[NAGDU] Guide dogs in hotel rooms

[David]

Kimpton Hotels require you to sign a "pet" damage waiver and then put 
you and your pup on a dog floor with yappers and smelly rooms.  They 
have a dog bed, treats and fancy bowls.  I won't stay there again.

David and Claire Rose in Clearwater, FL

On 6/22/2016 7:11 AM, Julie J. via NAGDU wrote:
> The short answer is no, they can't require advance notice.
>
> They can ask for whatever they like though.  They just can't make it a 
> requirement of access to their establishment.   They also can't limit 
> the rooms offered to you on the basis of your guide or restrict you 
> from places in the hotel that other guests use.  They can't charge you 
> extra, unless you or your guide causes damage that they would also 
> charge other guests for repairs.
>
> I don't give advance notice either.  I've never noticed a statement 
> like that on any hotel web site, but then again I've never looked for 
> it.  Free wifi and free breakfast is about all I look for! *smile*
>
> Julie
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> -----Original Message----- From: Andrew Webb via NAGDU
> Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2016 11:38 PM
> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Andrew Webb
> Subject: [NAGDU] Guide dogs in hotel rooms
>
> Hello,
>
>
>
> I have another question, regarding staying at hotels with my guide dog. I
> realize that federal and state laws require that hotels accommodate me 
> with
> my dog as they are places of public accommodation. My question is 
> whether a
> hotel can legally require me to notify them in advance of my arrival 
> that I
> will be bringing a guide dog. I note an advisory on the website of a 
> hotel
> where I have booked an upcoming stay, stating that "We do not allow 
> pets in
> the hotel, with the exception of certified service animals. We require
> advance notice from guests that they will be staying with service 
> animals."
>
>
>
> Can the hotel legally require me to give advance notice of my guide 
> dog? As
> a general rule I avoid announcing my dog to any public facility in 
> advance
> of arriving there, as experience teaches me that this sometimes gives
> proprietors the opportunity to find pretexts on which to deny me 
> service or
> entry on account of my dog. For that reason my instinct is to 
> disregard the
> notice of the hotel's website, and just show up with my dog without 
> advising
> the hotel beforehand. However, I could see the argument that the hotel 
> needs
> advance notice, as they need to keep certain rooms animal-free on 
> account of
> allergies, etc., and thus need to ensure in advance that they have other
> rooms available in which they accommodate service animals. I could 
> possibly
> see the argument that this is a reasonable accommodation, even though 
> my dog
> would not have access to all rooms of the hotel.
>
>
>
> Can anyone comment? Ought I inform the hotel or not?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Andrew
>
>
>
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