About us

Paws & Stay is the UK’s only dog-first travel website, created by animal lovers who understand the frustration of “dog-tolerant” accommodation and the joy of a truly dog-friendly place to stay. There’s no need to go scanning all the information about our places to see if it’s ok to bring your dog. It is. In fact it’s more than ok, it’s welcomed and celebrated. That’s why they’re part of Paws & Stay.

Inspected & selected

We know a Paws & Stay holiday when we inspect it and love it. Every single place on Paws & Stay has been checked out by our team of dog-friendly travel experts. We like to visit and get a feel for a place, so we can represent it to you accurately and honestly.

Being a better business

Paws & Stay is part of Sawday’s, who have been champions of independent travel for over 30 years. That means we’re a B Corp, 24% owned by a charitable trust and majority employee owned. We’re working to make the relationships between travel, communities and the environment mutually beneficial, not destructive. We love places that share the love locally, have a bit of character, spare more than a thought for sustainability and throw a big warm welcome around you and your dog.

Read our full Impact Report here

Join our team

We’re proud to be B Corp certified and recognised by them as one of the Top 5% of companies worldwide to work for. We are growing, and have ambitious plans in the pipeline. We’re recruiting and want to find the best talent out there, to help us with our growth. Any roles that are open for applications at the moment will be shown below. If you don’t see what you want, follow our LinkedIn page where we’ll post details of any new roles.

Stories from the Paws & Stay team

Team story: Getting a rescue dog by Raquel & Rhia

We chatted to Raquel, our very talented Operations Coordinator and found out how she met her corgi-chihuahua, Rhia and how they became the inseparable duo that we see working and wuffling around the office.

Team story: How to overcome dog car sickness by Helen & Odin

Dogs can get allergies, hay fever and even suffer from car sickness, as team member Helen messily discovered when she started travelling with her bordoodle, Odin. We asked her for a few tips on getting through those long car journeys as smoothly as possible.

Team story: How to prepare for your dog’s first season by Leila & Ruby

When Leila met Ruby, it was love at first sight. However, having always grown up with male dogs, Leila was new to dealing with a female dog's first season. This is the story of how they got on and top tips on preparing for your dog's heat cycle...

Personally inspected

We’ve visited every place, so you can be sure you’re in for a treat

Dogs first

Dogs are warmly welcomed, not just tolerated, at every place

B Corp certified

We’re working to make travel a more responsible industry

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