Park Lodge Offers Dog Lovers the Ultimate Volunteer Vacation with “Puppy Therapy” Package

 KANAB, Utah — May 17, 2010—Scenic southern Utah’s Quail Park Lodge, an upscale homage to the iconic roadside lodges that sheltered Western road-trippers in the 1960s, is now offering a “Puppy Therapy” package, sure to delight any dog lover seeking an experiential vacation.  Guests visiting Quail Park Lodge can volunteer at the nearby Best Friends Animal Sanctuary; then bring a canine pal back with them that night for a doggy sleepover.

First opened in 1963, Quail Park Lodge was purchased by Matt Walters in 2008 and underwent a full remodel, completed in April 2010.  Recently voted as one of America’s best budget hotels by AOL Travel, the new Quail Park Lodge embraces its original retro, roadside lodge aesthetic while adding a full range of amenities for the modern traveler—and his new “best friend.”

Guests who choose the “Puppy Therapy” package can volunteer at the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, and bring a shelter dog “home” for the night to help the Sanctuary begin to socialize dogs for adoption—and provide these animals some always-needed love. 

The “Puppy Therapy” package is priced at $99 single and $129 double, per night - one night only.

 Quail Park Lodge will provide:

•          Choice of deluxe room
•          Continental Breakfast
•           $20 Dining voucher at Spur’s Grill ($40 for 2 people)
•           Doggy snacks and treats.
•           Guests will also receive a Polaroid of them with their puppy pal.

To receive the package, guests should enter promo code “PUPPY” during online reservation process. “Puppy Therapy” is available June 1, 2010, through October 31, 2010.

Matt Walters explains why he believes in “Puppy Therapy,” “Best Friends Animal Society is a neighbor that has over 20,000 visitors and volunteers visiting a year! - We definitely are dog-friendly and with this package we hope we can be part of their unique experience at the animal sanctuary.”

Guests continually express their delight at volunteering at Best Friends, “It was amazing!  We had no idea about all the great work Best Friends does and bringing home a dog for a doggy sleepover was the highlight of my daughter and my vacation.”

The 13-room, boutique-style Quail Park Lodge offers guests and their four-pawed pals a complete vacation experience with:

• A perfect, central location between the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, Lake Powell, Bryce Canyon and Zion    National Park
• Classic cruiser bicycles for touring downtown Kanab
• An outdoor swimming pool and outdoor lounging area
• Fresh fruit, pastries and coffee each morning in the lobby
• Complimentary computer, printer and internet access
• Plush beds, hypoallergenic comforters, 300-thread count, triple-sheeted linens, and four pillows
• In-room IPod/MP3 player docking stations, DVD/CD players, wireless internet connection, a refrigerator and a microwave
• Spa-quality personal-care amenities and bathrobes
• A dog-friendly policy

Since its founding in 1984, Best Friends Animal Society has been guided by a simple vision rooted in caring and compassion.  For more than two decades, it has assisted animals in need, focusing on those that are injured or abandoned, have special needs or are considered unadoptable by others.  The attention gained by its hit television serious ‘Dog Town’ on the National Geographic Channel has further helped awareness and their cause.

The heart of the organization’s work is the Best Friends sanctuary: 3,700 acres devoted to 1,700 homeless pets and surrounded by an additional 30,000 acres of federal land which Best Friends uses as a wildlife refuge.  A leader in the “no-kill” movement, Best Friends works with animal shelters and rescue groups nationally and internationally to bring about a time when there will be no more homeless pets.

Quail Park Lodge, a member of Grape Leaf Hospitality, originally opened in 1963.  Owner Matt Walters purchased this charming, roadside property in 2008 and oversaw a full remodel, completed in April of 2010.  The remodel embraces Quail Park Lodge’s retro Americana, roadside-Lodge aesthetic while adding a full range of modern amenities.  

Centrally located between the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, Lake Powell, Bryce Canyon and Zion National Park, Quail Park Lodge is the ideal getaway in picturesque southern Utah.

The Lodge is located at 125 North 300 West  in Kanab, Utah.

For more information on Quail Park Lodge, visit quailparklodge.com or call (435) 215-1447.   

For more information on Grape Leaf Hospitality, visit glhospitality.com.

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Happy Tails!