Pet Friendly Hotels in Richmond, Virginia

Pet Friendly Hotels in Richmond, Virginia
Richmond, Virginia offers a wide variety of outdoor activities for the active person. The historic Canal Walk offers boat rentals and walking trails. Dutch Gap Conservation Area, a wildlife preserve, has fishing, hiking and boating. The James River Park System covers over 450 acres of islands and river shoreline and offers hands-on training in rock climbing, fly fishing and more. Pocahontas State Park has swimming, boating, hiking, biking and camping. If you plan on visiting the area and bringing your pet, there are several hotel options from which to choose.

Candlewood Suites Richmond South

Candlewood Suites offers 104 guest rooms on three floors, with 62 of them non-smoking. Rates start at $68 per night as of 2009. There is free wireless Internet and a business center with copying and fax capabilities. The hotel has an agreement with an off-site fitness center for guests to use at $5 per visit. Weekly housekeeping services are standard and there is an on-site guest laundry facility. Suites include cable TV, VCR, coffee maker, dishwasher, full kitchen, icemaker in refrigerator, microwave, dinnerware and cookware, a stove and a toaster. Pets under 80 pounds are allowed at a cost of up to $75 for one to six nights and up to $150 for seven or more nights. The Candlewood Suites is just over one mile from Thomas B. Smith Park and Community Center, 3 miles from Falling Creek Wayside Park, and 3.5 miles from Broadrock Park.

Candlewood Suites
4301 Commerce Rd.
Richmond, VA 23234
(804) 271-0016
candlewoodsuites.com

La Quinta Inn and Suites

La Quinta offers 50 rooms and 16 suites on three floors with rates starting at $74 per night as of 2009. Guests receive a free breakfast with waffles, cereal, bread and fruit. Free wireless high speed Internet is available in all rooms along with cable TV, a coffee maker, hair dryer, iron, microwave, refrigerator and alarm clock. There is free parking and a free newspaper and a fitness center on site. The hotel welcomes all pets at no charge. This hotel is approximately 11 miles from Canal Walk and 10 miles from the Richmond International Speedway. The Science Museum of Virginia, Metro Richmond Zoo and Fort Lee are also within approximately 12 miles of this hotel.

La Quinta Inn
Richmond South
9040 Pams Ave.
Richmond, VA 23237
(804) 743-0770
lq.com

Comfort Inn Midlothian Turnpike

Comfort Inn has 144 guest rooms that all have cable TV, free wireless high-speed Internet, air conditioning, coffee maker, iron, microwave, refrigerator and hair dryer, with rates starting at $89 per night as of 2009. There is also guest laundry and a fitness center on site. Pets up to 30 pounds may stay at the hotel for $20 per night. The hotel is within 6 miles of the James River with all of its outdoor activities. It is 12 miles to Richmond National Battlefield Park, a civil war buff's dream. Pocahontas State Park is 9 miles away and Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is 10 miles from this hotel.

Comfort Inn Midlothian Turnpike
8710 Midlothian Turnpike
Richmond, VA 23235
(804) 320-8900
comfortinn.com

Article Written By Amy W. Cates

Amy W. Cates has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Elon University and an Master of Science degree in library science from the University of Kentucky and has been a freelance writer since 1999. Her experience includes ghost writing as well as writing articles, blogs, resumes, and Web site content at sites including Baby-Stroller-Reviews.com.

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