Last weekend I stayed at Loews Nashville, one of my new favorite hotels. It was a pleasure for many reasons, including the fact that dogs were welcomed guests. I was sans pups, but loved seeing breeds of all kind with their owners.
Loews Hotels welcome pets (they call them "VIPs" - "Very Important Pets) and pay special attention to making them feel at home. From the Loews Vanderbilt website:
"At Loews Vanderbilt Hotel, you have everything you need to feel right at home with your four-legged friend:
- Gourmet room service menus for cats and dogs, prepared by our award-winning Master Chef
- Creature comfortslike specialized bedding, leashes, collars, litter boxes (and litter), pooper scoopers and more
- Tail-wagging amenitiessuch as dog-walking routes, pet placemats, water bowls, treats, doggie poop bags and more
- Purr-fect indulgences like rawhide bones, catnip and scratch poles.
- Pet-walking and pet-sitting services"
Now through September 5 select Loews are offering the "Grrreen Dog" package, which includes a room service meal for your pet made with local ingredients, an organic cotton bandanna and toy that can be recycled.
Loews has hotels in a number of Southern cities, including Atlanta, Miami, St. Petersburg, New Orleans and Washington, D.C.
Hotels that welcome pets and care about their health -- now that's something to bark about.
Let us know: Do you travel with your pets? How do you keep them healthy when you (and they) are on the road?
Related Links:
Southern Living: Health Magazine Ranks America's Healthiest Hotels
Southern Living: Healthy Benefits of Owning Pets
Pets On The Go - a website devoted to travel tips for you and your pet
