Hotels that won't allow children but do allow dogs

[ABaconAndOnionTart]

I am looking for a decent, fine dining hotel to celebrate my mums 80th next year. aibu to be annoyed that one I looked at allows dogs but not children under 10? My dss are all over 10 but my niece is 3. She can use an knife and fork, doesn't smell or shed hair, or shit poo all over the grass. Ffs.

I would probably rather see a dog than a young child in a posh restaurant. And that is coming from someone with a toddler and I really dislike dogs.

Most fine dining places have rules against children.

The dogs wouldn't be going in the dining room though, would they?

Are the dogs allowed in the dining room?

Dogs generally create less mess and less noise than children.

If I was in a posh hotel trying to have a fancy meal I'd be far more annoyed at having to listen to young children squeal or scream than if I had to look at a sleeping dog

Weird. I wouldn't want to be eating at a posh restaurant and have Fido licking his bum hole in my eye line

YABU

Now my children are older than 10, I would prefer to go to restaurants without young children.

When my children were little I would go to those restaurants allowing children of any age.

There should be a market for restaurants both welcoming children, but equally restaurants being (small) children free.

Dogs are irrelevant.

But my niece doesn't scream or squeal at meal times, she sits and eats and chats. Surely we should be able to decide if she capable of this? I know teenagers who aren't.

Ya u. Different people different preferences. When i was growing up we had to go places that would accept dogs or not go at all.
Think that kids are welcome most places but not same for dogs. Some people do want to go plAces without children however there are getting less and less places that do do this now, so i don't think its unfair.

Surely the hotel doesn't allow dogs or small children in its restaurant in the evening? Both would be annoying. One being noisy and the other shamelessly begging for titbits.

Yes but bacon some parents don't realise that sometimes their dc are not being adorable and are irritating other people and do nothing. They cant have one rule for one set of parents and another for others.
I dont mind having some places that don't allow children as i know not everybody loves kids

I'd rather be without children too! Dogs aren't a problem, a 3 year old could kick off at anytime

Okay, I see your point, I think I was just more annoyed about dogs being allowed and not children.

Eating together is very important to my family and that includes the children.

Needless to say I don't like dogs. Sorry!

As far as she was concerned squealing and shrieking is just child noise and is to be expected.

Not at my bloody evening meal it isn't. Entitled twat. I'd have kicked her arse out too.

No, baconandoniontart - it is NOT up to you to decide who or what a hotel owner welcomes in to their dining room.

When you open your own hotel, you get to decide.

Op I agree that eating out as a family and including the children is important. It's a fantastic thing to do. But I don't think it should be obligatory for every restaurant to welcome small children.

That still leaves plenty which do!

I would rather have a dog than a screaming three year old, yes you might think the 3 year old will sit and behave but you cant know she will. My kids were generally good when eating outat that age but onset of an illness or being overtired could lead to a meltdown

*No, baconandoniontart - it is NOT up to you to decide who or what a hotel owner welcomes in to their dining room.

When you open your own hotel, you get to decide.*

What about the b&b owners who were sued for refusing gay clientele?

i avoid restaurants that have small children in. I've done that bit with my kids and I don't want to listen to other people's.

Those B&B owners were being homophopic. Completely different thing.

I don't like dogs either. But neither do I like other peoples three year olds in fine dining restaurant of an evening, because if I'm somehow miraculously there I've managed to find a babysitter for my own.

It has nothing to do with the gay/BB case, that was discrimination, this is not.