Dog Friendly Paris

Perhaps a starter would be to try Booking.com, typing in pet friendly as a filter and your dates.

Your hotel reception desk may be able to suggest dog-friendly restaurants, too.

There is a website called bringfido.com where you can search for pet-friendly hotels. https://www.bringfido.com/lodging/city/paris_fr/? might be a good place to start your search. How big is your dog? I know of a pet-friendly hotel in the 9th arrondissement with no pet fee that might be what you consider budget but big dogs are not permitted. It's Hotel Touraine Opera.

Eve,
We have been living in Italy with our large dog since August. And have done a fair amount of traveling with him. In October we did a two week trip to France; Beaune, Normandy, Loire, and Chamonix. We mostly used Booking.com app. Click on filter, then facilities, more, then pet friendly. I believe VRBO also has a pet filter. On AIRBNB, could never figure out a filter for pets. The filter eliminates some options but still gives you lots of choices. When you end up back at the original search screen filters seem to reset. So Before booking, check property policies, confirm it is pet friendly. Some say pets allowed, charges may apply, some say pets allowed on request. I always email the hotel to confirm and ask if there is a charge. Or I book refundable room, and in comments advise about our dog, and almost always get a cheery of course. We’ve found the price ranges from 0-10€ per night or maybe 15€ for stay.

I’ll pm you link to our dog’s blog with helpful info.

Both France and Italy are extremely dog friendly. Dogs are allowed on trains, metro, and most other public transportation as well as most restaurants. You need to have a muzzle available, or have dog in carrier. Make sure you bring enough poop bags. Where we live there are poop bag dispensers all over, but when traveling, it’s very hit and miss.

You can’t bring dog food (considered a meat), so find a comparable dog food that you could have delivered (Amazon) before your arrival, depending on where you stay.

You will also need to do your research on both airline and France requirements for importing a dog.

Dogs are allowed on trains, metro, and most other public transportation as well as most restaurants.

As far as taking a dog to a restaurant, it is often OK but I would always ask, never assume.

Small dogs, under 45 cm, are allowed on the trains, métro, bus, and tramway if they remain in a carrier. Larger dogs must be muzzled and on a leash. Larger dogs must also have a valid child´s ticket.

Thanks to everyone for the tips coming in!🐶🇫🇷

Eve, are you committed to bringing the dog? The reason I ask is that I worry that the LAX to CDG flight will be extremely hard on both of you. The dog will need to stay in it’s pet carrier for 9-10 hours and unless you purchase a seat with extra legroom, you will have no space.

That’s assuming the dog is 14lbs or under. Otherwise, it’s into cargo space. Even with more legroom, it must stay in its carrier. The families I know who bring their dogs are going for several months, always a direct flight, and only Air France.

Even with extra leg room, it was a rough go for my Shih Tzu under the seat. We flew Detroit to Amsterdam, 7 hours.

Also there is a health certificate that must be obtained in advance. It has very confined time limits. I found this website to be very helpful.
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/pet-travel/!ut/p/z1/04_iUlDgggP9CCAXKAAlqEXrR-UllmWmJ5Zk5ucl5uhH6EdGmcX7-Js4GzoFG_j4e4QYGjh6uLsZ-7kEGfr7mOp76UfhV1CQHagIABWrWqU!/

I am committed to bringing my dog. She will fly as an ESA so no need for cargo or weight restriction. Thank you. I am going to meet with the vet to see if a direct flight is best or a layover to break it up.

Many airlines have recently declined to allow emotional support animals due to abuse of the system as a whole. I would make triply sure your carrier and your ticket will allow it before booking. And I'd get it in writing.

"She will fly as an ESA so no need for cargo or weight restriction."
Following up on PharmerPhil, please make sure that you check in with the airlines that you are considering. If your dog is large, there are size restrictions for ESAs on certain airlines. I was recently on a flight to Florida flown by a US-based carrier that tightened up its rules and there was the possibility of two emotional support animals on the airplane. One was let on and sat one row in front of me and the other was not allowed on because the airline staff said that it was too big and would "protrude" when seated at the feet of its human. Also, the ESA concept is not really accepted by non-US carriers, for example, British Airways, so that may limit your choice of airlines. Finally, you may need to do a layover because at least one airline that I know of does not permit ESAs on flights longer than 8 hours.

She will fly as an ESA so no need for cargo or weight restriction.

The rules for ESA in France vary significantly from those of the USA. There is qualifying paperwork required, both for you and for your dog. You may want to contact the nearest French consulate and inquire about the law of 11 February 2005 for the Equality and Rights of handicapped individuals: loi du 11 février 2005 pour l'égalité des droits et des chances, la participation et la citoyenneté des personnes handicapées

My sister is very allergic to dogs and cats. If a passenger with an accompanying emotional support dog is close by, she would have a very difficult time on a long haul flight. How is this dealt with by the airline?

Paris is extraordinarily dog-friendly. But you need to first figure out what you need to do to get your dog in compliance with French requirements for bringing him/her into the country. Then you need to figure out what your chosen airline will allow. Only then should you start worrying about finding pet-friendly lodging.

We are wandering far afield from the original question but despite that, I thought I would link to a thread that may be of interest for your travels: https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/france/traveling-in-france-with-a-dog