Pet Friendly Places to Stay - that Welcome Your Pets!

In 2007 we moved from Atlanta, Georgia to Maryland. I checked on the internet and found a motel6 that accepted pets. At the time we had 2 shih-tzu’s Sugar, and Domino.

We had purchased a home and was waiting settlement which was suppose to be within the next week of our arrival. My husband and I, both have family in Maryland, but decided to stay in a pet friendly hotel/motel. We did not want to burden family members with our pets.

As it turned out with settlement problems, we ended up staying at the motel6 longer than we had anticipated. We ended up staying 6 weeks!

I have to admit, it wasn’t that bad. The management was very accommodating. They didn’t charge us for the dogs. They gave us a room on the first floor near the grassy area so our dogs could go to the bathroom…of course, we did the pet parent thing and cleaned up behind them!

There were a lot of animals staying there, including this baby tiger cub. My husband tried to get me to come out and pet it…but I was making sure that it was not going to have shih-tzu for lunch!

When checking for a hotel/motel that is pet friendly, check to make sure that they not only allows pets, but also appreciate them, meaning that they understand the difference between 'pet-tolerant' and 'pet-friendly'. Some hotels simply allow you to bring your pet into the room, while others offer doggie day-care, gourmet dog biscuits with turn-down service and place mats complete with water, food bowls and even offer grooming services.

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