At least nine Solvang hotels take dogs, and Solvang USA says the village has free water stations. Big dog? Hotel Ynez lists no size limit ($50 per dog, per stay), and The Landsby allows 50 lb each. The cheapest published fee is $25 a night. Wherever you stay, don't leave the dog alone in the room.
This week
- Nov6–8Buellton Fall Festival · Visit Buellton
Avenue of the Flags; Fri 4-10pm, Sat-Sun 12-10pm; carnival rides, live music on two stages; Ales on the Avenue beer and wine tasting Sat (tickets) · Free · by City of Buellton
- FriNov 6NatureTrack Film Festival · Visit NatureTrack Foundation
8th annual; reception 6pm, program 6:45pm at the SYV Grange Hall · $25 · by NatureTrack Foundation
- SatNov 7SYV Historical Museum Vaquero Benefit Dinner & Auction · Visit Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum
42nd annual · Tickets (early bird from Aug 1) · by Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum
- SatNov 7Alma Rosa Fall Harvest Dinner · Visit Alma Rosa Winery
Winery event; check access on the listing · Not published · by Alma Rosa Winery
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- A patio: The Winston
- A pool: Vinland Hotel & Lounge and Solvang Inn & Cottages
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Which Solvang hotels allow dogs?
Dog in the back seat? Nine Solvang hotels take one: The Landsby, The Marlo, Vinland Hotel & Lounge, The Winston, Royal Copenhagen Inn, Solvang Inn & Cottages, Wine Valley Inn & Cottages, the Viking Inn and Hotel Ynez. Solvang USA lists the first eight as dog friendly [1], and Hotel Ynez publishes its own dog policy. The fees and rules come from each hotel's own policy page; third-party pet sites sometimes show older fees, so we quote the hotels. King Frederik Inn allows no pets except ADA service animals, Kronborg Inn says pets aren't allowed, and Hamlet Inn says no pets. Corque is unclear: corquehotel.com says "we are not pet friendly" (service animals welcome), while its Marriott listing says up to 2 pets, 80 lb each, with a $150 fee per stay [3]. Call Corque before you book. For every hotel with walk times, see Solvang hotels.
Bringing the dog wine tasting too? See our dog-friendly wineries guide for each winery's own dog rule.
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“An excellent option for a modern Nordic vibe”
Condé Nast Traveler, Mar 8 2021 Editor's pickHotel · Solvang
The Landsby
Condé Nast Traveler Weekend guide pick
Clear rules, which is rarer than it should be. The Mission Drive boutique hotel has dedicated pet-friendly rooms and weight limits that suit most medium-sized dogs. Call the hotel directly when you book so you land one of the pet rooms.
Go if you'd rather walk to every tasting room and bakery, with dinner downstairs.
- From
- $100 per stay
- Dogs
- $100 per room, per stay
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- Pet limit
- Up to 2 dogs; 50 lb each, 80 lb combined
- Up to two dogs per pet-friendly room
- Max 50 lb per dog, 80 lb combined
- Non-refundable $100 pet cleaning fee per stay (ADA service animals exempt)
- Call to confirm a pet-friendly room
1576 Mission Drive, Solvang, CA 93463 · 805-688-3121
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Hotel · Solvang
The Marlo
The hotel that makes the most of dogs: a garden courtyard, treats, a keepsake Polaroid of your pup for its "Dogs of Marlo" wall, and a Luxury Pet Getaway Package with a bed, bowls and a bandana. It's a 24-room lodge on a quiet residential street, a couple of blocks from downtown. Its pet fee and size limits aren't published online, so ask when you book.
Go if you want quiet and a dog-friendly room, still walking distance to pastries.
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- 24 rooms; Solvang USA lists it as dog friendly
- Luxury Pet Getaway Package: bed, treat box, bandana, bowls; walk or sitter add-on with 48 hours' notice
- Pet fee and weight limits not published: ask when booking
293 Alisal Road, Solvang, CA 93463 · 805-688-4404
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Hotel · Solvang
Vinland Hotel & Lounge
One of the lowest one-time fees in town, at an 82-room hotel with a pool on Mission Drive. Register your pet at the front desk when you arrive, keep it on a leash, and bring proof of vaccinations.
Go if you want a modern room, a pool and a lounge to end the night.
- From
- $50 per pet (one-time)
- Dogs
- $50 per pet, per stay
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- Pet limit
- Up to 2 pets, 50 lb or smaller
- Max two pets per room, 50 lb or smaller
- One-time non-refundable $50 cleaning fee per pet
- Max 10-ft leash; no unattended pets; not allowed in buildings or amenity areas
- Carry proof of current vaccinations
1455 Mission Drive, Solvang, CA 93463 · 805-688-2018
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Hotel · Solvang
The Winston
Well-behaved dogs are welcome at this 14-room boutique hotel on 1st Street, with a cleaning fee for each. They can't be left alone in the room or on the patio, so plan to bring yours everywhere, or book a sitter.
Go if the dog is coming and you want a small, low-key base.
- From
- $100 per dog
- Dogs
- $100 per dog, per stay
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- Pet limit
- Up to 2 dogs
- Max two dogs per room
- $100 cleaning fee per dog
- Leash in common areas; never alone in room or on patio
486 1st Street, Solvang, CA 93463 · 805-688-2965
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Hotel · Solvang
Royal Copenhagen Inn
There's a dog-walk area on site and designated pet-friendly rooms, right in the middle of Solvang. Tell the inn in advance that your dog is coming: unregistered pets can mean extra cleaning fees, or no room if the pet rooms are full.
Go if the kids or the pets are along and pastries delivered sounds like a holiday.
- From
- $25 per pet, per night
- Dogs
- $25 per pet, per night
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- Pet limit
- Designated pet rooms
- $25 per pet, per night
- Designated pet-friendly rooms; dog-walk area
- Register your dog in advance
1579 Mission Drive, Solvang, CA 93463 · 805-688-5561
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Hotel · Solvang
Solvang Inn & Cottages
Dogs only, no other pets, in designated dog rooms at a modest daily fee. You also get a pool and breakfast on Mission Drive. Dogs stay leashed on the property and can't be left alone in the room.
Go if you want a cottage and a pool, and the dog's invited.
- From
- $25 per dog, per day
- Dogs
- $25 per dog, per night
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- Pet limit
- Up to 2 dogs; dogs only
- Two dogs max; $25 per dog per day
- Dogs only; leashed on premises
- Never leave dogs alone in the room
1518 Mission Drive, Solvang, CA 93463 · 805-688-4702
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Hotel · Solvang
Wine Valley Inn & Cottages
Cottage and chateau-style rooms right downtown. Up to two pets for a nightly fee, and they can't be left alone in the room.
Go if you want a storybook cottage right downtown.
- From
- $30 + tax per pet, per night
- Dogs
- $30 per pet, plus tax, per night
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- Pet limit
- Up to 2 pets
- $30 plus tax per pet, per night; two-pet maximum
- No unattended pets in the room
1564 Copenhagen Drive, Solvang, CA 93463 · 805-688-2111
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Motel · Solvang
Viking Inn
Small, calm dog? Then this one works. The historic 13-room motel on Mission Drive has the strictest policy on this list: one dog, 25 lb or less, no exceptions, and breaking the rules costs $250.
Go if you plan to bike around town and just need a simple, bright room.
- From
- $30 per night
- Dogs
- $30 per room (1 dog), per night
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- Pet limit
- 1 dog, up to 25 lb
- One dog per pet-friendly room, up to 25 lb, no exceptions
- $30 nightly pet fee; $250 fee if rules are broken
- Housebroken; never unattended; leashed outside the room
1506 Mission Drive, Solvang, CA 93463 · 805-688-1337
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“Transformed a disused 22-room motor lodge”
Michelin Guide, 2026 Editor's pickHotel · Outside Solvang
Hotel Ynez
Michelin Guide In the 2026 selection
The pick if your dog is big: Hotel Ynez says it has no size or breed limits, and the $50 fee is per dog for the whole stay, not per night. It sits on two garden acres a 4-minute drive from the village. Dogs stay on leash and can't be left alone in the room.
Go if you want quiet and an adults-only pool; plan on driving to dinner.
- From
- $50 per dog, per stay
- Dogs
- $50 per dog, per stay
- Getting there
- On Mission Dr toward Santa Ynez, about 4 min by car from Copenhagen Dr
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Press In the Michelin Guide hotel selection: "transformed a disused 22-room motor lodge". Michelin Guide, 2026
Press Weekend guide pick. Krista Simmons, Condé Nast Traveler, Mar 8 2021
- Pet limit
- Up to 2 dogs; dogs only; no size or breed limits
- $50 per dog (limit 2) per stay
- Dogs only; no size or breed restrictions
- Dogs on leash and with the owner at all times; never left alone in the room
2644 Mission Drive, Solvang, CA 93463 · 805-697-5444
What are pet fees at Solvang hotels? The pet-fee index
Read the fee carefully: some hotels charge once per stay, others every night. The table below is our Solvang Pet-Fee Index: every hotel we could find a published pet policy for, including the ones that say no. Tap a column heading to sort. The last column is the cost for one dog over two nights, before tax.
| Weight limit | Source | ||||||
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| Royal Copenhagen Inn | Yes | $25 | per night, per pet | $50 | own site, checked . Designated pet rooms; register your dog in advance | ||
| Solvang Inn & Cottages | Yes | $25 | per night, per dog | 2 | $50 | own site, checked . Dogs only; leashed on the premises | |
| Wine Valley Inn & Cottages | Yes | $30 | per night, per pet, plus tax | 2 | $60 | own site, checked . Plus tax | |
| Viking Inn | Yes | $30 | per night, per room (1 dog) | 1 | 25 lb | $60 | own site, checked . $250 fee if the rules are broken |
| Vinland Hotel & Lounge | Yes | $50 | per stay, per pet | 2 | 50 lb each | $50 | own site, checked . Register at the front desk; carry vaccination proof |
| Hotel Ynez | Yes | $50 | per stay, per dog | 2 | No size limit | $50 | own site, checked . Dogs only; service animals free |
| The Landsby | Yes | $100 | per stay, per room | 2 | 50 lb each, 80 lb combined | $100 | own site, checked . Call to confirm a pet-friendly room |
| The Winston | Yes | $100 | per stay, per dog | 2 | $100 | own site, checked . Leash in common areas | |
| Corque Hotel (per Marriott) | Conflict | $150 | per stay, per room | 2 | 80 lb | $150 | own site, checked . Marriott says pets welcome; corquehotel.com says not pet friendly. Call 805-688-8000 |
| Corque Hotel (per corquehotel.com) | Conflict | Not published | own site, checked . Own site: not pet friendly; service animals welcome | ||||
| The Marlo | Yes | Not published | own site, checked . Fee and limits not published; pet package $285 retail value | ||||
| King Frederik Inn | No | n/a | own site, checked . ADA service animals only | ||||
| Kronborg Inn | No | n/a | own site, checked | ||||
| Hamlet Inn | No | n/a | own site, checked | ||||
| The Hadsten (Hilton) | No | n/a | own site, checked |
The nightly-fee hotels (Royal Copenhagen Inn, Solvang Inn & Cottages, Wine Valley Inn and the Viking Inn) come to $50–60 for two nights. That's about the same as Vinland's one-time $50 or Hotel Ynez's $50 per dog for the stay, and less than The Landsby or The Winston at $100. For a long stay, a one-time fee usually works out better. Download the index as CSV.
The Corque conflict. Corque's own site says "Unfortunately, we are not pet friendly. Service animals are welcome." Its Marriott listing says "Pets Welcome," with a $150 fee per stay, up to 2 pets and 80 lb [3]. Both pages were live on Oct 17, 2026. We show both rows rather than guess; call the hotel before you book with a dog.
How we checked
On Oct 17, 2026 we opened each hotel's own pet policy, FAQ or booking page and copied the fee, how it's charged, the pet limit and any weight limit exactly as written. Where a hotel's own site and its brand listing disagree (Corque), we list both. Third-party pet and review sites often show older fees. We'll recheck the index every quarter; if a hotel changes its policy before then, the hotel's page wins.
Are Solvang tasting rooms dog friendly?
Many are. Solvang USA lists The Good Life, Solvang Brewing Company, the Lucas & Lewellen and Toccata tasting rooms, Casa Cassara, Sanger Wines, Feliz Noche Cellars and Draughtsmen Aleworks among its dog-friendly watering holes [1]. The wineries' own sites back some of this up: Lucas & Lewellen welcomes children and pets, Sanger allows "well behaved kids and pets," and Kaena takes leashed dogs (our Solvang tasting guide). Out in the valley, Sunstone and Brander welcome dogs, and Gainey welcomes them on its lawn (Santa Ynez wineries).
Which Solvang restaurants have dog-friendly patios?
Solvang USA says nearly any restaurant with outdoor space will welcome dogs [1]. Its picks include the patios at Paula's Pancake House, CHOMP and Brekkies, Copenhagen Sausage Garden, peasants FEAST, Ramen Kotori, Cecco, Osteria Grappolo, Coast Range and Craft House at Corque. Some bakeries have outdoor seating too, including Olsen's, Birkholm's, The Solvang Bakery and Mortensen's. Brekkies' own site says it's kid- and dog-friendly. Policies change, so ask before you sit down.
Where can dogs run near Solvang?
For a leashed walk, try these. In the center of town, Solvang USA says Solvang Park's shaded lawn "welcomes wagging tails," and it suggests Hans Christian Andersen Park, with its trails, just outside downtown [1]. The Marlo points dog owners to Nojoqui Falls Park, 10–15 minutes from Solvang near Buellton, for "a short, scenic leashed hike to a seasonal waterfall" [2]. We didn't find an official off-leash dog park in Solvang, so keep the leash on.
Plan your day
- MorningBreakfast first: Breakfast in SolvangDanish pancakes to bear claws
- MiddayGo tasting: Wine tasting in SolvangNebbiolo to Rhône in an adobe
- EveningBook dinner: Solvang restaurantsBib Gourmand chicken to aebleskiver
- LateNight out: Solvang happy hoursSpritzes, Industry Night, 8pm deals
- OvernightFind a bed: Solvang hotelsNordic rooms to a 1946 ranch
Good to know
What are pet fees at Solvang hotels? There are two kinds. Some hotels charge a one-time fee: Vinland is $50 per pet, and The Landsby ($100 per stay) and The Winston ($100 per dog) charge cleaning fees. Hotel Ynez is $50 per dog for the stay. Others charge every night: Royal Copenhagen Inn and Solvang Inn & Cottages are $25 per dog, and Wine Valley Inn and the Viking Inn are $30. For a short stay, the nightly fees usually work out cheaper.
Can you leave your dog alone in a Solvang hotel room? Generally no. The Winston, Vinland, Solvang Inn & Cottages, Wine Valley Inn and the Viking Inn all say pets can't be left unattended in the room. Plan dog-friendly stops, or book a sitter.
Are Solvang tasting rooms dog friendly? Many are. Solvang USA lists The Good Life, Lucas & Lewellen, Toccata, Casa Cassara, Sanger, Feliz Noche and Draughtsmen Aleworks as dog-friendly spots. Just outside town, Sunstone, Brander and Gainey (on its lawn) welcome dogs too.
Where can dogs go for a walk near Solvang? Solvang Park's shaded lawn is right in the center of town, and Hans Christian Andersen Park has trails and lawns. Nojoqui Falls Park, which The Marlo puts 10–15 minutes from Solvang, has a short leashed hike to a seasonal waterfall.
Quick answers
Which Solvang hotels are pet friendly?
The Landsby, The Marlo, Vinland Hotel & Lounge, The Winston, Royal Copenhagen Inn, Solvang Inn & Cottages, Wine Valley Inn & Cottages, the Viking Inn and Hotel Ynez all take dogs, in designated rooms where the hotel has them. King Frederik Inn, Kronborg Inn and Hamlet Inn don't allow pets. Corque's own site says no pets, but its Marriott listing says pets are welcome, so call.
Sources
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- Solvang USA, Visiting Solvang With Your Dog
- The Marlo, Pets
- Marriott, Corque Hotel, Solvang, A Tribute Portfolio Hotel (pet policy)
- Each hotel's own pet policy, linked in its listing above and in the pet-fee index. The Hadsten: Hilton listing ("Pets not allowed"). "No pets" policies: Corque (its own site), King Frederik Inn, Kronborg Inn, Hamlet Inn.
Updated Oct 19, 2026. Pet policies change, so confirm with the hotel when you book. We haven't stayed at every hotel, and we never copy reviews.
