Cottage house rules template

Arriving and leaving

• Check-in is from [Check-in time] and checkout is by [Checkout time].
• The road in is [Road description, e.g. gravel, go slowly for the last kilometre].

Who can stay

• The cottage sleeps [Max guests] overnight guests. Please ask before inviting day visitors.
• No parties, weddings or other events.
• Quiet hours are [Quiet hours start] to [Quiet hours end]. Voices and music travel across the water at night.

Pets, smoking and photos

• Pets: [Pet rule].
• Please don't smoke or vape inside or on the screened porch. [Outdoor smoking spot] is fine.
• Commercial photography or filming needs our OK first.

Cottage requests

• Dock and water: children should wear a life jacket on the dock and in boats, and an adult should always be watching. Life jackets are [Life jacket location].
• Boats and paddleboards: [Boat rules, e.g. canoe and kayaks are yours to use; no motorboat].
• Our water comes from a well and goes to a septic tank, so please keep showers short and flush only toilet paper.
• Drinking water: [Drinking water note, e.g. use the filtered tap or the jugs provided].
• Fires only in the fire pit, and only when there's no fire ban.
• Please don't feed the ducks, geese or other wildlife.

Locking up

• Lock the cottage and the boathouse when you head out and when you leave.

Checkout

• Put used dishes in the sink.
• Leave used towels in a pile in [Towel spot].
• Sort trash and recycling into the indoor bins.
• Turn off lights, the heat or AC, and close the windows.
• Lock up and leave the key [Key return spot].

Have a wonderful stay at the lake!