Mendocino Seaside Cottage welcomes you and your pet to stay in luxury.

Not only do we cater to people but pets too! Our desire to make sure you, your family and your pet enjoy your vacation time together.

Mendocino Seaside Cottage features a custom-designed, tropical themed room to make life a little easier while you’re on vacation. This room features all of the same elegant amenities and fantastic ocean views that people get and some extras as well like…

  • Large, Deep-Cushion Pet Beds
  • Pet Throws (for the furniture and the bed)
  • Water and Food Dishes
  • Capsulated Pick-Up Bags, replenished daily

Tropical Cottage Views

PET FRIENDLY VACATIONS


Luxury ocean view accommodations that welcome  your pets at no extra charge. Includes a welcome dog gift basket with treats, dog sheet, and food bowl. Also offers a 10% discount for pet's birthday visit!  

PET FRIENDLY PARKS
surround Mendocino Seaside Cottage

No matter what time of the year it is, the Mendocino Coast is an outdoor paradise. Whether walking, biking, hiking or kayaking the are has become one of America's choicest spots for vacationers who enjoy one of the country's most impressive geographical wonders. From ocean to river to mountains, redwoods and national heritages like the Point Cabrillo Light Station, or the town of Mendocino itself, this coastal area has long been a winner. Mendocino Seaside Cottage is one of Mendocino's only pet friendly accommodations and is just minutes away from several pet friendly parks like Headlands State Park which is right in the front yard or a short walk to Big River State Beach. There is also the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens as well as Glass Beach and Pudding Creek that are fun for pets and people alike.

For more information about Mendocino Seaside Cottage rooms
& reservations call 1-800-944-3278 or visit
www.romancebythesea.com

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If you want to have your pet travel with you here are some travel tips:

If the pet travels with you, it will retain a sense of identity. However, pets can become frightened and bolt away from you out of open doors and windows. Keep your pet on a leash when outside your car or hotel.

Whether your pet travels with you or by another means it should wear a special identification tag in addition to its regular one. Write the pet's name, your name, the person to contact at the destination, their phone number, a destination address, or that of a friend or relative, in case you want to be reached.

Except for seeing eye dogs accompanying blind persons, pets are not permitted on buses and trains. Notify the airline, bus, or train company that a seeing eye dog is accompanying you.

Consult with your veterinarian concerning mild sedation of your pet during the trip.

Air Travel Checklist
If you decide to travel with your pet by air, make reservations and arrangements ahead of time regarding delivery to and pickup from the airports. Carefully schedule boarding and shipping arrangements for your pet to assure that the pet is well cared for until you are able to receive it at your destination. Boarding may be necessary. Follow airline instructions.

Check the airline's requirements to see if your pet can travel in a carrier that can be kept under a seat in the cabin or must travel by air freight.

Obtain a shipping container a week or two in advance. Familiarize your pet with it by placing the pet in it for a few minutes each day. Gradually lengthen the time until the pet seems to be at ease with it.

Feed the pet no less than five or six hours before flight time. Give the pet a drink of water no less than two hours before flight.

Get the pet to the air terminal in time. Get there 45 minutes in advance if the pet is accompanying you. If shipping the pet, get to the flight terminal two hours in advance of your flight.

Be certain that names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the persons responsible for the pet at origination and destination are clearly marked on the container and on the pet's identification tag. Label your pet's flight kennel with the same information. Add "Live Animal" in big letters and information about any special care requirements.

Notify the person receiving the pet that it is on the way. Give them the flight and waybill number.

Pets can usually be picked up within 90 minutes of flight arrival. The air waybill number is useful when inquiring.


Travel By Car Checklist
If your dog or cat is not used to traveling by car, make short trips with the pet a week or two in advance of the trip to accustom it to motion and to teach it how to behave.

Dogs should be taught to lie quietly, keep their heads inside, and not annoy the driver or passengers. Don't let your dog stick his head in the wind. It can irritate eyes and cause problems.

Cats are often frightened by car travel, but some cats adjust quickly. Some persons allow the cat to find its own place in the car; others feel it is best to confine a cat to its carrier.

Folding kennels or crates especially designed for station wagons can be most useful for dogs and cats.

Accustom your pet to being on a leash and harness. Always use the leash when traveling. Even better is a pet harness (available at most pet stores) that connects to the car's seatbelt; it allows the pet some movement while keeping it safely restrained. Your pets can bolt into traffic or become lost in a strange place if not properly restrained.

Be sure that your pet is properly tagged and its rabies tag firmly attached.

Pet travel kit: pet food, food and water dishes, can opener (if needed), a few treats, a favorite toy, a blanket, comb or brush.

Also, to be on the safe side: a sedative (if prescribed by your veterinarian), paper towels, spray room deodorant if you will be staying overnight at a hotel or motel, a scooper and plastic bag to clean up after your pet.


If you carefully plan your vacation with your pet, you will have a smooth and enjoyable vacation but be prepared for the unexpected; it can and probably will happen.