About Us – Boarding Cattery
Kitty Angel Cat Hotel was established in 2019 and has a licensed 5 Star rating by St Helens Council (AB57).
Maria the Kitty Angel is the license holder and she has a passion for cats having been a Maine Coon breeder of 2 decades and 35 years of experience in cat care. Maria holds the OfQual regulated course Level 3 Diploma in Feline Care Behaviour and Welfare and trained Reiki Masterclass Practitioner. Maria has help from a number of volunteers.
Maria is also qualified in law to masters level and is a registered nurse. Her life long dream was to own a cat hotel with a difference, which is why are guests say we are ‘No Ordinary Cat Hotel, in fact the Savoy of Cat Hotels.
At the end of 2023, the hotel was extended to include a choice for guests when boarding. Our resorts are large and built to the new Animal Boarding regulations Higher Standard 2018, large and perfect for one but large enough for two guests.
We also have four interconnecting suites to allow up to 4 guests from the same family to share.
Rates are charged per day (includes day of arrival and day of departure) as we have an intensive clean between guests, every cat wants to feel as though they are the first guest in that suite.
A choice of rooms in the luxury white resorts ‘MoggieWood Boulevard’ or glamping chalets in ‘Whiskers Wonderland.’
Click on the price list to see what is available.
What does 5 stars mean?
- This is a higher standards cattery as inspected by the environmental health
- There must be at least one full time member of staff for every 20 cats, or a higher number of qualified staff. Non 5 star catteries have staffing ratio of 1:25
- There must be at least one member of staff that has a relevant Ofqual regulated Level 3 qualification. No formal qualifications are required in lower rating catteries
- All cats must be checked at least once at an appropriate interval out of hours (between 6pm and 8am) by a person or CCTV. Temperature in the sleeping area must be between 18°C and 26°C. The environment must have a layout and design that gives the cats choice. Non 5 star catteries can lock up at 5pm and minimum temperatures are 10 degrees. This does mean we have a much higher heating and ventilation bill as we are climate control /air con
- Ventilation must be a managed, fixed or portable, air system to maintain appropriate temperatures in all weathers. This can be an air conditioning unit or removable fans - but these must be safely installed away from cats
- Behavioural observations must be recorded daily
- If more than one cat shares a unit, daily behavioural observations must be recorded and acted upon. These should especially focus on any signs of stress or aggression.
- A competent person must be on site at all times.
- Cat units must be 1.5 times the minimum area sizes in this guide. The calculation of the total area can include raised areas. Sneeze barriers must be completely opaque rather than translucent. They will be: up to 600 millimetres and behind any shelves 300 millimetres above and to the side of any shelves Each cat must have access to at least 2 raised areas - one of which must be in the sleeping area and one must be in the exercise area
All catteries must comply with the legislation below and this strictly means no communal areas for cats and cats can only share if they are from the same house. Outdoor areas are not permitted as There must be a safe, secure, waterproof roof over the entire cat unit.
Cat boarding licensing: statutory guidance for local authorities - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
