Best Friends Pet Care Inc. will operate the one-of-a-kind, 27,000-square-foot
luxury facility complete with cat "condos," doggy suites, and special
accommodations for smaller "pocket pets." Park and resort guests, as well as
visitors staying off property, can reserve the pet hospitality services to
include overnight boarding for pampered pups, cats and pot-bellied pigs.
The new resort, built to accommodate 270 dogs, 30 cats and a small menagerie of
pocket pets including hamsters and guinea pigs, will replace the five existing
pet care facilities now operated by Best Friends Pet Care Inc. throughout Walt
Disney World Resort.
Services and amenities offered at the resort are designed to create a fun and
comfortable environment for all pets. Dogs staying overnight and accustomed to
curling up with a child for bedtime stories will be all ears when they settle
down for staff-read "tuck-in" tales. Discriminating cats with a taste for tuna
can get their own custom treats. TVs will be tuned to favorite pet films like
"Milo and Otis" or "Homeward Bound."
Guests also can board pets by day and take advantage of services like the
resort’s doggy day camp and grooming services.
Best Friends Pet Care’s luxury pet resort includes:
- 17,000 square feet of air-conditioned indoor space
- 10,000 square feet of covered outdoor runs and play areas
- A full-service grooming salon with lobby view
- Two 1,100-square-foot doggy-day-camp rooms opening onto a play-yard
- Nearly a quarter-acre private, nature-scaped play park with water-play area and protected trail
- Accommodations for 270 dogs in standard and luxury indoor-outdoor suites. Oversized luxury suites include raised bedding (hop up Fido!) and TVs
- A separate "Kitty City" pavilion accommodating up to 30 cats in "purr-fect" two- and four-story cat condos
- A special room for boarding of pocket pets that include birds and hamsters
The resort’s exclusive dog park features a fenced walking trail that borders the natural wetlands around the park. Inside the trail, a 3,300-square-foot play area is covered in artificial turf, and another 4,500-square-foot area is dotted with shade trees for owners who want to sit and watch their pets play. Dogs even can enjoy a 1,300-square-foot water park in their own splash-and-shake zone. Several park spaces are equipped with benches where guests can sit and watch their pets play. The park is secured for guests and their pets only and is illuminated for use after dark.
Directly off the resort’s lobby, a grooming salon offers "go-home-fresh" baths and haircuts for pets. A la carte activities for dogs range from one-on-one playtimes and social playgroups to "cuddle time" and bedtime stories with resort staff. Dog owners also can choose from pet amenities that include ice cream treats, bottled water and premium orthopedic bedding. Cat owners can treat their feline favorites to private playtimes or gourmet snacks like "Tuna on a Ritz" or "Cookies and Milk."
Guests who wish to book accommodations for their pets can visit or call 877/4-WDW-PETS.
About Best Friends Pet Care
Best Friends Pet Care Inc. (www.bestfriendspetcare.com) is a long-time leader in the U.S. pet hospitality industry, providing high-quality boarding for dogs and cats, as well as day care, grooming, training and related services. Founded in 1991, the Company redefined pet boarding in 1996 with the opening of its first, full-service pet resort in Norwalk, Conn. Since that time, Best Friends has expanded to more than 40 pet care centers in 18 states, always innovating and providing new offerings based upon the needs of pets and feedback from clients. The company operates five boarding kennels at Walt Disney World Resort that are being phased out with the opening of the luxury pet resort.
