Cotswolds & Oxfordshire Bourton on the Water
Kimkeri
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated July 2026 · paw rating built from 1 verified guest review mentioning pets
Bring your dog if
- You want a whole-property rental - no shared lobbies or corridors to navigate with your dog
- You're basing yourself in Bourton on the Water / the Cotswolds & Oxfordshire and want a pet-friendly anchor for day trips
- The wider guest experience is strong - guests rate this 9.4/10 overall on booking platforms
Worth knowing
- Paw rating sits on a single confirmed pet review - expect movement as more data arrives
- Pet fee and any size restrictions aren't published - confirm directly with the property before booking
How this review was built Evidence, sources, refresh cadence
- Evidence: 1 pet-mention guest review sourced from major booking platforms - guests who explicitly mentioned travelling with a dog. Each review is screened for pet-relevance, then judged for sentiment to compute the paw rating.
- Not a personal visit. We don't stay at every hotel we cover - we summarise patterns from real guest reviews, paraphrased and never quoted verbatim. Full standard on our editorial policy page.
- Wider context: The property has 7 guest reviews overall across booking platforms, averaging 9.4/10 - the paw rating reflects only the pet-mentioning subset.
- Last refreshed: July 2026. Policies and pricing drift; we re-check on a rolling basis. Confirm specifics with the property at the moment you book.
- How the paw rating works: Full detail on the methodology page, including the three verification gates and known limitations.
Pet-friendly summary
Kimkeri is a four-and-a-half-star self-catering house on Lansdowne in Bourton-on-the-Water with the feature that instantly shortlists a cottage for dog owners: a lovely garden that is completely walled in, which guests travelling with their dog specifically praised as safe. In a village as busy as Bourton, a secure garden the dog can potter in while you have breakfast is worth more than any number of welcome treats. It earns a 4.2 paw rating from early dog-stay feedback.
The house comes warmly reviewed overall - 9.4 out of 10 across its first 7 stays - with guests describing an excellent location, very comfortable beds and a house that had everything a family needed, including over a Christmas stay with the dog along. The niggles reported are small and honest ones: a tiny freezer, and a temperamental television in the main room with a working second set next door.
Bourton-on-the-Water is one of the Cotswolds' most visited villages, and with a dog that cuts both ways: the riverside greens along the Windrush are a lovely short stroll, but summer weekends get crowded. Staying on Lansdowne means you can walk in for early-morning quiet, then escape to the field paths towards the Slaughters and Rissingtons when the coach parties arrive - some of the best easy dog-walking in the region.
The booking listing does not publish a pet fee, size limit or maximum number of dogs, so confirm the specifics with the owners when you book.
Best suited to families who want a comfortable, well-equipped village base with a secure garden - especially outside peak season, when Bourton belongs to the locals and the dogs again.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Completely walled garden guests call dog-safe
- Lansdowne base: quiet side of a busy village
- Riverside Windrush strolls minutes away
- Field paths to the Slaughters for longer walks
- Confirm pet fee and dog count when booking
About this hotel
Kimkeri is a self-catering holiday house on Lansdowne in Bourton-on-the-Water with a fully walled garden. Guests rate it 9.4 out of 10 across 7 guest reviews, praising the location, comfortable beds and family-ready equipment.
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Location
Kimkeri, Lansdowne, Bourton on the Water, GL54 2AR
