Lake District Windermere
Ananda House, Windermere
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated August 2026 · paw rating built from 5 verified guest reviews mentioning pets
Bring your dog if
- You want a whole-property rental - no shared lobbies or corridors to navigate with your dog
- You're basing yourself in Windermere / the Lake District and want a pet-friendly anchor for day trips
- The wider guest experience is strong - guests rate this 9.3/10 overall on booking platforms
Worth knowing
- Pet limits: max 1 pet - research-verified; the fee isn't published, so confirm the charge when you book
How this review was built Evidence, sources, refresh cadence
- Evidence: 5 pet-mention guest reviews sourced from major booking platforms - guests who explicitly mentioned travelling with a dog. Each review is screened for pet-relevance, then judged for sentiment to compute the paw rating.
- Not a personal visit. We don't stay at every hotel we cover - we summarise patterns from real guest reviews, paraphrased and never quoted verbatim. Full standard on our editorial policy page.
- Wider context: The property has 36 guest reviews overall across booking platforms, averaging 9.3/10 - the paw rating reflects only the pet-mentioning subset.
- Last refreshed: August 2026. Policies and pricing drift; we re-check on a rolling basis. Confirm specifics with the property at the moment you book.
- How the paw rating works: Full detail on the methodology page, including the three verification gates and known limitations.
Pet policy at a glance
- One well behaved pet is welcome.
- The rear garden is enclosed.
Pet-friendly summary
Ananda House is a renovated self-catering house on a residential street in Windermere, and it is one of the more practical dog bases in the town: an enclosed rear garden, a field for a proper run about twenty seconds from the door, and the shops and restaurants of Windermere within walking distance.
One well-behaved pet is welcome per booking. The enclosed rear garden is the feature that keeps coming up, particularly from guests travelling with both a dog and small children, since it means the back door can be left open without anyone having to watch the boundary. Inside, the house is bright, spacious and recently done out, with a well-equipped kitchen, comfortable beds and walls thick enough that noise from neighbours is not an issue.
The immediate surroundings do a lot of the work. There is a shop within a five-minute walk, a cafe a couple of minutes down the road that does breakfast, and open green space close enough that the first walk of the day takes no planning. Bowness and the lake are a short drive, and the house sits on a quiet road with parking.
The recurring gripe is changeover standards rather than the house itself. Guests have arrived to find the garden not cleared after previous stays, including dog mess left behind, and to a kitchen or oven that had been missed. It is worth a check on arrival, and worth flagging to the owners if the garden is where your dog will spend time. The single bathroom is a constraint for larger groups, and the lawn is not always freshly cut.
At 4.6 out of 5, Ananda House is a strong pick for one dog, especially for families who want secure outdoor space and a walkable base in Windermere.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Enclosed rear garden for dogs
- Field for a run seconds away
- One well-behaved pet welcome
- Walkable to Windermere shops and cafes
- Garden not always cleared on changeover
About this hotel
Ananda House is a renovated self-catering house on Fairfield Road in Windermere, Cumbria. It sleeps a family across well-sized bedrooms, with a modern kitchen, one bathroom, off-road parking and an enclosed rear garden. A shop, a cafe and open green space are all within a few minutes' walk, and Bowness is a short drive.
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Location
4 Fairfield Road, Windermere, LA23 2DR
