The difference shows up most on the first and last day of a stay.
How a hotel-style night works
A night is counted for each night your pet sleeps at the kennel. Drop-off on a Monday morning and pick-up on a Thursday morning is three nights, not four days. Check-out is by 11:30 AM, which is why the office takes a break from 11:30 to 2:00, so runs can be cleaned and set up for the afternoon arrivals.
When the half-night applies
Afternoon pick-ups from 2:00 to 5:00 PM are charged half of the nightly fee on top of the nights. Pick up that Thursday afternoon instead of the morning and the stay is three nights plus half a night. It is written on the rate sheet and in clause 5 of the boarding agreement.
Day care is a daily rate
Day care is for dogs and cats who go home the same day. It is $38 for a dog and $25 for a cat, with a second pet sharing a kennel at $32 or $21. There is also an hourly dog rate of $7 up to the $38 cap. The dog day care page has the rest.
Posted rates cover the whole stay
Under the agreement, the daily rates posted at booking apply to the whole stay. Walks, special feedings and medications are not charged separately.
Seeing a total
Use the stay cost estimator or read the check-out and afternoon pick-up page. Both use the same 2026 rates.