We felt welcome and they were also welcoming to our German Shepherd! Our only issue was that, while we were out of the house, she decided to take our dog out on a walk around the neighborhood with her two dogs. Our dog is pretty well behaved but is really only accustomed to listening to us. We appreciated her intentions but would have to liked to have been contacted about it before hand. The room was great but there were a few odd personal items in the shared spaces.