Pet Policies, Verified: Hotels, Airlines, Apartments & More
Pet fees, weight limits and breed rules for the companies dog owners deal with most, each one taken from a policy page and dated. Read the rules here, then call before you book.
We researched the pet policies of 151 hotel chains, motels, airlines, trucking carriers, apartment companies and assisted living operators, and publish the 120 we could source in sortable tables. Each row shows the fee, the weight limit and how many pets you can bring, links to where the rule came from, and carries the date we last checked it. Most chains let each location bend its own rules, so treat a table as your shortlist and confirm with the place itself before you commit.
What the policy tables say
- Hotels: 29 of the 33 chains we reviewed accept dogs. Kimpton, Motel 6, Red Roof Inn (first pet) and Four Seasons (most properties) charge no pet fee.
- Motels: 15 budget chains compared. Motel 6 lets pets stay free; most others charge $5–$50 per pet per night, set by each location.
- Airlines: 20 of 26 airlines take small dogs in the cabin; US domestic fees run $50 to $150 each way. Seven fly bigger dogs as cargo or in the hold.
- Trucking: 27 of the 35 carriers we reviewed (77%) let drivers ride with a dog, and 9 of those 27 publish a breed restriction.
- Apartments: 15 large operators. Eight set the fee and breed list building by building, and only MAA advertises no breed restrictions company-wide.
- Assisted living: 14 operators accept residents’ pets at many communities. None sets one policy for every building; published weight limits run 15–80 lbs.
- Campgrounds: 21 campgrounds and chains with their pet fees, leash rules and breed limits.
The numbers behind these lines, and how they compare, are on our pet policy statistics page.
In a hard spot with your dog?
If you need a place to sleep tonight, our homeless shelters that accept dogs page starts with what to do first, including calling 211. Looking for treatment you can attend with your dog? Start with our rehabs that accept dogs list, then call each admissions line and ask directly whether your dog can stay with you.
How we check
- Sourced row by row. Every policy-table row links to the page it came from: the company’s own policy where we could reach it, otherwise two or more independent sources. Rows with a single source are labeled “Reported.”
- Dated. Each table shows when it was last checked, and any row we haven’t rechecked in 90 days is flagged “Recheck due” until we do.
- Call before you go. A chain sets a baseline and its locations change it. Confirm the fee, the weight limit and the breed list with the hotel, building or airline before you book or apply.
Our older lists, such as beaches, cabins and parks, are directories rather than policy tables, so they show when they were last updated instead of a verified date. Read how we verify.
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