Monday, October 12, 2009

Quail Park Lodge's Retro Lobby Celebrates Dogs
Quail Park Lodge Offers Dog Lovers the Ultimate Volunteer Vacation with “Puppy Therapy” Package
Spend your day helping out at nearby Best Friends Animal Society’s Sanctuary, then retire to retro-chic comfort for a doggy slumber party
KANAB, Utah.—(October 12, 2009)—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 Society; 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 May 2009. 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 Society, and bring a shelter dog “home” for the night to help the Society begin to socialize dogs for adoption—and provide these animals some always-needed love.

The “Puppy Therapy” package is priced at $79 for a double room and $99 for a suite, per night. Quail Park Lodge will provide:
  • Gift certificate for local pizza delivery (a $25 value) as well as sodas, so guests can spend as much time with their new best friend as possible.
  • A selection of assorted doggy snacks and treats.
  • Before their stay ends, guests will also receive a keepsake frame and Polaroid of them with their puppy pal.

To receive the package, guests should enter “PUPPY” during online checkout. “Puppy Therapy” is available November 1, 2009, through April 30, 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 (seasonal)
  • Fresh fruit, pastries and coffee each morning in the lobby
  • Complimentary computer, printer and internet access
  • Plush pillow-top mattresses, hypoallergenic comforters, 300-thread count, triple-sheeted linens, and four pillows (two soft, two firm)
  • In-room IPod/MP3 player docking stations, wireless internet connection, a refrigerator and a microwave
  • Spa-quality personal-care amenities
  • 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 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 May of 2009. 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 (Hwy 89) in Kanab, Utah. For more information on Quail Park Lodge, visit quailparkLodge.com or call (435) 644-8700. For more information on Grape Leaf Hospitality, visit glhospitality.com.

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Happy Tails!

Media Contact: Kelsey Simmons
Randall PR / (206) 624-5757

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