General Booking Conditions for your stay – updated 2025.
Any booking is considered final if:
First, you check availability with our schedule.
Then, you confirm by email by providing your name and mobile phone numbers.
Finally, you pay a deposit corresponding to 30% of the total cost of the stay; you can pay via PayPal with your bank card. But you don't need an account for this. Alternatively, you can provide us with your card number and expiration date. You can also make a deposit by check or bank transfer to La Cimentelle's account.
From 2022, a additional payment is required for groups of 10 people or more, 10 days before the start of the stay. The amount of this payment must be 50% of the total amount due for accommodation and any catering. This amount is non-refundable.
Finally, you will pay the remainder of the stay's price on site. And the prices include VAT.
Moreover, the accommodation price includes breakfast (except for the Gîte de La Petite Cimentelle).
La Cimentelle collects the tourist tax for the Avallon Community of Communes at 1.5 €/person/night (over 13 years old).
Some rules for your stay:
Firstly, you cannot smoke or vape in the House. But you will find many ashtrays in La Cimentelle's park – No charging of bicycle batteries in the rooms for safety reasons.
Then, we accept pets, limited to one per accommodation, in comfort, superior, or family rooms, and after you have made a request by email. However, we do not provide mats or pet beds. Also, we appreciate it if you can provide what's necessary to avoid pet hair and paw prints on the carpets and bedspreads. Moreover, your pets are not allowed in the common areas.
Standard rooms can only accommodate 2 travelers, so no pets or cots are allowed.
Finally, we would appreciate it if you could let us know your estimated arrival time at La Cimentelle. But please note that we welcome visitors from 4 pm to 8 pm, and 10 pm by request. Also, keep in mind that we rest every day from 1 pm to 4 pm. While we are available early in the morning and late in the evening, we appreciate it if you can respect our rest time.
Finally, you can check out of your room in the morning between 8:30 am and 11 am; 10 am for La Petite Cimentelle.
Lastly, we consider adult travelers to be 15 years old or more; children are between 2 and 14 years old; babies are under 2 years old.
You are welcome to bring your picnic to La Cimentelle; we appreciate it if you can use the park tables and not eat in the rooms.
We would appreciate it if you could order drinks from us, avoiding outside consumption.
Normal Cancellation Conditions:
We offer free cancellation up to 7 days before the stay's date. After this deadline, we keep the deposit or deduct the equivalent from your bank card provided as a guarantee. However, this deadline is extended to 30 days for the rental of the Gîte La Petite Cimentelle for stays of more than 3 days.
In case of interruption of the stay before the scheduled departure date, you will pay the full cost of the stay. Similarly, in case of no-show, you will pay the total stay (Room and Table d'Hôtes).
However, in the context of a seminar or privatization of La Cimentelle, we keep the full deposit, regardless of the deadline. Also, these deposits are kept if the cancellation concerns a booking of 5 rooms or more for the same date.
Exceptional Cancellation Conditions:
In case of cancellation solely due to La Cimentelle, we refund the traveler the deposit paid. Additionally, they will receive compensation equivalent to 50% of the deposit paid if this cancellation occurs within 10 days prior to the stay.
If it's a cancellation due to events independent of La Cimentelle, making it impossible to operate, these cancellation conditions no longer apply. For example, and in a non-exhaustive manner: climatic phenomena, energy supply disruptions, total or partial destruction of buildings, epidemics, revolutions...). In such cases, we manage these cancellations on a case-by-case basis and according to the collateral consequences: keeping the deposit regardless of the deadline or refund. However, we may offer to allocate the deposit to a later stay.
In the context of the current epidemic, we will refund the deposit if the French government decides to restrict movement. For groups, we suggest reporting the deposit to a later stay, except for the refund provided for in the booking.
Table d'Hôtes:
During your stay at La Cimentelle, we can offer you dinner at the Table d'Hôtes only by reservation, potentially every day of the week except Wednesday, our weekly rest day. However, depending on our organization, we may not provide this service on certain other days, so it's best to always check with us. Travelers at La Petite Cimentelle have their own facilities to prepare their meals independently.
The dinner is served at 7:30 pm; if you think you won't be able to arrive by this time, we appreciate it if you can check with us about the possibility of a late dinner, out of respect for the other guests.
The price of this Table d'Hôtes service, excluding drinks, includes a starter, a main course, regional cheeses, dessert, pastries, coffee, and filtered water.
Burgundy wine and sparkling filtered water are available on site.
For our younger guests, we can offer an earlier service.
Private pool access at La Cimentelle
Travelers staying in the Gîte de La Petite Cimentelle have their own private space: garden, parking, outdoor balneo-SPA (no access to the Jacuzzi for children under 15). However, access to the pool or the Orangerie of La Cimentelle is not systematic. We appreciate it if you can check this possibility based on the presence of other travelers.
Travelers staying in the main house have access to the private pool from April to October. However, please check with us about the accessibility level, usually in the morning until 1 pm or in the afternoon from 4 pm. Therefore, outside of these time slots, we appreciate it if you can respect our rest and privacy within the grounds of La Cimentelle.
In any case, please note that the pool is not open to the public. Swimming is not supervised. However, access to the pool and the use of the leisure facilities are the sole responsibility of the travelers. It's an unusual place where children should never be left alone.
The last swimmer closes the gate with the key provided and notifies us so we can close the pool shutter.
Do not operate the shutter yourself. We provide these facilities free of charge. Consequently, we count on you to use them with caution and moderation. We appreciate it if you can report any damage to us.
Remember to leave the pool towels at the pool and close the parasol when leaving.
We provide many tables in the park for all consumption. We appreciate it in advance if you can avoid introducing glass bottles into the pool area.
Some information:
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We provide 2 electric vehicle charging points with Tesla-type 2 sockets for travelers in the main house. We will charge a tariff supplement based on the number of kW charged. However, only travelers staying on site can benefit from this service. No charging of bicycle batteries in the rooms or vehicles at La Petite Cimentelle.
La Cimentelle is an old house dating back to 1840. However, all modern comfort in terms of insulation and heating allows for a very pleasant stay. We appreciate it if you can avoid pushing the heating equipment (thermostat 3 maximum) and close each of the doors leading outside.
For your comings and goings during the day, we appreciate it if you can use the main staircase. The metal staircase between the 1st floor and the ground floor only provides access for breakfast or dinner for the rooms on the 1st floor.
When leaving your room or a common area, please turn off the electrical equipment.
If you return late, we appreciate it if you can close the parking gate and lock the main door of the guest house.
The use of the parking lot is under the sole responsibility of the users. La Cimentelle cannot be held responsible for any damage, regardless of its origin.
During your stay in Burgundy, La Cimentelle's guest rooms will allow you to access many tourist attractions.
We are at your disposal for information on all Burgundy's tourist sites.
We offer a service to be consumed on site: AOC Chablis and Burgundy wine, Pinot noir, fruit juice, sodas, Vézelay or Chablis beer.
The Cimentelle is an integral part of the Heritage of Burgundy. Thus, the Regional Council of Burgundy-Franche-Comte financially supports the tourist accommodations of La Maison d’Hôtes.
Legal Information
The individual company La Cimentelle in Burgundy has a registration with the R.C.S of Auxerre (N° 503 765 919 00017).
Furthermore, this activity has a VAT intra-community number (N° FR36503765919).
In addition, the establishment obtains a classification, following a report by the departmental commission for safety and accessibility of Yonne.
So, the town of Etaule issues a prefectural decree aiming to maintain the opening to the public of the accommodation establishment.
Thus, La Cimentelle holds a classification in the 2nd group type Small Hotel (O), of the 5th category relevant to the regulation of ERP (N°11/2023).
La Cimentelle is a registered trademark. That's why its name cannot be used in any way without the prior agreement of the owners. Consequently, any use on the Internet of the two words « La Cimentelle » belongs only to the strict decision of Nathalie and Stéphane Oudot.
Finally, the National Institute of Industrial Property holds the registration of the « La Cimentelle » trademark under the N° 09 3 659 001.
The Accommodation has obtained a 3-star classification for the commercial names La Cimentelle – La Petite Cimentelle – B&B Vassy Etaule (approved organization Atout France).
Complaint and appeal to consumer mediation
We are members of the professional organization UMIH; as such, we are members of the MTV network: MEDIATION TOURISM TRAVEL. In the event of an unsatisfactory response to a complaint within 60 days, a traveler can make a complaint by mail: MTV – MEDIATION TOURISM TRAVEL, Service of complaint filing, CS 30958, 75383 PARIS CEDEX 08, or via the Internet: MTV Complaint Form
Burgundy: Classification as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Firstly, Burgundy Franche-Comté is one of the regions with the most sites inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list.
Then, the Basilica and the hill of Vézelay in Yonne are one of the first historical sites to be inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1979.
In conclusion, you will find below the eight sites inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list:
The Citadel of Besançon
The Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay
The Chapel of Notre-Dame du Haut in Ronchamp
The Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains
The Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans
The Basilica and hill of Vézelay
The lakes of Chalain and Clairevaux
The climates of the Burgundy vineyard
The church of La Charité-sur-Loire and the church of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur in Asquins (as part of a departure for the pilgrimage of Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle).
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