South Coast Sidmouth
Hunters Moon Hotel, Sidmouth
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're happy with a standard hotel-room stay where the property explicitly welcomes dogs
- You're basing yourself in Sidmouth / the South Coast and want a pet-friendly anchor for day trips
- The wider guest experience is strong - Agoda guests rate this 9.3/10 overall
Worth knowing
- Pet fee and any size restrictions aren't published - confirm directly with the property before 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: 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 545 Agoda guest reviews overall, averaging 9.3/10 - 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
Hunters Moon Hotel is a 3-star adults-only hotel in Sidmouth (Devon, EX10 9AA), set in a lovely period building with grounds and gardens backing onto The Byes - the riverside park that runs through Sidmouth. It's one of the strongest pet-friendly hotels in the FLG East Devon pool, combining several features that genuinely matter to dog-owning visitors.
The standout features for visitors with dogs:
- Adults-only - quieter environment without unpredictable child-pet interactions, particularly helpful for older or anxious dogs.
- Backs onto The Byes - the riverside park is on the doorstep for daily dog walks without needing to walk through busy streets first.
- Multi-dog welcomed - past pet-stays include couples with 2 well-behaved dogs.
- Breakfast accommodation for dogs - the hotel sets a table in the bar area for guests with dogs at breakfast (rather than excluding you to the room).
- EV charging on-site - increasingly relevant for dog-owning visitors driving electric vehicles.
- Repeat-stay history - one past guest mentioned visiting 'several times with our dogs' while visiting their mum in Sidmouth, the strongest signal a hotel can carry.
The pet policy is otherwise not heavily documented in the public Agoda listing (no published fee, weight limit or breed restrictions), so confirm at booking.
The hotel itself is described as a 'lovely old house' with 'fabulous gardens', in a quiet location yet convenient for Sidmouth town. One honest minor note: cooked breakfast got a mixed review from one past pet-traveller (Richard) - 'small and poor quality' - against generally-positive food feedback elsewhere. Worth knowing if breakfast quality is a critical factor for you.
Location-wise, The Byes is the daily-walk obvious choice (riverside, mature trees, dog-welcoming community). Sidmouth town is a short walk for shops, cafes and the seafront (dog-friendly off-peak). Branscombe and Beer (year-round dog-friendly beaches) are short drives east.
Best suited to a couple travelling with one or two well-behaved dogs who'll appreciate an adults-only hotel with proper doorstep dog walking + dog-aware breakfast hosting. The 4.9 out of 5 paw rating across 9 consistently positive pet-traveller stays is one of the strongest signals in the entire FLG hotel pool.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Adults-only environment (quieter for sensitive dogs)
- Backs onto The Byes riverside park - doorstep walks
- Dog table in bar area at breakfast
- Multi-dog stays accommodated
- EV charging on-site
- Strong repeat-stay history
About this hotel
A 3-star adults-only hotel in Sidmouth (EX10 9AA) backing onto The Byes park - dog-friendly, EV charging on-site, dogs accommodated at breakfast with a dedicated bar-area table.
