Traveling with pets: A top 10 list of hotels with creature comforts

American hotels and resorts increasingly are putting on the dog for guests who vacation with pets, says travel website TripAdvisor, which has created a list of its top 10 picks for pet-friendly resorts in the U.S.

The list features properties that rate highly with TripAdvisor readers and includes city lodgings and beach resorts.

Among the properties listed: a New York City hotel that offers the services of a dog psychic, a Massachusetts lodge that has concierge services that include dog walking and a Carmel inn that features nightly “Yappy Hour” cocktail parties.

TripAdvisor, which surveyed readers about traveling with animals, says that 44% have taken their pets on the road in the last 12 months and 47% plan to do so in the coming year.

“TripAdvisor’s survey shows that for 22% of pet-owners, finding quality pet-friendly accommodations is the most frustrating aspect of traveling with their animals,” said Karen Drake, a representative. “While some accommodation options may be off-limits, there are countless fantastic properties which extend a warm welcome to four-legged companions.”

West Coast hotels that made TripAdvisor’s top 10 list include Oregon’s Hotel Monaco Portland, (888) 207-2201, where travelers can pick up a map of pet-friendly local breweries (one even offers a doggie beer); and two Carmel hotels, the Cypress Inn, which has nightly meet-and-greet happy hour sessions fordogs and their owners, (800) 443-7443, and the Carmel Country Inn, (800) 215-6343, where unlimited dog biscuits are always available in the hotel kitchen.

Others in the top 10:

Affinia Dumont, which offers a pet psychic, New York City; Ocean Park Resort, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Palomar Washington DC; Laughing Horse Lodge, Port Aransas, Texas; The Paw House Inn, West Rutland, Vt.; La Quinta Inn & Suites, Valdosta, Ga.; and Hotel Marlowe, Cambridge, Mass., which has a concierge to walk dogs.