The facility is not allowed to ask for any more information or request any documentation of the disability or animal training. The dog is not required to wear a vest and the owner is not required to have a letter, ID, or certificate of any kind. Service animals must be housebroken and under control.
Checking In Remind the desk clerk that you will have a pet in your room, and they need to notify the housekeepers. A hotel door hanger can be useful in ensuring that the housekeeper does not knock on your door while your pet is in the room. Inquire at the desk what areas of the hotel are appropriate for your pet.
Checking In Remind the desk clerk that you will have a pet in your room, and they need to notify the housekeepers. A hotel door hanger can be useful in ensuring that the housekeeper does not knock on your door while your pet is in the room. Inquire at the desk what areas of the hotel are appropriate for your pet.
A service animal is not considered a pet. The ADA requires you to modify your “no pets” policy to allow the use of a service animal by a person with a disability. This does not mean you must abandon your “no pets” policy altogether, but you must make an exception to the pets policy for service animals.
What happens if I sneak a dog to a hotel? Try to keep them off the furniture, it doesn't always work. Sneaking a pet into a hotel can result in huge fines. The other thing to consider is the hotel cleaning staff will not clean the room the same.
A person is not entitled to make demands or inquiries about the qualifications or certifications of a service animal for purposes of admittance to a public facility except to determine the basic type of assistance provided by the service animal to a person with a disability.
Get written proof from a healthcare professional to make sure the owner isn't trying to pass off their pet as a support animal. Service dogs don't require documentation, but you can ask what tasks they perform. Texas disability laws give rights to both sides.