Legal Provisions for the Reservation of Hotel Rooms
(as set forth by the DEHOGA Hotel Trade Association, Berlin)
(1) The accommodation contract is concluded as soon as the room has been reserved by the guest and confirmed to the guest or, if it has not been possible to confirm for reasons of time, has been made available to the guest.
(2) Conclusion of the accommodation contract commits both contracting parties to adhere to the terms of the contract for the duration the contract period.
(a) The hotel is obligated to hold the room as reserved.
(b) The guest is obligated to pay for the room for the duration of the time period of the reservation.
(3) Should the guest fail to honor his/her reservation, he/she is legally obligated to pay the price for all contracted hotel services, regardless of the reason for his/her failure to honor the reservation. In this case, only the actual economies made by the hotel may be deducted from the guest's liabilities.
(4) Based on previous experience, the actual economies made by the hotel are as follows: overnight accommodation 20%, half board 30%, full board 40% of the contracted price.
(5) Should the hotel be able to rent the room to another guest, then the price for room rental during this period shall be deducted from the liabilities.
(6) The hotel has a right to cash payment for all services prior to the guest's departure and therefore possesses a legal lien on the guest's personal belongings.
(7) The place of jurisdiction is the city in which the hotel is located; in case the guest fails to honor the accommodation contract, he is obliged to reimburse the hotel at the place of jurisdiction.
(as set forth by the DEHOGA Hotel Trade Association, Berlin)
(1) The accommodation contract is concluded as soon as the room has been reserved by the guest and confirmed to the guest or, if it has not been possible to confirm for reasons of time, has been made available to the guest.
(2) Conclusion of the accommodation contract commits both contracting parties to adhere to the terms of the contract for the duration the contract period.
(a) The hotel is obligated to hold the room as reserved.
(b) The guest is obligated to pay for the room for the duration of the time period of the reservation.
(3) Should the guest fail to honor his/her reservation, he/she is legally obligated to pay the price for all contracted hotel services, regardless of the reason for his/her failure to honor the reservation. In this case, only the actual economies made by the hotel may be deducted from the guest's liabilities.
(4) Based on previous experience, the actual economies made by the hotel are as follows: overnight accommodation 20%, half board 30%, full board 40% of the contracted price.
(5) Should the hotel be able to rent the room to another guest, then the price for room rental during this period shall be deducted from the liabilities.
(6) The hotel has a right to cash payment for all services prior to the guest's departure and therefore possesses a legal lien on the guest's personal belongings.
(7) The place of jurisdiction is the city in which the hotel is located; in case the guest fails to honor the accommodation contract, he is obliged to reimburse the hotel at the place of jurisdiction.
