When I go somewhere on vacation, I kennel my dogs. But I have never in my life seen a kennel like this one. The ratio is like that of children- 5 dogs to one adult. They have access at all times to the outdoors. There is a place where dogs can socialize with the others. There is just so many different things for my dogs to do I know they don't get bored. Actually, when I come to get them, it's almost like they don't want to come home, which is sad. I feel very comfortable knowing that there is someone there watching my dogs 24/7 and when they are not in direct contact with my dogs, there are cameras that the security station watches at all times. The cost is expensive, but I'm willing to pay it to make sure that my dogs are comfortable and taken care of. It's about $90 per day per dog and they supply the food (you can bring your own if you want though), but if you have more than 2 they offer discounts depending on the time of year. The first place I took my dogs though was this place I almost didn't leave them until I met the people. They had access to outside, but the floors were cement with that epoxy coating on it. I just didn't like it, but the dogs didn't seem uncomfortable. I just love the new place so much better, though it takes just about all my money because I'm typically gone for 9 or 10 days at a time. I also have guinea pigs, and even though they don't take care of animals like that, they made an exception and watch them for me for an extra $15 a day for both Rodney and Minnie. I had someone that I thought I could trust come watch and stay at my house once. That turned out to be the biggest disaster, and I almost lost one of my dogs! So even though I'm sure there are very reliable people out there like Pam that are devoted to the animals which is GREAT, I just don't see me ever being able to trust someone again, not due to snooping around but just because of my past experience.