Best with parking
Travelodge Birmingham Fort Dunlop
The wider West Midlands
4.4 miles from the city centre
Best for: a quieter base outside the middle
Not on BookingPrice not listed
Best Birmingham hotels
Dog-friendly hotels in Birmingham
A deliberately short list of Birmingham hotels where we could confirm dogs are welcome, with what to check on fees, numbers and where dogs are allowed.
This list is short on purpose. Plenty of Birmingham hotels accept dogs, but pet policies are the detail that booking sites get wrong most often, and turning up with a dog at a hotel that does not take one is not a recoverable mistake. So we list the properties where we could establish it, and leave the rest off.
Accepting dogs is also not one thing. The fee, the number allowed, the size limit and the parts of the hotel a dog may enter all vary, and the last of those decides whether the stay is comfortable or an evening in your room.
What to establish before you book
- The fee, and whether it is per night or per stay. Per stay is common at chains, per night at independents, and the difference over a week is substantial.
- How many dogs, and how big. One is normal, two is sometimes allowed, and weight limits appear more often than people expect.
- Where the dog may go. Bedroom only is the strictest version. Bar and lounge access changes the evening completely, which is why inns and pubs with rooms often work better than city hotels.
- Whether the dog may be left alone in the room. Many properties say no. If your plans involve an evening out, this is the question that matters most.
- Somewhere to walk. Central Birmingham is short of green space. A hotel near a canal towpath or a park is worth more than the fee difference.
Editorial picks
Which of these to choose
Each pick names the situation it suits. A hotel that is right for one trip is usually wrong for another.
Best value hereBest for rail arrivals
Aloft by Marriott Birmingham Eastside
The wider West Midlands
around 20 minutes on foot to New Street
Best for: families needing one room and a well reviewed choice (8.7 from 3,271 guests)
8.7/103,271 reviewsLower mid-range
The White Lion
Hampton in Arden, Solihull
9.1 miles from the city centre
Best for: a smaller, owner-run stay and arriving by car
Not on BookingPrice not listed
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Dog-friendly hotels in Birmingham, compared
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| Hotel | What we could confirm | Stay type | Where it is | ParkingWhat we could establish about parking. A blank means we did not establish it, not that there is none. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Aloft by Marriott Birmingham Eastside | Guests report bringing a dog and being made very welcome. | hotel | the wider West Midlands | No hotel car park |
| Travelodge Birmingham Fort Dunlop | Guests confirm it is dog friendly, and it is used by visitors to Crufts. | hotel | the wider West Midlands | Own car park, charged, registered at reception |
| The White LionHampton in Arden, Solihull | Guests describe it as extremely dog friendly. | guest house | Hampton in Arden, Solihull | Own car park |
Distances are straight-line, calculated from each property's own coordinates. Walking times are derived from those distances with an allowance for street routing, so treat them as indicative for comparing hotels against each other rather than as measured route times.
Thumbnails show the nearest landmark or the area each property sits in, never the property itself. We hold no licensed photograph of these hotels and we do not generate one.
A dash means we could not establish that detail, not that the answer is no. We leave it open rather than guess.
Facility details come from listing data and guest reports rather than from the operator, so treat them as a strong indication and confirm what matters when you book.
Practical details checked: September 2026
What each one actually offers
- the wider West Midlands
- Aloft by Marriott Birmingham Eastside. Guests report bringing a dog and being made very welcome. The trade-off: there is no hotel car park, so a driver needs one of the public garages around Woodcock St and the walk that comes with it.
- the wider West Midlands
- Travelodge Birmingham Fort Dunlop. Guests confirm it is dog friendly, and it is used by visitors to Crufts. The trade-off: the city centre is 4.4 miles away, so an evening in town needs a plan for the journey back.
- Hampton in Arden, Solihull
- The White Lion. Guests describe it as extremely dog friendly. The trade-off: it is well outside Birmingham, so anything in the city centre means a drive of twenty minutes or more in each direction.
Common questions
Which Birmingham hotels take dogs?
The table lists the properties where we could confirm it from a specific source. It is short because we do not list a hotel as dog-friendly on the strength of a facility tick box. Where a hotel is likely to accept dogs but we could not confirm it, we have left it off rather than send you there on a guess.
How much do Birmingham hotels charge for a dog?
It varies from nothing to a per-night supplement, and chains more often charge per stay than per night. We do not publish figures we could not verify, so check the current fee at the point of booking.
Can I leave my dog alone in the hotel room?
Frequently not, and this is the policy most likely to catch people out. If you plan an evening at a venue or a restaurant, confirm this specific point before booking rather than assuming.
Are pubs with rooms better for dogs than hotels?
Often, yes. Bar and dining access for dogs is more common at inns than at city hotels, which means you are not confined to the bedroom for the evening. There are a small number in the selection.
Where can I walk a dog in central Birmingham?
The canal towpaths through Brindleyplace and towards the Jewellery Quarter are the most practical central option, and Cannon Hill Park is the nearest large green space south of the centre. Green space in the core itself is limited, so a hotel near a towpath is worth something.
