Only once did I use a boarding kennel. They were great! I thoroughly checked every kennel in town and this was the only one I was comfortable with. They have a camera and you can check in online any time to see your baby while you are gone! They take them out 6 times a day and you can bring your own food. I packaged mine into daily baggies so they just had to read the bag and open it. I even had my own treats but they would have provided them. I didn't want them to have to worry about possible upset tummies along with the big change. We got to decide on which sort of room we wanted. Since I boarded two together, I took a Toddler Bed Room with a View. It was one of only a couple available that had windows looking outside. I figured they needed the distraction. They also had TV rooms but I did not think that was necessary. They had different sized rooms too. I picked a small one as mine were both small dogs. They had separate areas for big & small dogs so even though they had separate rooms, they also separated within the building too. I liked that so that mine would not be frightened by hearing the big dogs bark nearby.
They groomed them the day before I picked them up and they looked beautiful and seemed very happy. I was not crazy about boarding them, but was thankful that we had such a good experience and the place so obviously loved animals! It is called Wee Tuck 'Em Inn and Village Groom Shoppe, in Pace, Florida -- a VERY well-run establishment! Here is their link if you want to see what I'm talking about.
http://wetuckemin.com/index.html I just checked and could not get the camera to come up right now bu it usually works. I look in on them sometimes for fun.
Normally, we are spoiled and my mom takes care of my pups along with her own. Mine love their "grandma" as much as they do me, I think. They are always so happy to see her. I bring the kennel out in the foyer and Ben races to get in by himself cause he knows he's going to grandma's! But thankfully, he is always ready to come home when I come to pick him up too. He will once again, get in the kennel on his own for the car ride home.