Amarons Nest, Llandudno

Amarons Nest is a whole house on the Great Orme, the headland above Llandudno, and the setting does a lot of the work for anyone arriving with a dog. There are no shared corridors to negotiate and no lobby to cross, just a front door, quiet lanes and a headland full of sheep and feral goats a few paces away.

Up to two dogs can stay, at £10 per dog per day. The welcome goes further than the policy suggests: guests travelling with a dog consistently mention treats and bowls waiting alongside the welcome pack put out for the humans, which sets the tone for the rest of the stay.

The house itself is the other reason people rate it so highly. It is spotlessly clean and generously equipped, the beds draw praise in almost every review, and the owner is quick and helpful over messages before and during a stay. It is a small, owner-run place rather than a managed let, and it reads that way.

For walking, the location is hard to beat. The Great Orme's summit paths, the Marine Drive toll road and the headland's grassy slopes are all reachable on foot, and Llandudno's long promenade and pier sit at the bottom of the hill for a flatter option.

Two things are worth knowing first. The garden is set over several levels and laid entirely to patio, with no grass or soil anywhere in it, so a dog that will only toilet on a green surface needs a walk of roughly 100 metres to the fields opposite. That is a nuisance last thing at night and first thing in the morning, and guests have flagged it as the one thing they wish they had known in advance. The house also sits on a genuine hill, so every trip into town is a climb on the way back.

With a 4.7/5 paw rating, Amarons Nest suits owners of one or two dogs who want a quiet base with walking straight from the door, and who do not mind a short stroll to grass when the dog needs it.