Rate Schedule:

Spring/Fall Rates

 May 1 – May 22, Aug. 12 – Sept. 30 excludes Labor Day weekend

Summer Rates

May 23 – Aug. 11, Aug. 30 – Sept. 2 Labor Day weekend

Rental Policy

Rental periods are as follows:

• * 3-night vacation rental period – Friday to Monday, Monday to Thursday
• * 4-night vacation rental period – Thursday to Monday, Monday to Friday
• * 7-night vacation rental period – Monday to Monday, Thursday to Thursday, Friday to Friday

Boarding time is between 2:00 and 5:00 PM on the first day of your rental period.  The houseboat needs to be returned full of gas, pumped out, and returned to slip before 10:00 AM on the last day of your rental period.  Our captains will pilot the boat into the fuel dock and our dock on the final day of the trip.

Reservations:

• Reservations can be made by calling 417-988-1387.
• A $750.00 security deposit, due upon booking, confirms your houseboat reservation. Upon receipt of your deposit, a rental confirmation will be mailed to you. The confirmation needs to be signed and is due back in our office along with the total amount of the rental fee 60 days prior to departure. If the reservation is made less than 60 days prior to departure, the full amount of rental fee plus the security deposit is due at the time the reservation is made.
• If full rental payment is not received at least 60 days before departure date, your reservation will be considered canceled, and your entire deposit will be forfeited.
•  If the houseboat is returned in satisfactory condition, the security deposit will be returned within 10 days of the end of the trip.
• Deposits and rental payments can be made by major credit cards, cash, check, or certified check. Make checks payable to: Five Star Houseboat Vacations LLC and mail to: Five Star Houseboat Vacations, PO Box 1030, Kimberling City, MO 65686.

Cancellations:

• If you must cancel, notify us at least 90 days before your departure date. Your deposit will be refunded less a $250 cancellation fee.
• All cancellations made between 89 and 60 days of rental period will refunded less a $500 cancellation fee.
• All cancellations made in less than 60 days of rental period will lose the total deposit and rental fees.
• If you cancel a reservation that is for a holiday rental period, that deposit and fees are nonrefundable.
• All rescheduling must be made prior to 45 days of rental period. Customers may reschedule in the same calendar year only.

Rental requirements:

• No experience necessary.
• Must be 25 years of age.
• Persons born after Jan. 1, 1984 must have a Missouri boater’s license (or equivalent from another state) in order to operate the houseboat. (Can be obtained by going to www.boat-ed.com)
• Must have a valid major credit card.
• No pets, please.
• Smoking is NOT permitted inside any boat.
• We supply towels, wash clothes, linens, comforters, and 2 pillows per bed at no extra charge.
• Satellite TV with DISH network is included at no charge.
• Renter is responsible for all damages. We do NOT offer a damage waiver.
• Rental fees do not include tax or fuel.
• All houseboats are full of fuel at the time of departure. You will be responsible for filling the fuel tanks at the end of your trip.
• Rates subject to change.