If you are a pet lover, you know the anxiety of having to leave you your furry friend at home under someone else’s care when you go on a vacation. But gone are those days of having to leave your pet at home! You can now take your pet along and ensure that they have a great time on your vacation too.

With more and more people choosing to travel with their pets, hotels and other holiday accommodations are becoming pet-friendly and taking steps to ensure that pets enjoy the new place and you get to relax without worrying about them. At the same time, if you choose to travel with your pet, you need to keep some tips for pet-friendly travel in mind while booking a hotel room. You need to ensure that the accommodation you choose is clean, responsible, and cares for you and your pet.

Here’s a list of tips for making pet-friendly hotel bookings while traveling:

• Carry your pet’s vaccination records and health certificate while traveling as a precaution. These come in handy if you need to get your pet treated for any health issue while on vacation. Apart from carrying the documents needed, you must ensure that you have all the medications your pet needs, if any, as it might lead to last-minute hassles if you forget to carry a particular medicine and it isn’t available when you reach your destination.
• Check for daycare facilities for your pet so that you can know that they are well cared for while you’re out exploring your vacation destination. You can also check whether they offer pet supplies like beds, bowls, and treats in case you forget to get them along or misplace anything.
• Check where you can take your pet out for a walk as they might get bored if they have to stay inside the hotel all day long. You can also book a room on the ground floor so that you can take your pet for a walk any time without it being a disturbance for the other guests.
• Another tip for booking a room in a pet-friendly hotel while traveling is to ensure that there is a vet in close proximity. This ensures that your pet gets immediate medical attention if needed.
• Pets might get anxious or aggressive in new places, especially if they are left alone in enclosed spaces like elevators. This can be problematic for you as well as the other guests, so ensure that you prevent this.
• Hotels usually have a policy regarding the number of pets per room and extra charges for pets, so ensure that you inquire about all of these before booking a room. The last thing you need is to reach there and then find out that some facilities included in the package of the room are no longer available, as it means you paid for services you won’t be using.