It’s not news that devoted pet owners will do just about anything for their “fur children”, including luxury accommodations which are gaining popularity across the country. I have a friend who’s been putting her dog in a similar pet hotel for years, allowing her to watch her pets on a webcam while she’s away. After all, if you’re enjoying the place “Where Dreams Come True”, why not let your beloved pets experience some magic as well?
I was really impressed with the facilities at the Best Friends Pet Care, which opened this week. Situated across from Port Orleans Riverside on Bonnet Creek Parkway, the newly built Best Friends Pet Care replaces all other Disney kennels throughout the Walt Disney World Resort. With facilities for over 300 pets, this one new location will be able to comfortably accommodate all of Disney’s four-legged visitors. Whether you are just dropping your pet off for a day visit, or an overnight stay, they will be given as much attention as if they were a human guest at one of Disney’s deluxe resorts.
Here are some of the facts about the Best Friends Pet Care and its services:
The facility, which already has many pet guests booked for the Labor Day weekend, is able to accommodate as many as 300 pets for both daytime and overnight boarding. Dog owners can choose from a variety of accommodations, ranging from a standard 32-square-foot all-indoor suite, to an expansive 226-square-foot VIP (Very Important Pet) suite with television, raised bedding and private outdoor yard. Feline guests will spend their visit in the separate “Kitty City” pavilion – away from the dogs – in two- and four-room condos. There also is a special area for the boarding of pocket pets, small mammals and birds.
- Boarding rate: Standard $37 / Resort Guest $34
- Daycare rate: 6 hours or less $16 / More than 6 hours $27
- Boarding rate: Standard $40 / Resort Guest $36
- Daycare rate: 6 hours or less $18 / More than 6 hours $30
- Boarding rate: Standard $59 / Resort Guest $53
- Daycare rate: 6 hours or less $30 / More than 6 hours $53
- Boarding rate: Standard $76 / Resort Guest $69
- Daycare rate: 6 hours or less $46 / More than 6 hours $69
A la carte offerings for cats include:
Purina food is provided for dogs and cats, or owners may bring their own. Owners may come throughout the day to enjoy the Play Park with their dogs or play with their other animals. Grooming prices and Pocket Pet boarding prices vary depending on the animal and services provided. Pricing and other details are available at wdw.bestfriendspetcare.com or by calling 877/4-WDW-PETS. Best Friends Pet Care resort is located across from Disney’s Port Orleans Resort-Riverside at 2510 Bonnet Creek Parkway in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., 32830.
Will you bring your pet to Best Friends Pet Care? I’d love to hear how they like it! More pictures of the Best Friends facilities may be found at my flickr page.
Zanna says
I know. Too funny. One of the VIP suites had Bolt on the tv.
Zanna says
Haha, isn’t it? KITTY CITY. I just love it. Thank you for visiting – I decided not to make the page take 20 mins to load and put the rest of the pics on flickr in case anyone wanted more doggie goodness. 😉
ohamanda {impress your kids} says
I love that the dogs are watching Lady & the Tramp. Hilarious.
dkp says
I just had to pop in here to see the lovely pictures, knowing you had so many to choose from. What a palace for pooches. And Kitty City IS fun to say.
Anonymous says
I’m going to try to get DisneyDoggie in there some time soon. Definitely for a daycare, not sure on overnight.
Jami Smith says
Thanks for making the trek and getting such good info and pics! I can’t wait to take my lil boy with us one of these trips. He’d have such a good time. He’d probably end up like his momma, he’ll never want to come home. hehe
Eawong6 says
We are so disappointed to report that the Best Friends pet Care in Lake Buena Vista, Florida was just awful. The staff does not communicate with each other and therefore, anyone who works at the front desk, does not care what is going on with your dog. We brought our puppy there and were so upset to see that she had not been taken out to potty, even though we were paying extra for her to be taken out more than once. many days, she wasn’t even taken out once. Although she could have “pottied” in her room, she has just recently been trained and will only potty in the grass. We told several staff members about our concern that our puppy was holding her stools for more than 24 hours. Many staff members were rude and one front desk member bluntly told us that she only worked front desk and didn’t know or care about what was going on with the dogs. Although this place looks cute, you have no idea what kind of treatment your animal is getting when you leave. Their report cards are written nicely, as well as the “times” that they took the dog out or had cuddle time. However, those reports were often lied about. On more than one occasion, it was written that our puppy was taken out by a staff member, or that a staff member had cuddle time and wrote “she was so cute and playful”. However, it was impossible that they had taken her out or had cuddle time at the times in which they wrote, because we were there. They just wrote random times and comments to make it look like they were paying attention to her when in fact, they were not. Please, do yourself a favor and find another place to board your loved one. This is only worth it if you can visit your pet everyday, like we did to make up for the care that they aren’t receiving from the staff.