Sands Resort Hotel

We make all our charges clear and you wont be hit with hidden charges. We will discuss all the following charges with you prior to booking your wedding.

Rates for reception
Your wedding costs are made up of:

• Wedding breakfast menu
• Welcome drinks
• Wine and champagne
• Hire of room for entertainment
• Entertainment
• Accommodation
• Extras as agreed
• Wedding insurance (Compulsory)

Rates for ceremony
Your wedding costs are made up of:

• Charges from registrar are paid direct to them from you
• Room hire for ceremony

Wedding Terms and conditions

Booking and confirmation
A provisional booking can be held for 14 days, pending the written confirmation together with a non-refundable deposit to secure your reservation. Deposit required : Up to 70 guests - £350.00, over 70 guests - £650.00. Once the deposit is received the hotel will forward written confirmation together with our Terms and Conditions, a copy of which must be signed and returned to the hotel within 10 days to fully confirm the reservation. Failure to return this copy to us means the hotel cannot guarantee your booking.

The hotel will require final details at least three weeks prior to the event and full payment is due 7 working days in advance of the wedding. Credit terms are not available. Final attendance numbers must reach the hotel 14 days prior to the party and this number will be charged in full, greater if the numbers increase.

Licences
The hotel is licensed as a venue for civil marriages. Should you use the hotel as your place of marriage, confirmation that the registrar has been booked should be made in writing with the times when the deposit is made. Separate charges will apply to this, please see our Wedding Package details and you will be responsible for these. Please note that at certain times of the year we will be unable to offer you sit down times after 3.00p.m. Evening entertainment will finish at midnight and will be confirmed by the hotel in writing.

Food and drink
The hotel reserves the right to supply whatever food, drink or services which may be required, with the exception of Wedding Cakes. The import of clients own food is not permitted. Corkage terms are not available.

Accommodation
Subject to a minimum number of 50 adults attending the wedding breakfast and reception the Bride and Groom will be offered free overnight accommodation in a sea view double ensuite room inclusive of breakfast. Please ask us to quote special rates for family members attending the wedding who wish to stay over. Please note at certain times of the year a limited number of rooms may be available

Clients responsibilty
The Client shall be responsible for the behaviour of their guests and any damage to hotel property or theft from the hotel, by any guest attending the wedding. This includes cigarette burn damage and water damage. We strongly advise that you take out a form of wedding insurance to cover yourselves against any such incident.

Supplements
If the numbers attending are 50 or less, a supplement may be charged for private dining / function areas.
Cancellation Any cancellation, postponement or significant change in arrangements must be confirmed in writing.

1. Deposit is non-refundable
2. Within 4 months the client may be liable for 60% for the tariff for the facilities booked
3. Within 1 month or less the client shall be liable for 90% of the anticipated facilities booked

We would strongly advise clients to take out a specialist wedding insurance which will cover the cost of all hotel facilities and food costs in the event of cancellation.

Validity of prices
Information in these details is expected to remain valid until 1st January 2012 Prices quoted may vary due to changes on legislation or other reasons outside the hotel's control