The problem I have with this book is that it is a directory of AA inspected premises which claim to be pet-friendly, but the properties do not seem to have been independently accessed by the AA in terms of pet-friendliness. I resent that some of the hotels in particular have excessive or hidden charges for dogs and/or draconian terms and conditions relating to pets (some even have a weight limit on the dogs they are prepared to tolerate!). As a responsible dog owner myself, I accept that accommodation which makes a reasonable charge for dogs can still be described as pet-friendly, but I believe that quite a few of the entries do not make any effort to be pet-friendly at all and are just trying to gain the benefit of cheap advertising. I suppose the guide is a good starting point for finding accommodation, but it is a pity that the true pet-friendly places get lost amongst the rest. The AA should in the future inspect and grade the premises in terms of how pet-friendly they are, and then perhaps dog owners would not be left to do a lot of the legwork themselves.