Cotswolds & Oxfordshire Broadway
The Lygon Arms
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated August 2026 · paw rating built from 1 verified guest review mentioning pets
Bring your dog if
- You're happy with a standard hotel-room stay where the property explicitly welcomes dogs
- You're basing yourself in Broadway / the Cotswolds & Oxfordshire and want a pet-friendly anchor for day trips
- The wider guest experience is strong - guests rate this 8.8/10 overall on booking platforms
Worth knowing
- Paw rating sits on a single confirmed pet review - expect movement as more data arrives
- Pet fee: £30 per pet per night - research-verified; confirm at booking
- Shared corridors and common areas mean nervous or vocal dogs may find it harder to settle
How this review was built Evidence, sources, refresh cadence
- Evidence: 1 pet-mention guest review 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 93 guest reviews overall across booking platforms, averaging 8.8/10 - 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
- Pet fee: £30 per dog, per night.
- Designated dog-friendly bedrooms available.
- On-site pet amenities: dog bed, dog bowl, welcome pack, dog wash station, dog menu.
- Dogs are welcome throughout the public areas apart from the spa and the grill restaurant.
- Guests with dogs are served breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner in the Russell Room.
- Dogs must be at least one year old and vaccinated against rabies.
- Dogs must be kept on a lead in public areas.
- Dogs are not allowed on the furniture in the lounges or bedrooms.
- You may leave your dog in the bedroom while you use the hotel facilities, as long as you stay contactable and can return if it becomes unsettled.
- Housekeeping will not service the room while your dog is inside, so hang the dog in room sign on the door.
- A 100 pound housekeeping charge applies if a dog fouls inside the hotel.
- Tell the team before you arrive that you are bringing a dog, and mention any allergies it has.
Pet-friendly summary
The Lygon Arms sits on Broadway High Street, in the middle of one of the best-known villages in the Cotswolds, and it runs one of the more thoroughly organised dog welcomes you will find in a hotel of this kind. This is a historic coaching inn with a spa and serious dining, not a country pub with a water bowl by the door, and the dog arrangements are worked out to match.
Dogs stay in designated dog-friendly bedrooms for £30 per dog, per night. A welcome pack, a bed and a bowl come with the room, there is a dog wash station for muddy returns from the escarpment, and the kitchen runs a dog menu. Dogs are welcome through the public areas apart from the spa and the grill restaurant, and breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner are all served to guests with dogs in the Russell Room. Owners describe staff treating dogs as guests, down to sausages appearing at breakfast.
The conditions are worth reading properly. Dogs need to be at least a year old and vaccinated against rabies, kept on a lead in public areas, and off the furniture. You may leave a dog in the bedroom while you use the hotel facilities, provided you stay contactable and come back if it unsettles - and that is the one to be careful with. Sound carries between rooms here, and a dog left alone and unhappy has been audible to neighbouring guests, who did not appreciate it. If yours does not settle alone, take it with you or eat in.
Broadway itself is the reward: a honey-stone high street, the climb up to Broadway Tower, and miles of Cotswold escarpment path straight from the village.
The Lygon Arms earns a 4.5/5 paw rating. It suits an owner who wants a smart, comfortable Cotswolds base, has a dog that copes with a busy hotel, and is comfortable with a nightly per-dog charge on top of four-star rates.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Dog wash station for muddy paws
- Dog menu and welcome pack in the room
- Dogs dine with you in the Russell Room
- Thirty pounds per dog, per night
- Sound carries between bedrooms
About this hotel
The Lygon Arms is a four-star hotel on Broadway High Street, in the middle of the Cotswolds. A historic coaching inn, it pairs characterful bedrooms and garden suites with a spa, well-regarded dining and attentive service. The village setting puts guests within walking distance of the high street, the Cotswold Way and the climb to Broadway Tower.
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Location
High Street, Broadway, WR12 7DU
