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Home-style care · Amsterdam-Noord

Small-scale dog hotel in Amsterdam

Every dog receives the same safe and attentive standard of care. The care level only indicates how much individual support is needed. Exercise, pace, stimulation, social contact and rest are tailored to age, condition, character and what your dog shows us that day. The 90-minute walk on our website is a separate dog-walking service, not a compulsory programme for a dog boarding with us.

Our dog Tommie welcomes a small, light-coloured new guest at the home-style entrance to Dog Hotel Amsterdam
Tommie welcomes a new guest to our home-style care.
Home-styleSleeping together on ergonomic dog beds
PersonalA familiar, consistent face
ActiveExercise, pace, stimulation, social contact and rest are tailored to age, condition, character and what your dog shows us that day.
TransparentMessages and photos through the app

Choose what suits your dog

Our services at a glance

From a long walk to a multi-day stay or care connected with an international journey. Personal attention remains the starting point throughout.

CORE SERVICES

Care & travel

Start by choosing the care or travel service that best suits your dog and your schedule.

Swipe or use the arrow to view the four care and travel services.

FIRST STAY WITH US, FOR SEVERAL NIGHTS?

A relaxed introduction before a longer stay

Would you like your dog to stay with us for several nights for the first time? We first arrange a trial or settling-in day and an introductory overnight stay together. This gives us time to get to know your dog calmly during exercise, social contact, meals, relaxation and sleep. Afterwards, we discuss the care that best suits your dog. This step applies only to a longer, multi-night stay, not to dog walking or daycare.

A warm introduction, not a test: together, we look at what your dog needs to feel comfortable.

Three dogs of different sizes relax together in home-style care
A small, compatible group leaves room for company and individual rest.

A place to stay that feels like home

Personal care starts with careful observation

No two dogs are the same. We look at energy, character, habits and the need for rest. A small group gives us room to shape the day accordingly.

  • A familiar carer and a recognisable daily rhythm
  • A calm shared sleeping area with ergonomic dog beds
  • Personal attention to food and individual needs
  • Regular contact through our customer app
Learn more about day and overnight care

Activity and recovery

A day with room for adventure and rest

A rewarding day in care is not a stream of constant stimulation. We balance outdoor time, shared exploration, meals, sleep and simply having nothing to do for a while.

  1. 01
    Settle in calmly

    Arrive, make contact and become familiar with the group.

  2. 02
    Go outdoors

    Move and sniff in an environment that suits the group.

  3. 03
    Recover

    After activity, there is time for food, sleep and individual attention.

Discover day care
Dogs of different breeds play together in the water during supervised outdoor time
Out together in the water-rich landscape immediately north of Amsterdam.

Waterland · immediately north of the IJ

Amsterdam’s back garden – and in truth much more

A small group of dogs walks calmly along a path through reeds, trees and flowers in the green landscape north of Amsterdam
Green space, water and room to move together.

Waterland is often called Amsterdam’s back garden, but that hardly does the area justice. Immediately north of the IJ begins a green, water-rich world of low meadows, lakes and long ditches.

Winding dykes, small bridges, cattle, reeds, farms and old villages shape the landscape. Here we walk in the wind, beneath dramatic skies and among countless birds. In summer people take to the water; in winter, when conditions allow, they skate.

This is the Netherlands as the world recognises it – surprisingly rural, yet very close to Amsterdam.

The familiar carer sits outside among four dogs seeking relaxed contact
A familiar face, including during quiet moments.

Messages received personally from clients

Trust grows from personal experience

We regularly receive positive messages from clients. On our own page, we bring together recurring themes from those messages without names, private details or a public review system.

Choose how you would like to begin

For an initial general question, an email is enough. You do not yet need to provide your name, full address, place of residence or telephone number. Choose email to discuss things first; request account access when you are ready to proceed or log in if you are already a client.

Why aren’t rates published publicly on the website? We do not publish amounts on the open internet. As soon as your account is created, you can view the current rates. Before ‘Submit Request’, you can also see the ‘Estimated Total/Estimated Cost’. After registration, we contact you personally. Our assessment determines which care suits your dog and whether a place is available. Only our confirmation turns the request into a booking and fixes the amount agreed at confirmation. Any later paid change takes place only under arrangements shown in advance and expressly accepted.

Frequently asked questions

Well prepared for care

Two dogs rest calmly beside one another in home-style care
Clarity beforehand creates calm during the stay.

If your question is not answered here, feel free to email us.

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Is Dog Hotel Amsterdam small-scale?

Yes. Care is provided in an intentionally small-scale, home-style setting, with personal attention and a familiar carer.

How do I enquire about availability?

First choose whether you would like to discuss your needs by email, request an account or log in as an existing client. We will contact you personally and assess your dog, their care needs, suitability for the group and our capacity. A request becomes a booking only after we have confirmed it.

Why aren’t rates published publicly on the website?

We do not publish amounts on the open internet. As soon as your account is created, you can view the current rates. Before ‘Submit Request’, you can also see the ‘Estimated Total/Estimated Cost’. After registration, we contact you personally. Our assessment determines which care suits your dog and whether a place is available. Only our confirmation turns the request into a booking and fixes the amount agreed at confirmation. Any later paid change takes place only under arrangements shown in advance and expressly accepted.

How do introductions, drop-off and pick-up work?

The accommodation is the dogs’ daily living and sleeping environment, not a reception area. Unfamiliar voices, scents and movement can disrupt their calm and familiar routine. We therefore do not offer indoor tours. You will, however, get a clear view through genuine photos of dogs in our care, personal app updates, the introductory meeting and our follow-up discussion.

Before you arrive, you will receive all practical information about drop-off and pick-up. At the agreed arrival time, we meet you and your dog outside, in front of our dog hotel. If it suits your dog, they will meet a few compatible dogs from the group there and we will begin with a relaxed walk in green surroundings. If an individual or on-lead walk is safer, we adapt the introduction accordingly. Getting acquainted & trust.

What health, behaviour and safety information should I share when applying?

Before confirmation, share all relevant information, including vaccination status, parasite prevention, allergies, food, medication, health, behaviour, previous incidents, escape risk and whether your dog is intact or in season. We then assess individually what can be offered safely and responsibly; complete information is essential for a suitable decision.

What are the drop-off and collection times?

There is no walk-in access. Drop-off and collection times are agreed in advance for each confirmed booking, so the handover and the dogs’ daily rhythm can remain calm. Follow the confirmed time and report a delay as early as possible.

What arrangements apply in an emergency?

The procedure is agreed individually before confirmation using current contact, emergency-contact, veterinary and medical details. Before booking, ask which permissions, arrangements and possible external costs apply to your dog; we do not make general assumptions about this. Liability and insurance conditions must likewise be checked individually before confirmation; we do not assume that particular cover applies.

When are a trial or settling-in day and first overnight stay relevant?

We meet you and your dog outside, in front of our dog hotel. There, we calmly get acquainted and discuss your dog’s habits and any important details. When it suits your dog, they will meet a few compatible dogs from the group outside. We then generally begin with a relaxed walk in green surroundings, together with suitable pack mates or individually if that is safer. This allows us to carefully observe your dog’s body language and need for distance, movement and guidance. Your regular point of contact then continues to help your dog settle in. Before a first longer stay of several nights, we schedule a trial/familiarisation day and an introductory overnight stay.

The trial or settling-in day and the first introductory overnight stay both fall under Special, unless a care need known in advance requires Extra Care. We then agree the care level for a future stay.

Personal contact

Tell us what your dog needs

Include the dates you need, age, breed, character and any individual needs. That allows us to respond specifically.