Lake District Windermere
Hazlehurst Windermere
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated June 2026 · paw rating built from 9 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 Windermere / the Lake District and want a pet-friendly anchor for day trips
- The wider guest experience is strong - Agoda guests rate this 9.5/10 overall
Worth knowing
- 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: 9 pet-mention guest reviews sourced from Agoda - 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 86 Agoda guest reviews overall, averaging 9.5/10 - the paw rating reflects only the pet-mentioning subset.
- Last refreshed: June 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
Hazlehurst Windermere is a small ground-floor apartment on Hazel Street, a short walk from Windermere village centre and a few minutes from the lake. It's part of a small set of self-catering apartments and the ground-floor unit (Apartment 1) is the one specifically suited to dog travellers - direct garden access from the apartment removes the awkwardness of corridors and stairs at the end of a wet Lake District walk.
What guests with dogs single out: the ground-floor garden access (almost every pet-mention review names this as the key feature), the central village location with shops and bars within an easy walk, the host's clear check-in instructions, and the standard self-catering kit (fully equipped kitchen, washing machine, towels, bedding). The on-street parking permit included with the let is a meaningful detail in a village where street parking is otherwise a daily hunt.
Practical detail worth knowing: the property has automatic lighting which several reviewers mentioned as a small touch they appreciated; not blockbuster on its own but characteristic of a thoughtfully set-up small let. One minor caveat across reviews - no hand towel rack in the bathroom - is the kind of thing that signals what guests are otherwise unable to find to complain about.
The hotel rates 9.5/10 across 86 Agoda reviews overall, and the pet-mention reviews skew nearly unanimously to 10/10 (paw rating 4.9/5 from 9 confirmed pet-traveller reviewers - the highest aggregate in our recent Lake District batch). A strong pick for a couple travelling with one dog who wants central Windermere walkability, ground-floor convenience, and the privacy of an entire small apartment.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Ground-floor garden access - no stairs or corridors
- Central Windermere village walkability
- Street parking permit included
- Fully equipped kitchen with washing machine
- Automatic lighting + clear check-in instructions
About this hotel
Hazlehurst Windermere is a small ground-floor apartment on Hazel Street with direct garden access - the unit specifically set up for dog travellers. Central village location with on-street parking permit included.
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Location
Hazelhurst, Hazel Street Apartment 1, Windermere, LA23 1EL
