Daytona Beach Budget Inn Express Denies Veteran Room Over PTSD Service Dog

Veteran denied motel room in Daytona Beach because he had service dog
WFTV News
June 25, 2014

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A Daytona Beach motel owner who refused to welcome a vacationing veteran and his service dog is now facing a possible misdemeanor charge.

Former Army Sgt. Robert Price has a service dog named Walker. Price suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and a brain injury after facing bomb attacks for years in the Middle East.

When he went to check in at the Budget Inn Express on Tuesday, he told the desk clerk as a courtesy that he had a service dog and the woman immediately told him that dogs weren’t welcome.

Price said it took time to accept the idea of having a service dog, but now he and Walker are inseparable. He said when they were denied a room at the Budget Inn Express, he started recording the confrontation with his cellphone.

"Because I have a service dog, I can't have a room?" he asked.

"Service dog or whatever. Dog is dog," said motel owner Bina Patel.

Price wasn’t alone on Tuesday as police officers escorted him to the La Quinta, where they not only welcomed him but gave him a very generous discount on his room.
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