Wales Llangollen
The Mulberry Inn
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated August 2026 · paw rating built from 10 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 Llangollen / the Wales 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
- Pet fee: £8 per pet per night (No limit on dog size) - research-verified; confirm at 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: 10 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 553 guest reviews overall across booking platforms, averaging 9.6/10 - 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 policy at a glance
- Pet fee: £8 per dog, per night.
- No limit on dog size.
- On-site pet amenities: dog welcome pack.
- Every guest room is dog friendly
- The dog charge is sometimes waived during promotions, so ask at reception when booking
- Tell the hotel you are bringing a dog whether you book direct or through a booking site
- Dogs must be on a secured lead anywhere in the hotel outside your room
- Dogs are not allowed on the furniture
- Dogs are welcome in the lounge in the mornings and afternoons while the bar is closed
- In the evenings you can eat in the bar with your dog, from the same menu served in the main dining room
- A table in a separate dining room can sometimes be set aside for guests with dogs at breakfast, so ask reception the night before
- Dogs may be left unattended in the room
Pet-friendly summary
The Mulberry Inn is a country inn tucked into the Ceiriog Valley at Glyn Ceiriog, a few miles from Llangollen, and it is one of the more thoroughly dog-organised places in this part of north Wales. Every guest room takes dogs, not a designated few, at £8 per dog per night, with no limit on size, and the charge is sometimes waived during promotions, so it is worth asking at reception when you book.
The welcome is the part guests with dogs return to. Dogs are met with a pack of their own: bowls, treats, a towel and in some cases a toy, left in the room before arrival. Guests travelling with dogs describe staff treating the dog as part of the booking rather than an exception. Breakfast and the evening meal are cooked in-house and rated highly.
Where the inn is unusual is in how much of the building a dog can actually use. Dogs are welcome in the lounge outside bar hours, and in the evening you can eat with your dog in the bar from the same menu served in the main dining room, which removes the familiar problem of having to choose between dinner and the dog. The house rules are clear and easy to live with: lead on outside the room, and off the furniture.
The setting is remote and quiet, with gardens, valley views and walking straight from the door. Two caveats are worth flagging. Because every room is dog-friendly there are no dog-free rooms to retreat to, and guests who are sensitive to dogs or who sleep lightly do occasionally report barking carrying between rooms. And the first-floor windows open fully at the bottom, which guests with an inquisitive dog have found needs watching.
Its 4.7/5 paw rating fits a place that has thought the whole stay through rather than just permitting a dog in a room. It suits owners of any size of dog who want a quiet rural base with proper food and no negotiation over where the dog can go.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Every guest room is dog-friendly
- Dog welcome pack with bowls and treats
- Dine in the bar with your dog
- £8 per dog per night, no size limit
- No dog-free rooms if noise bothers you
- Quiet valley setting with walks from the door
About this hotel
The Mulberry Inn is a three-star country inn in Glyn Ceiriog, in the Ceiriog Valley a few miles from Llangollen. It has gardens with valley views, on-site parking, well-stocked rooms with mini bars, and cooks its dinner and breakfast in-house. The setting is rural and quiet.
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Location
Glyn Ceiriog, Llangollen, LL20 7BB
