--- title: "Best Friends Pet Hotel — Atlanta, GA" url: "https://dogsaway.co/atlanta-ga/best-friends-pet-hotel/" updated: "2026-09-08" data_pulled: "2026-07-07" census_at: "2026-09-08" source: "Dogs Away — public Google Business profile (identity, rating) + Dogs Away disclosure census of the facility's own website" license: "All rights reserved. Read and cite freely. No bulk copying. (https://dogsaway.co/terms/)" attribution: "Source: Dogs Away (dogsaway.co)" --- # Best Friends Pet Hotel Pet boarding service in Marietta, GA — part of the Dogs Away index of dog boarding and daycare in Atlanta, GA (https://dogsaway.co/atlanta-ga/). **★4.2 from 245 Google reviews, Dogs Away score 8.5/10.** The Dogs Away score is a Bayesian-adjusted Google rating on a 0–10 scale (prior weight 25 reviews at the 4.669 network mean). ## Facts - **Services:** boarding, daycare, grooming, sitting - **Address:** 1087 Johnson Ferry Rd, Marietta, GA 30068 - **Phone:** (470) 574-4022 - **Website:** http://bestfriendspetcare.com/locations/marietta?utm_source=google_my_business&utm_medium=organic - **Google Maps profile (verify):** https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Best%20Friends%20Pet%20Hotel&query_place_id=ChIJqRRTq6MN9YgRjzzWR-ht0_E ## Hours | Day | Hours | | --- | --- | | Monday | 8 AM–6 PM | | Tuesday | 8 AM–6 PM | | Wednesday | 8 AM–6 PM | | Thursday | 8 AM–6 PM | | Friday | 8 AM–6 PM | | Saturday | 9 AM–4 PM | | Sunday | 12–4 PM | ## Booking terms, safety and care - **Checkout time:** Checkout is by noon on the departure day — facility's words: "Checkout time is by noon on the departure day." (https://bestfriendspetcare.com/faqs/) - **Minimum age (months):** Minimum boarding age for dogs is 4 months — facility's words: "our minimum boarding age for dogs is 4 months." (https://bestfriendspetcare.com/faqs/) - **Senior dogs:** Senior dogs are always welcome — facility's words: "Senior dogs are always welcome." (https://bestfriendspetcare.com/faqs/) - **Updates during a stay:** Sends a report card home with each boarding pet — facility's words: "we will still let you know how they did with a Report Card that we send home with them." (https://bestfriendspetcare.com/faqs/) - **Cancellation:** Non-Disney locations ask at least 72 hours advance cancellation — facility's words: "Other locations: We ask that you give as much notice as possible but at least 72 hours advance cancellation of the scheduled arrival date." (https://bestfriendspetcare.com/faqs/) - **Fire & emergency protection:** Centers monitored for smoke, fire and security; each has an evacuation plan — facility's words: "each location has specific emergency management plans and a property evacuation plan. … Our centers are monitored with emergency response systems for heating, cooling, smoke, fire and security" (https://bestfriendspetcare.com/faqs/) ## For travelers - **ATL** (Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta): 23.1 miles, straight line - **Weekday hours span:** 8 AM to 6 PM - **Open Sunday:** yes Hours from the public business profile; drop-off and pick-up windows can be narrower. ## Published rates No rate published on their website as of July 7, 2026. ## Disclosure record Publishes 8 of 27 checked policies on its own website (census September 8, 2026). "Not published" is a fact about the website on that date, not a claim about the facility's practice. ### Admission requirements - **Vaccinations required:** Not published on their website as of September 8, 2026 - **Bordetella lead time:** Not published on their website as of September 8, 2026 - **Fecal / parasite test:** Not published on their website as of September 8, 2026 - **Spay / neuter:** Not required > “Do dogs need to be spayed or neutered? We don’t require that our boarding dogs be spayed or neutered. However, if you have multiple dogs, boarding in the same suite, they will need to be spayed/neutered.” — https://bestfriendspetcare.com/faqs/ - **Temperament evaluation:** Not published on their website as of September 8, 2026 - **Vaccination records:** Not published on their website as of September 8, 2026 ### Operations - **Staff on site overnight:** No — nobody is on site overnight > “We do not have staff members on site overnight, except at our Walt Disney World location.” — https://bestfriendspetcare.com/faqs/ - **Staff-to-dog ratio:** Not published on their website as of September 8, 2026 - **Maximum playgroup size:** Not published on their website as of September 8, 2026 - **Staff certification:** Not published on their website as of September 8, 2026 - **Play model:** Not published on their website as of September 8, 2026 - **Groups separated by:** Not published on their website as of September 8, 2026 - **Time out of their room:** Not published on their website as of September 8, 2026 - **Solo care for dogs who skip group play:** Offered > “While your dog stays with us he/she will take part in either group or individual play based on temperament and your request.” — https://bestfriendspetcare.com/faqs/ - **Housing:** Crate free > “All centers are crate-free, clean, and climate-controlled to ensure every pet s comfort throughout their stay.” — https://bestfriendspetcare.com/locations/marietta/?utm_source=google_my_business&utm_medium=organic - **Outdoor access:** Not published on their website as of September 8, 2026 - **Capacity:** Not published on their website as of September 8, 2026 - **Climate control:** Climate-controlled > “All centers are crate-free, clean, and climate-controlled to ensure every pet s comfort throughout their stay.” — https://bestfriendspetcare.com/locations/marietta/?utm_source=google_my_business&utm_medium=organic - **Live cameras for owners:** Not published on their website as of September 8, 2026 - **Photo / report-card updates:** Yes > “If you miss them on camera, we will still let you know how they did with a Report Card that we send home with them.” — https://bestfriendspetcare.com/faqs/ - **Tours:** Tours by appointment > “We offer tours of all of our centers. If you are interested in learning more about the tours and setting one up, visit our Book a Tour page” — https://bestfriendspetcare.com/faqs/ - **Injury / fight policy:** Not published on their website as of September 8, 2026 - **Veterinary access:** Not published on their website as of September 8, 2026 - **Administers medication:** Not published on their website as of September 8, 2026 - **Feeding:** House food by default > “Our planned premium meal program at each of our pet care centers consists of precisely portioned feedings of high-quality, natural* nutrition dog food from Wellness Pet Food®.” — https://bestfriendspetcare.com/faqs/ - **Availability:** Not published on their website as of September 8, 2026 - **Online booking:** Not published on their website as of September 8, 2026 ## Licensing Georgia licenses and inspects dog boarding kennels. The Georgia Animal Protection Act (O.C.G.A. § 4-11-1 et seq.) makes it a misdemeanor to operate a kennel without a valid license from the Commissioner of Agriculture, and a 'kennel' is any establishment, other than an animal shelter, where dogs or cats are maintained for boarding, holding, training, or similar purposes for a fee. The Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) Companion Animal Program administers the license. The fee is set by rule on holding capacity — $100 for up to 20 pets, $200 for 21–40, $300 for 41–80, $400 for more than 80 — the license runs one year from issue, expires twelve months after the issue date, and a late renewal carries a penalty of 100 percent of the fee that GDA says it cannot waive by law. GDA's application process includes a pre-inspection visit by an inspector before the license issues, and the Act (§ 4-11-9) and rule 40-13-13-.03 authorise entry 'at any time', unannounced, at whatever frequency the Commissioner deems appropriate. Minimum standards are in Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 40-13-13. Veterinary hospitals operated by a licensed veterinarian for their customary purposes are not kennels under the Act. GDA publishes a license look-up (Kelly Solutions) for kennels, pet dealers and shelters; no downloadable, machine-readable licensee list was found, so Atlanta is Tier B, not Tier A. Fulton County adds a $150 special permit for premises with four or more dogs, from which commercial kennels holding a business license are exempt on the fee; that is a county instrument and was not joined to facility records. Market licensing detail: https://dogsaway.co/atlanta-ga/ ## How to cite Best Friends Pet Hotel, Marietta, GA. Dogs Away, https://dogsaway.co/atlanta-ga/best-friends-pet-hotel/ (census September 8, 2026; listing data July 7, 2026). Source: Dogs Away (dogsaway.co). Read or cite this one record with a link. Do not bulk copy, scrape or rebuild the directory. 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