Comments on: The Campaign for The Real Weekend http://blog.purplehotels.co.uk/2008/06/11/the-campaign-for-the-real-weekend/ Michael Prager, CEO of the real hotel company plc, writes about hotels and anything else that takes his fancy Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:56:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Michael Prager http://blog.purplehotels.co.uk/2008/06/11/the-campaign-for-the-real-weekend/#comment-11 Michael Prager Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:29:45 +0000 http://blog.purplehotels.co.uk/2008/06/11/the-campaign-for-the-real-weekend/#comment-11 OK, you got it. We'll trial a sensible pets@purple policy over the next few months. No charge, small to medium size animals only (apparently Lord Byron when told he couldn't keep a dog at Cambridge turned up with a bear), not allowed in food prep or service areas and owners responsible for any damage - we may ask for a small refundable deposit against the possibility of the dog leaving a large non refundable deposit. Details to be published shortly. MP OK, you got it. We’ll trial a sensible pets@purple policy over the next few months. No charge, small to medium size animals only (apparently Lord Byron when told he couldn’t keep a dog at Cambridge turned up with a bear), not allowed in food prep or service areas and owners responsible for any damage - we may ask for a small refundable deposit against the possibility of the dog leaving a large non refundable deposit. Details to be published shortly. MP

]]> By: rick windas http://blog.purplehotels.co.uk/2008/06/11/the-campaign-for-the-real-weekend/#comment-8 rick windas Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:08:13 +0000 http://blog.purplehotels.co.uk/2008/06/11/the-campaign-for-the-real-weekend/#comment-8 we have both used your hotels for business travel before now and highly rate them. however we would currently not use your hotel at weekends as we have a border collie that we detest putting into kennels. pet friendly hotels are few and far between and probably the best untapped market still around. you could easily take a large refundable deposit on a room to protect you against any damages, but in our case, my dog has been living in various offices and the various officers messes for years with no problems to date. if you rethink your strategy on this issue, i would suggest that you publicise it widely, and especially through the various specialist web sites (eg pet friendly hotels.com etc) - NB i have no linl with any sites - i am the business develoment director for a small private health company. many thanks rick we have both used your hotels for business travel before now and highly rate them.

however we would currently not use your hotel at weekends as we have a border collie that we detest putting into kennels.

pet friendly hotels are few and far between and probably the best untapped market still around.

you could easily take a large refundable deposit on a room to protect you against any damages, but in our case, my dog has been living in various offices and the various officers messes for years with no problems to date.

if you rethink your strategy on this issue, i would suggest that you publicise it widely, and especially through the various specialist web sites (eg pet friendly hotels.com etc) - NB i have no linl with any sites - i am the business develoment director for a small private health company.

many thanks

rick

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