Hey Friends!

We know. We know. Rules totally kill the vibe! BUT in order to ensure you have the “kōziest” stay possible and you know everything there is to know about your interim home away from home, we’ve got to lay down some of those kill-joy House Rules. (Boooooo! ☹)

If you don’t understand something or are totally not feeling these rules, please feel free to contact Leanne in Guest Services via the Airbnb app and yell at her. It’s all her idea anyway. You can also e-mail her really mean things. Otherwise, we look forward to hosting you and thank you so much for choosing The Kōzi Bleu as your place away to stay.

THE KILL-JOY HOUSE RULES

IMPORTANT: Following are the actions that will ruin our budding friendship and cause immediate eviction from the property, termination of the booking without refund, and a surcharge of $250 for secured removal from the home. So, we beg you not to do any of these things:
• Have a party or event
• Ignore the quiet hours
• Exceed the maximum number of daytime guests
• Tamper with the security devices
• Have illegal substances or underage drinking on the property

Additional details about each of these rules can be found in the descriptions below.

1. COMMUNICATION: Please download the Airbnb app as it is the fastest way to communicate with Donna.

2. RESERVATOIN CONFIRMATION: Please note your reservation is not confirmed until you validate your identity and sign our rental agreement, which includes these house rules. Instructions will be sent to you after Airbnb reservation approval.

3. CANCELATION POLICY: The Kōzi Bleu maintains a Firm cancellation policy. Unlike hotels, we are renting only one awesome space that is off the market for the entire time of the reservation. This limits our ability to rent the home to a new friend, making cancellations costly.

For reservations that are 14 days or more prior to the property’s local check-in time, you may cancel 48 hours after making the reservation for a full refund.

For reservations that are less than 14 days but at least 7 full days prior to the property’s local check-in time, you may cancel for a 50% refund of the nightly rate, and the cleaning fee, but not the service fee.

For reservations that are cancelled less than 7 full days prior to the property’s local check-in time or if you vacate the property prior to the local checkout time, you will not be refunded.

If you are unsure about your trip or worry about potential cancellations due to issues like family emergencies, bad weather, or flight/rental car delays, we highly recommend you get travel insurance.

4. DEPOSITS: Refundable security deposits are at our discretion for any accommodation or amenity offered.

5. CHECK-IN: Self check-in is available any time after 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time
The door code will be sent 15 mins before that time. We will try to accommodate an early check-in if we can but can’t promise availability because our place is so awesooooome that we tend to stay fully booked and, unfortunately, sometimes we have issues with rule #6.

Though we can’t imagine this ever happening, should you arrive and find the space is not safe or clean, amenities are missing or not working, or the home is not as described in the listing, please notify Donna in Guest Services immediately via the Airbnb App for a swift resolution. Note these issues must be acknowledged within the first 2 hours of arrival and your notification will serve as authorization for us to come to the property and remedy the problem. (Again, we don’t see this ever happening, but just in case…)

6. CHECKOUT: 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time
We know you’ve been having a great time and maybe hanging out a little late, but it is really important you checkout at 11:00 a.m. to allow our housekeeping team adequate time to execute COVID cleaning protocols and prepare the home for our next guest (and maybe even to help us accommodate an early check-in request - see how this works 😉).

Because this is super important to us, failure to checkout on time without prior authorization will result in a surcharge of the base rate for one night. (Note the “prior authorization” part! If you request a late checkout at least 24 hrs in advance, we’ll see what we can work out.) If we lose the next reservation due to an unauthorized late check-out, the guest will be charged the cost associated with losing that reservation. (In other words, the departing guest will be charged what the reserving guest was going to pay.)

Prior to vacating the property, we would greatly appreciate you helping us out with the following: Do not make the beds, place all dirty towels on the bathroom floor, load all dishes in and start the dishwasher, remove all trash from the property and place it in the outside receptacles, close and lock all doors and windows.

Should we discover vomit, urine, feces, or any other biohazard during the check-out cleaning, a surcharge of $150 will be added for remediation services. (You would think we wouldn’t need to say this but…)

7. GUESTS: The minimum age for the primary guest is 25 years old. Also, the maximum overnight occupancy is 8 guests and the maximum daytime occupancy is 10 guests. (These are the city’s rules.) A surcharge of $100.00 per undeclared guest per night will be applied for unapproved overnight guests. (Now that’s our rule to accommodate for what the city will do to us if they find out there were too many people – yikes!)

8. PARKING: There are (2) parking spaces in the garage and (1) parking space in the driveway provided for your convenience. If needed, there is also additional, free street parking available. We are in a safe neighborhood, but please remember parking is at your own risk. (The legal folks made us say that. Sorry.) We do not allow semi-trucks, motorhomes, or boats to park on the property.

9. QUIET HOURS: Please observe the quiet hours below. Everyone needs their beauty rest! (And some folks are trying to sleep off that hangover…no judgement here.)
o Weekdays: 9:00 p.m. – 10:00 a.m.
o Weekends: 10:00 p.m. – 10:00 a.m.

10. PARTIES/EVENTS: Out of respect for our neighbors and per the city of Oceanside (read: so no one goes to jail), no parties, events, filming, or photo shoots are allowed. Attempting to use the space for either without prior authorization will result in a surcharge of $250, immediate eviction from the property, and termination of the booking without refund. (We are becoming such good friends. Please, please, please don’t let our relationship end like this!)

11. SECURITY:
To protect you as our guest and us has hosts (honestly, also because of the violations to rule #10), please note The Kōzi Bleu is equipped with security devices. The first is a privacy-compliant, non-recording noise decibel monitoring system called Minut (meaning we have no idea you are talking about your plan to get the neighbor to yell at Donna again today). It is inside the home and its purpose is to alert us should there be any sustained loud noise. Again, it does not understand what you are saying or record anything. It’s really just to let us know if a DJ starts gettin’ jiggy with it.

The second is security cameras that record audio and video for 100% of the exterior of the property 24/7. There is a camera that captures the front of the property, a camera that captures the entrance, cameras that capture the left and right exterior of the home, and a a camera that captures the complete back yard. There are absolutely NO cameras or recording devices inside the home. That’s just weird and creepy and we are not trying to make a new version of You for Netflix!
Tampering with or disabling the devices is STRICTLY PROHIBITED and will result in immediate eviction from the property, termination of the booking without refund, and a surcharge of $250. Plus, it’s just not cool and would end our relationship on a sour note and we don’t want that.

12. SMOKING/VAPING: We like a good stogie now and then, so we get it. But for the sake of guests that don’t, there is NO smoking or vaping of any substance inside the property. Evidence of any smoking or vaping inside the home or garage will result in a $500 surcharge for smoke remediation services. (It’s so expensive!) Outside, please do not smoke close enough to the home that the smoke travels inside and please dispose of all smoking debris. Guests will incur a charge of $5 per butt for cigarette butts or other smoking debris we have to clean up inside or outside.

13. ILLEGAL SUBSTANCES: We shouldn’t have to say this, but NO illegal substances are permitted on the property at any time and underage drinking is strictly prohibited. Violation of this rule will result in immediate eviction from the property, termination of the booking without refund, and a surcharge of $250.

14. CHILDREN: We loooove the babies and gladly welcome you and your children in our home! However, please be aware the home is NOT baby- or child-proofed in any way. The guest assumes all liability for their children and their children’s actions during their stay.

15. PETS & ANIMALS: PETS & ANIMALS: We also loooove dogs and welcome yours in our home with an additional fee of $75.00 USD per dog per stay (one-time fee, not per night). No other animals are permitted.

We allow a maximum of 2 adult dogs (50 pounds max), but no puppies. Note the following breeds are not permitted as they are not covered by insurance: Pit Bull, Staffordshire Terrier, Doberman Pinscher, Chow Chow, Rottweiler, Presa Canario (Canary dog), Akita, Wolf Dogs and Wolf-Hybrids. There is a $250.00 USD surcharge for any non-permitted and/or not disclosed animal on the property. The guest also risks termination of the remainder of the rental period.

You are not permitted to leave your dog(s) alone in the home unless they are in a crate. It is not permitted to lock them in a room while you are gone. Please cover the furniture with designated pet blankets. Also, do not bathe your dog inside the home as the hair can cause issues with plumbing. Last, please pick up after your dog (vomit and feces). A container and baggies will be provided. Failure to clean up after your dog will result in a $20.00 USD surcharge per pile cleaning fee.

16. BACKYARD: We hope you are able to unwind in our relaxing backyard while here. Please remember we have neighbors and be mindful of noise. Also, a grill is supplied for your convenience and should only be used where placed. The use of indoor or outdoor deep fryers (such as fish or turkey fryers) is prohibited. Guests will be held responsible for any damage caused by a deep fryer. (Please don’t burn down our home! 😊)

17. CONSUMABLES: Should any food item be provided by KōziDigs for your enjoyment, KōziDigs does not accept any responsibility for issues that might occur related to those food items, including but not limited to allergies, spoilage, etc. (The legal folks strike again! They won’t let us just be nice to people!) If you would like the consumables such as seasonings and condiments removed, please let us know in advance. Last, items such as shampoo, soap, conditioner, etc. are provided for your convenience during your stay. Please use only what’s needed.

18. HOUSEKEEPING: We have only one ask. Please refrain from removing makeup using the white towels. We ask that you remove your makeup using the dark towels provided and/or make remover wipes. Soiled towels that cannot be laundered clean due to makeup will incur a $15 surcharge and soiled linens that cannot be laundered clean will incur a $50 surcharge.

O.K. Two asks. Please leave the property and contents in their original conditions and positions upon departure. (In other words, if you moved furniture around the house, please put it back from where you got it and remember to treat our things as you would your own. Wait! That might not be good enough. Treat them like you would treat your mom’s things. 😉)

19. INTERNET AND UTILITIES: Please note internet and utility services are provided by third-party vendors and, though we do fancy ourselves magicians, we cannot accept responsibility for any vendor- or area-caused internet or utility outages and no refunds will be issued.

20. LOCKS/LIGHTS: Please remember to lock all windows and doors when you leave the home and turn off all lights inside the property when not in use. “Do the earth a favor, be an energy saver!” (Don’t blame us! Blame the National Energy Conservation Day committee for that line! LOL!)

21. MAIL/PACKAGE DELIVERY: Mail and package delivery is not allowed. If you need to have a package shipped to you, the closest Amazon lockers are located at 802 N. Coast Highway, Oceanside, CA 92054, and the closest post office is at 517 Seagaze Dr., Oceanside, CA 92054. Our mailbox is locked, and mail delivered to it will be returned to sender. You are not permitted to use our address to set up residency, you acknowledge you are renting a short-term rental property, and you acknowledge you will not have tenant rights, no matter the length of your stay. Once your reservation has ended, you will be considered a trespasser.

22. LOST AND FOUND: We will promptly advise you if we find something left behind and hold the item(s) for 24 hours after checkout (unless it’s super cute…just kidding!). After the 24-hour period, the item(s) will be donated. If you would like us to mail the item(s) to you, we will request the cost of shipping through the Resolution Center.

23. OFF LIMIT AREAS: Any locked cabinet not to be accessed by any guest. Simple enough, no?

24. MAINTENANCE: We thoroughly check to ensure everything is working properly prior to your stay, but should something need maintenance, please immediately contact Leanne in Guest Services via the Airbnb App so we can address the issue as soon as possible and get you back to having an outstanding, “kōzi” time!

25. PROPERTY DAMAGE: We understand that accidents happen. Should there be any damages that occur during your stay, please notify Leanne in Guest Services via the platform app immediately so we might plan together for how to remedy the situation. (Hopefully, you haven’t yelled at her because this could be awkkkkward. FOFL! #SweetRevenge) Minor issues can possibly be addressed by our housekeeping and maintenance team. Major issues and/or damaged, lost, or stolen property will need to be assessed and resolved and may result in the primary guest being charged for the repair or replacement value. In addition, excessive damage may result in the primary guest being charged for the relocation or compensation of the incoming guest if check-in is delayed as a result of the damage.

26. TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Anyone, including undeclared guests, who enters the property agrees to the house rules and conditions. You are entering the property at your own risk. KōziDigs disclaims any liability and shall not be held responsible for any personal injury, accident, incident, pet injury, death, property damage, or loss. KōziDigs will not be responsible for damages of any kind or any other liability whatsoever arising from or in conjunction with a reservation made through Airbnb.

Well…that’s it for the kill-joy House Rules. Hopefully that wasn’t too bad. If so, you know who to blame and what to do. 😊 (Don’t worry, she’s paid well to take all of your super helpful feedback.)