Dog owners often face a dilemma before travelling — leave your beloved pet with a sitter or at a kennel? Rome’s Fiumicino International Airport has sought to streamline the process by opening one of the first on-site hotels at a major European airport, following a similar initiative in Frankfurt. “In this case, we provide services to dogs and the owners of the dogs.”Basic rooms at the dog hotel cost about $US47 ($A71) and feature temperature-controlled floors and private gardens. The facility not only provides its services to travellers, but also to dog owners who need daycare. “It is certainly a service that, if we should need it, we will make use of.”The dog hotel has proved popular so far.