Pet Friendly Vacations
Summer time is
fast approaching. Now is the time to
start thinking about where you want to go on vacation and make the
reservations. In reality it may be too late
to be able to get the places you really want to go. One of the major things you need to look at, if
you have pets, is where are the pet friendly resorts. More and more families have pets, due to the
children moving out on their own because of college and/or work. Owners
who allow renters are looking to be helpful to the vacationer with pets by
allowing pets to stay on their property.
The property owners have invested a considerable amount of time and
money, especially when they are providing them as vacation rentals. Some owners allow pets in the property
with the understanding that they will not be left to themselves and/or the pet
owner will be with them at all times and put in a cage at night to sleep. The hardest request is to not allow the pet
on the furniture especially the bed.
Most of the rules are followed but then there are the pet’s owners that
do not follow the rules and this messes it up for everyone. Now what happens? The home owner must spend more ti me andmoney having the
cleaning company vacuuming and washing everything in the unit. Because of the extended time for cleaning the
unit may not be available for the next renter.
If you are planning a vacation use a web site that lets you filter your
searches with the words “pet friendly”
Just some friendly comments to the
renters about your pets:
If your pet must accompany you on the
vacation trip, ask the question – is your space pet friendly. They
may say yes and then tell you there is a nightly fee for the pet. They may also tell you the there is an extra
cleaning fee.
Take special attention to keep your
pets off the furniture, especially the bed
Ask if there is broom or vacuum
available so you can pick up the hair daily.
See if they have extra bags for the vacuum so you can empty the vacuum
before you leave. Ask about extra bags
for the trash so you can remove the trash bags too. The unit owners may have allergies to pets.
And never leave your pet in the unit
by themselves as they may have an anxiety attack and cause damage to the unit
By respecting what the unit owners
have asked of you hopefully more units being opened to “Pet Friendly”.
One more thing, as always, clean up
after your pet when they leave a “deposit” on the lawn (or elsewhere).
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