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Brook Mollington Banastre Hotel and Spa
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated August 2026 · paw rating built from 2 verified guest reviews 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 Chester / the Other UK and want a pet-friendly anchor for day trips
- Pet-mentioning reviewers spoke positively about the dog-friendly setup
Worth knowing
- Paw rating is based on 2 reviews - limited sample, treat as directional
- Pet fee: £20 per pet per night (max 2 pets) - 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: 2 pet-mention guest reviews 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 2,261 guest reviews overall across booking platforms, averaging 7.2/10 - 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: £20 per pet, per night
- Maximum 2 pets in total per room
- Pets are accepted on request and in designated pet-friendly rooms only - request the room when booking
- Both dogs and cats are accepted
- Service animals are welcome and are exempt from the pet fee
Pet-friendly summary
Brook Mollington Banastre is a country-house hotel set in its own grounds on Parkgate Road, a couple of miles north of Chester city centre, and it makes a comfortable base for anyone bringing a dog to the city. The lawns and gardens around the building mean you can take the dog out first thing without getting in the car, and the lanes and open country around Mollington give you somewhere longer to head for later on.
Dogs stay in designated pet-friendly rooms, which are booked on request, so it is worth asking for one when you reserve rather than turning up and hoping. The fee is £20 per pet, per night, with a maximum of two pets per room, and cats are accepted alongside dogs. Service animals are welcome and are not charged the pet fee.
Staff are what guests praise most consistently here, and that carries through to how dogs are received: travellers arriving with a dog describe a warm, unfussy check-in and staff happy to point them towards walking routes close by. There is a spa and indoor pool, a restaurant, and a lounge bar looking out over the gardens, so there is somewhere to settle once the day's walking is done.
A few things to weigh up before booking. The building is old and parts of it are noticeably dated, with refurbishment work ongoing, and there is no lift, so an upstairs room means stairs for you and for an older or smaller dog. Dogs are a genuine presence in the hotel rather than a rarity, and barking has carried at night on occasion, which is worth knowing if your dog is easily unsettled. The £20 nightly charge also mounts up on a longer stay, so price it in early.
Best suited to dog owners who value grounds, easy walks and friendly staff over polished modern rooms, and who like being a short drive from Chester without staying in the middle of it. On the pet-friendly side of things it earns 4.5 out of 5 paws.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Designated pet-friendly rooms booked on request
- Grounds and gardens for on-site walks
- Warm, unfussy welcome for dogs at check-in
- Staff suggest nearby walking routes
- Nightly pet fee of twenty pounds per pet
- Dated building with stairs to upper floors
About this hotel
Brook Mollington Banastre Hotel and Spa is a three-star country-house hotel on Parkgate Road, a couple of miles north of Chester city centre. Set in its own grounds, it has a spa and indoor pool, a restaurant and a garden-facing lounge bar. Rooms are traditional and parts of the building are dated, with refurbishment ongoing. Pets are welcomed in designated rooms.
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Location
Parkgate Road, Chester, CH1 6NN
