There are hotels which allow pets, there are some which are ‘pet friendly’, and then there are the hotels which really and truly make your four legged friends feel at home. And then there’s the Diva – a hotel in San Francisco’s Union Square, which redefines what being a pet friendly hotel means.

Let’s see. Does your hotel offer a complimentary one-hour VIP dog walking tour highlighting the city’s best parks and hippest fire hydrants? No? That’s one leg up for the Diva. How about a VOSS water and a designer dog bowl? This isn’t even a contest anymore, but I like flogging a dead horse, so here’s some more ‘pet-friendly’ aspects of the Diva – deluxe overnight accommodations; a super-soft sheep skin throw rug for a luxurious nights sleep; a personalized “Sexy Diva” dog tag; a Petco amenity box filled with a red paw print bandana, dog biscuits and treats and two flavors of dog food.

All of this is what comes with the ‘Every Doggie is a Diva Package’. For more details about this and other packages and for more details about the Diva hotel, call (800) 553-1900 or visit their website.

For the record, the Diva is part of the Personality Hotels Group, which runs seven boutique hotels bunched around Union Square in San Francisco. Each of these hotels has a unique and eclectic (and eccentric) character. The ‘Every Doggie is a Diva Package’ is available at four of these hotels – Hotel Diva, Hotel Metropolis, Hotel Union Square and Kensington Park Hotel.

Personally speaking, these seven dwarfs offer a much more enjoyable experience than what any of the big San Francisco hotels will provide. There’s a lot more to the Diva in addition to being hyper pet friendly, but that’s another post for another day.

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