Dog hotel offers canine culture
A dog hotel with an artificial beach by a German lake has proved such a success that it is opening two more branches.
The Paw Hotel in Berlin offers sun loungers for every guest and even a bus service to pick up the pets and bring them direct to the hotel.
When not soaking up the sun, the pampered pooches enjoy canine culture including a theatre, classical music and art exhbitions.
New branches have now opened in Hilden and Jade in Germany.
Paws Hotel spokesperson Katja Stephan said: "We wanted to create a hotel for dogs whose owners are on vacation or just want some time off.
"The dogs all get spacious rooms where classical music is played to them. We offer a special pet theatre where owners can bring their pet and watch plays.
"It works really well, we have not had any fights yet - all of our visitors are much more interested in the performances. We also have art exhibitions with works we think will interest the pets."
The dog beach - specially created alongside a local lake - comes complete with dog friendly beach chairs and sun chairs.
"One important thing is the dogs are allowed to run freely without a leash on the premises. And they can bark to their heart's desire because we have no direct neighbours," added the spokesperson.
Pets are ferried by a 40-seat Club-class shuttle bus cruiser from special bus stops. Each pet has their own private booth with soft rugs, air conditioning and soothing piped classical music.