Its on the Oregon coast...in Cannon Beach. The place is called the Surfsand Resort and is right on the water. They also give you small bags of dog food, and then little blue bags to pick up after your pup. There are also little stands out near the beach in front of the hotel that has those baggies along with barbage cans/disposal sites. They have a cabana area with a shower so you can wash the sand off the pup. Every dog we have seen there has been very well behaved and quite a few will be off leash. Our Golden Retriever is in heaven there!

We have also eaten at a few restaurants in town with her, when it is warm enough to sit outside. Overall it is a very pet friendly town, and yes, this hotel is doggie paradise, lol!

Well, Wayne, guess we won't be seeing you on any of our vacations. We always stay at hotels that allow pets, since we almost always take our English cocker spaniel with us.
Stay away from any hotels in the Accor group as they all allow pets. Also avoid most of the luxury hotels in Paris; in fact, you'd have to avoid most of the hotels in France, period. Ditto for Belgium.
But whatever floats your boat. For France, make sure you pick up the red Michelin guide and carefully check each hotel and restaurant you have in mind for the no dog symbol (few other guidebooks note it). And of course, after that, you have to check whether the hotel has its own resident dogs or cats.

As an animal lover, the answer is yes. Most places we stay have cats and dogs and they're very clean.

No. Allergies, unfortunately.

Yes - even though our 125 lb behemoth would not ever stay in a hotel with us. I'm not allergic, and I'm not licking the floors, so what do I care?

BTW, what pets can do to a room is no match for the nastiness they find in those "germ exposes" of hotels.

And whose indoor dog still has fleas?

Ira,

Please tell me more about Barnaby Viscount Bengal. what a great name!

Ira, I, too, think it's a wonderful name. Would you send me a photo at hotmail? I'd love to see anyone's pet. Statia if you are here. I'd love to see your dog.

I think Ira's a wonderful name, too.

Oh, isn't that what you meant, cc ;)?

Re: only Americans fussing about dogs in places.

In the book <i>Almost French</i>, which I think a few of you have read, the author described a scene where she took her dog into a patisserie. A stodgy-looking, <i>tres</i>16eme arrondisement man sniffed, &quot;<i>Tiens, un chien dans une patisserie&quot;</i>.

She retorted, <i>&quot;Tiens, un con dans une patisserie.&quot;

:o</i>

ira,
You have a Bengal??? I love them! I would love to have one. My little cat , a ruddy Abbysinnian, died 3 years ago, and Pup and I need a new cat!
The Hotel St Paul in Paris has a resident cat that will sleep in your room if you want him to ((@))

Emphatically, no, if I'm aware of the policy.

We have certain friends that when we visit I must take a Benedryl or a Claritin to ward off an asthma attack. The last two times we visited the UK, we took the train to Salisbury and Winchester to have lunch with my in-laws. Previous daytrips to their home with three dogs caused such a bad reaction that prednisone was required. We gave up staying overnight with them 10 years ago.

I find it offensive that a few of you so lightly dismiss the allergy problem. One very generous soul said: &quot;Fortunately, allergies are not an issue for me (and if they were, I'd probably get the allergy shots)&quot;. Lovely, blame the messenger.

Jsmith, we do sympathize with you and understand but the OP was questioning the potential sanitary problems. I tell me friends who have allergies to ask about pets at their choice of B&amp;B or hotel.

Jsmith, I sympathise! I used to have trouble breathing if we stayed in hotel rooms where someone had been smoking..allergies are bad in my family too.
Fortunately, I have a Poodle, non allergenic ((&amp;))

One of the things I love about France is the dog-friendly atmosphere. Wish my 2 big pooches could experience that! Where I live (South Florida) they are not even allowed on most beaches or parks. Maybe I should move to Oregon!

Anyway, Wayne, you might have trouble finding a hotel that doesn't allow pets, and most probably it's because they have their own resident pets, as mentioned previously.

I'm happy to see there are so many dog and cat lovers here. I can certainly understand the feelings of those who are allergic, however.

Loisco: I know what you mean about missing dogs around the house. We showed and bred Afghan Hounds for many years, but with our frequent travel it isn't currently practical to have a dog or two. Perhaps later when we slow down a bit more.

It's interesting that when we traveled, showing our dogs, it was often the worst dumps that wouldn't allow dogs. Often the nicer places did.

No objections whatsoever about staying at pet accepting hotels/motels. Pet friendly places are usually more comfortable in our experience. We have refused to stay in rooms where two-legged animals made worse messes than any four-legged creature could. If you're allergic then obviously it's not a choice, it's a necessity. Otherwise, I don't understand the objection!

We have no pets except for gold fish!
Most of the hotels we were in in Europe
were pet friendly but you would not have known it! I only saw 1 dog and that was in Munich at the Le Meridien in the lobby. All the room were very clean and fresh smelling, no animal hair any where.

Wayne;

You obviously have not read the article Fodors had on the dirty beadspreads. if you are worried about what a dog leaves behind, just imagine what the last person has left behind. How clean do you really think the carpet is?

No, we do not and will not stay at a hotel that allows pets in the rooms. I also do not like the fact that small pets can now be taken in some airplane cabins. I love pets and have always had dogs. A year or so ago I was sitting beside a poor lady who had a very bad allergic reaction to pet dander-the creature was in the seat in front of her.

Once went on a &quot;romantic week-end getaway&quot; to a country inn that made a big deal about being pet-friendly. The first morning, we awoke to a clattering on the stairs outside our room and some sounds that were neither dog nor cat. Opening the door, we found..... a pig on a lease! It had been put out in the hall waiting for its owners to get ready to go down for breakfast!

I would absolutely stay in hotels that allow pets but that is because at home I have two dogs and three cats. When I am away on vacation, I really miss my animals and enjoy the ones that are residents of a particular hotel. I have never had any problems with cleanliness at pet friendly hotels but I sympathize with those that have allergies. When we went to Paris, we decided not to stay at the Bonaparte because my sister is allergic to cats. Next trip without her, I will stay there. I loved France because it is so dog friendly.

Because I am an animal lover and now a lover of France, my daughter gave me a book for Christmas, &quot;Spotted in France&quot; by Gregory Edmont. It tells his story of how he traveled around France on his vespa with his dalmatian, JP and how the dog opened many doors for him. He visits 5 star restaurants where they bring out silver bowls and liver for the dog and of course the dog stays with him at all his stops. The writing is very good and gives great descriptions of the French countryside, the people and their food. I am about half done but I would recommend this book for travelers who love France and dogs.

I don't have a pet anymore but just yesterday at the hair salon one of the beauticians brought in her little dog, a reindeer chowwaha (sp?). Sweetiest dog in the world with a purple collar and purple lease. He looked liked a minature deer. The biggest eyes in the world.

I have never thought to ask at any hotel about their pet policy. But then again I don't have allergies. If I did I could sure understand a person not wanting to be in a hotel where pets were allowed. That is sure understandable.

I don't have a problem with cigarette smoke either.

Allergies are a problem for sure.

One time my late DH did get flea bites after being in a hotel in Reno, and he was miserable for a month. He was allergic to flee bites although we had pets for many years and he had no problem.

So I can sure understand both sides of the thinking.