Shetland Park Chalets

Shetland Park Chalets is a self-contained stay on quiet acreage at 5 Sounness Drive, Bullsbrook, right next to Chequers Golf Course. It is listed as pet-friendly subject to conditions, and it is flexible enough about animals that it even accommodates horses, which tells you the property takes a practical view of guests arriving with a dog.

Dogs at the Shetland Park Chalets

Pets are accepted subject to management approval and specific conditions rather than automatically, so declare your dog at the time of booking and confirm any size, number or fee limits directly - the park's contact number is 08 9571 2081 and bookings run through their Facebook page. Owners are expected to clean up after their pets and keep them under control around the shared acreage. Inside the chalets, keep dogs off the furniture and bring your own bedding and bowls.

Worth knowing

Accommodation is self-contained one and two-bedroom units, studio chalets and apartments, each with a kitchenette or full kitchen, air conditioning and a patio with garden views, plus shared BBQ facilities and an outdoor pool. Guests regularly mention the comfy beds, the space and how quiet it is. Check-in runs from 2pm to 9pm and check-out is by 10am. The surrounding acreage gives you somewhere to stretch your dog's legs on a lead beyond the unit itself.

Getting there and parking

Bullsbrook sits on the northern edge of the Swan Valley, off the Great Northern Highway. It is about seven to eight minutes from Outback Splash at The Maze and roughly twenty minutes from the Swan Valley's winery strip. Parking is at your chalet door.

Close by with the dogs

In town, Bully Bazar Market & Cafe is the local stop for coffee. For a proper off-lead run, Swan View Fenced Dog Park and the Ellenbrook (Westgrove Dr) Fenced Dog Park are both in reach, and The Naked Fox Wine Bar, Kitchen & Café is one of the Swan Valley's dog-friendly cellar door options for a day trip.

Pepsi: declare me when you book and keep me off the couch, but the acreage walks on the lead are lovely and quiet.