Terms & Conditions

Booking & Payment

• •The villa is booked as a whole, for a minimum of 8 adults. Children aged 5–12 are charged at half rate and infants under 5 stay free; neither counts toward the 8-adult minimum.
• •The nightly rate depends on the size of your group, up to a maximum of 24 guests. Weekend nights (Friday and Saturday, and Sunday on a long weekend) are charged at a higher rate than weekday nights. Your exact total is shown on your quote before you book.
• •All meals are included — breakfast, lunch, hi-tea and dinner — home-cooked and served from a fixed daily menu.
• •A flat advance of ₹10,000 is required to secure your dates. Dates are held for 24 hours and are confirmed only once the advance is received.
• •The remaining balance is payable on arrival. We never charge the balance in advance.
• •You may increase your guest count after booking and the cost will be adjusted upward accordingly. If your guest count decreases, the total already agreed does not reduce — the villa is reserved exclusively for your group either way.
• •Non-veg starters (fish / prawns) and any special requests are billed separately.
• •All rates shown are exclusive of GST. Government tax at the prevailing rate is added to your total and shown separately on your quote and invoice. Because the tariff includes all meals, the stay is treated as a single composite supply and taxed at the accommodation rate.

Changing Your Dates

• •One free reschedule is permitted if requested 15 or more days before check-in, subject to availability, for new dates within 6 months.
• •If the new dates are priced higher (weekend or high-demand), the difference is payable. If they are priced lower, the difference is not refunded.
• •A rescheduled booking that is later cancelled is assessed against the ORIGINAL check-in date for the purposes of the cancellation tiers above.

The Property

• •The entire villa is reserved exclusively for you and your guests. No outside staff live inside the villa during your stay.
• •Four people, including the owner, live elsewhere on the 1.5-acre property in separate quarters — not in the villa, and not in the pool or guest areas.
• •For upkeep, we have a few dedicated staff-only access points. Our staff will never enter through the main door or living room — they use these designated points only when needed, and leave quietly.
• •Sleeps 14 in proper beds, with 8 more on mattresses in the bedrooms and 2 further mattresses in the living room — 24 guests in total.
• •Check-in is from 2:00 PM and check-out is by 11:00 AM.
• •Early check-in and late check-out are subject to availability and attract an additional fee. Please ask in advance — we can only confirm closer to the date, once we know whether the villa is occupied either side of your stay.

Living With Nature

• •The villa sits within dense natural greenery. Frogs, crabs and insects are common around the outer areas, and in rare cases snakes have been spotted. Please be mindful, especially with children, around the outdoor areas at night.
• •We have 2–3 resident dogs and a cat who live on the property. They are friendly and used to guests.
• •The property is reached by rural roads which can be affected during heavy monsoon. Please allow extra travel time in the rainy season.

Meals

• •Breakfast and hi-tea are served daily — tea and coffee plus one option of your choice from each. For lunch and dinner you choose a meal combo; the exact dishes within it are agreed with you before your stay.
• •Final menu choices are required at least 4 days before check-in so we can shop and prepare for your group. Requests made after that depend on what is already in the kitchen and cannot be guaranteed.
• •Meal combos describe what comes to the table, not fixed recipes. Dishes are subject to seasonal and market availability, and we may substitute a comparable dish of equal or better standard without prior notice.
• •Special dietary needs (Jain, no onion/garlic, allergies, kids' meals) are accommodated with advance notice. We are not a certified allergen-free kitchen — dishes are prepared in a shared kitchen where nuts, dairy, gluten, egg, shellfish and mustard are in use, so traces cannot be ruled out.

Guest Conduct & Damages

• •Guests are responsible for any damage to the property, furniture or equipment during their stay, and for the conduct of everyone in their group.
• •The number of guests must not exceed the number declared at booking. Unannounced additional guests may be refused entry.
• •Please treat the villa, its surroundings, and the resident animals with care.
• •We may ask a group to leave without refund in cases of serious damage, illegal activity, or behaviour that endangers people or the property.
• •A refundable security deposit of ₹10,000 is collected on arrival for every stay. It is returned in full after check-out once the property has been checked over, less the cost of any damage or missing items.

Liability

• •Guests use the pool, turf, outdoor areas and all facilities at their own risk. There is no lifeguard on duty. Children must be supervised by an adult at all times.
• •We are not liable for loss of or damage to personal belongings.
• •Our total liability in connection with a booking will not exceed the amount actually paid for that booking.

Circumstances Beyond Control

• •If a stay is prevented by events outside either party's control — government order, natural disaster, flooding or landslides affecting the Karjat approach roads, or epidemic restrictions — you may reschedule within 12 months at no charge.
• •Cash refunds in these circumstances are at our discretion, as costs are often already committed.

Privacy & Your Data

How we collect, use and protect your personal data — and your rights under India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 — is set out in our Privacy Policy.

Governing Law

These terms are governed by the laws of India. Any dispute is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts at Raigad, Maharashtra.

Contact

Brick & Bamboo
Gulwadi, Karjat, Raigad District, Maharashtra 410201, India
stay@brickandbamboo.in · +91 98207 73845