Terms & Conditions
Basic information
These General Terms and Conditions of Hospitality Services Contracts (hereinafter: GTC) apply to contracts for hospitality services (hotel services, accommodation in tourist apartments, and camping services) concluded through:
- websites www.valamar.com, www.valamarcamping.com, www.places-hotels.com
- mobile applications [PLACESAPP] and My Valamar app which redirect to the websites
- phone — reservation center number +385 52 465 000 or +385 1 884 8658
- e-mail reservations@valamar.com or skiing@valamar.com (either direct inquiries or inquiries via Chat on Valamar's websites or other communication channels (collectively: Platforms) between Valamar Riviera d.d. and other Accommodation Service Providers as defined below, on one side, and Customers, individuals over 18 years of age, on the other side, who enter into accommodation contracts for their private purposes.
These General Terms and Conditions of Hospitality Services Contracts contain all pre-contractual notices in accordance with the Consumer Protection Act and commercial communication in accordance with the Electronic Commerce Act.
Please read these General Terms and Conditions of Hospitality Services Contracts carefully. If you do not agree and do not accept the rights and obligations from these GTC, you must not contract hospitality services through the Platforms. By using the Platform, it is considered that you are over 18 years old and that you have fully read, understood, and accepted the rights and obligations from the GTC and agree that they fully apply to you.
Owner and Manager Information of the Platforms:
- Valamar Riviera d.d.
- Republic of Croatia, Poreč, Stancija Kaligari 1,
- MBS: 040020883 registered at the Commercial Court in Pazin,
- OIB: 36201212847
- Contact address: Poreč, Stancija Kaligari 1
- Contact phone number: +385 52 465 000
- Contact email: reservations@valamar.com
(hereinafter: Valamar)
Valamar is a leading hotel company in leisure tourism and a partner to tourist destinations in creating authentic experiences. Given the nature of its business in accommodation sales, Valamar has obtained all necessary permits for operating as a travel agency, whose basic information is as follows:
Tourist Agency Valamar Experience Concierge, Valamar Riviera d.d.
- Stancija Kaligari 1, Poreč
- Business Manager: Vesna Otočan
- Contact address: Stancija Kaligari 1, Poreč
- Contact phone number: +385 52 408 102
- Contact email: info@valamar-experience.com
The Ministry of Tourism performs administrative supervision over the operations of the travel agency.
The State Inspectorate, through tourist inspectors, conducts inspection supervision over the implementation of the Tourism Services Act, conditions, and methods of operation of travel agencies.
Valamar has accommodation facilities in the Republic of Croatia and the Republic of Austria. In Austria, Valamar operates through its branch Valamar Riviera d.d., Zweigniederlassung Austria, Gamsleitenstraße 6, 5563 Obertauern, FN 583355 a (Landesgericht Salzburg), VAT ID: ATU 78289647.
Additionally, Valamar is a management company that, based on contracts, manages the tourism part of the business of other tourism companies and offers accommodation services in the facilities of the following companies:
Imperial Riviera d.d.
- Republic of Croatia, Rab, Jurja Barakovića 2
- OIB: 90896496260
- MBS: 040000124 registered at the Commercial Court in Rijeka
Helios Faros d.d.
- Republic of Croatia, Stari Grad, Naselje Helios 5
- OIB: 48594515
- MBS: 060213634 registered at the Commercial Court in Split
Contact for all Service Providers is:
- Contact phone number: +385 52 465 000 and +385 1 884 865 8
- Contact email: reservations@valamar.com and skiing@valamar.com
All the mentioned companies, including Valamar, are independent Accommodation Service Providers for the facilities they own, and the pre-contractual notices as well as commercial notices mentioned in these GTC are common to all Service Providers, and these GTC form an integral part of the Hospitality Services Contract with the Accommodation Service Providers.
When you book accommodation in a facility of a Service Provider other than Valamar, you enter into a hospitality services contract (hotel services, accommodation in tourist apartments, and camping services) with that Service Provider, not with Valamar.
Valamar, as the owner of the Platforms, and each Service Provider share contractual obligations towards the Customer/Guest/User, each in their part. Each Service Provider is responsible for providing each individual accommodation service offered in their facilities. The Customer will be informed at the time of booking who the Service Provider is. Valamar, as the owner of the Platform, is responsible for managing the Platform and does not charge the Customer any fee for the reservation itself.
All Service Providers are traders in the sense of the Consumer Protection Act.
The term Valamar's facilities includes accommodation facilities of Valamar Riviera d.d., in Croatia and Austria, as well as accommodation facilities of other companies it manages.
Note:
In the case of purchasing package arrangements, special General Terms and Conditions of the organizer and seller of package arrangements/pre-contractual obligations/contract apply. These GTC apply to the purchase of package arrangements in the part not otherwise specified by the mentioned General Terms and Conditions of package arrangements.
Users of Valamar's websites and mobile applications are obliged to adhere to the General Terms and Conditions of Valamar's Platforms.
These General Terms and Conditions of Hospitality Services Contracts apply to contracts for hospitality services that Customers conclude through the Platforms for their private purposes.
Valamar's facilities are:
- Hotels and apartments (villas, apartments, suites, houses, rooms, chalets)
- Pitches in campsites and camping spots (tent spots)
- Mobile homes in campsites (villas, suites, camping homes, glamping tents, chalets)
Descriptions of each accommodation facility are displayed on Valamar's websites and mobile applications. Accommodation photos may be illustrative, and Valamar does not guarantee that the picture fully corresponds to the specific accommodation unit. Sometimes photos of the planned appearance of the accommodation unit will be shown. When displaying accommodation, you will be informed about the type of service that the facility offers.
Valamar reserves the right to withdraw any hospitality service or accommodation in any Valamar facility from sale at any time.
A reservation means booking accommodation in Valamar's facilities, with an obligation to pay, regardless of when it is agreed that payment will be made, or which offered price list the Customer chooses.
By confirming the reservation, the Customer enters into a Hospitality Services Contract (hotel services/accommodation in tourist apartments/camping services) as a distance service contract with the Service Provider who owns the facility. The Hospitality Services Contract consists of:
- These GTC and
- specific sales conditions (reservation details) indicated with information about certain accommodation services (e.g., room description, facility, type of service, reservation date, number of persons, etc.)
In case of overbooking or any other case of inability to use the reserved accommodation of a particular facility (e.g., if for any reason the facility does not open for guests), the Service Provider has the right to accommodate the guest in another available facility of the same or higher category without additional charge. In this case, the guest cannot claim compensation for damages solely due to this replacement.
Customers have the right to cancel the reservation in accordance with the terms of the price list they selected. Customers do not have the right to unilaterally cancel the concluded hospitality services contract concluded at a distance in accordance with Article 79 of the Consumer Protection Act, considering that the accommodation contracted is not intended for housing, and it is agreed that the service will be provided on a specific date or within a specific period.
For information on personal data processing, please refer to the Privacy Policies of Valamar and other service providers, all of which can be found at https://www.valamar.com/en/privacy-policy. The Privacy Policies also list contact email addresses for inquiries and complaints related to personal data.
All disputes between the contractual parties will be attempted to be resolved amicably, and we invite Customers to always first contact Valamar directly so that we can assist in resolving any difficulties as quickly as possible. In case of a dispute regarding the provision of services, please also contact the Service Providers.
Disputes related to the Platform and the conclusion of accommodation contracts on the Platform, as well as related to the accommodation service itself in facilities in the Republic of Croatia, are subject to Croatian law, and all disputes will be resolved before the competent court according to Valamar's headquarters. Disputes related to the accommodation service provided in the Republic of Austria will be resolved before the competent court according to the headquarters of the branch Valamar Riviera d.d., Zweigniederlassung Austria, applying Austrian law.
Disputes within the European Union related to online purchases in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 524/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on online dispute resolution for consumer disputes can be resolved through the European Online Dispute Resolution platform provided by the European Commission to enable access to quality dispute resolution and thus ensure safer and fairer online shopping. The European platform can be accessed at the following link: https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr. Valamar reserves the right to amend the GTC at any time without prior notice and is not responsible for any damage caused by these changes.
All changes to these GTCs will be published on the websites, and the date of entry into force will be published.
Any changes to these GTCs and provisions will only apply to new reservations registered after the publication of these changes on this website.
Valamar Riviera d.d.
