Yorkshire York
Fabulous 2 Bed Flat, York
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated September 2026 · paw rating built from 2 verified guest reviews mentioning pets
Bring your dog if
- You want a whole-property rental - no shared lobbies or corridors to navigate with your dog
- You're basing yourself in York / the Yorkshire and want a pet-friendly anchor for day trips
- The wider guest experience is strong - guests rate this 9.6/10 overall on booking platforms
Worth knowing
- Paw rating is based on 2 reviews - limited sample, treat as directional
- Pet fee and any size restrictions aren't published - confirm directly with the property before booking
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 82 guest reviews overall across booking platforms, averaging 9.6/10 - the paw rating reflects only the pet-mentioning subset.
- Last refreshed: September 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-friendly summary
This ground-floor flat on Portland Street sits a few minutes north of York Minster and the city walls, which is the single most useful thing about it for anyone arriving with a dog. Everything worth walking to in the old town is genuinely walkable, so the dog gets its exercise on the way to dinner rather than needing a separate trip in the car.
The host puts a bowl out for arriving dogs and offers a dog bed, though it is sized for smaller breeds and a larger dog will want its own. Being on the ground floor with a garden at the back removes the usual stairs-and-corridor problem of a city flat, and the welcome extras guests mention, fresh milk and a chilled bottle of wine among them, point to a host who thinks about arrivals. Messages are answered quickly.
The flat is bigger inside than the address suggests, with two large bedrooms, a sizeable living room with a dining corner and a well-equipped kitchen. Paid parking at Union Terrace is about two minutes away and reasonably priced, though most guests leave the car there for the duration and walk.
Some caveats worth weighing. Guests sensitive to smell have noticed that a dog had stayed before them, which is the flip side of a flat that regularly takes dogs, and a recent stay reported stained bed linen and towels along with a persistent musty smell. Against a 9.6 average across 82 guest reviews that is clearly the exception rather than the pattern, but it is worth knowing if anyone in your party is sensitive. There is also only one bathroom with no lock on the door, and no wardrobes in the bedrooms. With a 4.6/5 paw rating, this suits dog owners who want to walk into central York from the front door.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Bowl put out for arriving dogs
- Ground floor with a back garden
- Walk into central York from the door
- Loaned dog bed suits smaller breeds
- Lingering pet scent noticed by some guests
About this hotel
A two-bedroom ground-floor flat on Portland Street, a few minutes' walk north of York Minster and the city walls. Both bedrooms are doubles, with a large living room and dining corner, a fully equipped kitchen and a garden at the back. Paid parking at Union Terrace is about two minutes away.
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Location
32 Portland Street, York, YO31 7EH
