Thread: What to look for in a cattery?

Sadly we don't have any holiday cover this year to look after Mufasa whilst we are away. I went to visit a cattery at the weekend which was very well run, nice and clean and considering we turned up on the off-chance they were very willing to show us around. They mentioned that the pens were brick built and lined with pvc to help with cleaning and temperature maintenance. Each pen had a window which led out to an outside contained sun lounging area which overlooked countryside. It all seemed very nice, but I left with the feeling that it was a small area for a maine coon sized cat to be kept in (it looked usual cattery pen size). I suppose I am asking the lovely people on here who put their coonies into a cattery - does this work out ok or am I worrying about nothing? Are there catteries with exercise areas for cats or is that a stupid question?