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Welcome Guide

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Driftwood Cottage

17 Little Maritzburg Road, Umhlali Beach, Dolphin Coast, South Africa

ARRIVAL & DEPARTURE TIMES

Check-in only from 14:00

Check-out before or at 10:00



Wi-Fi

17 Little Maritzburg Road, Driftwood Cottage

password: driftwood@17LM



HOUSEKEEPER

LIVE-OUT House Staff:

Housekeeper's name is Cindy

Contact nr: +27 867 4478

Important Info

IMPORTANT NRS

LCE Maintenance: 076 475 0564

IPSS Emergency: 082 3911 911

Fire Brigade: 032 946 2711

Netcare: 032 946 6700

Netcare Ambulance: 082 911

The Well (Doctors): 032 946 1311

Homoeopath: 032 586 3403

Umhlali Police: 032 947 9900



HOUSEKEEPING

Included in your rental Monday to Friday, 8 am - 2 pm.​

For more info on our housekeeping services and laundry, please follow this link to our Housekeeper's page for duties and responsibilities.


Refuge collection: Tuesdays & Fridays

Recycling collection: Wednesdays in clear plastic bags (glass tins, clean plastic, paper)

 

 

BACK UP POWER

This house does not have back up power.

Rechargeable lamps & torches will be available.

 

 

SECURITY & ALARM

IPSS 086 1324 777

 

Hold down 5 on the keypad in the upstairs room for “stay”. 

Disarm with the remote or on the keypad. 

Keypad alarm code 4753

 

The entire property is walled and fenced with internal and external alarm beams. Window burglar bars, security gate and alarm connected to security reaction team IPSS

 

 

BEACH ACCESS

Private padlock gate access onto Salt Rock main beach.

Please keep the gate locked at all times. 

Umbrellas and deck chairs available for the beach.

 

 

PARKING

Double garage available for guests to use

Additional driveway parking is available


 

KEY & GATE REMOTE

Blue button: Alarm arm & disarm

 

1 door key for all doors

1 small key for all trellidoors

 


SMART TV

TV fitted with Google Chromecast. Guests connected to WiFi can cast their preferred channels direct from phones.

(Might need the google Chromecast App for certain phones) - Owner will guide with instructions.

House Rules

Understanding and complying with our house rules will make for a comfortable and fun stay for everybody. Please treat our home with the same respect as you would your own home. We’ve put a lot of effort into making this a lovely space to be enjoyed by our guests.

BE RESPECTFUL

The staff are key to a successful holiday and the efficient running of your holiday home, please treat them with the utmost respect at all times. We will not tolerate our staff being treated badly.​

Regretfully our staff are unable to babysit, wash cars, do shopping/unpack shopping or anything besides their designated duties.

OCCUPANCY

The maximum number of persons occupying the unit at all times must not exceed the number of beds. A maximum of two guests per bedroom will be allowed unless the homeowner has provided extra beds.

Camping on the property are NOT permitted.

DONT FEED THE MONKEYS

Under any circumstances whatsoever do not feed the monkeys - mother or babies! 

Please be aware of the monkeys they are inquisitive and can get very aggresive.

Don’t leave fruit out within sight of the monkeys – they will come in, make a mess, panic and  break things. 

Close all windows and doors when leaving the house.

 

NO SMOKING

No smoking is allowed in the house. Please smoke outside away from windows or furniture.

 

NO PARTIES

No parties, overcrowding or excessive noise is permitted. Failure to adhere to this will result in immediate eviction with no refund of rent.

Guests will be liable for all damages accured by parties at our rental home.

BEACH TOWELS

Please do not use bathroom towels on the beach, beach towels are available.

LEAVE AS FOUND

Accidents happen, so please report any breakages or damage to our team. If anything is broken, this should be replaced ‘like for like’ by the Guest to ensure a full refund of the breakage deposit.

BE ENVIRONMENTALLY CONCIOUS

Use linen and towels sparingly. 

Please save water, and electricity and turn off fans and Aircon when not using the area.  

Please try and recycle where possible, let's look after our planet together.

Please do not flush any foreign matters down the toilet.

Before you Go...

DEPARTURE DAY

Check-out is at or before 10 am. 

Please communicate your check out time with our team or the house staff the day prior to departure.



PERSONAL BELONGINGS

As you prepare to depart, we kindly remind you to double-check your belongings to ensure you haven't left anything behind. Should you find that you've inadvertently left a personal item behind, please don't worry. You can easily arrange for a courier to collect it at your convenience. However, any unclaimed items remaining a the house after checkout will be collected and donated to our staff. This ensures that these items find a new purpose and are put to good use.



KEYS

Please make sure you leave any keys & remotes with the staff,

or communicate with us where you left the keys.



LEAVING EARLY?

Please switch off all lights, and air-conditioning, and close all windows. 



STAFF OVERTIME PAYMENT

Please remember to settle any money owing to the staff (overtime, additional laundry, tips etc.)

must be paid directly to each staff member in (ZAR) cash.

Should you fail to pay in full, this will be deducted from your holding/breakage deposit.



DEPARTURE FORM

Please remember to complete the departure form. 

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