The Perfect Dog Friendly Hotel in Salcombe
A waggy-tailed welcome
Our beachside location, combined with a dog-loving team, makes a perfect pooch paradise. With days of endless zoomies, woodland walks and frisbee fetch, your dog can fully rest and recharge at the end of the day with the smell of the sea offering a tantalising taste of tomorrow's adventures.
Being a dog-friendly hotel is what sees guests and their furry friends return to South Sands time and time again. Alongside our comfortable dog-friendly rooms, we offer welcome gifts on arrival to ensure your four-legged friend knows they're on holiday too.
For extra treats or a top-up on essentials, our dog sales cabinet offers a range of toys and Ruff and Tumble dog robes and leads.
Dog Friendly Rooms
With the beach on our doorstep and dog-friendly walks all around, we're the perfect location to bring your four-legged friend. We will welcome your canine companion with a doggy basket that includes their own blanket, bowl and a bag of luxury treats. We’re not just dog-friendly, we’re dog-loving.
As a huge part of your family, your dog can join you throughout the hotel and accompany you for every meal in our designated doggy-friendly sea view area of the restaurant.
We have many dog-friendly rooms available in our Optimist, Enterprise, Yawl and Dragon categories. To ensure there is plenty of space for all, we allow a maximum of 2 dogs in inland and partial sea view rooms and 3 dogs in our sea view rooms. Please note not all our rooms are dog-friendly and sometimes a dog friendly room may not be available. Please call for details.
Dog Policy
To ensure the best South Sands experience for you, your dog, and all our guests, we have a few South Sands dog policies. Even though these policies are there for the safety and comfort of your pooch, we require a human to read, understand and sign our South Sands Dog Policy document on arrival.
To protect the bed linen from potential sandy paws and muddy bellies, we ask dogs to remain off bed linen and other soft furnishings. A charge of £19.50 per dog, per night will be applied for dogs staying in hotel rooms or beach suites. A penalty will be charged if your dog is allowed on bed linen or in the event of a dog fouling in the room. This covers the replacement and/or cleaning of furnishings.
If you have arrived with a dog without prior arrangement and we do not have a dog friendly room available there will be a £50 extra charge for deep cleaning the room.
On the Beach
Please note South Sands beach is only dog-friendly from October until May. During the other months, restrictions apply.
For the Summer months, take a trip to neighbouring North Sands that welcomes dogs all year round. Other dog-friendly beaches in the area include East Portlemouth beaches on the other side of the estuary, Soar Mill Cove, South Milton Sands and Slapton Sands.
There are plenty of scenic coastal and woodland walks for your dog-walking adventures too.
Around the Hotel
We're not just a dog-friendly hotel, we're a dog-loving hotel which is why dogs on leads can join their owners anywhere, including the bar, terrace and in a spacious, designated sea view area in the restaurant.
While we ask for dogs to remain off the sofas and furniture, soft dog blankets are provided from reception on request. We do not provide dog beds, so please bring your furry friend's bed with you to ensure a comfy stay.
Food is a big part of any South Sands stay, however we cannot provide food for any of our four-pawed guests. We ask owners to bring their dog's favourite food with them. Treats can be purchased from reception.
Relaxed dog policies may apply to service dogs. Please speak to reception.
For pup-dates and camera-confident canines, follow our designated South Sands doggies Instagram, and don't forget to tag us in any paw-fect pictures.