Every dog has his day
It’s finally happened. The growing concern for pets has led to their having their own hotel, open later this month.
“Fort Worth, which is known for its stockyards and often called Cowtown, may be going to the dogs after Janice Ford Grimes opens her pet resort, where pooches and cats can expect to be in the lap of luxury. There will be facials, Swarovski-crystal collars (for sale in the boutique) and turn-down service every night in the rooms,” reports The Wall Street Journal.
The exclusive suites in the US$4 million hotel will offer custom upholstered beds, chenille and satin blankets, 18-inch flat-screen TVs — and a dog treat on the pillow.
"There isn’t another hotel like this. It’s a hotel like you and I would stay in," said Ford Grimes.
The event hall at the Spa Paws Hotel, as it is to be called, will play host to pet weddings and birthday parties. Guests can sit for a portrait by a professional photographer.
The 20,000-square-foot complex will be anchored by a wellness center, where pets can heal their bodies and minds via Eastern medicine. The best suites will overlook an atrium, where robotic squirrels will be the floor show.
Instead of cages, guests will sleep in pillow-topped beds.
Rooms? The cost will be up to US$200 a night.
By David Wilkening
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