General Terms & Additional Information

Site Inspections & Viewings

Site inspections and viewings are only available by appointment and must be made at least 24 hours in advance.

Bookings & Payments

Provisional bookings will only be held for 7 days, thereafter the date will be released and bookable for other events. Bookings are only considered confirmed on receipt of a 50% deposit. The balance is required 10 days prior to event (including a R10 000 breakage deposit), unless otherwise agreed.

Cancellation Policy

Bookings are only considered as cancelled if received in writing and confirmed by Blaauwklippen in writing. Should a confirmed booking be cancelled, the deposit will be forfeited.

Event Times

For evening functions; the booked venue/s will be available from 18h00 on the day of the event until 23h00.

The breakdown of any décor and flowers, as well as the collection of hired furniture and equipment must be completed before 00h00 on the evening of the event for the rest of farm operations to resume the next morning. An overtime fee of R3 000 per hour will be charged after the aforesaid time.

A comprehensive event schedule must be provided to the Blaauwklippen Event Management Team at least 3 days prior to the start of the setup of an event.

Fireworks

The use of fireworks or any open fires are not allowed.

Catering and Beverages

All catering is to done through our in-house caterer

No external catering will be permitted.

Cake fee of R30p.p. will be applied should you wish to bring in your own cake.

No external beverages will be permitted.

Flowers, Décor and Hiring

All flowers and décor aspects need to be discussed with and approved by the Blaauwklippen Event Management Team prior to the setup of an event.

Staffing

Blaauwklippen will provide a venue manager, waiters, barmen, cleaners on the day of the event.

Please note that the venue manager will not take on any tasks other than venue-related duties and will not act as a coordinator before, on, or after the event.

Breakages

You will be held responsible for any breakages or loss caused to the venue and venue property during setup and breakdown of the event, as well as during the course of the event by you and/or your spouse/partner, children/minors under the age of 18, and/or friends and guests attending the event.

Indemnity

The owners, management and staff of Blaauwklippen cannot be held responsible for any loss or damage to property or for any possessions of hosts, services providers, coordinators, guest and/or attendees of events at Blaauwklippen.