Dog friendly accommodation in Port Stephens
6 dog friendly places to stay, 3 let your dog stay inside
Port Stephens is calm bay beaches and long sandspits, and it takes dogs well once you know the pattern: the hotels around Soldiers Point and Anna Bay let dogs stay in the room, while the big beachside holiday parks welcome dogs on your own tent or caravan site but keep them out of the cabins. Every stay below is checked against its published pet policy.
3 of the 6 dog friendly stays we've checked in Port Stephens let your dog sleep inside the room or cabin, and 3 take dogs on camp sites only.
The Wattle Lodge welcomes up to 2 dogs per stay inside the lodge, with prior approval required and dogs not to be left unattended.
Bannisters' Port Stephens hotel keeps designated dog friendly rooms, minutes from Soldiers Point's calm bay beaches. Book the pet friendly room type specifically.
Takes dogs at its One Mile Beach bush retreat, per the region's official pet friendly guide, and it's the nearest dog friendly stay to the Birubi Point dog exercise area.
Camp with your dog in your own tent or caravan beside Fingal Bay's beach. One dog per site over school and public holidays, permission requested in advance, and no dogs in the cabins.
Next to Little Beach with sites that take dogs when you bring your own tent or caravan. One dog per site in school holidays and permission requested ahead. Cabins are not dog friendly.
Stay inside
Bannisters Port Stephens keeps designated dog friendly rooms minutes from Soldiers Point's calm bay beaches (book the pet friendly room type specifically). The Retreat Port Stephens at Anna Bay is the nearest dog friendly stay to the Birubi Point dog exercise area.
Camp with your dog
Shoal Bay, Fingal Bay and Halifax holiday parks all take dogs when you bring your own tent or caravan, with a one dog limit over school and public holidays and permission requested in advance. None of the three allow dogs in their cabins, so these are for campers.
Dog owner FAQs for places to stay in Port Stephens
Which Port Stephens hotels let dogs stay in the room?
Bannisters Port Stephens at Soldiers Point keeps designated dog friendly rooms, and The Retreat Port Stephens at Anna Bay takes dogs too. Book the pet friendly room type specifically at Bannisters.
Can I bring my dog to a Port Stephens holiday park?
Yes, on your own tent or caravan site at Shoal Bay, Fingal Bay and Halifax holiday parks, with permission requested in advance and a one dog limit over school and public holidays. Dogs are not allowed in the park cabins.