Wilmots on Dixon

Wilmots on Dixon is a well-reviewed bed and breakfast at 111 Dixon Road in the Braitling end of Alice Springs, a few minutes from the town centre. Guests consistently rate it highly for the spacious rooms, the pool, the garden and the baked treats that come out of the kitchen, so it is a comfortable base in Central Australia. On the dog question, though, you need to do one thing first: pick up the phone, because the listings disagree.

Dogs at Wilmots on Dixon

Some accommodation platforms have listed Wilmots as pet friendly, with one noting a fee of around $20 per pet per day. Other current property listings state outright that pets are not allowed. We could not resolve that conflict from public sources, so treat any pet-friendly claim as unconfirmed until you check directly with the property. If you do get a yes, expect questions about size, which rooms you can use and whether the dog can be left unattended, none of which are published.

The place

Wilmots presents as a polished, personal stay rather than a large hotel: a five-star rated B&B with spacious rooms, an outdoor pool and a leafy garden on a quiet residential street. The hosts get named praise for being kind and helpful, and the muffins come up again and again in guest reviews. The garden matters for dog owners because it is the sort of space where a dog could settle, if the policy allows it.

If the answer is no

Alice Springs has proper dog-friendly fallbacks. A Good Rest B&B on the same Dixon Road strip takes dogs of any size in designated rooms with no extra fee, and the Heritage Caravan Park has pet-friendly cabins plus an off-leash exercise area and a dog wash. For coffee the next morning, Page 27 Cafe is a solid leashed-dog stop in town.

More options around the Red Centre are on the Alice Springs destination page, and the full list is in the NT stays index.