Singapore, five-star hotel for pets

The avenues for the tertiary sector are endless and the latest proof – if any were ever needed – is the new super-luxury hotel for pets that has recently opened in Singapore. The global economic recession hasn't spared even the rich Asian city-state, which however doesn't give up on distinguishing itself in the ostentation of the superfluous. Located in a bungalow in the diplomatic quarter, the hotel offers to dogs and cats - kept strictly separate - air-conditioned suites, spa services and gourmet menus. To get an idea of ​​the prices, the "royal suite", which can accommodate up to three dogs, costs 490 Singapore dollars (more than 300 euros) per night, and boasts a large chandelier, faux leather orthopedic beds and a television broadcasting canine (or feline, depending on the revered guests) programs. But the hotel also offers spaces for socializing and physical exercise and if you feel like moving your paws a little in company you are spoiled for choice: a dip in the large bone-shaped swimming pool, a jog for the artificial grass lawn or, on rainy days, a hop in the treadmill room. The owners of the lucky animals can order room services for their pets: ranging from a pampering session to a complete grooming of the fur, from a "paw cure" to a mud mask, from a bath with foam micro-bubbles to skin dyeing fur in a fur salon. “If we deserve the best,” Estelle Taylor, owner and creator of the hotel told the press, “why shouldn't our best friends deserve the same?”.