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The dog owner asks what a day of care costs, what daycare costs and how late a booking can be cancelled. These decide 50 points out of a hundred.
Basic metrics · 66.4
+ Prices are online (hotel 40 €/night, peak season 50 €, day care 25 €, feeding 3-7 € depending on size)
Basic metrics: 66.4, rank 3 · ▲ 2 places
Basic metrics · 64.8
+ Prices are online (weekday 51 €/night, weekend 159 €, public holiday 71 €) and the cancellation terms are stated
Basic metrics: 64.8, rank 4 · ▲ 2 places
– Day care price: The front page and price list only have 24-hour care, weekend care and a pick-up service. Day care is not priced.
Basic metrics · 74.2
+ The hotel's prices are presented in a detailed table for nights 1-7 (standard 93-470 € and loyalty-customer VIP 73-440 €), plus a family's extra dog -30 per cent
Basic metrics: 74.2, rank 1 · ▼ 2 places
Basic metrics · 64.5
+ Prices are online: hotel day €80, day care €40, activity day €36, play day €15, the family's additional dogs 50 percent off
Basic metrics: 64.5, rank 5 · ▲ 1 place
Basic metrics · 67.6
+ Prices and packages for daycare and dog hotel are online in euros (daycare €40-55/day, hotel €70-80/night, 10-visit card €360)
Basic metrics: 67.6, rank 2 · ▼ 3 places
– Hotel price per night: The hotel price is behind the Hotel tab on the front page, which the automatic reader does not open, so it cannot be verified with a quotation.
The buying motives of these services could not be checked; the reason is shown for each one. They are not on the list as poor performers but as unscored. The result of the basic metrics is shown for comparison.
+ Vaccination requirement is clearly stated (vaccinations must be up to date, the dog must not be aggressive)
– The site is not in use: dogdistrict.fi shows Wix's "Reconnect Your Domain" page, and the domain is not connected to a site.
Basic metrics: 52.4, rank 6 (for comparison only)
Weights are fixed. All companies are measured on the same scale. Read the full methodology.
| Buying motive | What is measured | Scale | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hotel day price QUESTIONWhat does a 24-hour dog boarding period cost? | Cheapest published price of a dog hotel day, weekday, first dog. | €40 or less = 100 points, €100 or more = 0, in between directly proportional. | 26 p |
| Daycare price QUESTIONWhat does a day of dog daycare cost? | Price of a single day of full-day dog care without a multi-visit card. | 25 € or less = 100 points, 60 € or more = 0, directly proportional in between. | 14 p |
| Cancellation period QUESTIONHow late can a hotel booking be cancelled free of charge? | How many days before the start of treatment a hotel booking can be cancelled free of charge. | 1 day or fewer = 100 points, 28 days or more = 0, in between directly proportional. | 10 p |
| Basic metrics | Digital quality, transparency, reachability and AI quality score | Basic metrics × 0.5 | 50 p |
We scored 6 dog boarding kennels and dog hotels on 20 metrics. The key question: is the price of care per night and per day visible online, or is it only found out by calling?
Choosing a dog daycare or dog hotel is a matter of trust: the dog is left in an unfamiliar place for a day or a holiday, and the quality of care is decisive. We compared six consumer-oriented dog daycares by how openly each states prices, facilities, staff experience and health requirements online before you need to get in touch. The pool is weighted toward the Helsinki metropolitan area and southern Finland, because the sector is local small-business activity.
Treatment prices shown publicly (daily or per-day rate) (30), facilities and dog exercise described (15), staff training or experience stated (15), a place can be booked or availability asked online (10), vaccination and health requirements stated (10), business ID (Y-tunnus) shown (10), independent review source shown (10)
Transparency is 30% of the basic metrics, i.e. 15% of the total points · these metrics make up its 100 points · the full formula and the other pillars
How to read the comparison correctly: Half of the points come from buyer's questions, i.e. things the buyer finds out before deciding. The other half measures how openly the company publishes its prices, terms and contact details. Clear differences in points indicate a genuine difference: one tells you the price immediately, another only after logging in. Close scores should not be read as a ranking order, because every measurement has a margin of variation. The measurement accuracy and the full calculation formula are open in the methodology.
Customer experience is brought into the assessment separately. We also collect customer feedback and customer experiences about companies through separate surveys. The survey results will be added to the overall assessment later.
Who is on the list? Dog care centres and dog hotels offering day care and full board for dogs to consumers that have their own live website. The pool is weighted towards the capital region and southern Finland (Helsinki, Vantaa, Espoo, Nurmijärvi, Porvoo, Lahti), because the sector is local small-business activity. The comparison does not tell which care centre is closest to you but how openly each states prices, facilities and care terms before contact.
Why only six? Two otherwise suitable treatment clinics were left out because the business ID (Y-tunnus) shown on their website could not be verified from the trade register. We do not publish a company whose responsible company cannot be confirmed.
Every company is measured with the same public formula: half of the points come from buyer's questions and half from basic metrics, which have four pillars: technical quality, transparency, reachability and AI quality score. Ranking cannot be bought, and you can see the origin of each point on the company's profile. Read the full methodology →
A hotel night costs about 40-95 euros in the comparison and day care about 25-55 euros. Weekends, public holidays and peak seasons raise the price at many boarding kennels, and there is often a discount for a family's second dog.
Most dog care facilities require valid vaccinations and a healthy, dewormed dog. Some also ask for an introductory visit and assess in advance the dog's suitability for group care.
A dog care facility offers supervised premises, staff and the company of other dogs. A home carer may suit a dog that does not do well in a group better. The comparison helps assess how openly each facility describes its operations.
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