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I cover the hotels in The Collection and the cities worth taking a dog to, I judge a property by what it does for the dog at the door, not what the brochure says. Staff Writer.
Greenways that follow the creeks for miles, fenced dog parks run by the county, and a German biergarten under old oaks where a leashed dog is part of the crowd. Where to stay, eat, drink and walk with a dog in Charlotte.
A free stay at Kimpton Hotel Monaco, more than a dozen off-leash areas including a lakeshore run at Magnuson Park, and beer gardens where the dog is part of the crowd. Where to stay, eat, drink and walk with a dog in Seattle.
Free stays at two of Back Bay's best hotels, an off-lead lawn on Boston Common, beer gardens on the Charles and a city scheme that opens restaurant patios to dogs. Where to stay, eat, drink and walk with a dog in Boston.
Five thousand acres of forest inside the city limits, off lead fields under the firs, a cafe with its own dog menu and bar patios up and down Mississippi Avenue. Where to stay, eat, drink and walk with a dog in Portland, Oregon.
An 11th century hamlet in the Luberon, now a Relais & Châteaux estate of vineyards, forest and lavender, where your dog arrives to its own bed and bowls, dines from the K9 Sommelier menu and has 42 hectares to walk.
Kit Kemp's colourful Midtown hotel, two blocks from Central Park, where dogs stay free, sleep on their own bed and join you for drinks on the heated terrace.
Brewery patios, a rooftop arcade bar, a dog park with its own bar and a riverside park two miles from downtown. Where to stay, eat, drink and walk with a dog in Nashville, and the park rules worth knowing before you go.
A shoreline loop round Back Cove, a hillside above Casco Bay where dogs run free out of season, and brewery patios with water bowls waiting. Where to stay, eat, drink and walk with a dog in Portland, Maine, and the rules that shape the day.
Foothill trails a few miles from downtown, brewery patios that were made for a dog at your feet, and fenced parks with room to run. Where to stay, eat, drink and walk with a dog in Fort Collins, and the rules that shape the day.
A river you can walk for miles, Spanish missions whose national park welcomes dogs on every trail, and ice houses built for long evenings outdoors. Where to stay, eat, drink and walk with a dog in San Antonio, and the rules that shape the day.
A rail line turned into a three and a half mile green corridor, a lake ringed with trail and a downtown dog park built over a freeway. Where to stay, eat, drink and walk with a dog in Dallas, and the patio rules that decide where your dog can sit.
Live oaks older than the city's streets, a permit dog park in City Park and brewery taprooms that keep bowls and treats behind the bar. Where to stay, eat, drink and walk with a dog in New Orleans.
Red sandstone canyons west of the Strip, an old railway trail at Lake Mead and a run of brewery patios in the Arts District. Where to stay, eat, drink and walk with a dog in Las Vegas.
A city of lakes with paths round many of them, brewery patios in the Milk District and a botanical garden that keeps the gate open for dogs. Where to stay, eat, drink and walk with a dog in Orlando, beyond the theme parks.
Red buttes in the middle of town, a hundred miles of mountain trail on the city's edge and brewery patios that keep a water bowl by the door. Where to stay, eat, drink and walk with a dog in Phoenix, and how to beat the heat.
Royal parks, open heaths and old pubs that keep a water bowl by the bar. Where to stay, eat, drink and walk with a dog in London, and the rules for bringing one in.
A beachfront resort on Santa Maria Bay where your dog sleeps on its own bed, eats from its own menu and walks the gardens with you, and where the hotel will walk and sit the dog while you swim the reef.
A harbour city with an 850 acre deer park estate on one side of the gorge, woodland on the other and harbourside pubs that welcome dogs. Where to eat, drink, walk and stay with a dog in Bristol.
A Georgian city ringed by National Trust hills, a canal towpath through Jane Austen's pleasure gardens and pubs that keep a fire lit for muddy paws. Where to eat, drink, walk and stay with a dog in Bath.
Riverside lawns on Nakanoshima, a four kilometre loop around Osaka Castle, terrace tables by the water and a hotel where your dog joins you in the bar. Where to eat, walk and stay with a dog in Osaka.
Nine kilometres of garden in an old riverbed, a summer beach set aside for dogs at Pinedo, brunch in Ciutat Vella and a café where a colony of cats waits for a home. Where to eat, walk and stay with a dog in Valencia.
A whisky bar with a thousand bottles, a German beer hall on the city's oldest green, a Victorian park on the River Kelvin and a country park with its own Highland cattle. Where to stay, eat, drink and walk with a dog in Glasgow.
A tea room on the Rue de Rivoli, two literary cafés in Saint-Germain, breakfast by the Canal Saint-Martin and a lake in the Buttes-Chaumont. Where to stay, eat and walk with a dog in Paris, and the rules for getting there.
Long lunches at Italian trattorias that say yes to dogs, a restaurant named after the dog, a taberna terrace open since 1908 and the shaded avenues of El Retiro. Where to eat, walk and stay with a dog in Madrid.
