LayZ Daisy

December 2008

Dog Friendly Travel

Here are some recommendations on great places you can take your dog with you on Vacation. The stars indicate that LayZDaisy has personally reviewed these locations. If you are interested in advertising on the LayZ Daisy website or would like LayZDaisy to review your business, please contact us.

 

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Arizona

Mesa
  • Hotel Accommodations
La Quinta Inn & Suites - 902 West Grove Ave  *** Rated by Expedia  $$
A half-mile from Fiesta Mall, this hotel is also 2 miles from Golfland, SunSplash and 15 miles southeast of downtown Phoenix. free high-speed Internet, outdoor Pool, complimentary continental breakfast. Dogs up to 30 pounds are allowed.

California

 San Francisco
  • Attractions

 Barbary Coast Trail  415-775-1111

The Barbary Coast Trail is a 3.8-mile walk through historic San Francisco (self guided tour). Bronze medallions and arrows in the sidewalk mark the trail and guide you to 20 of the City's most important historic sites. It was created by the San Francisco Historical Society.


  • Beaches / Parks
Ocean Beach - The beach runs parallel to the Great Highway (north of Fort Funston). There are several access points including Sloat Blvd., Fulton Street or Lincoln Way. This beach has a mix of off-leash and leash required areas.

  • Hotel Accommodations

The Marina Motel - 2576 Lombard Street   415-921-0364   $$
A comfortable hotel with a great location, very dog friendly up to 2 dogs allowed in 1 room, $10 /per dog per/night. Great rooms for families, free garage parking. Daisy felt at home here.

  • Restaurants (Outdoor) 
Lou's Pier 47 Restaurant - 300 Jefferson St  San Francisco    $$$
Possibly the BEST seafood on Pier 47, the BEST entertainment!! 

  • Shopping

Fisherman's Wharf Shopping
Fisherman's Wharf is a classic tourist attraction located on Jefferson Street. Some of the piers don't allow dogs, but there are plenty of things to see and do

Ghirardelli
Square Shopping Center - 900 North Point Street
The famous Ghirardelli chocolate factory occupied these buildings. Many of the stores are dog friendly.


  • Transportation

BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit)  888-968-7282
A small dog in an enclosed carrier is allowed on BART trains.

SF Municipal Railway (MUNI) 415-673-6864
Both small and large dogs are allowed on cable cars, historic streetcars and trolley buses. People must pay the same fare for their dog that they do for themselves. Dogs are allowed to ride on Muni vehicles from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. on weekdays, and all day on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. Only one of dog may ride per vehicle. Dogs must be muzzled and on a short leash or in a small closed container.

Waterfront Carriage Rides  415-771-8687
From pier 41 you can take a horse and carriage ride with your well-behaved dog. They'll take you and your dog on a tour of Fisherman's Wharf.

 
Santa Cruz

  • Attractions

Big Basin Redwoods State Park  21600 Big Basin Way, Boulder Creek, CA  1-800-444-7275 $6 Parking permit

Located in the Santa Cruz mountains 69 miles south of San Francisco. California's oldest State Park, established in 1902. The park has over 80 miles of trails, a trail map will cost $3. This park has overnight camping available. Dogs are allowed on all of the paved trails and where marked. Dogs must be on a leash at all times.

 

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My trip to San Francisco with my dog.

I just got back from my vacation. Even on vacation I like to see everything I possibly can. We had a great time in San Francisco, and as with any city I visit I always feel like I didn't see enough stuff. This drives the rest of my family nuts. I took more than 300 pictures on my digital camera. After the first day of San Francisco the rest of my family opted to take a nap.

This was hard for me because I am always too wound up to sleep, let alone take a nap. Even the dog took a nap. So I started by looking at all of the pictures I had taken so far. I posted some of them on this site. I created a new page called "Dog Friendly Travel". I hope this gets more interest on what I am doing with my site. It's been fun, I found that traveling with a dog is hard and fun at the same time.

The first two day's daisy whined allot. I think it was because she was in a car for 6 hours, then in a hotel that had a huge thing that she rode in that the floor moved and was scared to death (elevator), she just wanted to play outside all the time while we were in Reno. Then the next day we were in the car a few hours more and she would whine because she wanted to hang her head out the window the whole time. Then she couldn't make up her mind whose lap she wanted to be on. At this point I wanted to throw her out the window. But as I love dogs I would NOT do that. It was like having a whining two year old in the car throwing temper tantrums.

Once we found our hotel and checked in. Daisy was just too excited to take in her new surroundings. After an hour or two of relaxing in our room Daisy decided to make herself at home and took a nap.

With the rest of the trip Daisy was relaxed and was a good dog. She relaxed under the table as we at dinner, she loved to see all of the sites taking walks and smelling everything.

There is one thing I found a bit irritating in San Francisco, there are many places that are cash only. I found that if you ask first save yourself the trouble. Cash only places aren't worth your time or money. I found this out the hard way after I ended up spending $40 for an expensive breakfast with bad food, bad service, and they skipped out the back door with my change on a $21 check. I was going to tip anyway but not as much as what they got away with. Places that except credit cards are much higher quality establishments. You get what you pay for.

Saturday, June 14, 2008 at 5:57 PM Posted by LayZDaisy.

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Colorado

Denver
  • Hotel Accommodations

Hotel Monaco - 1717 Champa St  **** Rated by Expedia  $$$
Located downtown Denver, one block from 16th Street Mall, 40 minutes to the airport. Features free wireless Internet access, spa service on site, complimentary newspaper in lobby. No additional charge for pets.

Westminster

  • Hotel Accommodations
The Westin - 10600 Westminster Blvd  **** Rated by Expedia  $$$
Located between Denver and Boulder, 10 minutes to downtown Boulder, 45 minutes to the airport, within 2 miles of golf courses and theme park. Features free wireless Internet access, outdoor Pool, complimentary newspaper in lobby. Dog beds available upon request.

Idaho

Boise
  • Hotel Accommodations

Oxford Suites - 1800 W Fairview Ave  *** Rated by Expedia  $$
Located downtown, close to Boise River. Features free high-speed Internet access, indoor swimming pool, sauna, exercise room, complimentary newspaper in lobby, complimentary breakfast. Charge for pets is $25 per stay.

Red Lion Hotel - 1800 W Fairview Ave  *** Rated by Expedia  $$
Located downtown, close to Boise River. Features free high-speed Internet access, outdoor swimming pool, complimentary newspaper in lobby, billiards on site. Additional charge may apply for pets.

Coeur D'Alene

  • Hotel Accommodations

Red Lion Hotel - 414 E 1st Ave, Post Falls  *** Rated by Expedia  $$
Located in Post Falls, 6 miles from Coeur D'Alene, 25 miles to Spokane WA, 6 miles to water park, 15 miles to theme park. Features free high-speed Internet access, indoor swimming pool, complimentary newspaper in lobby, billiards on site. Charge for pets is $20 per day.

Idaho Falls

  • Hotel Accommodations

Red Lion Hotel - 475 River Pkwy  *** Rated by Expedia  $$
Located downtown, close to water falls and Snake River. Features free high-speed Internet access, sauna, outdoor swimming pool, complimentary newspaper in lobby, complimentary airport transportation. Additional charge may apply for pets.

Pocatello

  • Hotel Accommodations

Red Lion Hotel - 1555 Pocatello Creek Rd  *** Rated by Expedia  $$
Located downtown, close to golf course, 1 hr to Idaho Falls. Features free high-speed Internet access, sauna, indoor swimming pool, complimentary newspaper in lobby. Additional charge may apply for pets.

Sun Valley

  • Hotel Accommodations
Best Western Tyrolean Lodge - 260 Cottonwood Street, Ketchum  *** Rated by Expedia  $$
Located in Ketchum, close to Sun Valley Ski Area, 5 blocks to downtown, 12 miles to airport. Features wireless Internet access, billiards, sauna, outdoor swimming pool, complimentary newspaper in lobby, complimentary continental breakfast. Additional charge may apply for pets.

Montana

Bozeman
  • Hotel Accommodations

Marriot Residence Inn 6195 E Valley Center Rd  *** Rated by Expedia  $$$
Features refrigerator, microwave, dial-up Internet access, restaurant, indoor swimming pool, complimentary newspaper in lobby. Additional pet fees may apply.

Helena

  • Hotel Accommodations

Red Lion Hotel - 2301 Colonial Dr  *** Rated by Expedia  $$
Located 3 miles to downtown, 26 miles to Great Divide Ski Area. Features free high-speed Internet access, sauna, indoor swimming pool, complimentary newspaper in lobby. Additional charge may apply for pets.

Nevada

Las Vegas

  • Hotel Accommodations

Marriot Residence Inn - 3225 Paradise Rd  *** Rated by Expedia  $$$
This all-suite hotel is across from the Las Vegas Convention Center and its monorail stop; the Strip is a half-mile away, 3 miles to LAS-McCarran International Airport. Pet fees may apply.

Marriot Residence Inn Hughs Center - 370 Hughes Center Dr  *** Rated by Expedia  $$$
This 11-story hotel, part of the Hughes Center office complex. The Las Vegas Convention Center is 1.5 miles away, the Strip is a 1 mile away, 3 miles to LAS-McCarran International Airport. Pet fees may apply.

  • Restaurants (Outdoor)
TGI Friday's - 4570 W. Sahara Ave.  702-889-1866    $$
Huge outdoor eating area. Very friendly staff, excellent customer service, this was Daisy's Favorite! 

Mesquite

  • Hotel Accommodations
The Falcon Ridge Hotel - 1030 W. Pioneer Street  702-346-2200    $$
Favorite hotel in Mesquite, located 84 miles east of Las Vegas. Free Internet Access, free breakfast, pool and hot tub is open 24hrs. Dogs are $15 per night. No casino, restaurant located behind hotel on Falcon Ridge Golf Course.

Reno

  • Hotel Accommodations

The Summit Grand Sierra  Resort - 2500 E. 2nd Street  1-800-648-5080    $$-$$$
A luxury hotel, nothing is free, many restaurants to choose from on site with pool and spa, miniature golf, driving range, shopping, movie theater, laser tag, bowling, outdoor amusement park, casino. Very nice rooms with extra large towels in luxury bath. Dogs are $15 per night.

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Utah

Provo

  • Hotel Accommodations
La Quinta Inn & Suites - 1460 S University Ave  *** Rated by Expedia  $$
Located in Provo town center. Wireless high-speed Internet, outdoor Pool, complimentary newspaper in the lobby, complimentary breakfast buffet. Located 14 miles to Timpanogos Cave State Park, 12 miles to Sundance, 8 miles to Bridal Veil Falls. Pet fees may apply.

Salt Lake City

  • Attractions

This is the Place State Park - 2601 E Sunnyside Avenue  Entrance Fee is $8 per person
This is the Place" Heritage Park marks the end of the 1,300 mile journey of the first Mormon settlers into the Salt Lake Valley in 1847, and is home to the Old Deseret Village (seasonal), a living history museum/town depicting life of that era. The monument, erected in 1947 and sitting just south of the village, is over 60 feet tall, 86 feet long, and acknowledges the early Spanish explorers and missionaries, the trappers, the Donner-Reed party, and the Mormon pioneers. The park is open year round from dawn to dusk for day use. There is picnicking, a visitor's center and museum (hours vary), a Mormon handicraft store, modern rest rooms, drinking water, and hiking trails nearby. Dogs of all sizes are allowed at the monument and around the park; they are not allowed in the Old Deseret Village. Dogs must be leashed and cleaned up after at all times. Entrance to the monument is FREE.

  • Beaches / Parks

Great Salt Lake Marina State Park - 13312 W H 202  Entrance Fee is $2
This well-developed marina with water, electricity, and a pumpout station, is located on the South shore of the Great Salt Lake in the Great Salt Lake State Park, 16 miles west of Salt Lake City along Interstate 80. Some of the amenities include modern restrooms, drinking water, wildlife viewing, beautiful scenery, picnicking, and a variety of year round land and water recreation. Dogs of all sizes are allowed to explore the area with their owners. They are allowed all along the waterfront, picnic areas, and the beach. Dogs must be friendly, and leashed and cleaned up after at all times.

Liberty Park - North entrance is on 650 E on 900 S, South entrance on 1300 S
This park is over 100 acres, 4 miles from downtown Salt Lake City. Features a Tracy Aviary, Children's Garden and boating pond, playground, amusement park, dogs not allowed in some areas, leash and cleanup is required.

Memory Grove Park - 485 N. Canyon Road
This
his park has a designated off-leash area which is located in the Freedom Trail area. Dogs must be leashed when outside the leashed area. The park is located east of the Utah State Capitol.

  • Hotel Accommodations

The Peery Hotel - 110 W Broadway (300 S)  *** Rated by Expedia  $$$
The Peery Hotel is historic and the 73 guestrooms come in varying sizes and configurations; all include premium mattresses, Egyptian-cotton sheets, tiled bathrooms with bathrobes, and complimentary wireless Internet access. Hotel includes Christopher’s Seafood and Steakhouse as well as a branch of popular Romano’s Macaroni Grill, providing a wide range of fare for guests; in-room dining is also available. Is 8 miles to Salt Lake International Airport. Pet fees may apply.

Residence Inn by Marriott Cottonwood/Ft Union - 6425 S 3000 E  *** Rated by Expedia  $$$
This hotel is 1 block from Old Mill Corporate Center, 12 miles from downtown Salt Lake City, features a complimentary hot buffet breakfast, weekday social hour, complimentary high-speed Internet access and full kitchens. Is 19 miles to Salt Lake International Airport. Pet fees may apply.

  • Transportation

Carriage for Hire  - across from Crossroads Mall
Take a carriage ride through downtown Salt Lake City. Most of the carriages will allow a well-behaved dog. The horse and carriages cost about $40 for a half hour ride. They give rides on weekdays from about 10am to 4pm and then again from 6pm to 11pm. During the weekends they are usually open for carriage rides all day.

UTA (Utah Transit Athority)  - Main Street  $1.60 each ride or $4.25 for a day pass
Trax (trains) now offers wireless internet service. Dogs are permitted in enclosed carriers on trains and buses. Service dogs are allowed on leash. Park and ride lots are available.

 
St. George

  • Hotel Accommodations

Green Valley Spa & Resort - Coyote Inn -  1999 W Canyon View Dr  **** Rated by Expedia  $$$$
This 50-room inn is located 6 miles from Snow Canyon State Park, 45 miles to Zion National Park. Additional charge may apply for pets.

La Quinta Inn & Suites - 91 E 2680 S  *** Rated by Expedia  $$
One of the newer hotels. Flat screen TVs, free high-speed Internet, heated Pool, Jacuzzi and complimentary continental breakfast. Located 40 miles to Mesquite Nevada. Pet fees may apply.

Wyoming

Jackson Hole
  • Hotel Accommodations

Snow King Resort Hotel -  400 East Snow King Ave  *** Rated by Expedia  $$$
Located in Jackson Ski Area, 5 blocks to downtown, 7 miles to Grand Teton National Park, 5 miles to Snake River, 2 miles to National Elk Refuge, 59 miles to Yellowstone National Park, 10 miles to airport. Features free high-speed Internet access, ski in-out access, outdoor swimming pool, complimentary newspaper in lobby. Charge for pets is $50 per stay (hotel rooms only), pets not allowed in condos.

Alpine View Lodge - 400 East Snow King Avenue  *** Rated by Expedia  $$$$
Located in Jackson Ski Area, 6 blocks to downtown, 7 miles to Grand Teton National Park, 5 miles to Snake River, 2 miles to National Elk Refuge, 60 miles to Yellowstone National Park, 15 minutes to airport. Features free high-speed Internet access, ski in-out access, outdoor swimming pool, sauna, fitness center, complimentary newspaper in lobby. Additional charge for pets may apply.

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