There’s an extreme to everything, and OP is on the extreme. Clearly she has an over sensitivity to dogs and she’s prone to exaggeration. It’s simply not true that most higher end hotels are overwhelmed by dog smell and dog hair. Personally I’ve never encountered the problem and I’m very well travelled - high and lower end hotels, arbnbs, house rentals etc all over the US and the world.

It IS true that kids are often as gross as if not more gross than dogs. For starters, parents often feed their kids in the room where they get shit in the carpet and wipe their dirty and often snotty fingers on the walls etc. Just ask any server at any restaurant - they’d rather be waiting on a couple with a dog than a couple with kids. It’s why we always tip more when we go out with kids.

I’m not saying to ban kids. I’m saying that it’s a big world with lots of people and many of them bring grossness with them. If you can’t deal, then either look harder at where you’re going to stay or stay home.

If you do designated dog rooms, then those rooms will have a lower standard of cleanliness. As a dog owner who brings our non-shedding and weekly bathed labradoodle, I don’t want a “dog” room. I want a room that is clean enough for everyone.

Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand how a fancy hotel wouldn’t have designated dog rooms.

Because there are very rich people who like to travel with their dogs and if you tell them certain suites are off limits they will take their business elsewhere

We have a dog but have only taken her to hotels once during the pandemic when we had to travel (family health emergency) and there were no boarding options because everything was closed.
We do have a family member who travels everywhere with their service dog. Would that bother you?

I don’t understand how a fancy hotel wouldn’t have designated dog rooms.

I just keep complaining until I get a room that doesn’t smell.

I try my best to avoid restaurants and hotels that allow dogs. I’m not a dog hater but I do believe there is a time and a place for them, and my vacation isn’t it.

I love dogs, and I love that more hotels are pet-friendly, but I wouldnt want to stay in a pet-friendly room. I'd just ask to be moved.

Anonymous wrote:OP has to be trolling because I’ve stayed in plenty of dog friendly hotels and have never dog odors.

There are odors from some dogs. Not all dogs, like people are bathed regular and some have dander and shed and others don’t. But, people are just as gross.

Anonymous wrote:One problem is that dog owners tend to lie about their dog being with them in order to avoid the extra fees and stay in the designated pet free rooms/floors. This happened to me the last time I traveled with my child with a significant pet allergy and requested the supposedly pet free floor. Staff told me this was an ongoing problem.

Sounds like most of the dog owners I know!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That is a hotel issue not a dog issue, Hotels charge stupidly high additional cleaning fees for pet rooms. The fact that they don’t utilize the funds to clean the room properly is on the hotel.

Yes, it's a dog issue. You don't need your dog on vacation. Dogs whining/barking while shut in the room; dogs jumping on people in the elevator, etc. And yes, it's also a hotel issue. If they want to cater to dogs, have them all on one floor and leave everyone else out of it. Totally unnecessary.

You don’t need to go on vacation. Yes,our dog is family and it’s easier and cheaper to bring her.

People are people... they stay in buildings built to house people. Your dog is not a person, and therefore not a part of your family. Your dog's "vacation" does not trump mine.

You don’t need a vacation. So, if we chose to being our family to a pet friendly hotel, your wishes don’t trump ours. Yes, our dog is part of our family.

And people who mistake animals for humans are delusional, so there's that.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That is a hotel issue not a dog issue, Hotels charge stupidly high additional cleaning fees for pet rooms. The fact that they don’t utilize the funds to clean the room properly is on the hotel.

Yes, it's a dog issue. You don't need your dog on vacation. Dogs whining/barking while shut in the room; dogs jumping on people in the elevator, etc. And yes, it's also a hotel issue. If they want to cater to dogs, have them all on one floor and leave everyone else out of it. Totally unnecessary.

You don’t need to go on vacation. Yes,our dog is family and it’s easier and cheaper to bring her.

People are people... they stay in buildings built to house people. Your dog is not a person, and therefore not a part of your family. Your dog's "vacation" does not trump mine.

You don’t need a vacation. So, if we chose to being our family to a pet friendly hotel, your wishes don’t trump ours. Yes, our dog is part of our family.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That is a hotel issue not a dog issue, Hotels charge stupidly high additional cleaning fees for pet rooms. The fact that they don’t utilize the funds to clean the room properly is on the hotel.

Yes, it's a dog issue. You don't need your dog on vacation. Dogs whining/barking while shut in the room; dogs jumping on people in the elevator, etc. And yes, it's also a hotel issue. If they want to cater to dogs, have them all on one floor and leave everyone else out of it. Totally unnecessary.

You don’t need to go on vacation. Yes,our dog is family and it’s easier and cheaper to bring her.

People are people... they stay in buildings built to house people. Your dog is not a person, and therefore not a part of your family. Your dog's "vacation" does not trump mine.

Anonymous wrote:One problem is that dog owners tend to lie about their dog being with them in order to avoid the extra fees and stay in the designated pet free rooms/floors. This happened to me the last time I traveled with my child with a significant pet allergy and requested the supposedly pet free floor. Staff told me this was an ongoing problem.

That is unacceptable, and it gives dog owners a bad name. No one should do this.

One problem is that dog owners tend to lie about their dog being with them in order to avoid the extra fees and stay in the designated pet free rooms/floors. This happened to me the last time I traveled with my child with a significant pet allergy and requested the supposedly pet free floor. Staff told me this was an ongoing problem.