A $100.00 International Booking and Handling fee will be charged to all reservations made by Panache/One World Travel. This fee is waived for all future & repeat bookings with Panache One World Travel.

When you make a reservation, Panache/One World Travel requires a deposit of approximately 50% of the Total Balance Due for the rental. This deposit must reach OWT/P within seven days of the booking. The balance of the payment is due 60 days before you begin your rental. If the balance is not paid in a timely fashion, your reservation will be canceled and your deposit forfeited.

If your reservation is made fewer than 60 days before the beginning of your rental period, full payment is expected within seven days of the booking.

All payments are to be made via personal check, company check, bank check or bank wire. No credit cards are accepted.

Even though friends and family often share a property, one person must assume responsibility for the booking. The reservation will be made in his or her name, and he or she is responsible for all payments and forfeitures that may result from cancellation as well as for damages to the property that may exceed the security deposit.

In the event that you must cancel your reservation after you have paid your deposit but before you have made your final payment, you will in most cases forfeit your deposit. In some cases, however, if another party rents the property for the same dates as those originally reserved by you P/OWT may be able to arrange a partial refund of your deposit.

In the event that you must cancel your reservation after both your deposit and final payment have been made, you will probably forfeit the entire deposit. Refund of the final payment will be made only in the event that another party can be found to rent the property for the same dates as those originally reserved by you.

Therefore, since your deposit and final payment are in many cases non-refundable, we strongly recommend that you purchase trip cancellation insurance.

All owners require a security deposit against possible damage. The renter shall pay this security deposit, in most cases $500.00, to P/OWT along with the final payment. The security deposit is not cashed nor is it sent on to the owner, but is kept here in our Cohasset office and (assuming there are no damages or extra cleaning or telephone charges) will be returned to you within 4-5 weeks after you vacate the property.

Given the value of these properties, the deposit P/OWT requests is intended to pay only for small damages and repairs. You should bear in mind, however, that you are ultimately responsible for all damages to the property caused by you or other members of your party, even those not covered by the security deposit.

In order to avoid subsequent disagreements over the condition of the property upon your departure, the property owner or caretaker may check the property before your departure. It will be the responsibility of the owner of the property to document any damage caused by you, and to produce invoices detailing the costs for repair.

The property owner or caretaker will also have checked out the condition of the property before your rental commences. It is your responsibility to notify the owner or caretaker immediately if you notice anything amiss upon arrival. We suggest that you discuss this with the owner and conduct a joint inspection when he or she shows you around the property upon your arrival.

Renters should be aware that Europe is not like the United States, in that the legal system does not require the owner of the property to be responsible for accidents that occur to the occupants. Renters should also recognize that P/OWT does not conduct safety inspections of properties.

The client is responsible for the security of the property and its contents during the rental period. Baggage and personal effects are the client's risk. Neither the owner nor P/OWT has any responsibility for any personal accidents or damage to persons or their property while on the premises. By entering into a rental arrangement for the use of a property, the client accepts full responsibility for accidents, injuries or damages that may occur at the property to anyone in the rental party or their invitees during the period of the client's occupancy.

Activity around or use of the pool is at the renter's risk. Neither the owner nor P/OWThas any responsibility with regard to any aspect of the pool or its use.

The number of people staying at the property during your rental cannot exceed the maximum number that is clearly stated on the property description or the number you have stated on your Travel Booking Form. Any increase above the number you have stated on your Travel Booking Form, for any length of time during your rental, requires the specific permission of P/OWT.

In addition, no subletting or assignment arrangements are permitted.

The properties are not generally available until 4:00 or 5:00 PM on the day of your arrival. Your specific travel arrangements will be communicated to the property caretaker or owners so that they will know when to expect you. The properties must be left vacant by 10:00 AM on the day of your departure, in order to give the cleaning staff time to prepare the property for the next renters.

The prices quoted for each property will not change during any given season. This is an important consideration because you will not have to concern yourself with fluctuations in the strength of the dollar against the European currencies.

When a telephone is provided at a property, it is usually available for local calls only. Any charges the property owner receives for local calls or toll calls made by you will be deducted from your security deposit.

In some cases a telephone at a property can be made available for you to use for long distance calls. By prior arrangement, P/OWT will collect an additional telephone deposit to be held as security against long-distance charges. Because owners in some cases receive only bi-monthly bills from the local telephone company, it may be 60 days or more before the balance of the telephone deposit can be returned to you.

In most cases charges for gas, electricity and heat are included in the weekly rental rate. In cases where these charges are not included, this will be clearly stated in the information for the property description as well as in the package information P/OWT sends you prior to your arrival.

The property owners will provide all linens necessary for your stay, including bath and pool towels, dish towels, sheets and blankets.

Even though "cleaning service after departure" is included in the weekly rental rate, you are expected to leave things as you found them at the end of your stay. This includes returning any furniture that has been moved to its original place, putting all trash in the proper receptacles, leaving all dishes and cookware clean-in other words, leaving the property in a generally tidy condition. You will not be expected to do any dusting, vacuuming or cleaning of bathrooms.

If more than the customary amount of cleaning is required after your departure in order to return the property to a condition suitable for the arrival of the next renter, an hourly charge for that extra amount of cleaning will be deducted from your security deposit.

In the unlikely event that the property you have reserved becomes unavailable after you have paid your deposit and / or final payment, P/OWT will make every effort to secure and offer a comparable property as an alternative. If you find this unacceptable, P/OWT will refund in full any payments received from you and this will constitute full settlement.