--- title: "Pet Castle Resort — Philadelphia, PA" url: "https://dogsaway.co/philadelphia-pa/pet-castle-resort/" 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)" --- # Pet Castle Resort Dog day care center in Langhorne, PA — part of the Dogs Away index of dog boarding and daycare in Philadelphia, PA (https://dogsaway.co/philadelphia-pa/). **★4.8 from 186 Google reviews, Dogs Away score 9.6/10.** 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:** daycare, boarding, grooming - **Address:** 600 E Lincoln Hwy, Langhorne, PA 19047 - **Phone:** (267) 568-2466 - **Website:** https://www.petcastleresort.com/ - **Google Maps profile (verify):** https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Pet%20Castle%20Resort&query_place_id=ChIJVVVl-ExSwYkRZsLDp7Pnrr4 ## Hours | Day | Hours | | --- | --- | | Monday | 6:30 AM–7 PM | | Tuesday | 6:30 AM–7 PM | | Wednesday | 6:30 AM–7 PM | | Thursday | 6:30 AM–7 PM | | Friday | 6:30 AM–7 PM | | Saturday | 8 AM–5 PM | | Sunday | 8 AM–12 PM | ## Booking terms, safety and care - **Cats:** Boards cats in a separate cat area — facility's words: "We have a separate cat area for our feline friends." (https://www.petcastleresort.com/cat-boarding/) - **Updates during a stay:** Posts to Facebook, TikTok and Instagram Monday through Saturday — facility's words: "we strongly suggest tuning into our Facebook, TikTok, or Instagram sites to see what your dog has been up to all day. We post on our social media sites Monday through Saturday." (https://www.petcastleresort.com/faqs/) ## For travelers - **PHL** (Philadelphia International): 26.8 miles, straight line - **Weekday hours span:** 6:30 AM to 7 PM - **Open Sunday:** yes Hours from the public business profile; drop-off and pick-up windows can be narrower. ## Published rates - **Overnight boarding:** $57–$70 per night (first dog, standard rate) - **Daycare:** $38 per day - **Additional dog:** 2nd dog is half price in the same room > “FULL DAYCARE RATE- $38.00 Per Day - $30.00 for sibling in the same household ... Standard room (4 feet wide by 8 feet deep) Bed & Blanket $57.00/ Per Night Deluxe room (6 feet wide by 8 feet deep) Large Bed & Blanket $63.00/ Per Night Suite With TV (7 feet wide by 9 feet deep) X tra Large Bed & Blanket $70.00/ Per Night 2nd dog is half price in the same room” Source: https://www.petcastleresort.com/boarding/ (daycare: https://www.petcastleresort.com/doggy-day-care/) — checked September 9, 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 > “All owners must present documentation of Rabies, Distemper, Bordetella, and Canine Influenza.” — https://www.petcastleresort.com/faqs/ - **Bordetella lead time:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Fecal / parasite test:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Spay / neuter:** Required from 7 months > “All dogs must be spayed/neutered if over the age of 7 months.” — https://www.petcastleresort.com/doggy-day-care/ - **Temperament evaluation:** Required before a first stay > “All dogs are required to be pre-screened through our temperament test prior to attending daycare.” — https://www.petcastleresort.com/doggy-day-care/ - **Vaccination records:** Proof checked, not taken on word > “You are responsible for providing proof of immunization every time you update vaccines.” — https://www.petcastleresort.com/doggy-day-care/ ### Operations - **Staff on site overnight:** No — nobody is on site overnight > “While staff is here by 5:30 am and leaves approximately by 10:00pm, Staff is not here around the clock.” — https://www.petcastleresort.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:** Not offered > “We do not offer individual play.” — https://www.petcastleresort.com/faqs/ - **Housing:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Outdoor access:** Indoor outdoor > “We offer indoor and outdoor play yards with plenty of space to run or relax” — https://www.petcastleresort.com/ - **Capacity:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Climate control:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Live cameras for owners:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Photo / report-card updates:** Yes — described by 6 Google reviews; not stated on the facility's website as of October 20, 2026 - **Tours:** Tours offered > “Can I come and take a tour of Pet Castle Resort? Sure! Tours are welcome Monday through Thursday between the hours of 12:00pm – 2:00pm (Sorry, no exceptions)” — https://www.petcastleresort.com/faqs/ - **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:** Oral medication only > “There is a $20.00 Flat Fee for any medication that is administered. All medication must be by pill form only” — https://www.petcastleresort.com/faqs/ - **Feeding:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Availability:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 - **Online booking:** Not published on their website as of October 20, 2026 ## Licensing Pennsylvania licenses and inspects boarding kennels statewide, and its definition of 'boarding kennel' is unusually broad: it expressly reaches daycare, not just overnight boarding. The Dog Law (Act of Dec. 7, 1982, P.L. 784, No. 225, as amended; 3 P.S. §§ 459-101 et seq. -- not yet recodified into Pa.C.S., despite the 'Title 3 Pa.C.S. Chapter 25' framing sometimes used informally) is administered by the PA Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Dog Law Enforcement. Section 102 defines a 'boarding kennel' as 'any establishment available to the general public where a dog or dogs are housed for compensation by the day, week or a specified or unspecified time,' and separately extends the term to 'any establishment available to the general public that, for consideration, takes control of a dog from the owner for a portion of a day for the purposes of exercise, day care or entertainment of the dog' -- explicitly excluding only 'an establishment engaged only in dog grooming or dog training.' A kennel license is required to operate (Section 207(a.1)(1)); operating without one is a summary/misdemeanor offense and can draw a civil penalty of $1,000-$5,000 per day (Sections 207(a.1)(7), 207(a.2), 903). The Bureau inspects every licensed kennel at least twice per calendar year (Section 218(a)) and is separately authorized to inspect unlicensed establishments operating as a kennel. Boarding kennel license fees are capacity-based: Class I (1-10 dogs at a time) $125/year, Class II (11-25 dogs) $200/year, Class III (26+ dogs) $325/year (Section 206(a)(5)); licenses expire December 31 and must be renewed by January 1. Crucially, the Bureau publishes a live, public Kennel Inspections Search (pda.pa.gov) that can be filtered by county, city, kennel type and name, returning license number, current status (Open / Closed - Voluntarily / Pending Inspection), license class and a per-record inspection history with downloadable PDF reports going back roughly eight years. This is a real, joinable register -- not just a lookup that returns one record at a time and not a bulk CSV/API export, but a complete, filterable result set we retrieved and matched against every Philadelphia facility in this index by name and street address. 16 of the 25 curated Philadelphia facilities matched an Open PA kennel license; 1 (Dog School) matched five license records, every one 'Closed - Voluntarily', which corroborates that operator's own site statement that it is 'permanently closed as of 5/23/26'; 8 facilities produced no match under the names searched. A separate note on Philadelphia specifically: the Dog Law's only historical carve-out for cities of the first class (Philadelphia is Pennsylvania's sole city of that class) is Section 1201(a), and it is narrowly scoped to individual dog licensing and dog-caused-damage payments -- the reason ACCT Philly, not the state, issues per-dog licenses in the city. A parallel carve-out for kennels in first- and second-class cities, former Section 208, was deleted by amendment in 1996. Nothing in the current Dog Law exempts Philadelphia kennels from state licensing or inspection, and the search results above -- current, Open Philadelphia licenses with 2026 inspection dates -- confirm the state regime is actively applied inside the city. Market licensing detail: https://dogsaway.co/philadelphia-pa/ ## How to cite Pet Castle Resort, Langhorne, PA. Dogs Away, https://dogsaway.co/philadelphia-pa/pet-castle-resort/ (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/philadelphia-pa/pet-castle-resort.json