Jonathan

Comfortable seating on a nippy late November night for pup and owner in a heated covered porch. Besides the specials on the menu, you know it’s happy hour because my best buddy is wagging his tail.

Room was comfortable. Satisfactory value. It’s a large, squat building with outside corridors. Lots to maintain and they should put more effort into it. Very plain exterior (reminded me of prison architecture).

The biggest negative for a dog owner is the scarce landscaping. It’s almost entirely parking area (and a small swimming pool). Not even a planting strip for dog walking. We had to walk a block to a residential street to find a grassy area. The feeling of endless parking is exacerbated by the adjacent (equally plain looking) hotel, whose parking area connects directly.

Not a bad place, but next visit to Bellingham I’ll do better.

My Scottish Terrier and I spent three nights here, and the accommodations and service were excellent for us both. I booked a king bedroom, which included a sofa and was very clean and comfortable, as well as good value. The hotel provided a bag of dog gifts when I registered and were very solicitous of my pup’s comfort. The lobby was dog friendly. We met several other well mannered pups during our stay.

We visited several wineries between Kelowna and Oyosoos. All allowed dogs on the grounds and in the tasting rooms. HINTS: Request an upper floor room facing the back (quieter and more private). The residential blocks north of the hotel make better dog walking routes than the busy thoroughfare on which the hotel is situated.