A new ad campaign invites pet owners to bring their dogs and stay at some 60 hotels in San Luis Obispo County. A microsite was created to promote the concept, and the County marketing association is reaching out to travelers to spread the word.
I don't mind dogs, but am one of the more than 50% of population who DON'T own a dog. And when I stay at hotels, you don't even have to tell me that it's pet friendly. I will tell you because of the flea bites! I hate pet friendly hotels because the management usually doesn't fess up to which rooms have served pets. And the part about the room being sanitized--that pure poppycock! I stayed at the Santa Monica Le Merigot, a JW Marriott Hotel with my family and we were plagued by fleas. Another hotel where the fleas reign free is hundreds of miles away in Monterey at the Hyatt Regency. It would be hard to stay at these places again, as I paid so much money to be assaulted by something I didn't want or expect. If you are a flea hater like my family is, it's time to speak out to these hotels and marketing people and let them know they are losing business from customers who don't dig being bit!