Farmhouse house rules template

Check-in and checkout

• Check-in is from [Check-in time]. Checkout is by [Checkout time].
• Please drive slowly on the lane. It's gravel, and [Lane note, e.g. the ditch on the right is deep].

Guests and noise

• Up to [Max guests] guests can stay overnight.
• Quiet hours are [Quiet hours start] to [Quiet hours end]. It's very still out here, and noise carries across the fields.
• No parties, weddings or events, please.

Pets, smoking and photos

• Pets: [Pet rule].
• No smoking or vaping inside or on the porch. Please use [Outdoor smoking spot], well away from dry grass.
• Please ask us before any commercial photography or filming.

Country requests

• Water comes from our well and goes to a septic tank. Please keep showers reasonable and flush only toilet paper.
• Drinking water: [Drinking water note].
• The fields around the house belong to [Neighbour or farm name]. Please stay on our lawn and the marked path.
• Farm machinery uses the road, especially at harvest. Please park off the road in [Parking spot].
• Please don't feed or approach the neighbours' animals over the fence.
• Old houses have character: [House quirks, e.g. the stairs are steep and the back door sticks].
• Please keep garbage inside until you leave, so it doesn't attract animals.

Locking up

• Lock the doors when you go out and at checkout.

Checkout

• Put used dishes in the sink.
• Gather used towels in [Towel spot].
• Sort trash and recycling into the indoor bins.
• Turn off the lights and turn the heat or AC down, then close the windows.
• Lock up and return the keys to [Key return spot].

Thanks for staying in the country with us!