The Roch Society

The Roch Society is for those who travel with their dogs. We write about the world's finest dog friendly hotels, about how to fly, drive and cross borders with a dog, and about the cities, beaches and mountains that are worth the trip. Every dog, every journey, welcome.

Why We Do It

We believe a dog is family, and that a journey is better with the family along. Too much of travel still treats a dog as a problem to be managed, a fee in the small print, a weight limit at the door, a polite no. We take our name from St Roch, the patron saint of dogs, and our mission is a simple one: a world where the dog comes too. We get there by showing what good looks like, one hotel, one route and one city at a time, and by telling our readers plainly what the rules are, so they can travel with confidence.

What You Will Find Here

The Collection is the heart of the magazine, long and loving features on the hotels that do it properly, from Central Park to the Dolomites. Travel is the practical side, our guides to airlines, papers, ferries, heat and the questions to ask before you book. Journeys are our interviews with the people building a more dog friendly world. Research and Guides carry the studies and the longer reads, and Cities is our library of dog friendly city guides.

How We Choose the Hotels

Nobody can buy a place in The Collection. Every hotel we feature has been assessed and certified by Roch Dog, the rating agency behind the Roch Dog Friendly Standard, which ranks more than three thousand hotels in fifty six countries on how they actually treat a dog. The Society is published by the Roch Dog team, and the data behind the ranking is what lets us write with confidence about a hotel on the other side of the world. When we say a hotel is one of the finest, we have checked.

Volunteer Run, and Proud of It

The Roch Society is run by volunteers and operates as a non profit. We do not charge dog owners to read it, there is no paywall, and whatever readers give us goes back into the magazine. We are not a charity and we are not seeking charitable status. We are a club of people who travel with their dogs and write about it because we want more people to be able to.

If that sounds like you, we would love to have you. Writers, photographers, researchers and scouts who know their own city or coast are all welcome, whatever your experience. Find out how to join us, or support the magazine if you would rather help that way.

Get in Touch

For anything at all, write to [email protected]. If you know a hotel that belongs in The Collection, tell us why.