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[Disneybine]

I am allergic to animal hair (dogs, cats and the like). Now I read on themeparks.about.com that Loews allows guests to bring along their pets. Those of you who have stayed at a US resort, did you see a lot of people with pets there?

Do you think they have rooms for people with allergies like mine? I mean, if a dog was in the hotel room I'll be staying in, it would have had to be completely cleaned or I won't be able to sleep in there

Do the US resorts have room assignors like at WDW? I'll try to put the info on my allergies on the reservation and tell them again at check-in - hope that it'll work.

[BarryH]

I was looking at the pet policy on Universal's site. The link is: Orlando Hotel Information : Universal Orlando

The website says that you're charged a $25 cleaning fee if you bring along a pet. I would assume the room is cleaned throughly of any dog or cat hair. I've been in different rooms at the onsite Universal hotels. I've never encountered dog hair, cat hair, bird feathers, fish scales, or any other leftover pet things in any rooms. The rooms are immaculately clean. You could probably eat off the bathroom floor! Not that I would.

[Disneybine]

Thanks for the link, Barry! And thanks for always answering my questions so quickly. I know I can be a pain in the neck

It says on that website that guests with pets will be placed in "pet-friendly" rooms so I guess if I let the front desk know about my allergies they should be able to put me in a room classified as "not pet-friendly", i.e. there have been no pets in there...
BTW, even though a room might be (and look) very clean, it can still cause my allergies to break out because once the pollen are in the furniture, it's pretty hard to get them out (especially if there are pets in the room on a regular basis).

[Shell_of_the_South]

I've heard that they allow pets at their resorts, but I have never seen a guest there with a pet.

There was a thread in this forum a few months ago about bringing pets to the resorts that might have some helpful info. I'll try to find it.

But I would do as you mentioned and have them notate on your reservation that you have pet allergies.

[my2girls]

We stayed at a pet hotel last year in Tennessee. I'm sure most hotels will follow the same rules - We were given a choice of only (2) floors we could stay on. All other floors were for guests without pets. I would call ahead, or fax, and state that you have a pet allergy. They should be able to accomodate you by placing you no where near a pet designated room.

[BarryH]

According to the link on Universal's website, pets aren't allowed on club level rooms. So if you want to be extra safe, book a club level room.

One time at RPR, I was sitting in the lobby and I saw all sorts of dogs. It was like the Purina Dog Show. Other times at other resorts, I did not see one dog walking around.

[Kelly66]

We took our dog to Universal and told them about him being with us, but they were out of 'pet friendly' rooms. I believe those rooms do not require you to take the elevator or a commonly used door to get your pet outside. However, my dog was very fury and since we were on the 5th floor, I would always worry about people with allergies before I got on the elevator I would ask if everyone was ok with dogs. I would think you would be fine though in a room that wasn't pet friendly. but it was kind of cute because all the employees we saw said our dog was 'nice.' Now he was a nice dog, but we could tell the dog lovers, and it kind of seemed like some people were almost told to say it. We did also have to wait in the lobby until our room was ready and he just lay at our feet. But even though it was a busy time, there was plenty of room, and again we tried to sit by a door that didn't have to be used by everyone.

[Disneybine]

Thanks for posting, Kelly! I think I'll be ok if I "run into" people with dogs in the hallway or something. It's just the room I'm still worried about. Well, I can usually tell within minutes if the room is ok or not so in case I notice my allergies are starting, I'll immediately ask for a different room. Since it's a medical reason, I'm sure they'll be willing to help me out. Not much else I can do, I guess. I'll keep my fingers crossed - I haven't stayed at a hotel that allows animals before so I'll just have to wait and see.

Thanks again for your advice, guys!