Jennifer
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A small boutique hotel that cares for pet owners
Pine Ridge InnWe visited Bend in the middle of a 21-day road trip with two cats. Pine Ridge Inn was by far our best experience with a hotel in regards to welcoming us and our cats. They provided a nice pet-welcoming package on the bed: food and water bowls, soft fleece blankets for each cat, large soft cotton sheets to throw on top of the bed (their request, and I was happy to do so), and towels. The package not only was useful, but just made us feel unusually welcomed as cat owners. As for the hotel, it was lovely. The pet-friendly rooms are on the first floor with sliding glass doors to a small sitting area with grass (great for dog owners). The bed was soft and cozy, there was a very comfortable seating area with a gas fireplace. It was hot out, but I put that one for a little while just because one cat had never seen a fireplace and I wanted to see how she would respond - she was mesmerized. The bathroom had a nice large tub and the water pressure was great. We were there at the height of a heatwave in August, but stayed nice and cool in air-conditioned luxury.
The room was very clean, had the expected accommodations (mini fridge, coffee maker, etc). Nice little bonuses of a free cooled beverage during the stay, spa quality bathroom products, and some delicious little cookies waiting in the room by the coffee maker. The breakfast was excellent - a wide selection of filled croissants with a microwave so you could briefly heat if desired. They also had delicious homemade yogurt with fruit compote and granola topping. There was a nice little outdoor balcony off the breakfast room, but I had to pass as it was already pretty full and I was trying to maintain Covid regulations for social distancing. The hotel is a bit off the main strip, but worth the little extra drive to go across the river. As a small hotel, there is no gym/pool available, but there is a nice little path to walk to the park and get in all your exercise in the outdoors.
Aug. 13, 2021
Clean and Quiet
My Place Hotel - Council Bluffs/Omaha East IAOur first stay at a My Place Hotel, and if they are all like this we have a new favorite place to stay with our cats. Travel will cats in not the easiest - about half of the "pet-friendly" hotels only allow dogs. I am thrilled to have an alternative to La Quinta Inn. Pet rooms are on the 4th floor. There is a pet fee of $10. The plus side: the lobby and hallways are clean, the rooms are clean and feel updated, and there is quite a bit of space in the room (we had two queen beds). Air conditioning worked well on a 90 degree day. The beds were quite firm - be warned if you prefer soft mattresses. The pillows are crazy level of soft, but housekeeping did this thing of squishing and tucking, making them square-shaped, teaching me how to make even the flimsiest of pillows nice and firm. They had nice little additions, like a built-in power block with USB connectors on the nightstand and a laundry basket in the room. Loved having the full-size refrigerator and if you call ahead they will turn on the ice machine - score! Plenty of ice for our cooler for the next long day on the road.
Minuses were few: because of Covid regulations (I assume) the kitchenette had nothing in it - no pots, pans, plates, mugs, silverware - nada. Just the little coffee maker and two plastic cups in the bathroom. It was a very quiet hotel overnight, but when we first arrived we could hear dogs barking in neighboring rooms. That quieted down. Also, across the street there was some sort of barbecue or gathering with about 200 bikers and lots of music. Nothing the hotel could control and it seemed to quiet down by 9pm. There were no luggage carts, which would have been very useful with all the stuff we need to lug around with the cats. Lastly, this is not exactly a beautiful part of town. Felt safe, mostly quiet, just felt like an area still being built up with no pretty part of walking areas nearby.
Jul. 22, 2021
