Pet Friendly Hotels
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IT is important to check with the hotel carefully and, if possible, VISIT the hotel before bringing your babies there.
Here was my problem: The Candlewood Suites in downtown Jersey City advertised as a pet friendly hotel. I had to move out of my place for a week while renovations were being done. SO I had Yaz, Eddie and Onyx to take with me.
I made a reservation, called the hotel and called reservations and checked the website saying theya ccepted pets.
I went to the hotel and when checking my reservation with a front desk person was told "Oh no, you can't bring your animals here."
I showed them the website with the note "Pets accepted." I made him get the manager who said "oh we stopped accepting pets six months ago because a dog bit a maid" I told him reservations and another employee told me Candlewood was pet friendly. He said "you can't bring your animals here." I asked him for suggestions and he told me to go on the INternet.
It would ahve been a disaster for me to show up with three Cats and being told "there's no room for you at the inn."
I ended up goign to a scarey Days Inn... the only hotel accepting pets in the area (the Sheraton was booked.)
This was three years ago. I"m glad more places ar eaccepting pets.
To go a little off topic although Starwood may want to change their "Love that Dog" slogen to "Love that Pet" (because i"m assuming Cats are welcome at Starwood hotels too.)
Here was my problem: The Candlewood Suites in downtown Jersey City advertised as a pet friendly hotel. I had to move out of my place for a week while renovations were being done. SO I had Yaz, Eddie and Onyx to take with me.
I made a reservation, called the hotel and called reservations and checked the website saying theya ccepted pets.
I went to the hotel and when checking my reservation with a front desk person was told "Oh no, you can't bring your animals here."
I showed them the website with the note "Pets accepted." I made him get the manager who said "oh we stopped accepting pets six months ago because a dog bit a maid" I told him reservations and another employee told me Candlewood was pet friendly. He said "you can't bring your animals here." I asked him for suggestions and he told me to go on the INternet.
It would ahve been a disaster for me to show up with three Cats and being told "there's no room for you at the inn."
I ended up goign to a scarey Days Inn... the only hotel accepting pets in the area (the Sheraton was booked.)
This was three years ago. I"m glad more places ar eaccepting pets.
To go a little off topic although Starwood may want to change their "Love that Dog" slogen to "Love that Pet" (because i"m assuming Cats are welcome at Starwood hotels too.)
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We're taking Ernest with us to Portland this weekend. We're staying at the new Aloft hotel. They take pets up to 40 lbs. He weighs a scootch over that. We are hoping putting a black harness on him will make him appear a bit smaller.
This will be our first time staying with him a hotel. I hope he lets us sleep.
Do you usually request a room on the first floor so that you can get out in a hurry (miscalculations etc?).
This will be our first time staying with him a hotel. I hope he lets us sleep.
Do you usually request a room on the first floor so that you can get out in a hurry (miscalculations etc?).
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We don't make special requests except to note that we're bringing our dog. At the two hotels we stayed recently, Westin Philadephia and Sheraton Cuyahoga Falls, OH, they assigned us a room near an exit or on the lowest floor. Only SPG Gold, so I didn't mind. We didn't really need to be close to an exit it because our dog goes in a litter box at home or on pads we set out in the bathroom when traveling.
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Just checked into a La Quinta for part 2 of my road trip with my dog and they had me blocked out for a 2nd floor room, but then changed it to the first floor when I mentioned I had a dog. So far it seems like the hotels assign 1st floor rooms, if possible. I was wondering how she'd do in the elevator, guess I won't find out. Though I do have some time to kill tonight.
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Just checked into a La Quinta for part 2 of my road trip with my dog and they had me blocked out for a 2nd floor room, but then changed it to the first floor when I mentioned I had a dog. So far it seems like the hotels assign 1st floor rooms, if possible. I was wondering how she'd do in the elevator, guess I won't find out. Though I do have some time to kill tonight.
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Black makes EVERYONE look thinner!
Just checked into a La Quinta for part 2 of my road trip with my dog and they had me blocked out for a 2nd floor room, but then changed it to the first floor when I mentioned I had a dog. So far it seems like the hotels assign 1st floor rooms, if possible. I was wondering how she'd do in the elevator, guess I won't find out. Though I do have some time to kill tonight.
Just checked into a La Quinta for part 2 of my road trip with my dog and they had me blocked out for a 2nd floor room, but then changed it to the first floor when I mentioned I had a dog. So far it seems like the hotels assign 1st floor rooms, if possible. I was wondering how she'd do in the elevator, guess I won't find out. Though I do have some time to kill tonight.
However, never tried taking him the 70th floor or anything. That would be fun!
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Is there a way to do a thread that catalogs which hotels (hotel chain name, city and state) that accepts pets and their pet fee as we discover them? Alphabetize them by state and then city? Too much work?
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The problem is that only the mods or the OP of the thread could update it, and that requires a specific dedication on someone's part.
Instead, what I would recommend is petitioning Mikel to add a Pets section to the FlyerGuide wiki... or alternatively, we can make a "Pet-Friendly Hotels" sub-category under Hotel Programs (without needing Mikel). Within that sub-category, we could put sub-sub-categories for each state and/or for each hotel chain, then make each pet-friendly hotel its own page that belongs to the appropriate state and chain categories.
This kind of thing is exactly what the Wiki is for. Heck, maybe I'll take up doing the above sometime this weekend, if I can find the time.
Instead, what I would recommend is petitioning Mikel to add a Pets section to the FlyerGuide wiki... or alternatively, we can make a "Pet-Friendly Hotels" sub-category under Hotel Programs (without needing Mikel). Within that sub-category, we could put sub-sub-categories for each state and/or for each hotel chain, then make each pet-friendly hotel its own page that belongs to the appropriate state and chain categories.
This kind of thing is exactly what the Wiki is for. Heck, maybe I'll take up doing the above sometime this weekend, if I can find the time.
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The problem is that only the mods or the OP of the thread could update it, and that requires a specific dedication on someone's part.
Instead, what I would recommend is petitioning Mikel to add a Pets section to the FlyerGuide wiki... or alternatively, we can make a "Pet-Friendly Hotels" sub-category under Hotel Programs (without needing Mikel). Within that sub-category, we could put sub-sub-categories for each state and/or for each hotel chain, then make each pet-friendly hotel its own page that belongs to the appropriate state and chain categories.
This kind of thing is exactly what the Wiki is for. Heck, maybe I'll take up doing the above sometime this weekend, if I can find the time.
Instead, what I would recommend is petitioning Mikel to add a Pets section to the FlyerGuide wiki... or alternatively, we can make a "Pet-Friendly Hotels" sub-category under Hotel Programs (without needing Mikel). Within that sub-category, we could put sub-sub-categories for each state and/or for each hotel chain, then make each pet-friendly hotel its own page that belongs to the appropriate state and chain categories.
This kind of thing is exactly what the Wiki is for. Heck, maybe I'll take up doing the above sometime this weekend, if I can find the time.
BTW to create a "Pet-Friendly Hotels" sub-category under Hotel Programs would only add credence to a certain person's obsession to kill this forum. @:-)
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Except I don't think the idea was about hotel fees but about pet-friendly hotels in general. You might want to make the title more descriptive like "Consolidated List of Pet-Friendly Hotels & Fees" or something.
I don't buy that argument. The Wiki is separate from FlyerTalk (and unfortunately gets much less traffic, as well), and is organized entirely differently as well. There is no way to spread pet information around on FT in the same way as on the Wiki. The wiki by its very nature allows cross-posting, which means even if Pets got their own category, I'd still want to put all pet-friendly hotels under Hotel Programs too. FT does not allow cross-posting and therefore centralized repositories (forums) are the best solution.
I don't think the wiki would lend any credence to that certain person's argument.
I don't think the wiki would lend any credence to that certain person's argument.
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Carry on.
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Good idea although the vast majority of hotels & motels that allow pets do change some sort of fee.
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Folks, this thread which was started by Catman was for the sole purpose of listing pet friendly hotels for our pets. There is now a new thread established for the purpose of listing fees for those hotels & motels that will eventually be turned into a sticky. Please stay on topic for this thread or your posts will be deleted by the moderators.
Thanks for your understanding and cooperation in this matter.
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Thanks for your understanding and cooperation in this matter.
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There are a number of places in LAS that are pet friendly.
Residence Inn By Marriott Las Vegas Hughes Center
Candlewood Suites Las Vegas
Howard Johnson Las Vegas
The Westin Casuarina
La Quinta Inn Las Vegas Airport
La Quinta Inn & Stes Summerlin
La Quinta Inn Nellis AFB
Travelodge Las Vegas Downtown E
Best Western Parkview Inn
This is a partial list and I am sure that there are others.
Residence Inn By Marriott Las Vegas Hughes Center
Candlewood Suites Las Vegas
Howard Johnson Las Vegas
The Westin Casuarina
La Quinta Inn Las Vegas Airport
La Quinta Inn & Stes Summerlin
La Quinta Inn Nellis AFB
Travelodge Las Vegas Downtown E
Best Western Parkview Inn
This is a partial list and I am sure that there are others.
Nice to see a few casino properties (such as Green Valley Ranch) are pet friendly.