Tips and tricks to find dog-friendly places to stay while travelling.
Travelling with your dog is a great way to bond, and you don’t have to feel bad about leaving your dog at home while you go out on an adventure.
Finding dog-friendly places to stay can be really hard to find. I once was told a hotel I stayed at was dog friendly, but when I arrived, they had a cage in a dark room where we were told the dog needed to stay. I would call that dog tolerant rather than dog friendly.
On the other hand, I have also found some amazingly dog-friendly guesthouses on my 2month road trip from Shanghai to Guizhou.
Wan Xiao Ban Chong Wu
This app was designed to help pet owners find dog-friendly hotels and guesthouses. It is a game changer and makes planning a vacation for the whole family much easier. This app works better if the destination is searched in Chinese as the whole app is in Chinese. There are many options for all kinds of vacation types. According to the laws not all hotels have the permit to accept foreigners, so I still contact the hotel to confirm they accept both dogs and foreigners.
Search 玩小伴宠物 on WeChat to access this mini program
Trip
Ctrip has a pet-friendly option as well. Select the pet friendly option and you will see a lot of hotels that allow pets.
I always recommend to call the hotel to confirm they are in fact pet friendly or if there are any policies regarding the dog you need to be aware of.
Different hotels have different policies that impact how many dogs they allow per room or cleaning fees.
If you can’t speak Chinese, don’t worry! Trip customer service can give the hotel a call on your behalf and get you all he information you need about the pet policies and regulations for your chosen hotel.
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