--- title: "Pooch Hotel Newton — Boston, MA" url: "https://dogsaway.co/boston-ma/pooch-hotel-newton/" updated: "2026-10-20" data_pulled: "2026-10-20" census_at: "2026-10-20" 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)" --- # Pooch Hotel Newton Pet boarding service in Newton, MA — part of the Dogs Away index of dog boarding and daycare in Boston, MA (https://dogsaway.co/boston-ma/). **★4.4 from 448 Google reviews, Dogs Away score 8.8/10.** 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, grooming, sitting - **Address:** 285 Newtonville Ave, Newton, MA 02460 - **Phone:** (617) 271-8352 - **Website:** https://www.poochresorts.com/locations/newton?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=organic&y_source=1_NDc1NzY5ODEtNzE1LWxvY2F0aW9uLndlYnNpdGU%3D - **Google Maps profile (verify):** https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Pooch%20Hotel%20Newton&query_place_id=ChIJZ163UJmC44kR4fkIjGnmLUs ## Hours | Day | Hours | | --- | --- | | Monday | 7 AM–7 PM | | Tuesday | 7 AM–7 PM | | Wednesday | 7 AM–7 PM | | Thursday | 7 AM–7 PM | | Friday | 7 AM–7 PM | | Saturday | 9 AM–5 PM | | Sunday | 9–11 AM, 4–7 PM | ## Booking terms, safety and care - **Unaltered dogs & females in heat:** Intact dogs may stay (not females in heat) but skip group play after 7 months; they get Personal Play — facility's words: "Dogs who are intact (not spayed/neutered) will be allowed to stay at our hotels (with the exception of females while they are actively in heat). However, they will not be able to participate in group play with other guests if they are over 7 months of age." (https://www.poochresorts.com/health-requirements) - **Collars:** Prong and choke collars are not permitted while in care — facility's words: "Please remove any prong or choke collars prior to dropping off your pet. For the safety of our team and guests, we do not permit dogs to wear this type of collar while in our care" (https://www.poochresorts.com/policies) - **Cancellation:** Two-night deposit is refundable only if cancelled more than 7 days before the stay — facility's words: "The two-night deposit is only refundable if reservations are canceled prior to seven (7) days before the reservation start date." (https://www.poochresorts.com/policies) - **Minimum age (months):** Puppies can join after their first round of adult shots, generally at 12 weeks — facility's words: "It is generally recommended that puppies get their first round of “adult” shots at 12 weeks and once this first round is completed we are happy to have them join us at the hotel" (https://www.poochresorts.com/faqs) ## For travelers - **BOS** (Boston Logan): 9.7 miles, straight line - **Weekday hours span:** 7 AM to 7 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 October 20, 2026. ## Disclosure record Publishes 9 of 27 checked policies on its own website (census October 20, 2026). "Not published" is a fact about the website on that date, not a claim about the facility's practice. ### Admission requirements - **Vaccinations required:** Required: rabies, DHPP, Bordetella, canine influenza · Not mentioned: leptospirosis > “Distemper/Parvo vaccine (one or three-year protocol) Rabies if over 4 months of age (one or three year protocol) Annual Bordetella vaccine Canine Influenza Virus “CIV” H3N2 vaccine” — https://www.poochresorts.com/health-requirements - **Bordetella lead time:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Fecal / parasite test:** Negative test required > “Please ensure your dog is current on monthly flea and tick preventatives and received an annual negative fecal test result from your veterinarian.” — https://www.poochresorts.com/health-requirements - **Spay / neuter:** Required for group play only from 7 months > “However, they will not be able to participate in group play with other guests if they are over 7 months of age.” — https://www.poochresorts.com/health-requirements - **Temperament evaluation:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Vaccination records:** Proof checked, not taken on word > “proof of the vaccines and negative fecal test, drop off paper copies of the health records at our front desk” — https://www.poochresorts.com/health-requirements ### Operations - **Staff on site overnight:** Yes — a person is on site > “All of our hotels are staffed 24 hours each day, 7 days each week so your dog is never truly alone.” — https://www.poochresorts.com/faqs - **Staff-to-dog ratio:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Maximum playgroup size:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Staff certification:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Play model:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Groups separated by:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Time out of their room:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Solo care for dogs who skip group play:** Required for some dogs > “Instead of group play, our intact guests will take part in our Personal Play program.” — https://www.poochresorts.com/health-requirements - **Housing:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Outdoor access:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Capacity:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Climate control:** Climate-controlled > “Are your hotels air-conditioned? Yes, all of our hotels are climate controlled so that they remain comfortable year-round.” — https://www.poochresorts.com/faqs - **Live cameras for owners:** Yes — described by 43 Google reviews; not stated on the facility's website as of October 20, 2026 - **Photo / report-card updates:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Tours:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Injury / fight policy:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Veterinary access:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Administers medication:** Yes, except injectables > “We’re able to provide medication to your pet whenever he needs it. Unfortunately, at this time we are unable to administer injections.” — https://www.poochresorts.com/faqs - **Feeding:** Owner's food encouraged > “We actually encourage pet parents to bring their dog’s normal food with them when they come to the hotel.” — https://www.poochresorts.com/faqs - **Availability:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Online booking:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 ## Licensing Massachusetts requires every commercial boarding or training kennel in the Commonwealth to hold a kennel license and pass inspection before that license issues or renews. Mass. General Laws c.140 sec.137A defines 'commercial boarding or training kennel' as a facility, other than a veterinary or personal kennel, that boards, houses, trains or provides day care to a dog or dogs not owned by the kennel's owner, for consideration, and makes it unlawful to operate one without a license from the local licensing authority. That authority is municipal, not a single state office: in every Massachusetts city and town except Boston it is the city or town clerk, and in Boston, uniquely, state law names the police commissioner as the licensing authority (c.140 sec.137A/147). A licensing authority may not issue or renew a kennel license until the premises has passed inspection by an animal control officer, must set a maximum number of animals the kennel may house based on that inspection, and must inspect every licensed kennel at least once a year (c.140 sec.137C). This is a genuine, uniform, state-mandated regime, not a patchwork of local ordinances that may or may not exist depending on the town, the way Florida's county registrations do. Since 'An Act to Increase Kennel Safety' (Ollie's Law), signed 20 September 2024 and effective 19 December 2024, the regime has grown a state layer: every municipality must report its licensed kennels to the Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) annually by 1 June, and MDAR must promulgate binding minimum care, staffing-ratio, housing and safety standards for commercial boarding/training kennels by June 2026. As of the June 2025 reporting deadline, 237 of 351 municipalities had complied, reporting 1,370 licensed kennels statewide, 415 of them commercial boarding or training kennels; MDAR publishes municipality-level compliance status, not a name-and-address list of individual kennels, so there is still no public register to join to facility records the way Colorado's PACFA register is joined. Whether the City of Boston itself submitted its 2025 report, and what MDAR's June 2026 minimum-standards regulations say once finalized, were not confirmed by this search and should be re-verified before this record is trusted as current. Market licensing detail: https://dogsaway.co/boston-ma/ ## How to cite Pooch Hotel Newton, Newton, MA. Dogs Away, https://dogsaway.co/boston-ma/pooch-hotel-newton/ (census October 20, 2026; listing data October 20, 2026). Source: Dogs Away (dogsaway.co). Read or cite this one record with a link. Do not bulk copy, scrape or rebuild the directory. Terms: https://dogsaway.co/terms/ Structured data: https://dogsaway.co/api/v1/facilities/boston-ma/pooch-hotel-newton.json