India's First Dog Hotel Is Here And It's Super-Luxurious

No one likes leaving their dog in a kennel when they go on holiday. Your very good boy deserves the best of everything, dammit.

But you might think twice if you could leave your pupper in India’s first dog hotel, where no luxury is too much for our furry friends.

The hotel, called Critterati, is in the Indian city of Gurugram, and is the very first in South Asia to cater exclusively for dogs.

This dog room comes with a private balcony

Your doggo could be spoiled with velvet beds covered with cushions featuring pictures of dogs, a dog swimming pool, private balconies, 24-hour webcam access for pining owners and even a dog café.

Prices start from £52 a night for a basic room, with options including outdoor access and twin beds for families.
Chief executive Deepak Chawla opened Critterati to offer a more luxurious kennel experience. Speaking to the Mail Online, he said: ‘An animal is more loyal than human beings, they will do anything for us so they deserve it.’

The velvet headboards make the beds comfy for the dogs

There’s even a café on site for dog snacks

The royal suite provides pets with a television, private balcony and huge bed with soft velvet headboard.

On site is a spa, 24-hour on-call vet, swimming pool and a dog café which also caters to humans.
Mr Chawla explained the structure of the day, saying: ‘It starts from 7am with potty breaks, then breakfast, then again a potty break, then play sessions for around two hours, then swimming sessions, then again play sessions, plus time in the café.’
Where can we sign our dogs up?

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Alice is always planning her next meal. She studied English at the University of Bristol before getting her Master’s in newspaper journalism from City University London. She worked on Femail at Mail Online for 18 months writing about lifestyle and food and has also worked at Metro.co.uk, The Guardian, Mumsnet and The Sun. After starting at Culture Trip as a Social Content Producer writing travel and lifestyle stories, she was promoted to the role of Food Editor and now specialises in culinary culture, trends and social issues around food. When she’s not writing, eating or travelling, she can be found cooking overly elaborate dinners, reading cookbooks in bed or playing with her cat, Orlando. Her favourite foods include fishfinger sandwiches, burnt caramel panna cotta, Flamin’ Hot Cheetos and oysters.