Maureen

The front desk clerk, who was very nice and friendly, gave us the choice of a room on the 2nd floor or one on the third. I told him whichever had the least amount of foot traffic outside the door, since I’ve learned on our cross country trip that the biggest issue is Willow barking at people being loud in the hall. I’ve given up on getting a room at any hotel on the first floor near a side door that leads to the dog area - it just hasn’t happened at any of the major chains we stayed at. Our room was mostly quiet - a little loud hallway noise. We had a fairly quick elevator trip to go outside. There wasn’t much of a dog relief area - a strip of grass on the other side of the parking lot. The hotel itself was clean, modern and comfortable.

Our room was in a quiet place in the hotel, but a little inconvenient for using the luggage cart. The elevator goes to the second floor, then around the cover was about five steps up to the third floor, so I had to leave the cart there to load. The room was clean and comfortable - nice laminate floor and quiet AC.

There was a tear on the arm of the slightly worn armchair, which didn’t bother me, but when I noticed it upon arriving I took a photo and showed it to the desk clerk to make sure we didn’t get charged for it, since I’d just signed a waiver that said there was a $250 charge for any damage, I haven’t heard anything two days later, so I assume they took my word for it.

A previous guest had also attached his WiFi account to the TV, which messed up my ability to control the volume, and I couldn’t fix it, but I didn’t want to bug them after the chair thing and be the “difficult guest,” so I just read a book. It’s not the hotel’s fault, but maybe they should do some kind of tv check when they clean the rooms .

There was no dedicated dog relief area, but lots of lawn. Staff was friendly and helpful, and the hotel was quiet. Location was good - right on Pembroke’s main drag and easy on to Route 17. It was the last night of a long trip, and I ended up sleeping very well. So did Willow - not a peep from her crate.

Some may find Willabee’s a little dated, but we liked it just fine. It’s a good, old-fashioned small town motel. The staff was great. Jo, who was at the desk when we arrived after a long drive, recommended the lighthouse. Willow needed to blow off some steam, so we drove down - it was about 7 miles away - and it was perfect! Nice boardwalk walkways, serene and beautiful, on the shore of Lake Superior. I didn’t see any dog restrictions and there was hardly anyone there at about 7 pm, so I let Willow off leash and she had a great time chasing waves.

Our room opened onto the porch lining the parking lot, so easy in and out with our stuff. The hotel doesn’t have a dedicated dog area, but there are grassy spots, and there are also parks across the small bridge next to the hotel that did just fine. Willow and I also took a nice evening walk to the town center. The town also has a dog park.

The room was quiet and comfortable. The only issue was a very loud group who got up earlier than I did, who talked loudly and even had an argument out in the parking lot that went on for 15-20 minutes, it seemed like maybe they were a work crew or something. Not the hotel’s fault, but I could’ve used that 30 minutes of sleep I didn’t get.

No breakfast, but they did have coffee and there’s an excellent bakery that opens at 7. It was great that the room had a table and chairs, too, which made eating easier. Willabee’s was great for both me and the dog and I’d love to visit again.

Sleep Inn is one of the few hotels we’ve stayed at on our cross-country trip where they seemed to actually give some thought to room location. We were on the second floor, but at the end of the hallway, where it was nice and quiet and right next to the stairs that led to the door closest to the dog relief area. The room was very very quiet, both as far as hallway and outside noise went, and even the fan/AC, which was much quieter than the ones at most of the places we’ve stayed. It was 107 degrees out when we arrived (yikes!), but the room was nice and cool. The iced water in the lobby was welcome, too.

The staff was very helpful and friendly - the front desk guy even retrieved a luggage cart for me that someone had left upstairs. The dog relief area was small, but there were plenty of attached grassy areas around the hotel. The dog relief area was clean and well stocked with waste bags. Sleep Inn was clean, quiet, comfortable and I would definitely stay here again whether Willow is with me or not.

Kelly Inn should update its info on Bring Fido - the description says people with dogs get an exterior entrance room, but we were on the third floor, along with at least four other dog folks (that I saw). I already suspected that we would not be in an exterior entrance room from the reviews. We were also a long walk down the hall and staircase, or a longer one down the elevator, from the dog relief area. That said, the room was relative quiet - the hotel seemed packed full, so I would’ve expected more noise - and the room was clean and comfortable, there was a slight smoky smell, but it was more than 100 degrees out during the day, so that could’ve just been something outside burning. The AC/fan in the room was very loud, but given the outside temperature, maybe it was just overworked. Staff was friendly and helpful.

I've heard La Quinta is tops when it comes to dog friendliness, so I was excited about checking it out. The staff was friendly and welcoming, but our room placement was about as bad as it can get when you have a dog. On the second floor, we were across the hall from the elevator and basically over the hotel entrance, so we got a lot of hallway noise and outside noise (despite the AC being on, didn’t drown it out). Lots of people slamming doors and talking loudly in the hall and under our window - my dog, Willow, had to bark at it all. I’d think hotels would want to separate the dogs from the other loudness, but I don’t see much of an effort to at most hotels and La Quinta is no exception, unless there was some strategy at work that I didn’t get. I also in my cross country trip have only stayed at one hotel that seems to consider convenience for the dog owner as far as room placement goes (The Modern in Boise).

It was a long hallway and elevator trip to go outside to the dog area for our final trip of the night. That said, the grassy dog area was clean and stocked with poop bags, so that’s a plus. While it’s small, it’s easy to walk the dog around the building for some exercise. The policy said there’s a $25 per fee, but I don’t think I was charged one. Maybe because I joined their rewards program? Some reviewers said the hotel is hard to find - it’s not, though. It’s a straight shot off the highway about a mile down the road. There’s also a large shopping area near the highway exit, which is convenient.

The Modern Hotel is definitely the most dog-friendly hotel we’ve stayed at on our cross-country trip. Dogs are allowed in the breakfast room as well as the outside dining courtyard, the small dog relief area is stocked with waste bags, and the staff was aware we had a dog and seemed happy to have her.

It’s the first stay we had where we weren’t on an upper floor — all the dog rooms are ground floor with exterior entrances, which was great. We were able to park right outside our room, and loading and unloading was a breeze, as was taking Willow out before bed. No awkward rides down an elevator and walks through a lobby in my PJs!

The dog relief area is a small strip of grass along the street at the side of the hotel, but it’s what you’d expect when you’re in the middle of the city. Even late at night it didn’t feel unsafe - it was quiet and well lit. In the morning I took Willow for a walk around the block, and it was very pleasant. The hotel itself is a refurbished mid-century motel and it’s really cute and comfortable, with a great vibe. The bathroom was really nice, with a large modern walk-in shower. The shower products were top-notch (my sister hogged the body lotion given to us in a separate gift bag, and she said it was great). The room was very clean and comfortable.

We were there on a Sunday night, so didn’t get a chance to try dinner, which wasn’t available, but breakfast was much nicer than the usual hotel buffet. Choice of two kinds of frittata or Greek yogurt with fruit and granola (delicious), as well as banana bread, juice and coffee. Definitely enough of a choice. And, as I said, dogs are welcome to join their owners at breakfast, unlike any other hotel we’ve stayed at.The staff was helpful and friendly, and the front desk is manned 24 hours a day.

I for some reason thought that only rooms with one queen bed were available for people traveling with a dog - I don’t know why - so when I asked about a rollaway, since I’m traveling with my sister, the woman at the front desk said, “Wouldn’t you rather just have two queens?” Well, yes I would! She switched us to two queens without any change in price. I’m not sure why I thought only one-queen rooms were available as dog rooms, but I’m glad she was on top of things and put us in a room that could accommodate us with no fuss.

The Modern was quiet, just a little traffic outside. Still, Willow was a little jumpy and barky when she heard car or room doors bang, or once when sirens went by. I was glad the hotel policy said they don’t guarantee all will be quiet! It certainly wasn’t the hotel’s fault she barked, and we’re glad it wasn’t an issue. I saw a review where someone complained about the dog liability agreement they were asked to sign. It was fairly standard and not a problem. About half of the places we’ve stayed on this trip have had us sign similar documents, and my view is that it’s to remind owners to be responsible for their pups.

We found downtown Boise to be fairly energetic on a Sunday night and got great ice cream at The STIL, an easy walk away. They gave us a frozen dog treat for Willow, too, free of charge. I look forward to visiting Boise again, with or without the dog, and when I do I’ll stay at The Modern.

Loganberry Inn is a beautiful B&B, with a nice fenced-in backyard. Our host was friendly and helpful. Our room (Helen Stephens) was quiet and comfortable and definitely roomy enough for two adults (one in the king bed and one on the daybed), and our corgi, Willow. The neighborhood was walkable, though we didn’t do much since it was super hot out. We were within walking distance of a takeout pizza place that was pretty good. Despite the heat, our room temp was perfect. Breakfast was fantastic, and we were asked about preferences and dietary restrictions the night before. We enjoyed a perfect meal, while Willow the corgi relaxed in the room. There were other guests, but we didn’t hear a peep. Definitely recommend to anyone traveling with a dog, or even without one.

Our stay at Comfort Suites was overall very nice. The room was large enough for us to spread out (two adults and a corgi), and very comfortable. Laminate floor for the dog. We were on the fourth floor, which meant a trip downstairs in the elevator and through the lobby in my PJs for our pre-bed potty, but it was fine.

Dog relief area was small, but well-stocked with waste bags and clean. Staff was friendly and helpful..

Hotel had a lot of families and young people involved in a sports tournament, so a little noisy. Stairwell door near our room kept banging, which caused some barking. Things quieted down as the night got late.

Room was overall clean in general, but fridge hadn’t been cleaned (someone else’s food was in it), and my sister claims there was hair in the shower and dog hair on the side of the box spring of her bed (she was checking for bed bugs - there were none :)

Our room was very nice - big, comfortable, with a mini kitchen. Very clean and comfortable. We were on the fourth floor, with a long walk outside for Willow’s final pee of the night, but after traveling across the country, we’re used to it - we have yet to have a room below the third floor. My guess is the hotels want to keep the dog folks as remote from the non-dog as possible. Willow is getting very comfortable in elevators!

They gave us a magnet to put on the outside of the door that said a pet was inside. It was Fourth of July, so Willow got a little barky with the fireworks, which we had a great view of! Otherwise all was quiet. The front desk clerk was helpful and friendly. The dog relief areas were very small - patches of grass near the entrance and on the other side of the building. They had well-stocked bag receptacles and waste baskets. It’s a highly commercial area, but Willow and I took a nice walk around the building in the morning.

The hotel is also a minute’s walk from a variety of small restaurants. We had a delicious meal at the Kabob House, with enough left over for lunch the next day. The breakfast buffet was a notch above the typical, with some extra offerings. Would definitely go back, with or without the dog. A little pricier than some other places on our trip, but reasonable for the area.

The Capital Plaza hotel is in a transition period - the connected convention center was torn down in 2018, and things have been in a holding pattern while a solution for the empty space was found. In February 2026, a finance plan was approved by the city. This means, I assume, the long-awaited renovations mentioned in the reviews will finally happen. I bring this up because the hotel will appeal hugely to some who stay, other may judge it on its superficial qualities.

We found it clean, comfortable and the desk clerk extremely friendly and helpful, including about recommending a place to get food - The Brown Barrel - which we ordered using Door Dash and it was great. Our room was very comfortable, nice and clean and quiet.

It’s also still dog friendly, but dog owners no longer stay on the sixth floor. We were on the third floor, mixed with the general population. Willow got briefly barky when the kids in the next room got a little loud, but otherwise there were no problems.

The app said my card would be charged the day before our stay, but it wasn’t. The dog fee was rolled into the total, not separate. Neither of these was a problem.We could load and unload the car out front, which was relatively convenient to the elevator, but then moved the car into the parking garage, which is next door but not attached to the hotel. That meant getting anything else from the car required going down the elevator, out the back door, across the alley to the parking garage, up to the third floor of the garage and back. Just an FYI, since it wasn’t clear to me from other reviews how the access was. I don’t believe I was charged a parking fee, though the hotel info on BF says there’s one.

The dog walk area is a huge expanse of grass where the convention center once was. It’s out the back door, across the alley, it was fine and I did not feel unsafe when we went out for pre-bed potty. (I’m a 65 year old woman). No poop bags, but not a problem for us since we’re always armed with them. No rubbish barrels on site, but plenty as you get back to the hotel.

The Capital Plaza is an interesting place - kind of frozen in time from the relatively brief era when it was a snappy place with a lot going on, attached to a convention center. I found it interesting and even kind of endearing. If you’re looking for an up to date fully functioning hotel, it’s not for you. The irony is that it was built on urban renewal land 1968-72. The convention center, an office tower and the hotel that were built on land that once housed a neighborhood only lasted four decades - a fraction of the time that neighborhood was there. I felt like the good room and great staff made up for the slightly inconvenient room location.

Our room was quiet, comfortable and clean. A little inefficient with the dog, since it was on the third floor, which meant a trip down the hall, down the elevator, and down another hall to get out to the dog area. I had the impression from other reviews that dog rooms were on the first floor, but maybe not all are. The hotel seemed pretty full. Room itself was comfortable, clean, quiet. Laminate floor made it easy with the dog.

Front desk staff at check-in seemed a little confused by the dog fee process. It wasn’t clear if they were aware there was a dog. I came in with the the dog after my sister had started booking and he was confused that I was going to pay the dog fee and she was going to pay for the room. Another desk person handed him a form for me to fill out. It looked at first like both my sister and I were charged the dog fee, but the very helpful desk clerk the next morning explained that it would be taken off her charge once everything cleared. The outdoor dog area was ok for our needs. A grassy stretch with a poop bag container (I didn’t check if it was supplied since I had my own), and a waste basket. A little bit litter-strewn but the dog didn’t mind.