A unique pet-friendly hotel has set plans to open its second location.
Hotel for Dogs will be expanding to 409 Route 36 in Middletown, replacing the shuttered Betsy Ross Farm Market building.
The company’s flagship is located down the street at 401 Route 36.
Hotel for Dogs expects to open the second location in October, although it has not yet announced the exact opening date.
“I’ve loved animals since I was a young girl,” owner Jackie DeGroat told NJ Advance Media. “One day, I looked up and said, ‘I’m sick of being and employee, wouldn’t it be awesome if I could take my love of animals and turn it into a business,’ and almost 13 years later, here we are.”
The Monmouth County doggie social club offers boarding, daycare and grooming.
“We’re moving all of our grooming business over to the new building and making a beautiful salon,” DeGroat said. “The building has two floors so the upstairs will be a large grooming salon and the downstairs will be some retail and some training space.”
Hotel for Dogs originally opened in 2010.
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