Covid-19 Update

Dear everyone,

Due to Covid-19 it is in everybody’s best interest to keep healthy by taking proper precautions. I would like to recommend the following:

If on the day of dropping off your cat you are feeling sick or have a fever and you decide to keep your booking, please find a friend or family member to drop off your pet.

Please let me know ahead of time if you will be returning from a domestic or international flight to ensure that I can take proper precautions.

If you have returned from your trip using airline travel please call or text me from my driveway so I can bring your cat and his or her belongings to you.

If you are feeling sick or have a fever and you cannot find anyone to come get your cat, we can figure something out. As you may know I do offer a cat transportation services. In this case it would be for drop offs only. Depending on my schedule drop off services are available for the Olympia/Tumwater/Lacey/Yelm/Centralia/Shelton/Elma area. I charge 59¢ per mile round trip for drop off services.

Under normal circumstances I would be accepting payment for your cats boarding on the drop off date only. It has been recommended that payments be made by card only. I will be accepting payments over the phone or via invoice.

Charlotte’s Cat Shack Cat Boarding is still available through email, social media channels, and my website. http://www.charlottescatshack.com/

Thank you for your patience!

Stay safe everybody!

Best,

Charlotte Penner

 

 

 

 

 

Cat Shack Updates

Hello Everybody! Hope you all are doing well. Just a couple of updates. I will be out of town for a couple of weeks. Starting Friday May 18, I will only be able to be contacted via email or my Facebook business page. I will be available by phone starting Saturday, June 2nd. Booking requests and questions will still be accepted and answered in a timely fashion during this time.

Thank you

Charlotte's Cat Shack Cat Shack Winter Break (January 11 - 25, 2018)

Hello everyone! A very quick update for you all. I've blocked off a couple of weeks in January 2018 which means Charlotte's Cat Shack Cat Boarding will be closed January 11th - 25th. I will not be accepting cats for this two week period. Booking requests and questions will still be accepted and answered in a timely fashion during this time. Thank you.

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New way to contact Charlotte's Cat Shack Cat Boarding

Good day everyone! I have just updated my Google business account to include the ability to receive text messages. If you have any questions regarding Charlotte's Cat Shack Cat Boarding you now have the option to text me from my Google business page. If you don't hear from me right away please allow one business day for me to get back to you. Thanks!

Best,

Charlotte Penner

Business Hours Update

Hello everyone,

My business hours are changing a little bit. I am still open Monday through Sunday. However now my hours for Monday - Saturday are 8am - 11am , 3pm - 6pm and on Sundays: 8am - 11am. Appointments can be made if you need to drop off and/or pick up your cat(s) during closed hours. Thank you!

Sincerely,

Charlotte Penner

Small Changes

Hello,

I hope everyone is having a fantastic summer so far. I am making a couple of tiny changes to my pricing for bookings and Cat Taxi services. Prices for bookings remains the same except that discounts will not apply to bookings of 3 days or less. As for my Cat Taxi services the cost for any pick up and/or drop offs that occur outside the selected area on the map will be an additional 50¢ per mile. Thank you and have a nice summer.

Best,

Charlotte Penner

A Little About Us

Back in 2012, if someone had told me that I would be moving from New York City and starting my own business in Olympia Washington I might have laughed at them. Starting my own business was just a talking point with my friends over a couple of beers. An idea that would not have been realized had my husband and I decided to stick it out in the hustle and bustle of city life. Since moving from an apartment in Brooklyn the size of a janitor’s closet to a decent sized house many prospects have now arisen.

First and foremost I am an artist, so starting a business down the stairs from my studio is fantastic. Starting a cat boarding business is something I have toyed with for a while. In 2012 my husband and I were new to Olympia. We moved to an apartment in Tumwater and after settling in the topic of who would be looking after our cats came up. After all we are miles away from friends and family and we wanted our cats to be safe and stress free, so what could we do with our kitties when we went on vacations? After much deliberation and internet research we settled on Sweet Teaze Cat B&B run by Roseann Presswood and we couldn’t have been happier with our decision. As most cat owners will agree change is not something that comes easy to our furry friends. We needed a place that had all the comforts of a cozy home so knew we had made the right choice with Sweet Teaze Cat B&B the moment we rang Roseann’s doorbell. Her cat room was a perfect space that provided all the safety, comfort and stimulation that any cat on vacation could ever want.

We were saddened to hear that Roseann decided to retire from cat boarding; after all our cats love staying with her. The inspiration behind opening Charlotte’s Cat Shack Cat Boarding is in part thanks to Roseann’s business. Inspired by Roseann’s quality level of care and the loving support of my husband Keith, Charlotte’s Cat Shack Cat Boarding will offer the same cozy, safe and mentally stimulating environment. Now not only am I laughing about opening a cat boarding business I am also smiling about it. Going from freelance cat lady to professional cat lady is awesome and I mean that with no sarcasm at all.

I’m really looking forward to Charlotte’s Cat Shack Cat Boarding opening.