Palm Beach Guest House

Palm Beach Guest House, also known as Palm Beach Bed and Breakfast, sits at 42 Thorpe Street in Rockingham, a short walk from the Palm Beach foreshore, the shops and the visitor centre. It is a small, personally run guest house with spotless modern rooms and a garden terrace, and it takes a genuinely practical approach to travelling dogs.

Dogs at the guest house

Pet arrangements here are made directly with the hosts rather than through an online booking engine, and that matters: the big booking platforms sometimes show a generic no-pets template even though the guest house welcomes small dogs in designated rooms. Pet-stay listings point to dogs up to about 10 kilograms, two at most, dogs only with no cats, and generally no extra pet fee, but treat all of that as a guide and confirm the details when you book.

Two things to flag before you commit: pets are restricted to specific pet-friendly rooms rather than any room, and the hosts keep their own dogs on site, so this suits a sociable dog rather than a reactive one.

Worth knowing

Reviews consistently land on the hosts' flexibility and the cleanliness of the rooms, with a garden and barbecue terrace for evenings. The location does the rest: the beach and foreshore path are close enough for an early on-lead walk before breakfast.

Getting there and parking

Thorpe Street sits just behind the Palm Beach foreshore precinct, about 45 minutes south of Perth by car with free on-site parking. Rockingham station on the Mandurah line is a short taxi ride away if you are coming up from the city without a car.

While you're out there

Point the car south for a swim at Warnbro Dog Beach, or let your dog off the lead at the Rockingham Fenced Dog Park before checking in. For coffee on the water, Spill the Beans at Palm Beach Jetty is an easy stroll from the front door with outdoor tables.

More options are on the WA pet friendly stays guide and the Rockingham destination page.

Max: book the pet room direct with the hosts, not the app. The online listings do not agree with each other and the humans do.