Spend 5 million to send pets to a hotel for Tet holiday

Ms. Nguyen Thi Hoa (Cau Giay, Hanoi) just took her pet dog to the spa with bathing and grooming services for a total of 1.2 million VND. From December 29, her family returned to their hometown to celebrate Tet, then went on a trip, so she also registered hotel services for her dog in a VIP room, priced at 500,000 VND per day. Thus, the total cost Ms. Hoa had to pay was 5.2 million VND, including spa fees and food and accommodation for her dog.

Meanwhile, although celebrating Tet in Hanoi, after taking his pet to the spa, Mr. Tuan (Dong Da) still decided to leave his dog at the store's hotel. Because the family's maid was off during Tet, there was no one to take care of the dog. Due to special needs such as training to improve physical strength, the hotel room rate he had to pay was 6 million VND for 8 days and an additional 1 million VND for daily video clip updates.

At some dog service systems in Hanoi, the staff is quite busy on the eve of Tet because of the overwhelming demand for taking pets to the spa. Dog and cat care fees range from 250,000 to 800,000 VND per package including bathing, drying, brushing, trimming, nail trimming, ear cleaning, etc. For dog and cat bathing services, the price also ranges from 100,000 VND to 650,000 VND depending on the weight of the pet.

With the VIP room, your pet will have a closed space like a mini apartment with a place to eat, drink water, toys, and be provided with food, baths, and playtime every day.

The hotel system of this store is also almost full with different types of pets, big and small. Here, the room rates range from 150,000 to 250,000 VND per day for a regular room (also known as an apartment room), depending on the size. This type of room is mainly made of iron cages, painted with electrostatic paint and fully equipped with eating and drinking utensils for pets.

Meanwhile, the VIP room costs from 300,000 to 400,000 VND per day. In this type of room, in addition to bowls and food containers, there are also toys and toilet compartments. Some stores also have large penthouse rooms, made of wood with 2 floors, with extra beds and mattresses, priced from 450,000 to 500,000 VND per day.

The number of people leaving their dogs and cats at hotels has increased dramatically because many people have to return to their hometowns or travel during Tet and cannot conveniently bring their pets along.

The owner of a pet hotel shared that her hotel receives about 20-30 pets every day and currently the number of "guests" has increased to more than 100. The room rate is usually 150,000 - 350,000 VND, VIP rooms are 350,000 - 500,000 VND.

According to the store staff, with the above price, pets sent to this hotel will receive services from care, hygiene, bathing, grooming and basic training. If sent within a week, customers can get free or discounted services. Some stores also update video clips for pet owners to follow but charge an additional fee of 200,000 VND per day.

Ms. Dung, who works at a store with a pet hotel, said that there are currently only 2 small rooms available. According to her, during Tet, the service prices at the store will not increase. Employees in the system will assign schedules so that there is always someone on duty to take care of the pets.

Minh Chau