Cosy Cottages Near St Andrews
Covid 19
Current Position
Largo Cottages properties will reopen from 30th April 2021 in line with government guidance confirmed April 13th 2021. There will continue to be some restrictions particularly regarding the number of households that can visit, please see below. For up to date information please check the Scottish Govt Website.
Reopening
We have implemented a number of changes to our procedures and terms and conditions to ensure we continue to provide accommodation to the highest and safest possible standard and give you confidence to book with us once we are allowed to reopen. After implementing these new procedures we have now been accredited as Good to Go by Visit Scotland.
Some changes we are making at Largo Cottages to reduce our coronavirus risk.
The Scottish Government has issued guidance to self catering operators regarding changes they need to make to their operations in order to re open safely. We have signed up to follow this guidance and will be adhering to it strictly, we have even enhanced the requirements in a few places. This guidance has changed a few things at Largo Cottages so even if you have visited us before we advise you read this to familiarise yourself and your party with these changes.
- One of the key changes we have instigated is a major overhaul of our changeover procedures, this has involved introducing a deep clean and disinfecting regime between each guest. We will be spending more time wiping down all hard surfaces and touch points with virucidal disinfectants and fogging or misting soft furnishings etc with the same disinfectant between each guest.
- The enhanced changeover procedures will obviously take us longer and we have therefore amended our arrival and departure times to facilitate this. We are now asking that you arrive after 17.00 and depart by 09.30.
- In order to reduce contact we will sadly no longer be able to personally come and meet you when you arrive. Check in will now be self check in and keys will be obtained from a key safe at your cottage. Please make sure you have the code to the key safe which will be sent to you with your pre arrival instructions.
- In order to meet the enhanced disinfecting protocols for beds we will now only make up enough beds and provide enough towels for the number of people in your party as noted on our booking system. Our default position will be to make up the bed in the master bedroom with the single beds made up to match the appropriate number. If this is not what you require or you have any queries please get in touch.
- Again to assist with our new changeover procedures we have removed a number of items from the cottages including all books, leaflets, DVD's, games, decorative items including decorative soft furnishings and some less used kitchen utensils.
- We have also removed our local information and house instruction manuals. These can now be found in your guest account online. We strongly advise that you register your guest account before you arrive in order to be able to access items such as instructions for the central heating, kitchen appliances and hoists as well as the WIFI code and a reminder of your key code. To login into or register your account please visit the guest login area and follow the instructions. We will send instructions as to how to do this in your pre arrival e mail approximately 10 days prior to your arrival. You will need the email address you gave us when you booked and your booking reference number.
Covid19 - Temporary amendment to our booking conditions*
As at 13th April 2021
For new Bookings Made from Thursday 18th June 2020*
The travel industry has received a lot of bad publicity regarding refunds for breaks that were booked during the lockdown period but could not be provided.
We are proud to say that since lock down 1 was implemented on 22nd
March 2020 we have refunded, moved free of charge or issued vouchers to the full
value of the accommodation already paid to all affected clients. We will continue to do so as the situation continues.
As we move forward we understand you may still have concerns about the security of any money paid to us. Therefore, we are temporarily amending our booking terms and conditions in order to increase our flexibility. These temporary changes are as follows:-
- Our non refundable deposit will reduce from 15% or £100 (whichever is the greater) to 7.5% or £50 (whichever is the greater)
- The dates by which full balances will need to be paid will reduce from 55 days prior to arrival to 21 days prior to arrival
- Our cancellation scale will change from
- 4-8
weeks prior to arrival: 50% of the total holiday cost will be retained
- 2-4
weeks prior to arrival: 75% of the total holiday cost will be retained
- less
than 2 weeks prior to arrival: 100% of the total holiday cost will be retained
- To
- 21+ days prior to arrival full refund of holiday cost (less any booking protect premiums)
- 15-21 days prior to arrival 50% refund of the total holiday cost (less any booking protect premiums)
- 14
days or less prior to arrival: 100% of the total holiday cost will be retained.
- We have added a Covid 19 Guarantee as follows:-
If you or any of your party contract Covid19 and are unable to travel to your cottage because you have been instructed to self isolate at home following a positive Covid19 test, should your travel insurer or booking protect refuse a claim made for this event Largo Cottage owners will provide a refund of all monies paid for the accommodation (This excludes any premium paid for booking protect). You must have purchased a suitable travel insurance product on which you have made a claim which has been rejected. Documentary evidence will be required.
- We have added a lockdown guarantee as follows:-
In the unfortunate event of a future
government enforced nationwide lockdown or regional lockdown that affects your
home postcode or any of the Largo Cottages properties and which covers the period of your booked stay our owners
will refund all monies paid for your accommodation (excluding any booking
protect premiums). In addition we will not pursue balance payments if there is any uncertainty as to whether or not you can visit us.
- We have added a shielding guarantee as follows:-
- Bookings from multiple households for a single property.
From 26th April-16th May 2021 only one household will be allowed to stay overnight in self catering accommodation, if you are unsure whether your party make up meets these rules please get in touch.
From 17th May until "early June" 2021 the timetable allows a small easing of the single household rule and in addition to single households up to 4 people from 2 separate households may stay overnight in self catering accommodation (children under the age of 12 do not count towards the numbers). So for example two couples would be allowed to stay overnight in self catering accommodation.
Please check the Scottish Govt Website for the most up to date information on these restrictions before making a booking for multiple households.
- Travel restrictions within and to and from Scotland
Currently all our properties are located in the Fife Level 4 area and are therefore currently closed. This is due to change on 26th April 2021 see below.
Fife is due to move to level 3 on 26th April 2021, and all travel restrictions within mainland Scotland and between Scotland and England / Wales are due to be removed on the same date.
If you are considering traveling from countries other than England and Wales, before booking please check the most up to date travel restrictions that are in place for your location on the Scottish Govt website.
*These changes to our terms and conditions only apply to bookings made directly with Largo Cottages, they do not apply to bookings made through any third party agent e.g. cottages.com, Tripadvisor etc. For details of their terms and conditions you should check with the agent you made your booking with.
How to contact us.
You can contact us by phone on 01333 360301 or by e mail