Suffolk Dickleburgh
Myrtle Cottage, Dickleburgh
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated October 2026 · paw rating built from 1 verified guest review 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 Dickleburgh / the Suffolk and want a pet-friendly anchor for day trips
- Pet-mentioning reviewers spoke positively about the dog-friendly setup
Worth knowing
- Paw rating sits on a single confirmed pet review - expect movement as more data arrives
- 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: 1 pet-mention guest review 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 86 guest reviews overall across booking platforms, averaging 8.3/10 - the paw rating reflects only the pet-mentioning subset.
- Last refreshed: October 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
Myrtle Cottage is a period house in the centre of Dickleburgh, a south Norfolk village on the old road between Diss and Norwich. It is let as a whole house, so a dog gets its own front door and a patio rather than shared corridors, and the village is small enough to walk end to end before breakfast. Dog owners who have stayed describe a cosy, comfortable base, and the log burner makes it a credible winter booking.
The caveat is housekeeping, and it deserves setting out plainly. The recurring complaint here is not about the welcome dogs get but about what previous dogs have left behind: guests have reported a strong dog odour, dog hair on bedding and pillows, and dog mess left uncleared on the patio. Alongside that, feedback mentions weeds around the patio, broken paving and paintwork needing attention.
None of that suggests a property that dislikes dogs. If anything it suggests one that takes a lot of them. But it does mean the turnaround clean is inconsistent, and anyone with allergies in the party, or anyone who would rather not arrive to another dog's scent on the bedding, should factor that in and be ready to say something on arrival. It earns a 4.5/5 paw rating.
Location is the strong suit. Dickleburgh has a pub and a shop, the surrounding lanes and field edges give easy short walks straight from the door, and the Waveney valley a few miles south opens up longer ones. The stairs are steep and were flagged as awkward, which is worth knowing if you have an older dog that needs carrying up.
Best suited to dog owners who want a whole house in a quiet village and are relaxed about a property that has clearly hosted plenty of dogs before theirs.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Whole house with its own patio
- Log burner suits winter stays
- Village and field-edge walks from the door
- Turnaround cleaning can be inconsistent
- Residual dog odour and hair reported
About this hotel
Myrtle Cottage is a period house in Dickleburgh, a village in south Norfolk a few miles north of Diss. The whole house is let to one party and includes a log burner and a patio. There are shops and a pub in the village, with the Waveney valley and Diss a short drive away.
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Location
The Street, Dickleburgh, IP21 4NQ
