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K & A Holdings, Inc. GUEST GROUP RENTAL AGREEMENT

10440 – 114th Street N

Stillwater, MN 55082

612-804-1227

Sunflower Stuga

Located at…10480 114th Street North, Stillwater MN 55082

Please read this rental agreement in its entirety. By booking with Sunflower Stuga you agree to all our policies.

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PAYMENT: Please remit payment to the address above with an attached payment form. Payment is accepted in the form of Money Order, personal check, Cashiers’ Check, or cash. A signed contract and non-refundable deposit (approximately 10% of total or $150 whichever is greater) is required within four weeks of receipt of this contract. The remaining fee (including tax) is due 30 days prior to arrival. Please notify us as soon as possible via email/phone if your plans fall through.

DAMAGE FEE: Please understand that there may be damage fee if the integrity of the property and its contents has been damaged. To avoid being charged for the property repairs or replacement or for additional housekeeping services, Group will empty the unit of garbage, used dishes and utensils should be run through the dishwasher, windows closed and all furnishing returned to there original location. Please refer to check out list. K & A provides for a cleaning after departure. Any extra cleaning required to bring the unit back to its original condition due to negligence, i.e. sand, smoking, food spilled and left behind; dirty dishes; stains on carpet, upholstery and cabinets will be charged to the GROUP. K & A agrees to pay all utilities, unless otherwise agreed upon with GROUP, in writing. GROUP will be responsible for promptly reporting any damage to K & A, at the time of arrival or at the time of its occurrence. If GROUP causes damage, the cost to cure such damage will be provided to GROUP in writing and will be charged to GROUP contact person. GROUP is responsible for operating workroom supplies, appliances, plumbing and electrical fixtures with proper care.

CANCELLATION POLICY: The deposit (10% of total or $150 whichever is greater) is non-refundable after booking. Thirty days prior to arrival the balance of the rental fee plus tax is due. At this time the entire rental fee becomes non-refundable. In the event of a cancellation less than 30 days out, K & A will attempt to rent the reserved rental period, of if successful, GROUP will receive a full refund, less a $200.00 processing fee. If the reserved rental period is not successfully re-entered at full price, no refund will be made and the full rental fee will be assessed. If GROUP requests a change in date, the same policy applies.

RENTAL POLICIES: Attached to this Rental Agreement is a Rental Policy, which policy is deemed to be a part of this Rental Agreement. K & A reserves the right to make changes to this contract (including voiding) at any time.

As the contact person on behalf of GROUP, I have read the above information, understand GROUP’S requirements and obligations, and agree to abide by same.  Any violations will be cause for immediate eviction. The undersigned hereby undertakes to be responsible for the unit and complying with the terms and conditions of this agreement personally.

FACILITIES

  • Sunflower Stuga is a smoke-free environment. Inside and outside.
  • No pets allowed
  • Rental groups receive exclusive use of cabin and workroom supplies.
  • All guests are to furnish their own food, towels, sleeping bags and/or bedding and toiletries.
  • Sunflower Stuga has all tile floors on upper level and all carpet on lower level.
  • Feel free to walk on roads, not the paths, when staying with us.
  • The Stuga is located in a residential area, please carpool whenever possible.
  • The country roads can be slippery. Please drive with care.
  • The Stuga is located at 10480 114th  St. N, last driveway with sunflower mailbox.

GENERAL GUIDELINES

  • Sunflower Stuga does not administrate programming; provide classes or an on-site group coordinator.
  • Groups will be provided with an emergency contact however a contact person is not provided for non-emergency needs (i.e. computer or tool problems)..
  • Food is not included in this rental agreement.
  • Sunflower Stuga does not assume responsibly for any items of personal property or items that are left, lost or stolen.

 OCCUPANCY

  • There is a maximum occupancy of eight guests. Larger groups allowed only by prior arrangement with the K & A.
  • Children under ten years of age are welcome at Sunflower Stuga with prior arrangement with the K & A.
  • No subletting is allowed.

Overnight guests are only allowed when GROUP is present. 

CHECK-IN/CHECK OUT

  • Your official check in time is 12pm.  Your official check out time on the last day of your stay is 6:00PM.
  • Early check in/late check out may be arranged. 

PHONE

  • Sunflower Stuga has a phone available for guest use. Guests may receive calls at Sunflower Stuga.
  • The phone number is 651-351-5431
  • There is NO long distance service on the phone provided. Guests must bring their own phones.
  • There is a binder available in the red desk with local restaurants and visitor attractions. The only Pizza delivery is the Willernie Dominos- 429-4252.

LINENS
***Please remind your group to bring their own bedding and towels.

  • Sunflower Stuga provides bottom sheets and pillows with pillowcases on all of the beds.
  • Sunflower Stuga will provide kitchen towels and hand towels for the bathrooms.

BEDROOMS/LIVING AREA

  • Please note the baseboard heating elements.  Adjust temp as needed.
  • We appreciate you leaving the furniture in bedrooms as is so that the bedding does not cause a fire.
  • TV/DVD with remote and chick flicks too!
  • IPOD dock in upper level and in workroom.

KITCHEN

  • Coffee maker, toaster, blender, teakettle, baking sheets, baking dishes, crockpot, pots, pans and kitchen utensils are available for guests use. A complete inventory is available on the website.
  • Dishwashing soap will be provided
  • Dishes and silverware will be provided (napkins/paper towels too)
  • Please Note: There is no disposal in the kitchen. Please rinse dishes before putting them into the dishwasher.
  • All coolers must be kept outside of the house. We have had damage to the floors due to moisture from the coolers.
  • There are trash/recycling bins by garage door. Please put all trash/recycling  in these bins and do not leave any trash bags on the kitchen floor.

CROP/WORK ROOM

  • A complete list of crop room supplies is available on the website. Currently available: Cricut Expression machine with several cartridges, Zyron machine, computer, printer, cutters, trimmers, punches, setters, templates and many stamps/ink pads. New items will be added. Wireless internet available.
  • There are 8 five-foot tables in the crop room with comfy work chairs.
  • If you rearrange the tables in the crop room we ask that you pick the tables up to move them. Please do not drag the tables across the floor as this has caused damage to our tables.
  • Do not run any adhesive through the printer
  • TV/DVD player
  • IPOD dock/stereo below computer/printer counter
  • Please make sure you have an appropriate, hard surfaced setting board before setting eyelets. Do NOT use windowsills, countertops or tabletops for setting eyelets (unless you are using a strong board). We have had considerable damage done to our crop room due to eyelets being set without boards.
  • Please familiarize yourself with the Cricut before using it. Directions are in drawer if needed. There will be a new blade and cutting mat for each group.
  • Feel free to use magnet frames for sharing ideas.
  • PLEASE CHECK CRICUT CARTDRIDGES! We are adding new ones often!
  • Please feel free to email me photos from your stay so we can add them to our website guestbook. Or, feel free to make a Scrapbook page for our book during your stay.

BATHROOMS

  • There are two bath/showers and two toilets at the Sunflower Stuga.
  • We have our own septic system, which can be very sensitive. We ask that you do not flush anything other than toilet paper.
  • Extra linens and towels are in upper level hallway closet. Extra personal items, should you forget, are in the upper level bathroom closet. Please help yourself.

PARKING

  • We have cleared some additional parking spaces along the driveway by the garage.
  • There are two driveways at Sunflower Stuga. The first is in the front of the house and should be used to unload your kitchen and bedroom supplies. The second drive is in the back of the house and brings you right up to the crop room doors. Use this driveway to unload all of your scraping supplies right into the crop room.

***Please then return car to parking spaces for your stay.

ON-SITE COORDINATOR

  • Please note that Sunflower Stuga does not provide an on-site coordinator. While groups will be provided with an emergency contact, a contact person is not provided for non-emergency needs (i.e.: computer or tool problems).

ACCESSABILITY

  • Sunflower Stuga is a one-story home with one flight of stairs. At this time, Sunflower Stuga is not handicapped accessible.

Disclaimer: Sunflower Stuga, K & A Holdings, Inc. and Amy Magnusson shall not be liable for any loss or damage to any person or property of any person that is a member of the Group, unless such loss or damage is directly caused by the will full misconduct of Sunflower Stuga, K & A Holdings, Inc. or Amy Magnusson.

LOCAL STOPS of Interests:

(25 min)Woodbury, MN- Archivers in the Shoppes of Woodbury

(15 min) Forest Lake, MN- Memories &More scrapbook store

(3 min) Withrow,MN- Sal’s Angus Bar and Grill(take out/full menu rest.)

Withrow Ballroom (see website for events/concerts)

 (8-10min) Stillwater, MN– Michaels, Target, Cub, Kowalskis, Starbucks, Carabou, Brines Meat Market/Deli, Fresh Fields Bakery, Papa Murphy’s Take and Bake Pizza, Liberty Liquor, Kinkos, USBank, Quiznos, Brueggers Bagels, Chipoltle, Jimmy Johns Subs, Just for Me Spa, Charlottes Quilt Shop, Rose’s Floral (flower delivery to Stuga),

Main Street on the St. Croix River- Stillwater, MN– Darn Knit, Pulp Fashion (paper/craft), Antiques, gift shops, Art Galleries, The Dock Café, Marx Wine Bar, Nacho Mama’s, Smalleys, Northern Vineyards Winery, Ruby Begonias Bar/Live music,

Luna Rossa Wine Bar, Savories Bistro, River Valley Co-op, Valley Booksellers, The Grille @ Waterstreet Inn, Dominos- Mahtomedi/Willernie- Only delivery- 651-429-4252

See more at Ilovestillwater.com

CHECK OUT

  • Before groups check out, we ask that you do the following:

o   Run dirty dishes and silverware through the dishwasher

o   Wipe down counters and tables as needed.

o   Remove all left over food and beverages from the refrigerator and cabinets.

o   Take bottom sheets/used pillowcases off the beds and place them in laundry basket in laundry room.

o   Empty the trash from bathrooms, kitchen, workroom and recycling into large receptacles out by garage. Brown Trash, Green Recycling

o   Close all of the windows

o   Return all furnishings to their original locations.

o   Set all thermostats: Winter 60degrees, other times- off

o   Leave key in door on way out

o   Please, please, recycle when ever possible! Grant has a mixed recycling pick up. Bring all recycling to Green bin by garage when leaving. One recycling can is in laundry room and one in closet in kitchen.

Please sign guest book on information desk. Also, feel free to leave any

business cards on our magnet board.  Share your talents!! We invite your group to take a photo and create a page for our Sunflower Stuga Photo book. The pages are on display on magnet boards in workroom and then will be transferred to a scrapbook.

Thank you for your cooperation, and enjoy your stay!

We are so glad you have found us!!

Amy Magnusson and The Sunflower Stuga

10440 – 114th Street N

Stillwater, MN 55082

612-804-1227