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Savvy Pet Hotel: A home away from home for your cats and dogs
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The dog room at Savvy Pet Hotel. The hotel, located on Ruko Mendrisio 2 Blok B. 15 in Gading Serpong, Tangerang, claims to be the first to offer this kind of service in Jakarta. (thejakartapost.com/Dian Arthen)
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ulan Purwono and Indri Puteri both share a love of animals. The two women met through an organization for animal lovers and bonded quickly despite the fact that Wulan is on #teamdog and Puteri is on #teamcat.
As two friends who treat their pets as family members, they saw that most animal care facilities were not up to standard when it came to taking care of animals while their owners were away from home. So they decided to open a hotel for dogs and cats named Savvy Pet Hotel.
Claiming to be the first to offer this kind of service, the hotel is located on Ruko Mendrisio 2 Blok B. 15 in Gading Serpong, Tangerang.
Unlike in most animal care facilities, where they put pets inside a cage, the three-story establishment serves its guests with enclosed cubicles.
“We have one room filled with cubicles for cats and several rooms for dogs based on their size,” said Indri during an opening event on Saturday.
The price of a one-day stay ranges from Rp 75,000 (US$5.60) to Rp 180,000 and the service includes an air-conditioned room, organic food, snack time, a daily walk, 24-hour security and daily health reports of the pets to their respective owners.
During the reservation process, owners are asked to give detailed information on their pets.
“We had one dog who couldn’t take the stairs and the owner asked us to carry it upstairs and downstairs,” recalled Wulan.
“The dog was huge so we asked the owner whether we could train it to go up and down the stairs on its own.”
For animal lovers who wish to only visit the place, the hotel also has a pet-friendly café and a small shop where people can come with their pets to enjoy food or buy cute outfits for their beloved cats and dogs. (kes)
