Other UK Coleraine
Luxury Studio with Hot Tub and Stunning Gardens, Coleraine
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated August 2026 · paw rating built from 6 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 Coleraine / the Other UK and want a pet-friendly anchor for day trips
- The wider guest experience is strong - guests rate this 9.9/10 overall on booking platforms
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: 6 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 46 guest reviews overall across booking platforms, averaging 9.9/10 - 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-friendly summary
This studio sits in the middle of a large private garden a few miles outside Coleraine, and the grounds are the reason to bring a dog here. A forest trail runs from the property past waterfall pools and feeding stations where red squirrels turn up in the morning, so the day's walk starts at the door and stays on private ground the whole way round. Guests travelling with dogs pick that out above everything else: enclosed space and genuine privacy are hard to find in this part of Northern Ireland, and owners of anxious or reactive dogs describe it as a rare chance to let the dog simply be a dog without meeting anyone.
The accommodation itself is a well-equipped studio with a covered hot tub outside and a sheltered seating area with an outdoor television, both usable in Irish weather, which is rather the point of covering them. Guests report no surcharge for the hot tub or for bringing a dog, though that is worth confirming when you book. The owner's family meets guests on arrival and runs through how everything works, and there are a couple of shops five minutes down the road for anything forgotten.
Coleraine is close enough for supplies and a change of scene, and the Causeway Coast beaches are within easy reach for a longer walk. Most guests, though, seem to spend the stay on the property rather than driving out of it.
The caveats are small. It is a studio, so it suits a couple with one or two dogs rather than a larger party, and the listing photographs understate what is there, since the site has been extended since they were taken. The hot tub has occasionally been found with its jets not working.
For dog owners who want private ground, a forest walk and nobody else about, this studio earns a 4.7/5 paw rating.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Private forest trail from the front door
- Enclosed grounds suit anxious or reactive dogs
- Red squirrels and waterfall walks on site
- Covered hot tub usable in wet weather
- Studio size suits a couple with dogs
About this hotel
A four-star self-catering studio set in extensive private gardens a few miles outside Coleraine, County Londonderry. The property has its own forest trail and waterfall walk, a covered outdoor hot tub and a sheltered seating area, with shops five minutes away and the Causeway Coast beaches within easy driving distance.
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Location
177 Dunhill Road Studio, Coleraine, BT51 4JA
