Forget traveling with the kids. On my flight out from Jersey into Orlando I noticed unusually high numbers in canines on board and few children. Unless everyone flying in with their dog was heading home then they had to be taking their pet to some animal-friendly hotel, but where? Since I don’t have any pets, nor do I live in Orlando I didn’t exactly set out to find pet-friendly hotels in the Orlando area, rather just hotels catering to puppy and kitty in general. That being said, I bring to you Wag Hotels. Based out of California, this line of uppity, yet affordable pet boarding and kenneling, looks like a pretty nice place to take your pooch. During their stay at Wag Hotels pets will have the opportunity to play with other pets and make new friends all under the care and supervision of the extensively trained staff. Does your dog need a massage? How about a swim the pool or even a peaceful nap? Wag’s experts can see that it happens. In short, if you happen to be in the Sacramento or San Fran, CA areas or heading there make sure you don’t over look placing your pup in some average old pet-friendly haunt. Give them star treatment!
Plush Places for Traveling Pets
Consider me the low-maintenance type, easy to please, with little concern about the thread count in my hotel sheets let alone my traveling four-legged companion’s sheets. And while I’m not a current proud puppy owner, I do love animals. Yet articles like the one found in yesterday’s NY Times make me question how much or whether love has anything to do with it at all? Apparently some folks who feel their pooch deserves the finest in hotel hospitality seek out places that will provide their precious canine with services like doggie massages, fine linens and dog biscuits baked by a pastry chef. Really – I mean, isn’t this a bit much? Heck, in my eyes pets are lucky if they can get a cozy corner somewhere in the hotel room, a bowl of water and a serving of IAMS. Other traveling pet owners wouldn’t hear of such nonsense. (See DogFriendly.com to book low-end or very high-end accommodations for you and your pets.)
What’s more interesting about the story is how it points to upscale pet needs simply being a means to display status. If a dog, cat or otter (yes, otter) walks through the lobby of the Little Nell in Aspen, Colorado sporting a diamond necklace that tells me only one thing about the owner – they’ve got entirely too much money with no better way to spend it. If you love animals all that much I say throw out the money to some charity. Personally using your furry animal friends to display status is pretty sad. Sorry.