Pet Policy

We welcome well behaved and fully socialised dogs at Eddrachilles and charge £20 per dog per stay. . All dogs at Eddrachilles must be booked into our specially designated dog friendly rooms. . We require owners to contact us BEFORE booking online to make sure we can accommodate their dog or dogs on their chosen dates. Any booking where a dog is added subsequent to the booking confirmation risks being deemed cancelled up to and including on arrival.

At Eddrachilles three of our guest rooms are designated pet free for guests who have allergies etc. All rooms and public areas are subject to daily housekeeping with deep cleans of guest rooms on check out. However, as this is a small hotel with a dog-friendly approach, we advise guests who are allergic to dogs to consider carefully whether they will be best served by booking at Eddrachilles Hotel.

Eddrachilles is a small hotel and, out of concern for the dogs, we limit the total number of dogs staying at any one time. Please contact us to discuss before booking.

If you do not wish to book your dog into the hotel but intend leaving in your vehicle overnight please let us know at or before check-in. You remain fully responsible for the welfare of your dogs and we must be aware so that we can alert you as owner should the dogs become distressed etc. Dogs not checked into the hotel must not enter the hotel buildings nor should they. be walked in the hotel grounds.

All pre-booked dogs are welcome in the hotel’s public areas but we do restrict dogs to a specific zone of the dining room. Please keep your dog(s) on a lead in the public areas. If your dog barks three times in the dining room, we respectfully ask you to remove your dog to avoid disturbing other guests. In most cases a short walk in the grounds is all that is required to settle an over-stimulated canine. .

Please bring your dog’s own bedding and request in good time if you wish to borrow a dog bed. We ask that you do not allow dogs on the bed. Guests are liable for any damage that their dog causes to the hotel’s property.

Our services include: dog towels,, bowls, warm water doggie washing facility, as well as mats and cushions designed for canine comfort. All available on request.    

There is a charge of £20 per dog for staying in a guest bedroom (irrespective of the length of your stay). Guide Dog and other registered assistance dogs are, of course, free of charge.

Excellent Dog Walking Country

We have a number of recommended routes of varying length for dog walks, including one directly from the hotel front door, and we can tell you where to go to avoid sheep, livestock and deer.  Sutherland is excellent dog walking country but please be sure you have your dog under control at all times.

There’s are free doggie poop bags in the vestibules and four doggie mess bins in our grounds. We appreciate your co-operation in using these.

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Good manners appreciated

At Eddrachilles we have our own resident dogs and cats and we may be hosting other guest dogs. If your pet is nervous of other animals or strangers, please discuss with us before booking. We also reserve the right to operate a “three barks” rule in the restaurant.

For the comfort of all our guests we limit the total number of guest dogs staying in the hotel. We respectfully request that all guest dogs are closely supervised or kept on a lead in the public areas.

Veterinary Assistance

The hotel is covered by an excellent veterinary practice based in Tain, an hour and 45 minutes drive away. There is no veterinary service based in Sutherland. Given the distance, please double check that you have any prescribed medication for your pets before travelling and consider carrying a pets first aid kit (we have one available in the hotel).  

The Highlands also have ticks in summer so you may wish to consider dosing your pets with tick treatments before you travel. Please consult your vet at least four weeks before departure.