"Dog Friendly" lodging

[Misti1]

Ok if I tell you guys something will you promise not to laugh at me? When I had dogs before I never considered taking them with me. I am now planning a trip to Atlanta and looked into dog friendly hotels for the first time. I want to take Maya to meet my skin daughter and my grand dog Mika.

Here's the laughing part. I thought these "dog friendly" places just did it to attract our business as opposed to other hotels. Therefore I thought "how nice, they let your dog stay in the room with you." then I find out in the fine print YEAH for an extra like $75.00!!!!!!!!!

Now don't start that if you can't afford a yorkie you shouldn't have gotten one elitist thinking on me. I put one serious hole in my pocket buying her, then got hit with almost 500.00 worth of maintance vet bills just finishing shots etc. Every little bit counts when you are about to retire.

So they say this fee is necessary because they are going to toss, fumigate, shampoo the whole room after you leave. YEAH RIGHT. I'm taking her crate, pee pads, newspaper, carpet clean up , nature's miracle, paper towels, real towels, heY Brenda (my friend) , and I have to live in that room too.

Ok I'm through venting. Dog Friendly yeah right. (I know everyone is not considerate like us, so thus the 75.00 fee.

[Sunnie]

We usually stay at La Quintas whenever we travel. They are dog friendly, beautiful hotels, and do not charge a fee for dogs.

[ChantalB]

$75 sound too much to me too!!

[Misti1]

Originally Posted by Sunnie

We usually stay at La Quintas whenever we travel. They are dog friendly, beautiful hotels, and do not charge a fee for dogs.

Sunnie
I thank you....this is why the internet is a wonderful thing sometimes. We are now book at a La Quinta right by my daughter's place, and the 75.00 I would have spent I can now use to take her out to dinner to celebrate OUR birthday...as my daughter and I were born on the same day...Sept. 14.

[MissSophie]

Have a great trip. Thanks for this post. We have paid a one-time fee of $0-$50. It is good to know what is out there.

[dagibbie]

We don't pay at Motel 6 which while it is not a real fancy place, when on the road from point A to point B it is good enough. In fact we had a dog and two bird cages with 4 birds on a trip and still no fee and I did inform them that I have all the animals.

Several years ago we stayed at a place for three or four days and we only paid 50 for the entire time. Read the small print, some want that per day and some just for the stay.

[Misti1]

Originally Posted by dagibbie

We don't pay at Motel 6 which while it is not a real fancy place, when on the road from point A to point B it is good enough. In fact we had a dog and two bird cages with 4 birds on a trip and still no fee and I did inform them that I have all the animals.

Several years ago we stayed at a place for three or four days and we only paid 50 for the entire time. Read the small print, some want that per day and some just for the stay.

You're absolutely right. I clicked on amenities and read the small print, that is how I found out about those fees in the first place. Most said the fee maxed out at no more than 75.00, so if you stayed several nights, that is the most they would charge you.