• Traveling with pets can enhance a vacationcouple walking with their dog on the beach image by L. Shat from Fotolia.com
  
  Traveling with pets can enhance any vacation, and pet friendly motels in Daytona Beach offer convenience to the Atlantic Ocean as well as the Daytona International Speedway. Since not all motels welcome pets, it is important to research pet-friendly accommodations and be sure to mention pet travelers when making reservations. Many pets are a part of the family. Pet friendly motels realize this and welcome our furry pals.
  
  

Days Inn Speedway

• As the name suggests, this Days Inn boasts a prime location a mile from the speedway, home to the Daytona 500. This motel offers recently renovated rooms with two double beds or one king. The property features free WiFi, has an outdoor pool with sun deck and charges $15 per day for each pet (rates as of February 2010).
  
  Dining options at the Days Inn Speedway include an on-site iHop and a variety of restaurants nearby. The motel sits adjacent to Interstate 95, which makes driving to Orlando a breeze. The beach, fishing excursions and popular shops or sights are around 10 minutes away.
  
  Days Inn Daytona Beach Speedway
  2900 W. International Speedway Blvd.
  Daytona Beach, FL 32124
  (386) 255-0541
  (800) 329-7466
  daysinn.com
  
  

La Quinta Inn & Suites Oceanfront Daytona Beach

• The La Quinta Inn & Suites offers waterfront accommodations at reasonable prices right on Daytona Beach. All rooms come with a coffee maker, microwave and refrigerator, as well as free WiFi access. The property features a beachside patio with heated pool, a mushroom fountain and extra large spa. This La Quinta provides free parking to motel guests and a 24-hour computer center to check e-mails and surf the Web.
  
  The beach is mere steps away, as are concerts at the oceanfront band shell. Dining, shopping, fishing excursions, parasailing and jet ski rentals are nearby. A 10-minute drive brings you to Daytona International Speedway, and Orlando is an hour away.
  
  La Quinta Inn & Suites Oceanfront Daytona Beach
  816 N. Atlantic Ave.
  Daytona Beach, FL 32118
  (386) 944-0060
  (800) 753-3757
  lq.com
  
  

Sea Side Inn -- Daytona Beach

• This motel offers rooms and efficiencies next to the sands of Daytona Beach. All units come with two doubles beds and a view of either the ocean or hotel courtyard. Many rooms provide a private oceanfront balcony or patio, and efficiencies have kitchens with a refrigerator and stove. Besides its prime beachside location, the Sea Side Inn features a pool and sundeck that are practically on the beach.
  
  Daytona Beach gained fame by being a hot spot for spring breakers, bikers and NASCAR racers, and it is still a popular Florida vacation destination. Daytona is one of the few beaches in the country where cars can drive on the sand, so always be sure to look both ways when crossing the beach.
  
  Sea Side Inn
  500 N. Atlantic Ave.
  Daytona Beach, FL 32118-3927
  (386) 253-2562
  (800) 584-3017
  daytonahotels.com