Resort

Welcome to Seneca Hill’s Five-Paw Resort

Seneca Hill Animal Resort & Spa in Great Falls, VA

Since opening its doors more than a decade ago, Seneca Hill has been the premier place for boarding in the Washington Metropolitan Area. We’ve been rated by Washington Consumers’ Checkbook’s “Vets’ Favorites,” and repeatedly named one of the “BEST” places for boarding in the Washingtonian. Seneca Hill is the perfect home-away-from-home for pets. The resort offers luxury accommodations at competitive prices, with specially designed health and safety features. Our professional staff is dedicated to making your dog or cat feel pampered and relaxed.

Our hosts help every canine guest enjoy four daily walks and a daily play session of at least half an hour in the outdoor exercise yards—complete with play equipment and real grass (we also have indoor playrooms in case of inclement weather). Our feline guests also enjoy daily play sessions and exercise periods in the new cat playroom with cat trees, easy chairs, and big window views of the outside.

Schedule your pet’s next getaway by calling (703) 450-6760 now.

Caring for All Your Pet’s Needs

At Seneca Hill, there are no additional charges for walks, administering medication, play periods, or custom diets, and all our resort hosts and supervisors are attentive to owner’ special requests.

Our guests are treated to top-of-the line dry and wet food diets. We offer Purina EN dry and Prescription Diet i/d wet food for our dog patients. We offer Purina EN wet food for our cat patients, which is a low-residue diet specifically selected by Seneca Hill’s medical director for use in the resort. In addition to being very palatable, it is especially suited for sensitive stomachs.

The resort is particularly focused on any special needs your pet may have, and our supervisors are specifically trained in medication administration. In the event of a medical emergency, there is an AAHA-accredited full-service veterinary hospital on the premises.

World-Class Amenities

While they’re visiting the resort, all our guests are invited to enjoy our spa amenities, including the Vanity Fur Salon. Our canine guests are also invited to enjoy an energizing swim at the Seneca Hill Aquatic Center.

Canine Accomodations

Our canine guests have a choice of three extra-large accommodations— Estate Suites, Club Suites, and Cottages.

All rooms include:

Piped-in, soothing music
Raised sleeping accommodations with cots and fleece bedding
Four daily walks
Daily play period
Meals (Purina EN or home brought diets)
Medication administration, if needed
Frequent housekeeping services every day

In addition, the different suites include:

Estate Suites

Club Suites

Cottage

Feline Accommodations

The resort’s feline guests are pampered in our brand-new Cattery with its specially designed Cat-O-Miniums. The comfortable four-room Cat-O-Miniums, with windows to the outside world, keep our feline guests happy and stress-free.

Frisky friends also have plenty of room to relax and play in the new Cat Playroom. For more of that at-home feeling, our feline guests can use the window perch to watch outside activity around our bird and squirrel feeders. They can also chill out on easy chairs, or simply enjoy scratching all the cat trees.

Four-room Cat-O-Miniums include:

Resort Health & Safety Features

Our state-of-the-art facility was designed with special features that help assure the safety and well-being of each Seneca Hill guest.

Our Pet Resort Includes:

24 heating and air conditioning units to provide year-round comfort with complete air changes every 5 minutes
Ultra-violet lights in all ducts to kill odor-causing and other airborne bacteria
No gutters or exposed concrete to better eliminate bacteria and odor collection areas
Security cameras inside and outside the building help keep all of our guests safe
All exits equipped with double or triple doors
Emergency power generator available to keep Seneca Hill running in the event of a power outage

In addition, two maintenance teams use power floor scrubbers with antibacterial washes to clean the resort from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. every day. Our maintenance teams never use high-pressure hoses for cleaning, helping our guests stay relaxed.

Resort Admission Requirements

To keep all guests happy and safe, each canine and feline applicant must meet certain admission requirements. Additionally, we recommend that guests be on a monthly heartworm prevention regimen and be treated with a monthly flea and tick control product.

Our canine guests must:

Be spayed or neutered if they are older than nine months.
Receive a current, per the manufacturer, rabies vaccine at least two weeks before admission. If your dog is less than one month overdue, we can administer a rabies vaccine on admission. Puppies must be vaccinated by 16 weeks, but it is not necessary to have a two-week waiting period.
Receive a DHPP vaccine at least two weeks before admission and ensure it is current, per your veterinarian. If your dog is less than one month overdue, we can administer a DHPP vaccine on admission. Puppies must be current in their series of vaccine injections. Vaccination titers done within the past year showing protective immunity for Distemper virus and Parvovirus are also acceptable.
Receive a Bordetella vaccine at least five days, but not more than one year, before admission. This also applies to puppies. If your dog is less than one month overdue, we can administer a Bordetella vaccine on admission.
Undergo a fecal examination that comes back negative within one year of admission to be completed at least 48 hours before admission.
Be treated with flea and tick preventatives

Please let us know if your dog has special circumstances, such as medical reasons why your dog is not vaccinated or if your dog is an intact male, so that we can accommodate your special situation.

Admission Requirements for Feline Guests

All feline guests must:

Be spayed or neutered if they are older than nine months.
Receive a rabies vaccine at least two weeks before admission that is current per the manufacturer. If your cat is less than one month overdue, we can administer a rabies vaccine on admission. Kittens must be vaccinated by 16 weeks, but it is not necessary to have a 2-week waiting period.
Receive a FVRCP vaccine at least two weeks before admission and have it be current per your veterinarian. If your cat is less than one month overdue, we can administer an FVRCP vaccine on admission. Kittens must be current in their series of vaccine injections. Vaccination titers done within the past year showing protective immunity for Calicivirus, Herpesvirus, and Panleukopenia are also acceptable.
Have a fecal examination come back negative within one year of admission. This must be completed at least 48 hours before admission.
Be treated with flea and tick preventatives

Resort Hours

Please allow at least 10 minutes to check in.

Check-in and check-out hours for our resort are:

Monday – Friday:
- Check-in: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
- Check-out: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Saturday:
- Check-in: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
- Check-out: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Sunday: Closed

The resort is closed to the public on the dates below:

Memorial Day
July 4^th
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Eve – early close 2:00 p.m.
Christmas Day
New Year’s Eve – early close 2:00 p.m.
New Year’s Day

Resort Reservations

A resort reservation requires a deposit, which is refundable if the reservation is canceled with seven days’ notice.

Non-holiday reservations require a two-day deposit, and the following holiday periods require a three-day deposit:

Easter/spring break
Memorial Day weekend
July 4^th weekend
Labor Day weekend
Thanksgiving
Christmas/New Year’s

Learn more by calling (703) 450-6760.