Originally Posted by
SquareDanceGuy
Let's agree that some people have strong allergies. Let's also agree that Hyatt offers hypo-allergenic rooms. It seems to me that Hyatt is addressing this market segment. I just don't understand what else you want them to do.
Indeed. Hyatt Corp. likely considered the benefits (both financial and marketing) of promoting a "pet friendly" hotel chain - and determined that the benefits of welcoming guests accompanied by their four footed friends outweighs the losses associated with a guest who suffers from pet allergies and may choose to stay elsewhere.
As for the issue of "pooping on the floor/germs: multiple studies confirm that the two dirtiest/germ infested places in a hotel room: the TV remote control and the telephone (though the latter is falling further down the list b/c of cell phone usage).