Houseboat house rules template

Check-in and checkout

• Check-in from [Check-in time]. Checkout by [Checkout time].
• The houseboat is at [Marina name], slip [Slip number]. Parking is [Parking info].

Guests and noise

• The houseboat sleeps [Max guests] guests. For safety, please don't bring more people aboard than [Max people aboard].
• Quiet hours are [Quiet hours start] to [Quiet hours end]. Sound carries over water, and neighbours are only a slip away.
• No parties or events, please. The marina doesn't allow them.

Pets, smoking and photos

• Pets: [Pet rule].
• No smoking or vaping inside the cabin. If you smoke on deck, please use the ashtray and never flick anything into the water.
• No commercial photography or filming without our OK.

On board

• Life jackets are [Life jacket location]. Children and weak swimmers should wear one on deck and on the dock.
• Please don't swim from the boat or the marina. [Swim note]
• Wear non-slip shoes on deck, and hold the rail when stepping on and off.
• The marine toilet: please put only toilet paper in it, and only a little. Anything else blocks it.
• Fresh water is limited to a [Tank size] tank, so short showers please.
• Power comes from shore. Please use one high-power item at a time. [Breaker location]
• Please follow the marina rules posted at [Marina rules location].

Locking up

• Lock the cabin door when you go ashore and at checkout.

Before you go

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

Thanks for staying on the water!