Ohio’s Best Dog-Friendly Airbnbs

Posted by Lauren Barker

Looking for the best dog-friendly Airbnbs in Ohio? Well, you've come to the right place. The editors at BringFido have dedicated themselves to digging up the most dog-friendly Airbnbs in The Buckeye State, as well as the rest of the country.

Read on to learn about some of the Ohio Airbnbs that topped our list this year.

The Most Luxurious Dog-Friendly Airbnb

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Fido can be the lord of Motta Manor in Oxford, just north of Cincinnati. Located close to nearby Miami University, Ohio’s most luxurious dog-friendly Airbnb is the ideal home away from home for visiting families and prospective students. The home caters to its younger guests with a finished basement boasting a pool table and air hockey. It also invites canine customers to play in over two acres of grassy backyard.

The Most Romantic Pet-Friendly Airbnb

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Your love for The Roca Box Hop will be hard to contain. This beautiful container home is built between huge rocks in Rockbridge. Walk up the pathway beyond the chiminea with two chairs placed for those romantic nights outside, and step inside the front door of Ohio’s most romantic pet-friendly Airbnb. The elegant interior is the ideal setting for your very own romantic “tail.” When the time is right, climb the spiral staircase and enjoy the luxurious master bedroom or step outside and hop in the hot tub with your other half. During the day, explore the pet-friendly trails at nearby Hocking Hills State Park.

Best Budget-Friendly (and Dog-Friendly) Airbnb

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Located on the shore of Lake Erie, Nickel Plate Beach Retreat House sleeps ten guests and is a great place for your next dog-friendly family retreat, especially if you want to save money. The tasteful interior of Ohio’s best budget- and dog-friendly Airbnb is adorned with nautical features like a canoe bookshelf and steering wheel on the wall, plus there are hardwood floors and an exquisite two-sided fireplace at its center. Walk from the house to nearby Nickel Plate Beach, which welcomes dogs before 10 a.m. and after 6 p.m.

Best Dog-Friendly RV/Camper Airbnb Rental

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Who says an RV can’t have luxury amenities? This romantic Airstream is protected from the elements under a custom-built carport, which also features a hot tub, breakfast nook and lounge area with a television. Inside the best dog-friendly camper Airbnb rental in Ohio, make breakfast for your loved ones and snuggle up in the comfortable bed. Get out and about with your four-legged travel companion and explore nearby Old Man's Cave and Hocking Hills State Park.

Most Unique Dog-Friendly Airbnb

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Get back to nature at The Roundabout Cabin in McDermott. The property’s walls of windows invite nature inside the open-plan home, and wood features connect the outdoor environment to the indoor living space. Rooms wind around the central stone fireplace, and sloping ceilings create character and depth at every turn, making this Ohio’s most unique dog-friendly Airbnb. Head outside to explore pathways through four private acres and pause for a mindful moment on the platform that overlooks the creek.

The Best Dog-Friendly Airbnb Treehouse

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The Box is one of five gorgeous homes at Dwellbox’s Treehouse Village in Dundee. This majestic Airbnb has been designed with the colors and texture of nature in mind, blending into the forest surroundings as if it has existed here since the beginning of time. Constructed using a shipping container, the long shape draws the eyes through the home to the far end of the living area that hangs over the forest floor, offering views of the trees all around. Ohio’s best dog-friendly Airbnb treehouse is equipped with a full bath, kitchenette, living space, and room to sleep four guests.

Best Dog-Friendly Waterfront Airbnb

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Enjoy 180-degree views of Lake Erie from the grassy yard’s swinging chair at Little Blue in Ashtabula. Recently remodeled, Ohio’s best dog-friendly waterfront Airbnb is fitted with hardwood floors in the large living area. Bring your rods along and fish for walleye, steelhead, bass, or perch in the lake, or go for an adventure on the trails at nearby Geneva State Park.

Best Dog-Friendly Airbnb Cabin Rental

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Stay and wait at The Roundabout Cabin next to Pond Creek in McDermott. This imposing home surrounded by trees blends in with the natural landscape and welcomes the outside in with wonderful walls of windows. Each room of Ohio’s best dog-friendly Airbnb cabin rental wraps around the centerpiece, a beautiful stone fireplace. Wander with your pooch outside through the quiet and secluded woods or relax on the deck or the patio under the trees.

Best Dog-Friendly Airbnb Farm Stay

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Kick back with your Cocker at the Mohican Farmhouse in Perrysville. At the best dog-friendly Airbnb farm stay in Ohio, guests can interact with chickens, sheep, goats, llamas and more just beyond the back door. When you’re finished meeting the creatures, hang out on the wrap-around covered porch that offers views of barns, three acres of pastures, the private fishing pond, and the beautiful Mohican Forest. There’s even an optional guest cottage if you want to invite the extended family along, too.

Spookiest Dog-Friendly Airbnb

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Wizards, witches and wiener dogs are all invited to spend the weekend at the magical McGonagall’s Mansion in Columbus, where dementors glide above arcade games in the living room, a dragon hangs out in the fenced backyard and The Sorting Hat sits in the library waiting to seal Fido’s fate. During dinnertime at Ohio’s spookiest dog-friendly Airbnb, enjoy views of Hogwarts on the wall or head outside for dinner under the gazebo instead.

Best Rustic Dog-Friendly Airbnb

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Timber Ridge in South Bloomingville is a rustic retreat in the heart of it all. Surrounded by trees on the top of a hill, Ohio’s best rustic dog-friendly Airbnb boasts a wood-burning fireplace, hot tub, charcoal grill, fire pit and a covered deck with a porch swing. While there’s room around the cabin for Fido’s bathroom breaks, you and your pooch can drive the short distance to nearby Hocking Hills State Park for a longer walk in search of towering cliffs, deep gorges, caves and waterfalls.

Best Themed Dog-Friendly Airbnb

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Furry guests can experience a problem-free philosophy at the Lion Safari in Columbus, which features Lion King and safari art in every room. Step inside the best themed dog-friendly Airbnb in Ohio with your pooch and admire huge stills of Simba, safari scenes, elephants and more in the basement game room and beyond. If your pooch wants a break from the roaring lions, he can head outside into the fenced backyard and watch you swing in the hammock.

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