Vacation Cuba - Traveling With Your Pooch a Dog-Gone Hotel Chain,

Both of my babies give the Holiday Inn chain a four-paw rating. Roscoe is a 130 lb Rottie/hound mix and Ziggy is an 80 lb purebred Tibetan Chow Chow (larger than the Chinese Chow). Our family travels with two large breed dogs -- and boy-o-boy do I mean that. Is pet-friendly, most widely known for owning Holiday Inn, the Intercontinental Hotels.

And Staybridge Suites, candlewood Suites, holiday Inn and Suites, hotel Indigo, holiday Inn Express, holiday Inn, the chain includes the Crowne Plaza. " I always check indoor pool and pets allowed and then see what I get. Another screen will pop up where you can "refine search results. Type in the city and state where you will be staying and give the dates of your trip. Intercontinental Hotels offers a "trip advisor" feature on the individual web sites of their various properties where you can find which hotels welcome pets.

Since I can't go too long without a good murder mystery, this is important to me. Noble in a smaller mall; across the street is a Barnes &. And a mall complex with a cinema, a bowling alley, there are numerous restaurants in the area. As well as an afternoon snack, a full complementary buffet breakfast is served daily. And a laundry room, a small reading room, a basketball court, a gym room, there is a computer center. And is beautiful, is heated, enclosed in a garden area, the pool. The suites are in excellent condition. Provided your animal doesn't damage, there is also a refundable $150 pet deposit. There is a $75 pet fee for stays of one to six days and a $150 fee for stays with pets for over seven days. And Six Flags Great Adventure, cherry Hill, the property is a short drive from Philadelphia. While still being plugged in if you wish, it's a great place to unwind. NJ, laurel. Spending several long weekends at the Staybridge Inn in Mt, we four humans along with our canine babies have escaped sweat and grit of Gotham.

We returned sans the dogs and had a fabulous seafood dinner in the Union Street Public House, on another evening. We got delish tidbits for Ziggy and Roscoe, of course. My husband and I went in and ordered lunch from a variety of ethnic food vendors and brought it back out. Our preteen daughters sat with our dogs at tables in the Torpedo Factory Outdoor Pavilion. We window shopped on the streets surrounding the grounds of the Torpedo Factory Art Center on Union Street, along with our furry friends. We took our dogs for a long walk down historic streets to the Potomac River. Alexandria is charming. A full buffet breakfast in included in the room rate. And a laundry room, an unstaffed business center, fitness room, the hotel has a restaurant. In spite of their great size, so we often have no problem with them in various situations, we're blessed with extremely well mannered animals. I have no idea if this is standard policy. We were allowed to tie our dogs nearby on the patio adjacent to the pool where we could see them and they could see us, when we swam in their very nice indoor/outdoor pool. We brought the dogs up to our room and came down for breakfast, after coffee. And then returned to the spacious lobby where we sat in push-upholstered chairs and drank a cup of complementary coffee with our dogs at our feet, every morning we walked our dogs in Old Town. I highly recommend this hotel, despite that. Now dogs left in rooms must be caged. I notice the policy has changed. We left our dogs in our room without incident. There is a $50 pet fee per animal. We stayed at the Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites-Historic District. VA with both dogs, we spent a little over a week in Alexandria, not long ago.

Bragg website to find out about the various military museums and events at the post. Go to the Ft. Most of them have picnic areas and play grounds with pavilions and grills. Do take your dogs to any of the public parks along the Cape Fear River. Be sure to take water with you and do NOT take your dog or you may have to carry your pooch back downed with heat stroke, during the summer months. There are also numerous trails for hiking. Put Fido in the car and take off with your camera. The official convention and visitors bureau website will tell you about eleven themed driving trails in and around the city. We stayed a few days in Fayetteville and discovered several out-of-this-world family owned BBQ places. Their chef makes omelets to order, on Sundays. The hotel has an indoor heated pool and a family style restaurant with a bar area. " Next to us was an elderly couple with two cats. They showed us to our room which was in on the ground floor in a wing reserved as "pet rooms, southern hospitality at its best. They were sweet as apple pie about it. Followed by our 80 lb scoundrel only to learn dogs are not allowed in the lobby, we marched into their lovely lobby with our 130 lb brute on a leash. We were a late arrival -- like the wee hours of the morning. NC, in Fayetteville, i recommend a mid-point overnight at the Holiday Inn I-95 South, if you are driving from the northeast to Florida with your canine buddies.

Travelers who bring along their pets should be prepared to tip hotel staff for all privleges and courtesies extended them. That brings me to another point -- tipping. Putting some credence into our apology, we added to our tip to, needless to say. We apologized profusely. She quickly closed the door, still. She told us the next day how surprised she was neither dog got up to approach her. The maid opened the door and was faced with two monster sized dogs looking up at her. Our younger daughter Delayne removed the sign by accident, but in one Holiday Inn one time. We always leave a "do not disturb" sign on the room when our animals are inside. Put yourself in the position of the hotel maid who has to enter your room to clean it, although it's difficult to pack cages. Is to have polite animals, the key to successful travel with dogs.

We find we missed our furry babies, we have also stayed at Holiday Inns without our dogs and although the amenities are fine.