Visitors can rent our hut by the day as the perfect base to explore West Mersea Beach.
- Whilst every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the hut during marketing, all statements are made in good faith and are for guidance only. Photos and maps are for illustrative purposes only.
- There is a strict maximum number of 8 allowed per booking (including all adults, children, babies and animals). This is for both inside and outside of the hut and must not be exceeded. We reserve the right to terminate your day if the number of persons occupying the hut exceeds the maximum stated and refuse any future bookings made.
- We only take bookings from guests over the age of 18. The person making the booking is responsible for the beach hut, and must accompany the party. The booking is not transferable to any other person.
- All of our bookings are for personal and pleasure use only. If you require a booking for professional use (such as a photoshoot or tv shoot) please get in touch with us.
- Full payment is required to confirm your booking and bookings are not confirmed until payment has been received. We do not accept cheques. Once payment has been made this confirms your acceptance of our Terms and Conditions.
Cancellation
- We offer free cancellation up to 14 days prior to arrival. After this point, a £40 admin fee will be deducted from any refund. No refund/amendment is available if cancellation is within 7 days of arrival.
We do not offer refunds/amendments for bad weather.
We are unable to transfer any bookings to another date during the peak season of July and August.
To amend a booking free of change we require more than 7 days notice via email. Any further amendments will result in a £40 admin charge. - We reserve the right ourselves to cancel any booking, after giving notice to you, in the event that we are unable to let the accommodation booked for reasons beyond our reasonable control or in circumstances such that we believe the accommodation is unsuitable. In these circumstances we will endeavour to offer you an alternative beach hut, subject to availability or if this is not suitable for you, a full refund will be given.
Using the Beach Hut
- Your behaviour at the beach hut should be in keeping with the family environment and should not be excessively noisy or disruptive to other huts. A maximum of 8 people inside and outside of the hut is strictly enforced.
- We ask you kindly to keep within the boundaries of our beach hut in order not to encroach on our neighbouring huts.
- Sleeping overnight in the beach hut is not permitted. The hut is alarmed after 8pm.
- No smoking or vaping inside the hut or on the deck.
- Candles are not permitted in or around the hut.
- BBQ’s are not allowed in the beach hut or on the decking. BBQ’s are allowed on the beach at a safe distance from the hut and must not cause a nuisance to other hut and beach users. Please dispose of your BBQ responsibly.
- Loud music is not allowed on the beach, any music/radio that is played should be audible only within the hut and not beyond.
Before you come
- We’ll be in touch with recommendations for activities & outside catering during your stay. There are three food outlets and a club house within walking distance of the hut, so you can just turn up!
- If you are planning to decorate the hut with banners and balloons for an event or occasion, please ensure all items are removed and disposed correctly before you leave.
Arrival and Departures
- You can arrive from 9.30am and the beach hut must be vacated by 7:30pm.
- We will text you with an access code for the keys 24 hours before your booking.
- Please make sure to keep all beach hut keys safe during the day. Please do not leave the hut unattended – or if you do, please make sure to fully lock up the hut.
- If you lock yourself out or lose the key, we will endeavour to get you access again. Lost keys will be charged £25.
Leaving the beach hut
- We respectfully ask all guests to leave the beach hut as found, returning all items to their correct place.
- Please wash up and put back any used utensils, crockery etc. (cleaning products are provided).
- Please dispose of all rubbish. Food and drink items must be removed from the beach hut and surrounding area and disposed of in the bins on site or taken home with you.
- If dirty, we kindly ask that you rinse all buckets, spades and toys etc. using the water tap situated behind hut No 22 and remove as much sand as you can before placing them back in the storage box.
- Please clean and sweep the hut/deck before you depart. We provide all cleaning products for this purpose and provide a brush for sweeping out the hut before leaving. Great care and pride is taken in looking after and cleaning our huts before any rental and we would be most grateful if they could be left as originally found. If we find any of our huts have not been used with respect, we reserve the right to refuse further rentals to any person and to charge an additional cleaning fee.
- Important: make sure the gas is turned off if the hut is unoccupied and before you leave
- Ensure all window covers / rails / locks are secured, the keys are returned to the key safe, the key safe is properly closed and the combination scrambled.
- If using the DIY picnic service, please ensure all equipment is returned to where it was found, in the storage cupboard, and not left in the beach hut. We reserve the right to add a cleaning fee if applicable.
- Please tell us about any damage or breakages at the end of your stay so that we can rectify the situation. We do understand that accidents can occur, we can carry small accidents, but otherwise we must charge for damage and repairs. If there is a problem, please contact us during the day, so that we can try and resolve it at the time.
Dogs
- Well behaved dogs are always welcome and must be supervised at all times and must not jump on the bench seats or any soft furnishings. We only allow a maximum of one dog per hut.
- We reserve the right to charge for any extra cleaning or damage. You must not leave dogs unattended at any time, especially when the beach is busy so please be mindful of this.
Liability
- No Liability is accepted for any loss, damage, sickness or injury however caused which may be sustained during the time at the beach hut, to any member of the party, or invited persons.
Most Importantly
- Enjoy your visit and be sure to take plenty of pictures for your memories and don’t forget to tag us and leave a review!