Are Hotels Pet Friendly or Pet Tolerant?
Be careful where you book a room for you and your dog
It was Boxing Day last year and I decided to start making travel plans for 2024. I picked up my phone and scanned through a website with lots of hotels on it — one of those marketplace websites. I chose a nice place, listed as pet friendly, in Glasgow that was reasonably priced at £45 per night and £15 for a pet and booked it for myself, my husband and our dog (since our son was going to be staying with his grandparents that night).
My dog goes everywhere with me as he is an emotional support dog for me and for my son. When I was suffering from agoraphobia a couple of years ago, having him with me when I went out helped massively. He tries to climb onto my lap if I’m feeling anxious at all and he does the same for my son, who has autism. He’s an essential member of the family. Having him with me when travelling has made a huge difference to the experience. I’m so much more relaxed and can really benefit from the break with him keeping me company.
You can imagine my surprise when I then got an email telling me that the hotel wanted to ringfence £500 from my bank account, £100 being as a deposit for possible damages and £400 being a deposit for my dog.
