Julie Sloan wrote 09/15/2011 08:58 AM Pet friendly hotels #344352 - 09/15/2011 08:58 AM
Julie Sloan Webboard User Reg: 10-12-2010 Posts: 510 Loc: Offline	My husband and I are trying to plan the first weekend away with the dog along. It is a special weekend and we would love to be able to stay somewhere nice, but so far in the first town we checked out, there is one pet friendly hotel and it gets consistent horrible reviews. I am picky when to comes to hotels, I want clean and I want the least possible chance of bringing home bedbugs. I am wondering if dirty and unkept is the norm for pet friendly places. I mean do places get old and run-down and then they say "may as well allow dogs, too"? I suggested if it came to that, that we camp instead. What has been your experiences with pet friendly? I am starting to understand why some friends wrapped a golden retriever up in a blanket and two person carried him through a lobby and up an elevator into a non-pet friendly place. I am thinking that Tanka is going to alert a few times during the night unless it is quiet. I couldn't blame him, it being a strange experience and place.
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SebastienDELPEUT wrote 09/15/2011 09:09 AM Re: Pet friendly hotels [Re: Julie Sloan ] #344353 - 09/15/2011 09:09 AM
SebastienDELPEUT Webboard User Reg: 01-27-2011 Posts: 76 Loc: CANADA Offline	Motel 6 are really good. We went there many times.
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Becky Shilling wrote 09/15/2011 09:52 AM Re: Pet friendly hotels [Re: SebastienDELPEUT ] #344358 - 09/15/2011 09:52 AM
Becky Shilling Webboard User Reg: 12-01-2005 Posts: 1009 Loc: OKC, Oklahoma Offline	La Quintas and Marriots are usually pet friendly. I've stayed in Days Inns with the dogs that were great and one in Cocoa, Florida that was an absolute PIT! What area are you in? I've stayed at some smaller, non-chain places that were PF and very nice. There's one place in Savannah, GA. that we ended up staying a couple of extra days, we enjoyed it (and the town) so much. I think it was called the Savannah Inn, IIRC. In many instances, after inspecting our room, they did not charge us the extra $ for the dog(s). Here's a good link http://www.petswelcome.com/
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Charlie Snyder wrote 09/15/2011 10:01 AM Re: Pet friendly hotels [Re: Becky Shilling ] #344362 - 09/15/2011 10:01 AM
Charlie Snyder Webboard User Reg: 08-02-2001 Posts: 999 Loc: Offline	Red Roof Inns They often have 'down and out' rooms. That's the old style place where the door faces the parking lot. Makes it prety easy to load and unload. 'Reviews' are a FWIW thing. People are more likely to complain than praise. Especially if they have an axe grind of a real or perceive slight.
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Lynn Cheffins wrote 09/15/2011 10:08 AM Re: Pet friendly hotels [Re: Charlie Snyder ] #344364 - 09/15/2011 10:08 AM
Lynn Cheffins Webboard User Reg: 04-17-2002 Posts: 617 Loc: Offline	We just stayed in a Motel 6 this weekend and I was pretty pleased with it - they are pet friendly and even hand out a little bag with poo bags and dog treats/toy in it. Room was very clean - good experience.
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Melissa Hau wrote 09/15/2011 12:02 PM Re: Pet friendly hotels [Re: Becky Shilling ] #344369 - 09/15/2011 12:02 PM
Melissa Hau Webboard User Reg: 04-11-2008 Posts: 234 Loc: Dallas, TX Offline	I agree, Marriott hotels are often pet-friendly, we stayed at a TownPlace Suites by Marriott in Oklahoma a couple of months ago with our GSD, the place was clean, had a kitchen, which was convenient for us since we feed raw. I've also stayed at the Austin Renaissance (belongs to Marriott) a couple of times with my GSD and we've always enjoyed it. When I traveled to California with my GSD last year, we stayed at a pet-friendly Staybridge Suites for two weeks, the place was nice and clean, and also had a kitchen.
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Richard Seward wrote 09/15/2011 01:05 PM Re: Pet friendly hotels [Re: Melissa Hau ] #344372 - 09/15/2011 01:05 PM
Richard Seward Webboard User Reg: 10-18-2009 Posts: 23 Loc: Kansas Offline	The Super 8 chain has pet friendly rooms. I stay at the Sparta WI frequently when I'm working my GSD Explosive detector. All the desk people know him and have treats ready when we check in. As long as the dog isn't noisy, you shouldn't have a problem.
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Julie Sloan wrote 09/15/2011 01:34 PM Re: Pet friendly hotels [Re: Richard Seward ] #344375 - 09/15/2011 01:34 PM
Julie Sloan Webboard User Reg: 10-12-2010 Posts: 510 Loc: Offline	That all sounds like promising leads. SO not all places are dives. We can adjust the town we stay in if need be to find a good place. I generally take reviews too, with a grain of salt. This past weekend we stayed at a place that was half bad half good reviews and it was really really great. This one place in particular that we are looking at now has consistent bad reviews and customer pictures to back up the complaints. Not very promising. I'll take these motel leads and see what we can find close to where we want to stay. Or maybe we will get lucky and find a mom and pop place that will allow him to stay with us.
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Debbie Martin wrote 09/15/2011 01:56 PM Re: Pet friendly hotels [Re: Richard Seward ] #344377 - 09/15/2011 01:56 PM
Debbie Martin Webboard User Reg: 02-20-2010 Posts: 492 Loc: Toronto, Canada Offline	I've stayed at two different Holiday Inns and had a great experience at both of them. Make sure you check on any weight restrictions they may have for the dog. I have a large dog, so many of the places that say they are pet friendly all of a sudden change their mind when I tell them my dog is 140 lbs.
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Cassie Timm wrote 09/15/2011 02:12 PM Re: Pet friendly hotels [Re: Debbie Martin ] #344378 - 09/15/2011 02:12 PM
Cassie Timm Webboard User Reg: 01-23-2011 Posts: 85 Loc: Offline	I think Americ inns allow dogs too. Most places also have waffles in the morning MMMMM waffles!
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