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Overnight Boarding With Someone Always on the Floor
When you can’t be there, we are. Your dog’s overnight stay shouldn’t feel like a stay at all — it should feel like a sleepover with friends. That’s the standard we’ve built at Down Dog Lodge for Redondo Beach dog owners: an open, cage-free 12,000-square-foot facility where staff are physically present 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, so nobody’s ever boarding alone in the dark.
For Redondo Beach families who need overnight dog boarding, that means a cage-free space where someone’s on the floor every hour of the night — not a kennel where dogs are locked in and left until morning.
What started in 2017 as one team’s mission to give dogs a genuine home-away-from-home has grown into the boarding facility South Bay pet parents, from Redondo Beach to El Segundo, turn to first.
What to Expect During Your Dog’s Stay
Every boarding guest at Down Dog Lodge enjoys:
- Split by size, not squeezed together: small dogs settle into the Mini Lodge, bigger dogs get the Big Pen — each with its own indoor and outdoor space
- Plenty of room to be a dog: the full 12,000-square-foot facility gives every guest space to move, not just a crate to sit in
- Water always within reach: bowls placed throughout each area, checked and refilled continuously
- A team that’s actually there: caring, attentive staff on-site every hour of every day — including holidays — so your dog always has company
Rates & Policies
How Much Does Dog Boarding Cost Near Redondo Beach?
Overnight dog boarding at Down Dog Lodge starts at $100 per night for one dog, with each additional dog at $92 per night. Meals and medication are included at no extra charge.
Drop-Off/Pick-Up
Business Hours:
- Weekdays: 7AM–7:30PM
- Weekends & Holidays: 10AM–5:30PM
On a case-by-case basis, we can accommodate early drop-offs or late pick-ups for a fee of $25/dog/service.
Available extended hours:
- Earliest drop-off: 6AM
- Latest drop-off: 7PM
- Earliest pick-up: 6AM
- Latest pick-up: 10PM
Overnight Boarding
- One dog: $100
- Additional dog: +$92
Boarding Pick-Up
- Pick-up before noon: no additional daycare charge
- 12PM-1PM: $22/dog
- 1PM-2PM: $44/dog
- After 2PM: full daycare = $62/first dog + $56/additional
Peak Rates
Holidays are our busiest times of the year! To keep up with our high demand and increased staffing, an additional charge of $10/dog/day applies to daycare and boarding.
- Ski Week: 2/9 – 2/17
- Spring Break: 4/3 – 4/13
- Memorial Day: 5/23 – 5/26
- July 4th: 7/1 – 7/6
- Labor Day: 9/5 – 9/8
- Thanksgiving: 11/24 – 11/30
- Holiday Season: 12/19 – 1/3
Discounts*
- Veterinary: 10% off
- Military: 15% off
- Police Department: 15% off
- Fire Department: 15% off
- Paramedics: 15% off
* Supporting documents required. Discounts do not apply to prepaid packages.
Here’s What We Need Before Your Dog’s Stay!
Every new dog — Redondo Beach residents included — needs to clear our two-phase Temperament Test before their first boarding or daycare visit. It’s how we make sure your dog will genuinely thrive in a cage-free, group setting, not just tolerate it. Once both phases are passed and one full daycare visit is under their belt, they’re cleared to board.
If a longer stay — three nights or more — is on the calendar, we’d rather your dog try a single overnight first. In our experience, dogs settle into extended boarding far more easily once they’ve already had one stay under their belt, so that first “practice run” tends to pay off.
New to Down Dog Lodge? Visit our New Clients page to get started.
What Makes DDL Stand Out?
Cage-free care only works if someone’s actually present to manage it — and that’s the piece most boarding facilities skip. Here’s what Redondo Beach dog owners get with us:
- Every guest passes our two-phase Temperament Test before joining the pack, so your dog is only ever grouped with dogs it’ll genuinely click with.
- Meals and medications are handled as part of the stay, not billed as extras — nothing tacked onto your invoice afterward.
- Want a peek at their day? We post daily to Instagram (@downdoglodge) so you can see the tail wags in real time.
- And because a dog’s night doesn’t pause at 5pm, neither do we — someone from our team is on the floor around the clock, 365 days a year, holidays too.
Serving pets and their people in Redondo Beach, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Hawthorne, Lawndale, and the greater South Bay.
Dog Boarding FAQ
What vaccinations are required for boarding?
All guests must be current on Rabies, DA2PP, Bordetella, K9 Influenza (2 rounds + 7-day wait), and Leptospirosis (2 rounds + 7-day wait). We do not accept Titer Tests in lieu of updated vaccinations.
What vaccinations are required for boarding?
All guests must be current on Rabies, DA2PP, Bordetella, K9 Influenza (2 rounds + 7-day wait), and Leptospirosis (2 rounds + 7-day wait). We do not accept Titer Tests in lieu of updated vaccinations.
Spay/Neuter Policy: Puppies between three and six months old are welcome intact. After six months, spay/neuter is required for admittance to Down Dog Lodge.
Does my dog need a Temperament Test before boarding?
Yes, all new dogs must complete our two-phase Temperament Test ($40/dog x 2 days) before their first boarding stay. We also recommend at least one full daycare visit prior to the first overnight.
Can I bring my dog's own food?
Yes, and we encourage it. If possible, we request that owners pre-bag and label each meal separately; this massively helps our team manage an efficient feeding for many dogs. If you’re unable to bring food or run out during your stay, we have dry & wet house food available for purchase.
What are your check-in and check-out times?
Check-in and check-out take place during lobby hours: weekdays from 7AM to 7:30PM, weekends/holidays from 10AM to 5:30PM. Early drop-off and late pick-up outside of these hours are available for a flat fee of $25/dog/service.
What are Peak Rates?
Holidays are our busiest times of the year! To keep up with our high demand and increased staffing, an additional charge of $10/dog/day applies to daycare and boarding.
- Ski Week: 2/9 – 2/17
- Spring Break: 4/3 – 4/13
- Memorial Day: 5/23 – 5/26
- July 4th: 7/1 – 7/6
- Labor Day: 9/5 – 9/8
- Thanksgiving: 11/24 – 11/30
- Holiday Season: 12/19 – 1/3
Can I pick-up or drop-off outside of business hours?
We always prefer drop-offs and pick-ups to be within our normal business hours; this ensures the smoothest possible transaction with our Front Desk.
- WEEKDAYS: 7AM-7:30PM
- WEEKENDS/HOLIDAYS: 10AM-5:30PM
However, we understand that certain circumstances may require an early D/O or late P/U. On a case-by-case basis, we’re happy to offer these services for an additional cost.
The earliest we can accommodate ANY D/O is 6AM.
The latest we can accommodate ANY D/O is 7PM.
The earliest we can accommodate ANY P/U is 6AM.
The latest we can accommodate ANY P/U is 10PM.
We can not accommodate any early/late pickup/drop offs outside of these hours.
Any early D/O or late P/U needed will incur a flat rate fee of $25/dog/service.
Please give us a call to add a late D/O or P/U option.
Other Services We Offer
Dog Daycare near Redondo Beach, CA
Not ready for an overnight? Our daycare gives Redondo Beach dogs the same cage-free, size-separated play in a supervised, social setting — perfect on its own or as practice before a future boarding stay.
Dog Grooming near Redondo Beach, CA
Add a bath or nail trim onto any boarding or daycare visit so your dog goes home looking as good as they feel.
Puppy Program near Redondo Beach, CA
Puppies 3–6 months old don’t need to wait for spay/neuter to join us — our Puppy Program gives young dogs a safe, supervised start to socialization during their most impressionable weeks.
Why Redondo Beach Pet Parents Choose Down Dog Lodge
Redondo Beach dog owners tend to be an active bunch, and it shows — between beach days near the pier, walks along the Esplanade, and time at King Harbor, dogs here are used to being part of the plans, not left behind. That’s exactly the gap Down Dog Lodge fills when a trip, a work commitment, or a long weekend means your dog can’t tag along: a cage-free, social space just a short drive from home where they’re genuinely looked after, not just kept busy until you’re back.
It’s why so many Redondo Beach families have made the short trip up to El Segundo a normal part of their routine — whether it’s a weekend getaway or a longer trip away from home. And because we’re right on the Sepulveda corridor between Redondo Beach and the airport, dropping your dog off on the way out — and grabbing them on the way home — barely adds a turn to the trip.
How to Get Here from Redondo Beach
Coming from Redondo Beach, head toward CA-1 S and then turn right onto CA-1 N/Pacific Coast Highway. Stay on Pacific Coast Highway as it curves north — you’ll pass Jersey Mike’s Subs on your left along the way. After about 1.7 miles, the road continues onto CA-1 N/S Sepulveda Boulevard; keep following CA-1 N for roughly 3 more miles, passing a Taco Bell on your left about 0.6 miles in. When you reach El Segundo Boulevard, use either of the two left lanes to turn left onto E El Segundo Blvd. Down Dog Lodge is just 0.2 miles ahead at 1501 E. El Segundo Blvd, El Segundo, CA 90245.