That seems fair of you. We don't travel often with ours since they're cats, but it's been a hot topic this week for us since we're about to be doing an international move and have to visit several hotels along the way as we say goodbye to friends and family. I like the concept of laminate hardwood because you can still rent that out to regular guests even if you did so for a slightly lesser amount yet still avoid a lot of the cleaning hassle when you get a pet that goes rogue.

Seriously though, I'd love to see hotels that had little cubbies for cats that could be rented out for the night. That would save the room from needing to be cleaned and reduce the risk of them escaping. They don't need a ton of room if it's just for a few hours while they're sleeping. Even if they weren't able to take on that task themselves for liability reasons I'd think that networking with a local pet hotel could be beneficial for everyone. Oh well.. I think I'm getting way off topic. This post was about Marriott, not my random thoughts about possible pet friendly hotels. I still think that what you did was fair to the hotel owner and it's kind of what I think we all should be doing since it'll likely keep the costs down for everyone in the long run.