Finding cheap airplane tickets and discount hotel rooms or cheap vacation packages is often easier than finding hotels that cater to kids or pets.
The following are some of Family Vacations favorite family friendly hotel chains:
Affinia urban hotels offer a wide array of services to appeal to children. Its Kid-Tested, Parent Approved package at Affinia Gardens in New York includes a one bedroom suite with kitchen, refrigerator stocked with healthy snacks, extra sheets for tent making, Nintendo Wii and board games.
New York and Washington, D.C. properties, including the Liaison Capitol Hill, Affinia Dumont, Affinia Shelburne and Affinia Manhattan, are known for being pet friendly and offer food and water bowls, litter boxes, dog and cat treats, dog walkers and a list of close by dog parks.
Fairmont Hotels offer a variety of family packages that emphasize either savings or special amenities. The Fairmont Algonquin in eastern Canada has a winter package called Marshmallows and a Movie that include discounted rooms during February and March as well as roasting sticks and marshmallows that the family can toast in one of its fire pits near the beach. In Maui a Suite Ride comes with a discounted one bedroom suite and a rental car with unlimited mileage. Children 5 to 12 are given a 50 percent discount off a la cart restaurant items.
Many North America Fairmont properties are pet friendly, with some even having dogs of their own. The Canine Ambassadors are dogs that live at the hotel and are available to be petted or walked. Guests pets receive treats, bowls, waste bags, and a free copy of Bark! magazine.
Kimpton Hotels are famous for their treatment of little guests, both the two legged and four legged kind. Extras like trinket toys on arrival, cookies and milk at bedtime, and kid sized animal print bathrobes makes kids feel welcome. Kimpton Hotels offer babysitting service for kids and dog walking and pet sitters for pets. Things like loaner goldfish, outlet covers, toilet latches and nightlights make a childs stay special, while pets enjoy treats and special beds. www.cheapfares.com