Hotel For Dogs

Hotel for Dogs is a film adaptation of the Lois Duncan novel of the same name about two orphans who take in stray dogs at an empty house.

Andi (Emma Roberts) and Bruce (Jake T. Austin), who have been forced to hide their ownership of their beloved dog, Friday, as they move from one foster home to another. The resourceful kids stumble upon an abandoned hotel and using Bruce's talents as a mechanical genius, transform it into a magical dog-paradise for Friday--and eventually for all Friday's friends. When barking dogs make the neighbours suspicious, Andi and Bruce use every invention they have to avoid anyone discovering "who let the dogs in."


Book Rating

There are several appealing qualities to this story - animals, children who don't always agree or get along with each other, a secret conspiracy that would fall apart if the parents found out, a bully that is ingeniously bested.

Lois Duncan (born Lois Duncan Steinmetz, April 28, 1934) is an American writer and novelist, known primarily for her books for children and young adults, in particular (and sometimes controversially considering her young readership) crime thrillers.

Movie Rating
The film has received mixed reviews. It currently holds a 45% rotten on Rotten Tomatoes, and was given a 2 star rating in the Chicago Sun Times. The film opened at #5 for the January 16-19 weekend with $17,707,000 and is estimated to have earned $22,500,000 total over the 4-day weekend