Animal Inn Pet Resort & Spa 8611 34th Street North, Lake Elmo, MN 55042

"Our dog LOVES the Animal Inn Resort! He has stayed there on two occasions (once for 10 nights and another for 2 nights). Both times, he’s come home happy, clean, and clearly well-loved. In fact, he might have more fun there than he does on a regular day at home. Haha. We appreciated getting daily updates and pictures. This is definitely our go-to place for boarding, and we don’t feel guilty leaving him behind!"

"I’ve been taking my dogs here for about a year now, only for boarding because one of my dogs is rather anti social. The staff is always so kind and helpful, whether it be in person or on the phone. We recently had to drop the dogs off right when it opened to make it to a flight on time, and when we got there we were told it might be a bit to take the dogs back because they had staff running between both buildings. As soon as I mentioned we needed to catch a flight, she hopped on the radio and called over someone to help us right away. No one seemed put off or upset about the rush and they were still incredibly kind and helpful. I love the little report cards they give us about the dogs too. I won’t go anywhere else for boarding - this place is fantastic!"

"This is the only place I trust with my dog. She loves the staff per her report card and they love her right back. She loves playing with the other dogs. When we go away we have no worries. ( The extra drive is worth it.)"

"We’ve been sending our nervous, reactive, ten-year-old rescue pup here since 2019 and always have such an amazing experience with boarding and grooming. All the staff treat us and our pup with patience, kindness and respect and we have no hesitation when it comes to dropping her off for her stay. She loves the staff and is so excited when we pull into the parking lot. Thanks to all for taking such great care of our Romy!"

"I brought my cat, Linus here to stay for a weekend while I was out of town for a trip. Lodging is a bit more expensive than some other places but I picked this place because the reviews seemed good and it says that cats get an actual room whereas there is other lodging where they are in a kennel/cage. I don’t know exactly what the room he was staying in looked like or how big it is since I wasn’t offered a tour and the website doesn’t show photos of the rooms. I wish I didn’t have to pay extra for playtime for my cat… it makes me wonder if he got any human interaction at all during his stay other than feeding times. I did call to check up on my cat but I had to leave a voicemail and it took them 5 hours to give me a call back and it felt kind of rushed. The staff lady that checked us in was a bit rushed it felt so I didn’t feel too reassured about leaving my fur baby there, but when I picked up, the staff lady at pickup was super friendly. I do wish they would’ve taken more photos and sent them to me, and it would have been nice to have gotten a paper or an email recapping his stay with more details on how he did and what he did. Overall, I’m not upset or anything… I do believe he was well taken care of and I am grateful that he had a nice play to stay over the weekend. I just hope that you take my suggestions into consideration and maybe include an overview/summary letter or email at the end of pet’s stays including photos; and maybe include photos of what the lodging rooms look like on the website. Thanks again! I do hope to come back someday should I ever need a place for my cat to stay overnight."