On the Road Again with Man's Best Friend: United States [Paperback]

Dawn Habgood (Author), Robert Habgood (Author)

Book Description

Series: On the Road Again with Man's Best Friend | Publication Date: April 2000

Reviewing hotels, inns, bed and breakfasts, and resorts that welcome pets, this guide to traveling with dogs (and cats) provides over 18,000 listings of pet-friendly accommodations. Each entry offers hotel contact information, number of rooms, corresponding rates, and pet policies, including pet fees, size and weight limitations, and pet amenities. Pet rules and regulations for state and national parks are also included.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A dog may be man's best friend, but have you ever tried to book yourself and your best friend into a hotel? Robert and Dawn Habgood have, and they have compiled the results into On the Road Again with Man's Best Friend." --The New York Times -- (The New York Times)

About the Author

Dawn Habgood and Robert Habgood are the authors of the family travel guide Me & You & the Kids Come Too. They both write a monthly column for the Pet Gazette. They live in Duxbury, Massachusetts.

Product Details

• Paperback: 888 pages
• Publisher: Dawbert Press; 2 edition (April 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0933603118
• ISBN-13: 978-0933603110
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.1 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,744,418 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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40 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars On the Road with our Golden Retriever, January 17, 2000

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Harry Smith (Washington, D.C.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: On the Road Again With Man's Best Friend: United States (Paperback)

We received On the Road Again with Man's Best Friend as a gift and just used it to take a driving trip from New York to Florida with our Golden Retriever. We followed the book's advice and always called ahead. Either we were fortunate or selected well, but most of the places in the book welcomed our big dog and made us all feel comfortable. We even discovered that many of the hotels with "small dog only" policies were more than happy to accept a larger dog. I like the detail and the number of choices this book offered. We've used other books, but most don't even include pet size restrictions. I don't blame the authors for the fact that many places prefer small dogs, they're just reporting the facts. We do find fault with hotels that severely restrict size limits - we've found it's not the size of the dog that is the problem, but the personality of the pet that can make things difficult.

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superlative resource, June 22, 2000

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Stephen M. Bainbridge "www.professorbainbridg... (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: On the Road Again with Man's Best Friend: United States (Paperback)

In planning a cross-country trip with my dog (and wife too) for Summer 2000, this proved an invaluable resource. It lists thousands of pet-friendly places to stay in virtually every city and major town in all 50 states. Although the entries for each inn are very basic, they hit the high points: address, phone, web site, pet policy, and basic amenities. Places they have visited or for which they have received multiple reader recommendations are starred. I also like the fact that they cover a wide range of establishments, ranging from cottages to motels to bed-and-breakfasts to top-of-the-line hotels. Its not really a travel guide you'll need, because the information is too abbreviated, but it is a very valuable reference tool. Highly recommended.

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Five Paw Rating, March 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: On the Road Again With Man's Best Friend: United States (Paperback)

This is the most well-researched and in-depth pet travel book that I have come across. For years I have looked long and hard for a great resource on pet-friendly accommodations. I've called chambers of commerce, travel associations, and looked through books that promise detailed information but don't deliver. I like to stay in B&Bs and small inns - there are more to choose from here than I will ever have time to visit. I relied on this book during a recent trip to Florida and Georgia. One of the author recommended inns had treats for my dog, as well as bottled water, a bowl, and bed. (I was also given lots of special attention). I give On the Road Again with Man's Best Friend the five-star Amazon rating as well as a five paw rating to match.