South West Truro
The Rising Sun, St Mawes
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated July 2026 · paw rating built from 9 verified guest reviews mentioning pets
Bring your dog if
- You're happy with a standard hotel-room stay where the property explicitly welcomes dogs
- You're basing yourself in Truro / the South West and want a pet-friendly anchor for day trips
- The wider guest experience is strong - guests rate this 9.2/10 overall on booking platforms
Worth knowing
- Pet fee: £20 per pet - research-verified; confirm at booking
- Shared corridors and common areas mean nervous or vocal dogs may find it harder to settle
How this review was built Evidence, sources, refresh cadence
- Evidence: 9 pet-mention guest reviews 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 529 guest reviews overall across booking platforms, averaging 9.2/10 - 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 policy at a glance
- £20 per dog, per stay.
- Book a designated dog-friendly room ahead.
- 'Proper Dog' hamper: tennis ball, Forthglade treats, poo bags, feeding mat and water bowl.
- Dogs welcome in the bar, conservatory-restaurant and terrace, but not the main restaurant.
- Dogs should not be left alone in the rooms.
Pet-friendly summary
The Rising Sun is a boutique inn on the square in St Mawes, on Cornwall's Roseland peninsula, and it is one of the most genuinely dog-loving places to stay in the area. Guests travelling with dogs are almost unanimously delighted, and the recurring theme is how thoroughly the welcome is thought through.
Dogs are met with a 'Proper Dog' hamper that has become something of a signature: a tennis ball, Forthglade treats, biodegradable poo-bags, a feeding mat and a water bowl, with a Proper Job beer thrown in for you. Dogs are welcome in the boutique bedrooms, and crucially in the bar, conservatory-restaurant and terrace, so your dog can settle beside you over dinner and breakfast rather than waiting upstairs. Only the main restaurant is off-limits.
The setting does the rest. St Mawes is a pretty harbour village with sea views, coast-path walks and a dog-friendly feel, and guests repeatedly praise the friendly staff, the boutique rooms (sea-view options, dry robes, quality extras) and the food. It reads as a genuine treat of a stay rather than a budget option.
A couple of practical notes: there is a £20 per dog, per stay charge, you must book a designated dog-friendly room when you reserve, and the inn asks that dogs are not left alone in the rooms. None of these are unusual, but they are worth knowing before you book.
On balance The Rising Sun earns a 4.7/5 paw rating: a boutique St Mawes inn that treats dogs as proper guests, with a hamper, in-room extras and dogs welcome at the table, best for owners who want a characterful, well-run coastal stay and do not mind booking a dog room ahead.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Signature 'Proper Dog' hamper
- Dogs welcome at the table (bar/conservatory)
- Boutique sea-view rooms
- St Mawes harbour-village setting
- £20 per dog/stay, book a dog room
About this hotel
The Rising Sun is a boutique inn on the square in St Mawes, Cornwall, with sea views and a thoroughly dog-loving welcome: a signature 'Proper Dog' hamper, in-room extras and dogs welcome at the table in the bar and conservatory-restaurant, for £20 per dog a stay.
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Location
The Square, St Mawes, Truro, TR2 5DJ
