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Events
Policy:
Dear Prospective guests.
Arnotts Lodge has found it necessary to have a stated policy so
that our staff does not become involved in debate with customers,
about our price structure for upcoming events in Hilo.
Please read this thoroughly, all the way to the end, so there is
no misunderstanding of what we are offering.........and, perhaps
more importantly, what we are not able to offer.
While our Lodge has evolved over its sixteen years in business,
to include all classes of accommodation, we have humble beginnings
as a Backpacker and Budget Accommodation Lodge. We still have very
reasonable prices, which, in all probability is why you are reading
this.
Arnotts Lodge has always had its own unique clientele of Adventurers
of all ages who want to see Lava Flows and visit our Mountains and
see the unique beauty of our Island. For this reason we evolved a
Tour division that caters to our guests by providing inexpensive tours.
Our very reasonable room prices are only possible because our guests
take these tours. A couple staying in a $57 double room or a $70
deluxe room, will also pay us $60 each for a tour, bringing our total
income for that room to around $190 a day.
Events rates are as follows:
Tenting, your tent, (self supported modern, no tarps) separate outside
showers and toilet facilities. Rate $10 per head. RESERVED FOR BACKPACKERS,
NOT AVAILABLE FOR EVENT PARTICIPANTS.
Dormitories are RESERVED FOR BACKPACKERS and cannot be booked in advance
nor used by Event Participants. Our "Euro dorm" which contains 12 bunk
beds can be booked by one group for $25 per bunk per night for the three
night minimum. This is a total of $900 (25x12x3=900). There is one bathroom
in this space, we also make available exterior showers and flush toilets
used by tenters and backpackers. Linens and blankets are supplied but your group must
bring its own towels.
Single/Double private bedroom with shared bathroom, kitchen and living room.
Rate $100 per night, three day package $300, extra person over two in
room $25 per person.
Single/Double private bedroom with private bathroom. Community kitchen and
lounge area.
Rate $150 per night, three day package $450, extra person over two in
room $25 per person.
Suite. The shared bathroom rooms are actually the two bedrooms of a typical
two bedroom apartment. If you are a family or friends you may get exclusive
use of the whole apartment including kitchen and living room. One bedroom has
two twin (single) beds, the other has one full size (double) bed. There is
typically a couch or bed in the living room and we can add futons for extra
people.
Rate $250 per night, three day package $750. Up to five people, each
extra $25.
When people come to Hilo for events they want to book out all the
less expensive rooms available. If we allow it to happen, this
can have a devastating affect on our business. Also when a lot of
people book for, lets say, a three day event, they block people
that would have come before the event and stayed during, they also
block out people who would have arrived during & stayed after, and
they don't do our trips. For us a three day event can cost us over
50% of our average revenue for a normal week. And leave our guides
without income.
For this reason we double & triple our room rates during events,
for those that attend the event. We are not just taking advantage
of event goer's, we have pressing economic reasons. You are probably
reading this because you left your reservation too late at a major
Hilo Hotel or they are sold out from last year, and have been referred
to us in the terms "Oh, give Arnotts Lodge a try". Well, here we are,
and this is our event policy. We are 100% faithful to our year round
guests that support us in large numbers and we welcome you if you are
willing to pay to displace them.
We require a 100% absolutely non refundable deposit at the time the
reservation is made. Any card given as a guarantee that does not
process will automatically cancel the reservation. We regret that this
policy is necessary to prevent people booking at multiple Hotels on
wait lists then canceling with us at the last minute. Should a request
for cancellation due to misfortune be made, we will ATTEMPT to sell the
space, but will only consider a refund up to the limit of what we receive.
Weather, flights, natural and unnatural disasters are not excuses for
cancellation as we could have sold the space to someone coming from
another direction or country.
Please also note that our format is "No Frills". We do not change sheets or
towels or make beds during your stay. If you need fresh linens or towels
you are welcome to obtain them at the front desk in exchange for used ones.
Our Hotel is set up for adventure travelers who come to do our expeditions
and see our wonderful Island, they like to sleep at a reasonable time for
the next days activities. We do not allow late night partying by people
returning from events.
If the above terms seem reasonable, we welcome you as a prospective guest
and you join the thousands of others over the years who have happily
attended events from Arnott's Lodge.
Should you not agree with our policy may we suggest you go to our Hotel/Activity
links page on the Navigation bar where you will find every other Hotel
in Hilo hyperlinked for your convenience.
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