Pet Travel - A Parisian Hotel That's Gone to the Dogs

Mar 3rd 2011

There are plenty of tres chic addresses for well heeled visitors to Paris -- the Plaza Athénée and Le Meurice are just a couple that come to mind -- but luxe lodgings for discerning canines with well coiffed paws have been sorely lacking. That is, until now.

Beret-wearing poodles and fluffy bichons alike can now check into Actuel Dogs, the city's first upscale pad for pups who enjoy the good life, reports Reuters. You know, amenities like a heated pool, a games room outfitted with a treadmill, massages to get out those stubborn hind-quarter knots, and some personal training -- doggie style. Thanks to its proximity to the Bois de Vincennes, one of Paris' biggest parks, four-legged guests staying in one of the six rooms here benefit from doggy walks, doggy jogs, and even doggy vélo, or sprinting beside a bike to burn off some of those Parisian indulgences.