The Globe Inn

The Globe Inn is Yass's old world charm play: a genuine colonial-era hotel on Rossi Street with fireplace rooms, garden rooms and a balcony over the main street, restored into the kind of accommodation that people book for the building as much as the bed. It serves the Canberra commuter escape market, wine-tourists working the Murrumbateman cellars, and travellers breaking the Hume who'd rather sleep in 1850s character than a highway chain.

Dogs are welcomed openly. The venue's own Facebook page states We warmly welcome your pet to stay and We are dog friendly, and listings report pets of any size accepted for a 25 dollar per stay fee, with cats and dogs both covered. Any-size is the detail that matters here - big dogs that get knocked back elsewhere are fine, and a flat per-stay fee beats nightly charges.

Inside it's nicely appointed rather than plush: comfortable beds, cute individually styled rooms, and the fireplace doing real work in winter. The old-hotel layout means some rooms are quieter than others; if the dog startles at street noise, ask for a garden-side room when you book.

Yass itself is easy dog territory - flat streets, the river walk below the town, and bakeries and pubs close enough that nobody leaves the dog parked for long. It's also the perfect staging point for the Canberra region wine trail, where several cellar doors keep water bowls on the verandah.

The five-room layout means pet placement is a conversation rather than a category: the rustic garden room with its stone floor and direct outside access is the obvious ask with a dog, saving midnight trips down an 1850s hallway. The rear garden is the quiet corner away from Comur Street foot traffic, and a heads-up to the hosts when booking gets bowls and treats sorted for arrival.

The balcony rooms catch the evening light over the main street, and the garden courtyard is the natural spot for a morning coffee with the dog at your feet.

Close by with the dogs

Towards the capital, the Queanbeyan River Motel and Bungendore Showground Camping Park continue the chain, and the Molonglo River and Lake Burley Griffin loop is the region's best long walk. More stays sit under NSW stays.