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to wish that hotels did dog-free rooms?

56 replies

Goldfsh · 03/02/2025 12:24

Back from a few nights in another high-end spa hotel which is now (like more of less everywhere) dog-friendly.

This is fine, of course - and I get that it is a sensible business decision - but honestly, as a non-dog-owner you can really smell that a dog has been in your room, no matter how clean (particularly as they tend to have carpets), and the dogs in bar areas are often quite stinky! (Particularly larger breeds.)

It does put me off staying in hotels these days and I tend to prefer AirBnBs where I can see they at least have hard floors.

AIBU to wish that hotels had dog-free rooms, the way they used to have smoke-free rooms?!

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TheFlis · 03/02/2025 12:30

Hotels have dog free rooms. I tried to book a room at a dog friendly hotel recently and was told they only allow dogs in 5 of the 20 rooms and that those 5 were already booked up the dates we wanted.

outofofficeagain · 03/02/2025 12:29

Every dog friendly hotel I've been to only has a couple of dog friendly rooms.

They have to have some pet free ones due to potential allergies.

Either ask for a pet free one, or I suspect this one just wasn't well cleaned.

Seas164 · 03/02/2025 12:28

Anywhere worth it's salt will have dog free rooms, and dog friendly rooms.

WinWhenTheyreSinging · 03/02/2025 12:27

There are plenty of dog-free hotels. Just go to those ones.

(Dog owner and lover, but not one who's going to be taking their dog to a high-end spa hotel, so no skin in the game here.)

MidnightPatrol · 03/02/2025 12:27

Having stayed in hotels quite extensively with my dog, there’s usually only a handful of rooms that are dog friendly.

If your room smells, ask to be moved. That suggests a lack of proper cleaning.

SuperLoudPoppingAction · 03/02/2025 12:26

I think I prefer hard floors in general. Otherwise the room can smell like stale feet.