Policies
Sales tax is not included in your rate.
The administrative charge of 15% is for the administration of the packages and is not purported to be a gratuity, and will not be distributed as gratuities to the employees who provided service to the guests.
To reserve your event date, you must sign the rental contract and pay down payment. Your down payment is refundable for up to 10 days after signing. Half of the remaining rental fee is due six months prior to your event date and the other half is dues two months prior to your event date. Additional packages and taxes are due the morning of your event.
After signing a contract and putting down your deposit, you have ten days to change your mind for a full refund. If you cancel more than one year prior to your event, you will be refunded half of your deposit. If cancelling less than one year but more than six months prior to your event, you will forfeit the whole deposit. If cancelling less than six months but more than three months prior to your event, you shall forfeit 50% of the rental fee. If cancelling, less than three months prior to the event, you shall forfeit the entire rental fee.
Late payments are subject to a penalty. Payments not made 60 days prior to event date are subject to event cancelation.
Caterers must be licensed, Board of Health approved, and insured.
Client will participate in a meeting which will occur approximately six weeks prior to event date, and will include planning final details.
We require a credit card hold the morning of your event date, this is a hold for damages or charges incurred to clean the venue. Additionally, a penalty will be incurred if guests bring alcohol into the premises or physical altercations occur.
You are permitted to enter the facility 9am the day prior to your event if no other event is scheduled. If an event is scheduled the day prior to yours, you can enter at 9am the day of your event.
Your rate expires at 10:00pm the day of your event.
The venue reserves the right to decline a guest a drink due to over-intoxication or belligerence. All alcoholic beverages must be supplied by the venue.
A 15% auto-gratuity will be added to open bar tabs exceeding $100. Bar tabs must be settled the evening of your event.
No candle flames are permitted. No material or decorations may be attached to walls or woodwork. No rice, bubbles, confetti, or glitter is to be thrown inside or outside the barn.
Fireworks are not permitted on the property unless prior approval has been granted from the management and they are administered by a New York State licensed Pyrotechnician. Sparklers are not permitted inside the barn and must be used at least 20 feet away from the building.
We ask that you remove all of your personal brought in items, such as decorations, flowers, and linens the evening of your event. Any belongings left after 11:00am the following day will be disposed of.
Caterers are required to leave the kitchen area the way that they found it, free of any waste and liter. We also ask that the space be left in a similar condition to how you found it the day before your event.
The venue will not assume responsibility for any damages to or loss of any articles left in the venue prior to, during, or following your event.
Personal vehicles are permitted to park over night at the risk of the owner.
Camping and use of RVs is not permitted.
The venue has its own liability insurance policy. We require that you also get your own liability insurance that will cover $1 million, naming The Stables at Windy Point as additionally covered on the form.
As it pertains to COVID-19, flexibility will be offered to the client.