Thirty-seven kennels in the Phoenix area publish a nightly boarding rate. The lowest is $30, the largest suite is $165, and the typical starting price for one dog, one night, is $51. Nearly all of them want rabies and DHPP before check-in and most add Bordetella. Here are three kennels in Tempe, Scottsdale and Paradise Valley with their prices, rules and hours, and a table near each for the meal after drop-off.
We run Dog Boarding Hours, a directory of dog boarding kennels with the nightly price, the vaccines each one asks for and the hours, and we are a guest here. Top of Phoenix asked what boarding costs around town and where to eat once the dog is checked in.
What a night costs here
The nightly rate buys a room and the basics. Three things move it: the room (a standard run, a private suite or a cage-free group stay), the size of the dog, and the dates. Holiday weeks carry a surcharge at most kennels, and a second dog from the same home is usually cheaper than the first. Daycare, grooming, training and transport are separate charges. Confirm whether a night means a calendar night or 24 hours, and what time check-out falls, because those two rules set what a three-night stay costs. Summer matters here too: ask how the yards and runs are cooled.
Johnny’s Doghouse, Tempe
Private suites and runs at 1290 N Scottsdale Rd, from $45 to $65 a night by the dog’s weight. Rabies, DHPP and Bordetella are required. Open daily 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., so plan drop-off and pick-up inside those hours. Cats are boarded too.
Lori’s Grooming, Boarding and Daycare, North Scottsdale
Cage-free boarding at 14202 N Scottsdale Rd, $55 a night for one dog with daycare included; two dogs from the same home are $105 a night together. Staff are on site around the clock. Rabies and DHPP are required. Open Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday 9 to 5 and Sunday 11 to 5, with set drop-off and pick-up windows.
Applewood Pet Resort, Paradise Valley
Private rooms and suites on two acres at 6909 E Lincoln Dr, from $60 a night for a small room up to $165 for the Presidential Suite; additional dogs sharing a room are $38. Staff are on site 24 hours a day. Rabies, DHPP and Bordetella are required. Open Monday to Saturday 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
What to have ready
All three want current rabies and DHPP records and two also want Bordetella. Send the certificates ahead by email or upload so check-in is a hand-off rather than a wait at the counter. Bring food for the whole stay plus one day, in portion bags, and any medication with written dosing times. A trial daycare day before the first overnight stay is standard at the cage-free kennels and worth doing at the others.
The full list
Every boarding business in the Phoenix area, with the nightly price, the vaccine rules and the hours where published, is on our side: the Phoenix dog boarding page on Dog Boarding Hours lists all 205, with Scottsdale, Mesa, Chandler, Tempe, Gilbert, Queen Creek and Peoria on their own pages.
Where to eat after drop-off
One table near each kennel, checked against its hours. They come from Top of Phoenix lists: Asian and Scottsdale. The scores are theirs, not ours.
Zu Izakaya
Insider Score7.8
Asian Fusion · Tempe
Under a mile from Johnny’s Doghouse. Open 4 p.m. to midnight, to 10 p.m. on Sunday, so it suits an evening drop-off. Casual and compact: yakitori, tonkotsu ramen and a spicy pork quesadilla that is the standout.
De Babel
Insider Score8.7
Mediterranean · Scottsdale
Two miles from Lori’s. Open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Saturday, closed Sunday. Chicken shawarma, falafel and hummus from a tight menu made with care.
Ocean 44
Insider Score8.1
Seafood · Scottsdale
Under two miles from Applewood. Open from 4 p.m. daily, to 10 p.m. most nights and 11 on Friday and Saturday. Chilean sea bass and Maine lobster tail; priced for an occasion.
Scores are Top of Phoenix Insider Scores. Restaurant photographs from Yelp and Tripadvisor.
Sources. Johnny’s Doghouse, Lori’s Grooming, Boarding and Daycare and Applewood Pet Resort price, vaccine and hours pages, checked October 26, 2026, as listed on Dog Boarding Hours. Restaurant hours from the Top of Phoenix directory, checked October 26, 2026.
Dog Boarding Hours writes for Dog Boarding Hours. Dog Boarding Hours lists dog boarding kennels with the nightly price, the vaccines required, the kind of boarding offered and the hours, so owners can compare before they call. This piece was written for Top of Phoenix.