10 Pet-Friendly Boutique Hotels and B&B Inns in California
SACRAMENTO, CA [June 19, 2014]--California boutique hotels and B&Bs make it easy to travel on vacation with four-legged friends. There are more than 70 pet-friendly member inns of the California Association of Boutique and Breakfast Inns (CABBI), many of which go out of their way to pamper pooches with special treats, blankets and more. Below are 10 of the most pet-friendly inns in the state; many more can be found at www.cabbi.com/pet-friendly/.
20 years ago, the Beazley House became the first B&B in Napa to welcome dogs. This year, the inn was honored as a 2014 Fido’s Favorite Award winner by the pet travel website BringFido.com. Fewer than 5% of pet-friendly accommodations in the U.S. received the distinction. The Beazley House welcomes guests and their dogs with a “Pooch Pouch” that includes healthy, locally-made treats, a dog bowl, towel, doggy bedding and a list of dog-friendly restaurants and wineries in Napa--many within walking distance of the inn. At breakfast, dogs can dine with their owners in the gardens, their own rooms or in the Beazley House living room at a reserved table. The innkeepers can also assist guests with finding pet sitters and local kennels as needed. The inn charges a pet fee of $40 per night.
Located near the north entrance to Yosemite National Park, the Groveland Hotel provides an ideal base camp for exploring Yosemite with four-legged family members. The inn has been pet-friendly since it opened 24 years ago, warmly welcoming pets in all of its rooms and common areas except for the inside dining room. Pet-friendly dining options at the inn are available inside the historic saloon or outdoors in the garden courtyard. For a pet fee of $20 per night, the inn provides furry guests with pet bedding, a bowl to use during their stay, and a souvenir toy to take home. Leashes are offered for sale in the hotel’s gift shop, and the front desk staff can help guests plan trips with pets into Yosemite National Park and Stanislaus National Forest.
Another pet-friendly option near Yosemite’s north entrance in Groveland is the beautifully renovated Hotel Charlotte. Since the new owners purchased the hotel in 2012, they have remodeled the lobby, restaurant and guest rooms, combining Old West nostalgia with contemporary sensibilities. Four of the newly-renovated guest rooms are now pet friendly. The hotel lobby is also pet-friendly and there are three tables within the dining room that are located in a pet-friendly section. Four-legged guests receive a freshly-baked doggie cookie and a special doggie blanket upon arrival. Behind the hotel is a park with trails that are perfect for walks, and Yosemite is just a short drive away.
In the Gold Rush-era settlement of Jamestown, the 1859 Historic National Hotel happily welcomes good-natured, house-trained pets. The proprietor is a pet owner himself and provides guests and their pets with a welcome basket that include dishes for food and water, biscuit treats, a pet bedspread, a towel and plastic waste bags. Pets may accompany their owners on the hotel’s vine covered patio for lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch. There are also a number of places around Jamestown where dogs are welcome, particularly on a leash. Pet-sitting services can be arranged with advance notice. The pet fee for the hotel is $25 per night.
Just south of Lake Tahoe in the High Sierra, Sorensen's Resort offers nine pet-friendly cabins ranging from cozy cottages to log homes to a vacation home that can sleep up to six. Pets receive tasty dog bones upon arrival along with food and water bowls for their room. The 165-acre resort is nestled in an alpine valley ringed by aspens and mountain peaks and offers boundless outdoor recreation opportunities, including trails for hiking, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing. The resort requires dogs to be leashed when out and about on the property or while waiting below the café deck while their owners enjoy a meal at Sorensen's Country Café.
On the California Central Coast, Carmel has long been known as a welcoming destination for dogs, and Tradewinds Carmel loves to celebrate them. The inn offers a variety of pet-friendly rooms that can accommodate dogs of almost any size. Upon arrival, pets receive a special treat and their owners receive a 10% discount card at Carmel’s Diggidy Dog pet store. The inn is located next door to Grooming-by-the-Sea, which provides special rates for guests who book a grooming treatment at the same time of their hotel reservation. Carmel has at least 25 pet-friendly restaurants—some of which are just steps away—and Carmel’s pet-friendly beach is leash free. The inn’s staff can also suggest treks to enjoy with dogs. For events or venues that are not suitable for dogs, the inn has a number of trusted pet sitters guests can call on. The inn charges a nightly pet fee of $30 for one pet; a second pet is an additional $15.
Pets stay for free at the Elk Cove Inn & Spa on the Mendocino Coast. The inn offers a variety of pet-friendly rooms, including garden view rooms, ocean view cottages and ocean view suites. Doggy treats are provided at check in. The innkeepers also provide an essentials basket in the room which includes beach towels, sheets to cover the bed, a place mat, food and water bowls and pet waste bags. The inn has direct access via a set of private stairs down to a driftwood-strewn beach and all the sticks a dog could want. Guests must notify the inn at time of making the reservation that they are bringing a pet.
Further north in Mendocino, the MacCallum House Inn was recently awarded The Golden Bone by The Dog Lover’s Companion to California for its special care of canine guests. The inn rolls out the welcome mat for dogs with a care package that includes a pet bed, a blanket, blue pet towel, waste bags and treats. The inn also provides stainless steel water and food dishes on a rubber mat in the guests’ room. Pet-sitting services can be arranged with advance notice. Pets are welcome in all but six of the inn’s 30 guest rooms. The pet fee for the hotel is $40 per night.
Pet owners with a taste for luxury and fine wine can bring their pets to the Carter House Inns near Humboldt Bay in Eureka. Pets are welcomed with an embroidered Carter House Inns dog blanket, a dog bowl and a bottle of water. The inn combines contemporary tastes with the gracious elegance of a bygone era. The inn’s critically-acclaimed Restaurant 301 has one of the best wine lists in the world, with over 3,400 selections and has been a proud recipient of the Wine Spectator’s most prestigious honor, the Grand Award, every year since 1998. The inn charges a pet fee of $50 per night.
At the confluence of three wine-growing regions—Napa, Sonoma and Alexander Valley—the Chelsea Garden Inn in Calistoga offers pet-friendly lodging for guests traveling with their best friends. The inn welcomes pets with water and food bowls, a box/pillow for sleeping, blankets, and a swimming pool for cooling off. The inn is five blocks from Calistoga’s dog park with options for small dogs and large dogs and all the tennis balls a dog could handle. The inn is also just a half mile from the trail head from the Oat Hill Mine Trail, a county trail that offers views of vineyards and access to the Palisades rock formation.
For guests traveling with furry friends, most inns require a pet fee. Some inns have weight restrictions and will usually limit the number of pets to two per guest room. All of the inns require that pets not be left alone in the rooms. Inns expect that owners will keep pets under their control at all times and will pick up and properly dispose of waste. Inns also request that pets be well-behaved, up-to-date with vaccinations, and free of ticks and fleas
To find more pet-friendly inns in California, visit www.cabbi.com/pet-friendly/.
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