Dogs in Club Lounge
Jul 5, 2018, 9:46 pm
#16
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Boy, do I wish I could bring my dogs during overseas travel (without all the preparation/paperwork)
Jul 5, 2018, 9:54 pm
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That owner obviously did not. But keep in mind when you're travelling, you don't always encounter the best people; rude people at airports, parents doing nothing about their crying baby etc. I've seen people take their shoes (and socks!) off in lounges, sometimes you just gotta find a better seat
Jul 5, 2018, 10:05 pm
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Jul 6, 2018, 2:35 am
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If I think of TATL flights this year, there were dogs on every (2) Swiss, every (3) Austrian and none of my BA (5) flights in J. I am not sure how many AA TATL flights I was on (>10) and can only recall 1 with a dog.
Obviously not a statistically relevant sample size, but at least on TATL flights continental European carriers have way more dogs in my experience. I would agree though that inter-European flights have less than US domestic.
Obviously not a statistically relevant sample size, but at least on TATL flights continental European carriers have way more dogs in my experience. I would agree though that inter-European flights have less than US domestic.
Last edited by flying_geek; Jul 6, 2018 at 4:14 am
Jul 6, 2018, 7:49 am
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It might be a Salzburg/Leisure Ski place sort of thing. Everytime I'm there everyone is with their dogs everywhere, even Pizza places. I usually don't really care cause I got dogs of my own, but if they smell then it's a completely different scenario.
Jul 6, 2018, 7:56 am
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So today I was in the really nice (one of the best I ever experienced) club lounge of the Grand Sheraton in Salzburg and it just started raining outside and in came this big wet dog - it wasn't poorly behaved but smelled - well, like wet dog.
This made we wonder what SPGs policy on dogs or pets in lounges is - while I would expect (true) service animals to be allowed for sure, I had not been exposed to many dogs in lounges before. A quick internet search found a bunch of Sheraton's specifically stating that they don't allow dogs in club lounges and most don't state anything.
I found the dog smell in the lounge bad enough to spoil the experience and given a choice, I would pick a hotel that does not allow dogs in the lounge over ones that do... And I am sure there is at least an equal number of people with the opposite preference.
So what do we know about dog policies in club lounges? Are there any guides/overviews I might have missed?
This made we wonder what SPGs policy on dogs or pets in lounges is - while I would expect (true) service animals to be allowed for sure, I had not been exposed to many dogs in lounges before. A quick internet search found a bunch of Sheraton's specifically stating that they don't allow dogs in club lounges and most don't state anything.
I found the dog smell in the lounge bad enough to spoil the experience and given a choice, I would pick a hotel that does not allow dogs in the lounge over ones that do... And I am sure there is at least an equal number of people with the opposite preference.
So what do we know about dog policies in club lounges? Are there any guides/overviews I might have missed?
Last edited by Dublin_rfk; Jul 6, 2018 at 7:57 am Reason: additional info
Jul 6, 2018, 10:35 am
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I don't have a problem with dogs in CLs or anywhere else in the hotel. I have a problem with the people who do not treat having their dogs in a public place as a privilege and do not mind the animal and/or clean up after the animal. The same objection is my feeling towards children in the CL lounge, too. Worst I witnessed: two women walking their dog outside a full service Marriott who could not be bothered cleaning up the pile of steaming stuff their poodle left just outside the front door of the hotel.
Jul 6, 2018, 10:55 am
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Sorry but this is a when in Rome type scenario.
Twas in a very high end resto in Nice where a lady was feeding her dog food at the table, would that fly here not a chance, but I'm not here.
My guess is those same European guests would be horrified at someone walking in with a strapped sidearm, something I have seen at more than one US property.
So my response is, don't like it...stay at home.
PS. Before you ask...no...I do not have a dog.
Twas in a very high end resto in Nice where a lady was feeding her dog food at the table, would that fly here not a chance, but I'm not here.
My guess is those same European guests would be horrified at someone walking in with a strapped sidearm, something I have seen at more than one US property.
So my response is, don't like it...stay at home.
PS. Before you ask...no...I do not have a dog.
Jul 6, 2018, 11:22 am
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Jul 6, 2018, 11:45 am
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Sorry but this is a when in Rome type scenario.
Twas in a very high end resto in Nice where a lady was feeding her dog food at the table, would that fly here not a chance, but I'm not here.
My guess is those same European guests would be horrified at someone walking in with a strapped sidearm, something I have seen at more than one US property.
So my response is, don't like it...stay at home.
PS. Before you ask...no...I do not have a dog.
Twas in a very high end resto in Nice where a lady was feeding her dog food at the table, would that fly here not a chance, but I'm not here.
My guess is those same European guests would be horrified at someone walking in with a strapped sidearm, something I have seen at more than one US property.
So my response is, don't like it...stay at home.
PS. Before you ask...no...I do not have a dog.
Just because the law says you can do it, doesn't make it right.. and vice versa!
Jul 6, 2018, 3:47 pm
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If food is present in the lounge, dogs should not be.
Jul 7, 2018, 12:00 pm
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Sorry but this is a when in Rome type scenario.
Twas in a very high end resto in Nice where a lady was feeding her dog food at the table, would that fly here not a chance, but I'm not here.
My guess is those same European guests would be horrified at someone walking in with a strapped sidearm, something I have seen at more than one US property.
Twas in a very high end resto in Nice where a lady was feeding her dog food at the table, would that fly here not a chance, but I'm not here.
My guess is those same European guests would be horrified at someone walking in with a strapped sidearm, something I have seen at more than one US property.
There is big difference between lady feeding her dog food at a high end restaurant vs a bi wet smelly dog in the Club Lounge. I don't smell the dog in the restaurant.
Just because you can bring a dog with you anywhere does not mean you get to ignore impact to others.
Civility, nothing to do when in Rome.
Jul 7, 2018, 12:34 pm
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Jul 7, 2018, 1:21 pm
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In the USA, the presence of food tends to make it a matter of hygiene regulations, so that the hotel would have no choice but to impose and enforce a "do dogs except service animals" rule.