Noel Arms Hotel, Chipping Campden

The Noel Arms is a 14th-century coaching inn on the High Street in Chipping Campden, and dogs are an ordinary part of life there rather than a concession. It is a proper hotel with a bar, a restaurant and parking to the rear rather than a self-catering let, which makes it a good fit for owners who want somewhere to eat and a bed made for them at the end of a long day on the Cotswold Way, which starts in the town.

Dogs are specifically allowed and stay in the bedroom with you. The charge is £20 per night, and the hotel asks that a dog is booked in advance rather than simply turning up with one, although the team have been known to accommodate a late booking with two dogs when they had the room.

The welcome is what owners come back for. Staff get repeated praise for being accommodating, dog owners describe the hotel as a reason they return to Chipping Campden, and the bar and restaurant, known for good food and a substantial breakfast, are an easy place to wind down with a dog at your feet. The building is centrally placed, so the town's shops and dog-welcoming pubs are on the doorstep and the wider Cotswold countryside is a short drive.

The main thing to check is the room. This is an old building with no air conditioning, and some rooms have windows that do not open, which guests have found stuffy in hot weather - worth a word when you book if you are travelling with a dog in summer. A few rooms are also visibly due an update, though refurbishment has been ongoing.

Best suited to owners who want a traditional, central Cotswold inn with a bar and restaurant, and who will ask for a room they can air properly if they are travelling in warm weather.