Contractual Liability of the Guest for Damage in Direct Hotel-Keeper’s Contract

Abstract

The article analyzes recent tendencies in the Croatian and comparative laws according to which the contractual liability of the guest for proprietary and non-proprietary hotel-keeper’s damage is acknowledged. Through analysis of the same institute in Croatian and comparative law it is demonstrated that contractual liability of the guest, in addition to specific duties from various legal systems, determines the breach of the two main obligations of the guest: payment the price of the services and behavior in the hotel premises in accordance with the same purpose. Contractual liability of the guest for proprietary and non-proprietary damage reinforces the contractual hotel-keeper’s position and reputation, as well as the protection of his property. Guest will be liable for hotel-keeper’s proprietary damage, which includes all the regular damages and lost hotel-keeper’s profit. The most common causes of contractual liabilities of the guest for non-proprietary hotelkeeper’s damage are: 1) injury of the hotelkeeper’s reputation and 2) various types of hotelkeeper’s anxiety, dissatisfaction or discomfort.

Sažetak

Rad analizira novije tendencije hrvatskog i usporednog prava kojima se spoznaje ugovorna odgovornost gosta za imovinsku i neimovinsku štetu ugostitelja. Kroz analizu istog instituta u hrvatskom i usporednom pravu, vidljivo je da ugovornu odgovornost gosta, povrh posebnih obveza iz pojedinih pravnih sustava, determiniraju povrede dviju glavnih obveza gosta: plaćanja cijene usluga i ponašanja u hotelskom objektu u skladu s namjenom istog. Ugovorna odgovornost gosta za imovinsku i neimovinsku štetu ojačava ugovorni položaj i ugled ugostitelja, te zaštitu njegove imovine. Gost će odgovarati ugostitelju za imovinsku štetu, što uključuje svaku običnu štetu i izmaklu dobit ugostitelja. Najčešći razlozi ugovorne odgovornosti gosta za neimovinsku štetu ugostitelja jesu: 1) povreda ugleda ugostitelja i 2) razni tipovi nemira, nezadovoljstva ili nelagode ugostitelja.

Keywords::

• Contractual Liability
• Proprietary And Non-Proprietary Damage
• Direct Hotel-Keeper’S Contract
• Guest’S Liability
• Comparative Law.

Ključne riječi::

• Ugovorna Odgovornost
• Imovinska I Neimovinska šTeta
• Izravni Ugovor O Hotelskim Uslugama
• Odgovornost Gosta
• Usporedno Pravo