Premier Inn vs Travelodge Pet Policy 2026

Premier Inn's default policy across its UK portfolio is that pets are not accepted in guest rooms. Assistance dogs are always accepted (no fee, no room restriction) under the Equality Act 2010 - this applies at every Premier Inn hotel without exception.

For non-assistance dogs, Premier Inn operates a smaller dog-friendly trial at a limited number of hotels. When it's available, expect:

• A per-dog nightly fee (typically £25, sometimes higher at flagship locations)
• A cap of 2 dogs per room
• Allocation to specific ground-floor or designated rooms only
• Dogs to remain in the bedroom and corridors to/from it - not in restaurant, bar, or breakfast areas
• Limited inventory - dog-friendly rooms book out faster than standard rooms at the same hotel

The official Premier Inn list of dog-friendly hotels is maintained on the Premier Inn website. The list shrinks and grows; treat any third-party listing (including this one) as a starting point and the operator's current list as authoritative.

Travelodge's dog programme covers a wider slice of its UK estate - dog-friendly hotels number into the dozens nationwide and are explicitly listed on the Travelodge booking site with a 'pets welcome' filter. Travelodge has been running the programme longer than Premier Inn and the booking flow is more polished.

The structural pattern:

• Per-dog nightly fee (typically around £20/dog/night, capped per stay at some hotels)
• Maximum 2 dogs per room
• Dog-friendly inventory limited to specific ground-floor rooms
• Bar and restaurant access generally not permitted with dogs (varies by hotel - some allow dogs in the bar at the manager's discretion)
• Assistance dogs accepted at every Travelodge under the Equality Act

The Travelodge website's 'Pets Welcome' filter is the right place to start - select your destination and dates, then filter by 'Pets Welcome'. The site shows only properties that accept dogs and only the room types that are dog-friendly within those properties.

Worked example for two adults plus one dog, two nights at a midweek non-school-holiday rate (typical of January-March, October-November):

• Premier Inn (dog-friendly location, when available): £75 room rate × 2 nights = £150, plus £25 dog fee × 2 nights = £50. Total: £200.
• Travelodge (dog-friendly location): £65 room rate × 2 nights = £130, plus £20 dog fee × 2 nights = £40. Total: £170.

The £30 gap on a two-night stay is structural - Travelodge's underlying room rates run slightly lower than Premier Inn's, and the per-dog supplement is also lower. Premier Inn's premium reflects the more polished mid-tier experience the chain has cultivated (Hypnos beds, Costa breakfasts, refreshed rooms in the last 5 years). For a dog-only-sleep trip, Travelodge wins on cost; for a longer stay where the room experience matters more, Premier Inn might be worth the gap.

Premier Inn booking flow:

1. Go to the Premier Inn website's main search.
2. Search your destination and dates as normal.
3. The standard search results do not flag dog-friendly hotels. Either consult the chain's published dog-friendly list separately, or call Premier Inn reservations to confirm dog acceptance at a specific hotel.
4. If accepted, book the standard rate; the dog fee is added at the property on arrival.

Travelodge booking flow:

1. Go to travelodge.co.uk's search.
2. Search destination and dates.
3. Apply the 'Pets Welcome' filter. Search results immediately narrow to dog-friendly hotels.
4. Within each property, dog-friendly rooms are flagged as a specific room type. Book one of those rooms directly.
5. The £20-per-dog-per-night charge is added at booking or on arrival depending on the location.

The Travelodge flow is significantly less friction. Premier Inn's process is workable but requires more legwork because the standard search doesn't surface dog policy as a first-class filter.