Lake District Windermere
Myrtle Cottage
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated September 2026 · paw rating built from 4 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 8.7/10 overall on booking platforms
Worth knowing
- Paw rating is based on 4 reviews - limited sample, treat as directional
- Pet limits: max 2 pets - research-verified; the fee isn't published, so confirm the charge when you book
How this review was built Evidence, sources, refresh cadence
- Evidence: 4 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 29 guest reviews overall across booking platforms, averaging 8.7/10 - the paw rating reflects only the pet-mentioning subset.
- Last refreshed: September 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
- Up to 2 pets per booking.
- The patio area is enclosed and has furniture.
Pet-friendly summary
Myrtle Cottage is a small whole-house let on Cross Street in central Windermere, a couple of minutes from the railway station, a large supermarket and a run of pubs and restaurants. For a dog trip that leans on trains and walking rather than driving, the position is hard to beat: you can arrive without a car and still walk everything.
The owners set it up with dogs in mind. Guests find a feeding and drinking bowl already out, warm blankets for cold evenings, a torch by the door for after-dark walks and enough cleaning products for a short stay, and a parking permit comes with the booking if you do drive. Up to two dogs are accepted. Hard floors downstairs handle wet paws better than carpet, which matters more in Windermere than in most places.
The outdoor space needs setting out honestly. The property describes the patio as enclosed and furnished, and it is, but dog owners report the boundary is not secure for a small dog that can squeeze through, and there is no grass out there at all, so a dog used to toileting on lawn will want walking out to the green spaces nearby first thing. Treat the yard as somewhere to sit rather than a safe run.
Cleaning is the other recurring theme. A number of stays have reported dust, cobwebs and dog blankets that needed washing before use, so it is worth a quick check of the bedding when you arrive. For a compact, well-located Windermere base with two dogs and no car, it earns a 4.5/5 paw rating.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Bowl, blankets and torch provided
- Up to two dogs accepted
- Two minutes from Windermere station
- Patio enclosed but not small-dog secure
- No grass in the outdoor space
- Hard floors downstairs for wet paws
About this hotel
Myrtle Cottage is a self-catering cottage on Cross Street in central Windermere, in the Lake District. It is let as a whole house, comes with a parking permit and an enclosed patio, and sits within a few minutes' walk of the railway station, supermarket, pubs and restaurants.
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Location
15 Cross Street, Windermere, LA23 1AE
