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Posted: 05.02.2003
Two paws up
Some of you saw the photo of Claire's "suite" on Hilton Head Island and asked about it, so here's more info. Pets aren't allowed on Disney property, so we boarded her just up the road at the Evergreen Pet Lodge. (Disney resort guests receive a 15% discount on their bill.) This way we could have her with us, visit her each day, and it actually ended up being about $3/day less to put her in a private suite than a caged run at our local vet's would have been.

For more information about pet-friendly hotels and boarding options, visit:

  1. Hilton Head Island pet-friendly accommodations
  2. "Pet Friendly Travel" across the USA
  3. "Pets Welcome" US Listings
  4. "Pets Allowed Hotels"
  5. Kimpton Group Hotels (most offer pet packages)
I can't imagine being gone long without Claire -- so this really was the best option for us. She travels very well and made our vacation all that much better.

UPDATE: Christine has a great list of links for pet-sitters as well.

UPDATE 2: Here's a list of dog-friendly beaches on the U.S. Eastern seaboard, and more dog-friendly beaches and parks in Florida. And here are even more pet-friendly hotels in the U.S.



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Thanks for the info. We are traveling (getting transferred by the Navy) from Washington State to Tennessee with two cats next month and that will come in handy. Hugs to both of you.

¤ ¤ credit: Kathi | 05.02.03 at 04:42 PM | link--this ¤ ¤

What a great idea! I'm sure she was comfy. I thought it was funny that there was a TV in there. ;) Welcome home, all three of you!

¤ ¤ credit: Hey Lisa | 05.02.03 at 05:14 PM | link--this ¤ ¤

The site that we have actually found two of our favorite vacation spots through is: http://www.traveldog.com/

Just thought you might like to check it out.

¤ ¤ credit: ginadapooh | 05.02.03 at 06:26 PM | link--this ¤ ¤

Hey thanks for the recommendation! I'd seen them before but didn't dig around too much since you had to register. I'll definitely go back now!

¤ ¤ credit: robyn | 05.02.03 at 06:49 PM | link--this ¤ ¤

Wow, she was livin' large on vacation! Lucky girl. ;)

¤ ¤ credit: Linh | 05.02.03 at 08:30 PM | link--this ¤ ¤

That's great that you could visit her during the day. Most of the kennels in Australia just have you drop them off and pick them up again. They're not big on seeing people!

¤ ¤ credit: Jessica Parker | 05.02.03 at 11:48 PM | link--this ¤ ¤




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