At this hotel, guests are welcomed with a wagging tail or a warm lick on the face.
A dog will bound out from behind the registration desk, clad in an "Adopt Me" vest, as visitors arrive at the Aloft hotel in downtown Asheville, North Carolina, believed to be the only hotel in the United States where guests can adopt the dog that greets them when they check in.
But the hotel doesn't overwhelm road-weary travelers at this mountain tourist mecca, where people come to tour the nation's largest home, the Biltmore estate; cast a fly-fishing rod; or hoist a beer in what has been dubbed "Beer City USA." Only one adoptable dog is at the hotel at a time, and is always on a leash. Read more...
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