A weekend ski trip can turn into a full-blown nightmare if you want to bring your dog. In response to skier complaints about restrictions at hotels in their favorite resort capitals, a number of hospitality groups are making serious changes. “The logistics of a ski vacation can be difficult,” says Caitlin Martz, of Utah’s Waldorf Astoria Park City. “Hotels are going beyond just allowing pets to accompany their owners on their trip and are beginning to treat dogs as guests.” Here’s a rundown of some of the amenities.
- In Beaver Creek, Colorado, the Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch indulges dogs with a Bachelor Pack, including bath treatments, toys, and treats available from room service.
- In Vermont, guests at Stowe Mountain Lodge can avail themselves of grooming and dog-sitting services.
- Starting this winter, dogs and owners can dine together during Yappy Hour at the Little Nell in Aspen, where the hotel’s pastry chef whips up gourmet dog biscuits. Fido requires more? Order him the grass-fed beef tenderloin with eggs and brown rice from the pet menu.
- Utah’s Waldorf Astoria Park City boasts a full-time director of pet relations (Sammy the mutt) and offers services like dog massages, administered by a certified canine masseuse, and pet-sitting while you’re on the slopes.
- At the Limelight Hotel in Ketchum, Idaho, guests receive a logoed leash, a Frisbee, and a backpack for comfortably carrying a dog.