BringFido has a rating of 4.33 stars from 103 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with BringFido most frequently mention customer service, and pet owners. BringFido ranks 13th among Vacation sites.
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We love BringFido, it makes traveling with a 50-lb well-behaved dog so much easier. We don't have to call ahead to make sure they have a dog room, and that we can get one. Other sites even if you specify a dog, you still have to call ahead (no guarantees). The down side is you don't get any points for staying at the chain hotels. Sometimes the rules listed on BringFido are slightly different than when you get there (eg dogs not allowed on furniture; must be in crate). We have made at least 7 cross-country trips with them and we love it!
Booked hotel through them and was charged. Hotel had reservation from BF but had not been sent any money, so charged me. BF just kept my money and never paid the hotel, so I was charged 2 x. BF refuses to refund because they say the hotel is not calling them back. Why would they? I paid them directly when BringFido kept the money from the reservation. Neat trick, to send the reservation without the money paid for it, have the customer pay twice, and just keep all the money without having to pay any of it to the hotel. Never again.
We love BringFido, it makes traveling with a 50-lb well-behaved dog so much easier. We don't have to call ahead to make sure they have a dog room, and that we can get one. Other sites even if you specify a dog, you still have to call ahead (no guarantees). The down side is you don't get any points for staying at the chain hotels. Sometimes the rules listed on BringFido are slightly different than when you get there (eg dogs not allowed on furniture; must be in crate). We have made at least 7 cross-country trips with them and we love it!
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Hotel reservations. You have to pay to upgrade to free cancellations, but they have been good when we made a mistake and called them immediately even without the upgrade.
Booked hotel through them and was charged. Hotel had reservation from BF but had not been sent any money, so charged me. BF just kept my money and never paid the hotel, so I was charged 2 x. BF refuses to refund because they say the hotel is not calling them back. Why would they? I paid them directly when BringFido kept the money from the reservation. Neat trick, to send the reservation without the money paid for it, have the customer pay twice, and just keep all the money without having to pay any of it to the hotel. Never again.
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I stayed at the hotel, was charged 2 x. Your site only let me upload one of the charges, not both. BringFido never paid the hotel, just kept the money I paid them, so hotel charged me again and BringFido will not give either the hotel or me the money, just kept it.
If you use Bring Fido be warned. If you do not talk with an agent, you reservation, it is useless and you loose your money, i.e. I just lost 525 dollars.
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BringFido helps me plan vacations that can include our dogs. It is so nice to have an app that has done the work and shares info on what each dog friendly hotel or vacation spot requires. This app makes traveling with "man's best friend" an enjoyable experience.
Useful resource site for seeking out pet-friendly locations, especially when traveling. Wish there was more user content.
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Good for initial sense of pet friendly destination
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Information resources for pet friendly dining in city I was visiting
We LOVE BringFido! I use the app multiple times each day we travel. They have never steered us wrong, the reviews are really helpful and the customer service is excellent, even saving me from some mistakes I've made when booking. We travel with both our dog & cat and I really appreciate that they indicate places that accept cats as well as dogs. They also have negotiated excellent rates. Travel would be really difficult for us without BringFido - they make it easy!
This site worked great to find and book a hotel where I could bring my dog. Super easy, their prices were same as the hotel website, and their recitation of the hotel pet policies was spot on. Great resource!
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Prices were the same on the site as on the actual hotel website. The policies they gave for the hotel pet policy was accurate.
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Service to locate and book dog-friendly hotel room
Enjoy using app for restaurants and lodging. Definitely saves time instead of calling around. Just wish other pet owners would update/give more reviews. Some reviews are old.
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Gives you lodging in the area and restaurants in the area that accepts pets. Very helpful!
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We have relied on Bring Fido to find places to stay with our Golden Retriever a lot! Always reliable, reviews are accurate and helpful, rates quoted are good and perhaps my favorite thing about the app, it saves a whole lot of time that would otherwise be spent contacting accommodations to find out whether they would allow our dog to stay, whether they had a pet fee, if so, how much it would be etc. etc. Love Bring Fido!
Couldn't find useful level of specificity for search terms to find lodging near Sequim, WA. Bring Fido made it a breeze.
This website/mobile app is indispensable for anyone with pets. We've used it traveling from Maine to Florida when needing a place to stay overnight when we're not even sure what town we'll stop in. It finds pet friendly accommodations and you can book directly through the app. We've also used it to find pet friendly restaurants and it is similarly helpful. Honestly one of the most useful apps you could have.
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Just get the mobile app. You’ll be happy you did. I tell anyone who travels with pets.
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Per friendly accommodations
We used BringFido for our first road trip with our dog and they were so helpful! Great customer service - we booked hotels last minute both ways, and the agent made sure that our bookings went through. Online reviews from a pet owners' perspective were super helpful. We will definitely use this company again in the future and we recommend it to anyone looking to travel with a pet!
I booked a hotel using Bring Fido and an error message appeared on their website. I clicked continue and the website booked the same room twice. No one has been able to resolve this and I need a refund for the double booking that was completed due to the error message on their website. I keep getting told it will get done and doesn't. So frustrated.
I am so greatful for this site as it's convenient and easy to use! It lays out good information for each location to include other user reviews. Not having to call ahead (mostly) to a hotel to see if they allow pets (even cats!) is really nice.
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Worst choice I ever made. They are fueled by Expedia. Cancelled 1 day before, and AmEx found they have this right. Awful, awful & awful! Don't ever use them! Sorry I even thought I'd be refunded my money. Worse choice! Stay away! Warning! Poison!
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Warning Re: No refunds!
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None. I tried to cancel a stay at Showboat casino and unable to get a refund. :(
Bringfido is our go-to source for choosing places to stay as we travel back and forth from Texas to the northeast. We've also found some spectacular dog parks, too! We did hVe to change our travel plans in one instance and customer service went beyond the extra mile to work with us to change our hotel plans. Bringfido deserves everyone of those 5 stars!
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It's pretty straightforward.
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Bringfido lists pet friendly hotels, restaurants, and dog parks.
This site is not reliable at all. They do not stay up to date with hotel policies, which change often. I had booked a non-refundable trip through BringFido. Turns out the hotel was NOT pet friendly, and 2 days before my trip Bringfido just told me "Well, you don't have to bring your pet and you can still stay at the hotel since it's non-refundable." Why on earth would I have booked through BringFido if I wasn't bringing a pet.? They also told me if I canceled, I would have to pay the nonrefundable cancellation fee. I had to fight with them for weeks to get my money back for THEIR mistake on not staying up to date on hotels policies. Needless to say, did not get to go on my trip and the hassle was not worth it at all. They were unprofessional about the whole thing.
This site was extremely helpful when we had our first vacation road trip with our pitt/lab mix. We found an excellent place to eat that pampered our dog, as well as very competitive rates and clear cut pet rules for hotels. I wish I had started here instead of using the "pet friendly" feature on another hotel search site only to be hit with large fees at check-in. The customer service rep even confirmed with the hotel for me since we were arriving late. I'll be using BringFido from now on!
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reserve through them and not the hotel!
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Booked a hotel through the site, and found restaurant to eat at.
Dissappointed with the recommendation of this hotel. It is in a rough area of town. There is a semi truck service on one side of the hotel. Some of the fencing around the facility has barbed wire.
Thought this would be a site I could trust to put us in a good safe hotel.
Inside looms ok as long as I dont go outside
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We are traveling cross-county and we are bringing Fido along!
Actually, his name is "Howie" and we are bringing "BringFido" along with us!
This pet-friendly website/app is nothing to "bark" at:
BringFido is indispensable when traveling with a four-legged friend!
I found the best places to stay!
I give "BringFido" five bones!
I have used BringFido on multiple occasions in multiple different States while on the road vacationing to identify hotels and restaurants with the best pet friendly experiences. The reviews on the website have always matched my own personal experience. I even booked a room in Cody, Wyoming through the website while on the road out of Yellowstone National Park! It was an excellent pet-friendly hotel experience.
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hotel reservations and restaurant recommendations
I used BringFido for a short-notice booking in San Diego. (I cancelled another booking, with another provider, but that's another story.). So I booked a room with BringFido. I assumed, buy definition, that it would be a pet friendly room, but after booking a non-refundable room, I received a confirmation that said this: "Guests with pets must call *******436 prior to booking to verify availability of a pet-friendly room or risk not being able to check in with a pet and/or incurring any associated cancellation penalties." WHAT! I called and luckily the room WAS pet friendly, all rooms were, but this was AFTER I booked. So I don't see the benefit of using them, as ALL travel site can book friendly rooms you must can to confirm. NOW here is the really BAD part, after booking I learned that MANY other booking sites had the SAME room $40/night cheaper. BringFido was the most expensive rate. Oh yeah, there is more. So I arrived to check-in, but they DIDN'T HAVE OUR ROOM. After 15 minutes of confusion, turns out they spelled our name wrong when booking. I checked my BringFido account and all was spelled correctly, so it was THEIR fault.
So, I will NOT be using them again. Just use any other travel booking site, and check "pet friendly room." Its at least as good and most likely MUCH better.
I used BringFido.com to purchase two overnight stays for a long road trip I was going on because obvi I was bringing my dog and needed pet friendly accommodations. Super easy to find hotels on my route. Before booking, I checked the hotel company website and the prices weren't that far off. The only difference was BringFido was non refundable. I didn't think the trip would be cancelled so I booked through them. Unfortunately the trip was cancelled so I wasn't able to get my $ back. No big deal as it's not a huge amount. Thankfully I booked the longest stay through IHG since I'd get points and with my company discount it was actually $200 cheaper (BringFido said it would be close to $900 and IGH was close to $700 and I wouldn't be charged if plans changed THANKFULLY) my question is where does the $ from the cancellation go? I sure hope it goes to a local animal shelter
We are HUGE fans of BringFido and have used its services at least half a dozen times in the past couple of years. We have occasional interstate commutes. Never sure where we'll want to spend the night when we take off in the morning. After we decide in the afternoon, we call BF and they get us squared away.
Most hotels say up to two dogs. We have 3, and the BF agents always get us an exception.
It has been a 100% excellent experience using BringFido.
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BringFido used to be a great site that had really good and accurate info. Whoever had it must have sold it to a nameless/faceless/dogless entity that does virtually nothing. The national chains on here must pay for it, and the information local restaurants is generally unreliable.