Pet-Friendly Hotels in Berlin for Families with Dogs

A family with a dog in Berlin is better served by space than by a central address. The hotels here are mostly apartment-style, with full kitchens, courtyards or gardens, and they place you in residential districts where a morning dog walk is easy. Choose the district first, because the city is large and public transport between districts takes time.

Wilmina Hotel is a former women's prison turned design hotel near Savignyplatz, in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf. It has leafy interior courtyards, an outdoor pool and a policy that allows pets without fuss. The rooms are calm and spacious, and a small games room with billiards keeps older children entertained on rainy afternoons. It is the option on this page with the most character, and the pool is a rare feature among Berlin pet-friendly hotels. A family that wants a hotel stay rather than an apartment, with a courtyard for the dog, should look here first.

Louisa's Place is a residential five-star on Kurfürstendamm, with apartment-style suites of 45 to 75 square metres, full kitchens and a calm garden that suits early-morning dog walks. The description says it feels more like an aparthotel than a hotel, which works well when you arrive with a tired family and want to settle in. It is in the same western part of the city as Wilmina, so you can compare the two, with Louisa's Place offering more space and Wilmina offering the pool and the courtyards. Neither description gives a size limit for dogs, so ask before you book.

In the east and the centre, three options stand out. Orania.Berlin is a five-star townhouse on Oranienplatz in Kreuzberg, with family rooms that double as small suites, and dogs welcomed without an extra fee on most rates. Its ground-floor salon hosts live music several evenings a week, which is fine with children asleep upstairs. Gorki Apartments on Weinbergsweg in Mitte has high ceilings, full kitchens and family-sized layouts as standard, with pets allowed, and Volkspark am Weinberg is ten minutes away for morning walks. Locke at East Side Gallery is a studio and apartment hotel on the Spree, with kitchenettes, a fitness centre, a restaurant and a permissive pet policy.

The right choice depends on how you will use the city. If you want to walk a dog in a park before breakfast, Gorki Apartments in Mitte and Louisa's Place in Charlottenburg are the quieter options. If you want evening culture, with the East Side Gallery nearby, Locke is the simplest, and Orania offers a lively Kreuzberg base. Berlin is big enough that travelling between districts with a dog and children takes planning, so I would pick one district and stay there. None of the descriptions gives a size limit for dogs, so confirm that before you book.