Pet friendly hotels?

[semay]

Lurker here... but I'm in the same boat and am using this site:

www.gopetfriendly.com

Road trip planner:

www.gopetfriendly.com/Road-Trip-Planner.aspx

[Crystal]

bringfido.com is also a decent resource for finding pet-friendly places.

[Crystal]

Also, I think all LaQuinta Inns and Drury Inn & Suites take pets. LaQuinta doesn't charge. Drury charges $10 or something.

Marriotts that say they allow pets have charged me $75 but not advertised. So definitely read reviews!

[meltoine]

If you have the budget for it, Westin hotels are great for dogs. They put a memory foam dog bed in your room and dog bowls!

[mrs.jacinthe]

Other hotel chains that are pet friendly. Kimpton - entirely, 100% pet friendly. Some Comfort Inns are (and their pet policies vary wildly - I've had good luck calling their 1-800 number and working with a representative to find hotels along my route that aren't going to charge me $100+ a night extra). In a TRULY desperate pinch, all Motel 6s are pet friendly. That's what we had to do when we moved cross country because of the number of pets we had (2 cats and a dog). It suuuuuuuucked, but we didn't die or anything. You might also try airbnbs along your route, they're searchable for pet-friendly as well and sometimes get you moving-friendly amenities, like a garage to park your car packed full of stuff overnight.

[followyourarrow]

LaQuinta is pet friendly and no charge. I've also used hotwire while traveling you can select pet friendly. So far I haven't had an issue doing that.

[mom2twoboys]

When we did our cross country move we used La Quinta’s and the animals were free.

[orangello]

We just moved cross country last week and did La Quinta the whole way with 2 big dogs and 2 cats. Everywhere else we found charges fees.

[Pom]

Depending on where you are, it's good to have options. We've had luck with Best Westerns in places and many IHG (Holiday Inn-Kimpton-Staybridge-Candlewood Suites) are pet friendly. We lived in a Staybridge during a work move-house hunt and our cat travels with us often for H's work trips and if we are traveling to see family. He's even on our reservations as a "Platinum Member".

Good luck!

[atlas]

My sister drove from PA to OR and used bringfido.com

They really liked when they found La Quintas on their route because of the suites aspect and the no extra fee.

[hbtk]

We just did this move with a dog and stayed at Candlewood Suites our whole way (four different ones). The rooms were large and comfortable.

[mryrcn]

Apr 11, 2018 9:25:45 GMT -5 Crystal said:

Also, I think all LaQuinta Inns and Drury Inn & Suites take pets. LaQuinta doesn't charge. Drury charges $10 or something.

Marriotts that say they allow pets have charged me $75 but not advertised. So definitely read reviews!

This exactly.  Plus some Sheraton owned chains but check the charges.  We moved from the east coast to Texas and then from there to the PNW.  We stayed at LaQuintas, Drury Inns and Sheratons as much as we could.  

[tacokick]

Candlewood Suites!

[puppyluv]

We did LaQuintas when we traveled cross country with our 3 pups. It made it easier to know that it would be fine and not have to worry about finding a hotel that would allow them. I didnt check any reviews and figured if it was only 1 night each place so we would make it work. Each placed ended up being nice enough and had a good breakfasts.

[miso]

Kimpton.

[isabel]

I honestly wouldn’t stress reviews, but maybe that’s just me. No budget hotel is going to have great reviews, but those chains (LaQuinta and the like) are generally fine in my experience, especially since it’s just for a night.

[amberlyrose]

Kimpton, La Quinta, and most SPG hotels.
I literally live 75% out of hotels and frequent Sheraton or Aloft, if available.

[amberlyrose]

Many ihg are great too.

[amberlyrose]

Apr 11, 2018 11:58:18 GMT -5 hbtk said:

We just did this move with a dog and stayed at Candlewood Suites our whole way (four different ones). The rooms were large and comfortable.

I stayed 2mo at a candle wood with 2 dogs and it was great!

[Wines Not Whines]

A lot of Residence Inns are pet friendly. I'm not sure about extra charges though.

[turnipthebeet]

Another vote for Kimpton. Just one of many things that makes them so great.

[Crystal]

I wouldn't sweat reviews either, honestly. Multiple negative/recent reviews might grab my attention depending on what they say. If it's an asshole front desk person but the rooms are fine, I wouldn't worry.

[lindyanne]

This was a decade ago but I believe it was the Days Inn group of hotels I was able to search along a route for pet friendly hotels. We moved PA to CA so I tracked how far along the route the hotel was in a spreadsheet and once we were getting close to evening we would start looking at where we would stop. Having a good day and no traffic - push a little further. Tired and ready to be done - stop sooner. It was nice because we could go as far as we could by not booking ahead.