This website Terms and Conditions describe the legal framework under which you agree to participate when using it, what your rights & responsibilities are and what you can expect from us. In the event of any inconsistency between these Booking Terms and Conditions and any other Website Terms and Condition, these Booking Terms and Conditions prevail.
By using this site, you confirm to Excel Apartments that you accept these Terms and that you agree to comply with them.
The information data and material contained on our site has been prepared solely for the purpose of providing information about Excel Apartments, its subsidiaries and partners and the services that they offer.
We try to ensure that information contained within it is accurate and up to date, however we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether expressed or implied, that the content on our site is accurate, complete or up to date.
All apartments booked through our site are subject to Booking Terms and Conditions, which should be read before making a booking.
In the event of any inconsistency between the Booking Terms and Conditions and these Terms, the Booking Terms and Conditions will prevail.
We also have a Privacy Policy that outlines our commitment to safeguarding the privacy of our customers and suppliers and our approach to protecting any personal information given to us by you. We will only use your personal information as set out in our Privacy Policy.
Definition – In these conditions, the following definitions apply:
Information on this site is posted in good faith and updated regularly, but Excel Apartments cannot guarantee its completeness and accuracy. Excel Apartments does not accept any liability to you or any third party for any error or omission on this site. Excel Apartments may change, update or delete the terms and conditions or any information on this site without prior notice.
Excel Apartments does not warrant that this site will be uninterrupted, error free or that any information or other material accessible from this site is free of viruses or other harmful components.
Excel Apartments is not liable for any direct or indirect loss resulting from your use of the information on this site.
If you make an instant online booking, you will receive a confirmation with a summary of your booking, including your booking reference number and the booking conditions made up of the apartment’s payment terms, cancellation policy and check-in procedure. For all offline direct bookings, then confirmation with all details will be emailed after payment is received.
We will endeavour to do everything we can to help guests with special requirements. Please ensure we are made aware in writing of any special requirements at time of booking so that we can help you to select the most suitable apartment to suit your needs. Although we will endeavour to meet any reasonable requests, no guarantees can be given that any request will be met. Conditional bookings cannot be accepted i.e. any booking which is specified to be conditional on the fulfilment of a particular request.
All Group Bookings have to be requested in writing and booked directly with Excel Apartments. Conditions including cancellation policies will be advised at the time of booking.
Our online payment policy is clearly displayed on our website at the time of booking on the confirmation page and may also be provided on your confirmation email. For all offline bookings, payment will be requested directly by us prior to confirming the booking.
Payment to be made in GBP Pounds Sterling.
For corporate bookers with agreed credit terms payment to be made by card or bank transfer Payable to ‘Excel Apartments’: (bank details are available on request) after making the booking directly with Excel Apartments.
A Security Deposit to cover “Additional Charges“, including breakages, damages, extra cleaning and further accommodation charges incurred during your stay, will be taken prior to your arrival.
If payment does not reach us at the required time we reserve the right to suspend or cancel any booking made. Any late payments will result in interest being charged at 4% above Bank of England base rate for the period concerned.
Valid credit/debit card details must be supplied at the time of booking and/or upon collecting the deposit, to cover any potential additional charges. These charges will be deducted from any Security Deposit held or from a debit/credit card supplied and any balance on the security deposit will be refunded. A written statement of the “Additional Charges” will be sent to you. In the event that payment under a debit/credit card is declined, or no card details are provided, we reserve the right to invoice the booker or guest directly for these charges.
When you make a reservation through our website, the rate you see on your search results page at the time of booking is the rate we apply and confirm to you. Rates are per apartment, not per person and are inclusive of VAT unless otherwise stated.
The rates we advertise are to the best of our knowledge correct at the date of publication but we reserve the right to change any rates from time to time. Prior to the booking being confirmed rates quoted are based on the rates prevailing at the time but are subject to change. Once a booking has been confirmed we will not change the rate quoted unless you amend the booking (if only approved by us) or our cost of supplying the accommodation changes as a result of tax changes or currency fluctuations beyond our control.
Our online cancellation policy is clearly displayed on our website at the time of request/booking.
Booking conditions relate to the payment and cancellation terms displayed online when booking. These may differ between apartment type and rate booked.
Cancellation charges relate to the date prior to arrival when we are notified of the cancellation and will determine the cancellation charges incurred according to apartment type and rate booked online. These notice periods also apply to early departure, postponed arrival or reduction in the number of minimum nights’ stay.
Payment terms (also relate according) to apartment type and rate booked online.
All changes (if approved by us) of date are subject to availability. Should any change be rejected, the original booking will be re-instated. Name changes or child age changes might incur additional administration fees (please check with us prior to the change). Once in house, changes to the departure date (if approved by us), which result in a reduction in the length of stay, will be subject to rate change.
If you wish to extend a stay, please give us as much notice as possible in order to facilitate your request. All extensions are subject to availability and rate change.
Where notice to extend a stay has been given, we reserve the right to take all additional payments and charges from any credit/debit card used to make the original booking, or an invoice for the extended period will be sent to your billing address and payment must be made by return. All payments have to be made in full prior to any extensions and bookings can only be provisionally kept on-hold for a very short time.
Excel Apartments reserves the right to treat an early departure or reduction in the number of nights or apartments booked as a cancellation and apartments may be re-let and cancellation charges will apply. Non-arrivals will be treated as a cancellation and you will not be entitled to any refunds. Transaction fees are not refundable in the event of a cancellation. The cancellation policy should be requested at the time of booking. Cancellation charges relate to the date prior to arrival when we are notified of the cancellation and will determine the cancellation charges incurred according to the cancellation policy given prior to confirming your booking.
These notice periods also apply to early departure, postponed arrival or reduction in the number of minimum night’s stay.
For group bookings the minimum notice period and the cancellation charge per apartment, regardless of length of stay, is as per what was confirmed prior to confirming your booking.
We do not expect to have to make any changes to your booking, however, occasionally bookings have to be changed or cancelled or errors in information or other details corrected and we reserve the right to do so. If this does happen, we will contact you by telephone or email where reasonably possible.
If a change has to be made or your booking has to be cancelled, we will, if possible, offer you an alternative apartment of similar type and standard in a similar location for the same period.
You should tell us as soon as possible whether you wish to accept any change or alternative apartment offered or alternatively if you want a refund.
Events beyond our control include but are not limited to the following: an act of God, outbreak of hostilities, riot, civil disturbance, acts of terrorism, revolution, the act of any government or authority (including but not limited to refusal or revocation of any licence or consent), fire, flood, lightning, explosion, fog or bad weather, epidemic, interruption or failure of a utility service (including but not limited to electricity, gas, water or telecommunications), renovations and building work undertaken at the property or in the local area, strikes, lockouts or boycotts, embargo or blockade.
We are not responsible for the theft and/or damage of your personal belongings during your stay in any apartment booked. Therefore, you are advised to ensure that you have appropriate insurances in place. In addition, you are advised to ensure you have appropriate travel insurance to cover cancellation and medical expenses.
Reasonable care has been taken to ensure that the content of our website (and/or other means of promotion or advertising) is correct, but it is subject to amendment at any time without notice. All content on our website (and/or other means of promotion or advertising) is published in good faith. Given the above factors, we do not warrant that any of the content on our website (and/or other means of promotion or advertising) accurately or completely describes any of the apartments we offer. Our website may link to other websites and we are not responsible for the data policies, content or security of these linked websites.
Our website (and/or other means of promotion or advertising) will only have a general representation of the accommodation shown. Actual apartment size, floor plan, design, fixtures, furnishings and facilities may vary. Our website does not constitute and should not be regarded as a recommendation or endorsement of the quality, service level, qualification or (star) rating of any accommodations made available.
We are responsible for our own apartments, subject to the following conditions.
All warranties, conditions and other terms implied by statute or common law or otherwise are, to the fullest extent permitted by law, excluded from any contract with us and these conditions shall apply in their place. However, nothing in these terms and conditions will affect your statutory rights if you are a consumer. Nothing in these terms and conditions limits or excludes our liability for death or personal injury resulting from negligence; or for any damage or liability incurred by you as a result of fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation by us, or any liability that cannot by law be excluded.
However, and to the extent permitted by law, neither we nor any of our officers, directors, employees, representatives, subsidiaries, affiliated companies, distributors, affiliate (distribution) partners, licensees, agents or others involved in creating, sponsoring, promoting, or otherwise making available the site and its contents shall be liable for:
If you are booking for, as, or on behalf of a business or business employee, that business shall indemnify us against all liabilities, costs, expenses, damages and losses (including any direct or indirect consequential losses, loss of profit, loss of reputation and all interest, penalties and legal and other reasonable professional costs and expenses) suffered or incurred by us arising out of or in connection with your, or your business’s, breach or negligent performance or non-performance of these terms and conditions.
If you are booking for, as, or on behalf of a business or business employee, our total liability in contract, tort (including negligence or breach of statutory duty), misrepresentation, restitution or otherwise arising in connection with the performance or contemplated performance of your booking shall be limited to the fees paid to us under your booking.
All apartments are occupied as serviced apartments and are only to be used as temporary or holiday accommodation for you, or your organisation. They are not for use as the principal, additional home or residence of guests; you will not be entitled to a tenancy or an assured short-hold or assured tenancy. No relationship of landlord and tenant is created, and no statutory security of tenure exists now or when the period of occupation ends. If you or any member of your party fails to vacate at the end of the period you will be charged the appropriate accommodation charges for the continued period of occupation. No persons other than the guests have the right to use the apartment.
These conditions constitute an excluded agreement under S(3A)(7)(a) of the Protection from Eviction Act 1977 (as amended) and cannot be construed as an assured tenancy under the Housing Act 1988 (as amended). We cannot guarantee an exact apartment number prior to arrival. The number of beds in the apartment determines the maximum guest in an apartment or as advertised relating to the maximum occupancy that each respective apartment can take. If the maximum number is exceeded then we may refuse access (with no refund) to the accommodation and/or reserve the right to charge for additional apartments.
The check-in and checkout policy is clearly displayed on our website at the time of booking.
The specific arrival and departure policy should be requested at the time of booking and will be stated on the confirmation. Arrival or late departure may be available for an additional charge but cannot be guaranteed unless booked from the night before arrival or for the night after departure.
The procedure for departure will be confirmed on arrival.
Key collection details will be provided to you prior to arrival. Some apartments do not have reception desks and you will be given a code to enter the building and details of key collection once your booking is confirmed. It is essential that you have this information with you on arrival and, where needed, contact us in advance to confirm the arrival procedure.
Cleaning – A weekly clean is included in the price for stays longer than 7 nights in apartments after the 8th day. A weekly clean includes change of the linen, towels and general cleaning. Please be advised that washing the dishes and removal of excess rubbish is not included in the service.
Maintenance – our Management Team carries out routine maintenance regularly; however, occasionally we may need access to your apartment to carry out essential maintenance. We will normally give you 24 hours notice, except in the event of an emergency during which we would require immediate access. Any and all resident/guest requests by telephone or email asking us to attend to maintenance issues will be attended to without prior notice. All our staff would knock on the apartment door and mention the department prior to entering an occupied apartment.
Internet / Wi-Fi – Where access is available in apartments, it is free to use unless we have mentioned about it being charged separately. Information about Internet access will be provided at time of booking and on arrival. Access is subject to the Excel Apartments Acceptable Use Policy. At peak times, the bandwidth available for connection to the Internet may be under pressure due to the number of people connecting to the Internet, both internally and externally. Excel Apartments recommends that activities requiring increased bandwidth such as Skype, Movie/TV streaming is limited at these times.
You can contact a member of our team for Internet support but if in Excel Apartments’s opinion, the fault is deemed to be with the guest’s equipment, no support can be provided. Guests must not interfere, move or disconnect any equipment relating to the provision of the Internet access and must not use the connection for any illegal or immoral purpose (including but not limited to file sharing) and Excel Apartments reserve the right to pass on any record to the authorities. Should Excel Apartments be made aware of any such use.
Excel Apartments reserves the right to disconnect a guest at any time without notice if, in Excel Apartments’s opinion, they breach any of these terms and conditions (including exceeding the download limit) or fail to pay for the connection at the agreed rate (only if applicable).
Security of Keys – Guests will be provided with a set of keys/fobs/an access card to access the property and the apartment. Only one set of keys can be provided. It is your responsibility to ensure that you are in possession of these at all times and that they are returned at the end of your stay. An additional charge will be made for replacements and if we are required to provide access due to lost or forgotten keys.
Interruption to services – We will make every effort to ensure that guests enjoy a peaceful stay, however, cannot guarantee or be held responsible for any failure or interruption of services to the apartment or the building, including electricity, air conditioning, water or any damage to telephone, broadband/ internet and other communications, including disruption or noise caused as a result of repair works being carried out in another part of the property. Where we are made aware of such failure or interruption we will endeavour to rectify such services within a reasonable period of time at our apartments.
Our Team – Our Reservations/Guest Services Team is available to ensure your stay is as comfortable and enjoyable as possible. Contact details and working hours are made available prior to arrival.
Guests are expected to comply with any regulations for use of the apartment. These are available on our website under Terms and Conditions and given below. They are also emailed prior, usually on our automated email that is sent to all bookings. If any guest breaches any of these conditions or the regulations, we reserve the right to request a guest vacate their apartment immediately without refund.
Damage to the apartment or any of its contents will be charged to you at cost, plus 30% administration fee which will be deducted from the card details provided on arrival. Guests must notify us of all damages, lost or broken items or such issues requiring maintenance. (Please note a full breakdown can/will be provided upon request).
We take the health & safety of all our guests seriously. On arrival you should familiarise yourself with the layout of the apartment and building in case of emergencies. Please contact a member of our team if required.
We are committed to providing quality accommodation and conduct regular audits to ensure that standards are maintained at the apartments. We also welcome feedback from our guests on/after departure. We value this feedback, which you provide us with useful information on how we can improve our services further.
In the unlikely event that you are dissatisfied with any aspect of your accommodation, please notify us as soon as possible in the first instance. If you do not give us the opportunity to resolve a problem during your stay, this may affect the final outcome of any complaint received. We aim to deliver the best possible customer service, but in the unlikely event that you are dissatisfied with our service, please contact us by email at info@excel-apartments.com or you can call us on 0044 (0) 208 037 2181.
All information collected or properly obtained during the booking process will be processed in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
We reserve the right to change these conditions from time to time. If guests are in breach of any of these conditions, we reserve the right to request that guests vacate their apartment immediately. These conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and the Courts of England shall have exclusive jurisdiction in relation to any claim, dispute or difference concerning these conditions and any matter arising from them.
Promotional or discounted offers on this Site are provided at the discretion of Excel Apartments. All offers are subject to availability, these Terms and the Booking Terms and Conditions and may be withdrawn at any time.
We work hard to ensure that the prices on our site match those you may see on third party websites. Our philosophy is that the rate you see on our site should be the same as, or better than, any other online agent. If for some reason (usually beyond our control) you do find a cheaper rate elsewhere, please let us know and we will endeavour to match it.
All professional photography or filming MUST be authorised by Excel Apartments. No professional photography or filming can take place in any area of Excel Apartments properties/apartments, under any circumstances, without prior approval/consent from Excel Apartments. Use of Excel Apartments brand name, photography, videography, Excel Apartments images and any Excel Apartments (or associated) logos including trademarks or trade names requires the prior written consent of Excel Apartments London. None of the aforementioned can be used by any other entity for any commercial purpose. Members of Excel Apartments staff or part thereof cannot be used in the photography or filming and no staff role can be impersonated for the purposes of the photography or filming. Excel Apartments will take appropriate legal action to restrain any misuse or unauthorised usage of Excel Apartments collateral listed above.
Please note that these Terms, their subject matter and their formation, are governed by English law. You and we both agree that the courts of England and Wales will have exclusive jurisdiction in relation to any dispute with respect to the subject matter or construction of these Terms.
You can contact us by emailing us at info@excel-apartments.com or alternatively you can phone us on +44 (0) 20 8037 2181 and speak to a member of our staff.
Our working hours are Monday – Sunday: 09:00 – 23:00 (GMT) including public/bank holidays.