Local fees such as visitor’s tax are not included. If the period between conclusion and fulfillment of the contract exceeds four months and if the price generally charged by the hotel for such services increases, then the hotel may raise the contractually agreed price to a reasonable extent but not, however, by more than five percent.

In case of changes in legal VAT or innovation, change or abolition of local fees concerning the service after contract closing the prices will be adjusted accordingly. For customer contracts this only applies if the period between contract closing and contract fulfillment does not exceed four months.

3.4 Moreover, the hotel may change prices if the customer later wishes to make changes in the number of reserved rooms, the hotel’s services, or the length of guests’ stay, and the hotel consents to such changes.

3.5 Hotel invoices not showing a due date are payable and due in full within ten days of receipt. The hotel shall be entitled at any time to demand due payment without undue delay. With default of payment, the hotel shall be entitled to demand the respectively applicable statutory default interest in the amount of currently 8 percent or, with legal transactions with a consumer, in the amount of 5 percent above the base interest rate.

The hotel reserves the right to prove greater damage.

3.6 The hotel is entitled to require a reasonable advance payment or security deposit (e.g. credit card guarantee) upon conclusion of the contract. The amount of the advance payment and payment dates may be agreed in writing in the contract. Advance payment or security deposits for package tours do not affect legal provisions.

3.7 In founded cases, e.g. payment default of the customer or extension of the contract scope, the hotel is authorised to claim advance payment or security payment regarding item 3.6 or to raise the agreed upon advance payment sum or security deposit up to the full amount of the payment sum agreed upon, even after contract closing up to the arrival date.

3.8 The hotel is furthermore authorised to claim an adequate advance payment or security payment regarding item 3.6 for current or future claims arising from the contract as far such payment has not been made as part of item 3.6 or 3.7 supra

3.9 The customer may only set-off or reduce a claim by the hotel with a claim which is undisputed or decided with final, res judicata effect

4 Withdrawal by Customer (Cancellation, Annulment)/ Failure to Use Hotel Services (No Show)

4.1 Cancellation by the customer of the contract concluded with the hotel is only possible if a right to withdraw is expressly agreed on in the contract, if a legal right of withdrawal applies or if the hotel expressly agrees on the withdrawal. The agreement of cancellation as well as agreement of contract annulment has to be given in writing.

4.2 To the extent the hotel and customer agreed in writing upon a date for a cost-free cancellation of the contract, the customer may cancel the contract up to that date without incurring payment or damage compensation claims by the hotel. The customer’s right of cancellation shall expire if he does not exercise his cancellation right towards the hotel.

4.3 If no right of withdrawal is agreed on or already expired, and legal rights of withdrawal or cancellation do not apply and the hotel does not agree on a withdrawal of contract, the hotel has the right to claim compensation despite non-utilisation of the service. The hotel may demand the contractually agreed compensation and to make a flat-rate deduction for saved expenses. In this case, the customer is obligated to pay 90 percent of the contractually agreed rate for lodging with or without breakfast, 70 percent for room and half-board, and 60 percent for room and full-board arrangements. The customer is at liberty to show that the claim mentioned above was not created or not created in the amount demanded.

5 Cancellation by Hotel

5.1 To the extent that a right of cost-free cancellation within a certain period was agreed in writing for the customer, the hotel is entitled for its part to cancel the contract during that period if there are inquiries from other customers regarding the contractually reserved rooms and the customer does not waive his right of rescission upon inquiry thereof by the hotel.

5.2 If an agreed advance payment or an advance payment demanded pursuant to Item 3.6 or 3.7.is not made even after a reasonable grace period set by the hotel has expired, then the hotel is likewise entitled to cancel the contract.

5.3 Moreover, the hotel is entitled to effect extraordinary cancellation of the contract for a materially

justifiable cause, e.g. if

– force majeure or other circumstances for which the hotel is not responsible make it impossible to fulfill the contract;

– rooms are reserved with misleading or false information regarding material facts, such as the identity of the customer or the purpose;

– the hotel has justified cause to believe that use of the hotel’s services might jeopardize the smooth operation of the hotel, its security or public reputation, without being attributable to the hotel’s sphere of control or organization;

– the reason or purpose of the stay is illegal

– there is a breach of the item 1.2.

5.4 The customer can derive no right to compensation from justified cancellation by the hotel.

6 Room Availability, Delivery and Return

6.1 The customer does not acquire the right to be provided specific rooms if it is not expressly agreed on.

6.2 Reserved rooms are available to the customer starting at 3:00 p.m. on the agreed arrival date. The customer does not have the right to earlier availability.

6.3 Rooms must be vacated and made available to the hotel no later than 12:00 noon on the agreed departure date. After that time, on the grounds of the delayed vacating of the room for use exceeding the contractual time, the hotel may charge 50 percent of the full accommodation rate (list price) for the additional use of the room until 6:00 p.m. (after 6:00 p.m.: 100 percent). The customer is at liberty to show the hotel that it incurred no or much lesser claim to use damages.

7 LIABLITY OF THE HOTEL

7.1 The hotel is liable to exercise the duty of care of an ordinary merchant with the performance of its obligations arising from the contract. Claims of the customer for reimbursement of damages are precluded except for such which result from injury to life, body or health and the hotel is responsible for the breach of the obligation, other damage which is caused from an intentional or grossly negligent breach of obligation and damage which is caused from an intentional or negligent breach of obligations of the hotel which are typical for the contract. A breach of obligation of the hotel is deemed to be the

equivalent to a breach of a statutory representative or employee. Further compensation claims are barred in case not regulated otherwise in this item 7. Should disruptions or defects in the performance of the hotel occur, the hotel shall act to remedy such upon knowledge thereof or upon objection without undue delay by the customer. The customer shall be obliged to undertake actions reasonable for him to eliminate the disruption and to keep any possible damage at a minimum.

7.2 The hotel is liable to the customer for property brought in to the hotel and recommends the use of a hotel or room safe. If the guest wishes to bring in cash, securities and valuables exceeding € 800 or € 3.500 for other valuables, a special safe-keeping has to be agreed on.

7.3 Insofar as a parking space is provided to the customer in the hotel garage or a hotel parking lot, this does not constitute a safekeeping agreement, even if a fee is exchanged. The hotel assumes no liability for loss of or damage to motor vehicles parked or manoeuvred on the hotel’s property, nor the contents thereof, except in cases of intent or gross negligence. Nr. 7.1, sentences 1 to 4 suprashall apply respectively.

7.4 Wake-up calls are carried out by the hotel with the greatest possible diligence. Messages, mail, and merchandise deliveries for guests are handled with care. The hotel will deliver, hold, and for a fee forward such items (on request). Item 7.1, sentences 1 to 4 shall apply respectively.

8 FINAL PROVISIONS

8.1 Amendments and supplements to the contract, the acceptance of applications, or these General Terms and Conditions for Hotel Accommodation should be made in writing. Unilateral amendments and supplements by the customer are not valid.

8.2 Place of performance and payment as well as exclusive place of jurisdiction is the location of the hotel’s registered office, i.e. Holzminden. In the event of dispute, including disputes for checks and bills of exchange, the courts at the location of the hotel’s registered office shall have exclusive jurisdiction for commercial transactions. Insofar as a contracting party fulfills the requirements of § 38, para. 2 of the German Code of Civil Procedure and does not have a general venue within the country, the courts at the location of the hotel’s registered office shall have jurisdiction.

8.3The contract is governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany. The application of the UN Convention on the International Sale of Goods and the conflict of laws are precluded.

8.4

Should individual provisions of these General Terms and Conditions for Hotel Accommodation be or become invalid or void, the validity of the remaining provisions shall remain unaffected thereby. The statutory provisions shall also be applicable.

Date: April 2012