A holiday home for several dogs in Le Marcheno supplement, no limits.

Anyone who travels with more than one dog knows it: after half a day searching on Booking, the script almost always repeats itself. Either you pay a supplement for each dog (sometimes not declared until check-in), or the listing says 'pet friendly' but in practice means 'one small dog, under ten kilos'. Finding a holiday home in Le Marche that genuinely welcomes several dogs — with no hidden conditions, with a real garden, with the freedom to live in the house as if it were your own — isn't easy. La Tana dei Dalmatini is one of those places, and this guide explains what to look for when you're searching.

The problem with the 'pet friendly' label

In recent years the 'pet friendly' category in Italian holiday homes has expanded a great deal. Italian pet tourism is now worth 9.5 billion euros a year, according to the figures from the 2026 Assalco-Zoomark survey, and it's one of the fastest-growing tourism sectors, expanding by double digits. But under the shared label hide very different models, and for anyone travelling with more than one dog, the devil is in the detail:

• ·A supplement for each dog (10–25 euros a night), often not visible at the booking stage and applied at check-in;
• ·A maximum limit of one dog only, even when there's space enough for two;
• ·'Small dogs only', meaning under ten kilos — which rules out retrievers, dalmatians, shepherds, every medium-sized family dog;
• ·Unwritten breed restrictions (some places refuse guard dogs 'on principle');
• ·A garden described as 'fenced' but in fact only partly enclosed — open gates, low netting, half-built walls;
• ·A ban on sofas, beds and rugs — so in effect the dog lives only on the floor and in the garden;
• ·An extra deposit for dogs (200–500 €) held in advance, returned at the owner's discretion.

What people travelling with two or three dogs really look for

Here's the list of what really matters, in order of importance for anyone who has already made a few trips with the pack:

• ·A real fence on every side — a main gate isn't enough, you need continuous walls or netting of a suitable height;
• ·No supplement per dog, because a family dog isn't an extra to be paid for every night;
• ·No limit on numbers (within reason: two or three dogs, not seven);
• ·Freedom inside the house: up onto the sofas, sleeping on the beds if that's the habit, choosing their own corner;
• ·The option of leaving the dogs alone for a few hours — a real house, where the dogs feel the rhythm of the family, is far less stressful than a hotel room;
• ·Everything ready on arrival: water and food bowls, a bed-cushion, a towel for the paws after the garden;
• ·Proximity to dog-friendly beaches or exercise areas, so you don't depend on the car.

Pet-friendly Le Marche · an honest overview

Le Marche is a growing region for travel with animals, especially along the Adriatic strip (San Benedetto del Tronto, Grottammare, Cupra Marittima, Porto San Giorgio). Since 2024 San Benedetto has had its own official dog beach — the Spiaggia per cani (Pineta dei Funai), set up by the Comune in August 2024 and located north of the molo nord, on the border with Grottammare. Free, open access, all year round: a new addition that has changed the calculation for anyone who wants to take their dog to the sea.

There are other serious pet-friendly holiday homes in Le Marche — one well-known example is Casa del Nonno in Fermo, listed on the Dogwelcome.it portal, which applies criteria similar to ours. But there are still few places that combine all the elements together: a private, fenced garden, multi-dog with no limits or supplements, the whole house (not shared), and a historic centre reachable on foot without taking the car.

What La Tana offers, in concrete terms

• ·No supplement per dog, of any size or breed. We've had groups with three dogs come and stay, perfectly at ease.
• ·No breed restrictions. Guard dogs, shepherds, retrievers, dalmatians, bulldogs, mongrels of every backstory — all welcome.
• ·A private garden of 110 m² fully fenced, with boundary walls and hedges on every side. Your dog can come with you into the garden on the lead throughout your stay, to coexist with the three free-roaming rabbits that live here (see below — it's an honest rule worth making clear in advance).
• ·Freedom inside the house: dogs on the sofas, on the beds if that's your habit, on the rugs. See a bit of hair drifting about? This is our home too, we live with animals, we understand completely.
• ·Everything ready on arrival: a water bowl, a food bowl, a bed-cushion in the living room, a dedicated towel for the paws after the garden. If you need anything else (a scoop, extra bags, an extra blanket), just say so on arrival.
• ·About ten minutes on foot from the Spiaggia per cani (Pineta dei Funai), the town's only official dog beach. Seven minutes from the Parco Bau, fenced with a double barrier.
• ·A dog can be left alone in the house for a few hours while you go out to dinner. In a real house it finds its own corner, recognises the smells, feels the rhythm of the place — it doesn't feel as if it's in a hotel.

The practical rules for walks · what to always carry

A note that tourists often don't know: in Italy, for every walk in a public area, you are required by law to carry a lead of no more than 1.5 metres and a soft muzzle (a Ministry of Health Ordinance, most recently published in the Gazzetta Ufficiale on 6 September 2024, renewed periodically). In San Benedetto there's more: the municipal regulation requires you to carry a small bottle of water to rinse away every time the dog urinates — a fine of up to 500 euros if they stop you without one. Checks aren't frequent, but they happen, especially on the seafront in summer. For the town's dog-friendly spots, the recommended vets and the full practical guide, see the dedicated article below.

What changes with the season

On the regular beaches along the San Benedetto seafront, dogs are banned during the bathing season, from 1 April to 31 October, under the municipal regulation. Outside that window — from November to March — access is free everywhere. In concrete terms that means:

• ·Summer (Apr–Oct): for the sea with your dog you go to the Spiaggia per cani (Pineta dei Funai), dedicated and free, always open;
• ·Winter and early spring (Nov–Mar): the whole coast is open, everywhere;
• ·Parco Bau, Sentina Reserve, the pedestrian seafront, the cycle path: open all year round, with the dog on the lead in urban areas.

How to book and what's useful to tell us beforehand

You can book directly on our site, on Booking.com or on Airbnb. If it's your first time travelling with more than one dog to a holiday home, a few things worth clarifying with us beforehand:

• ·The exact number of dogs, so we can set out bowls and a resting corner in the right places;
• ·Any special needs (a large bed, a raised bowl for a senior dog, a step to jump onto the bed, an extra blanket);
• ·Whether the dog has a history with other animals — does it chase rabbits? does it fixate on birds? does it get stressed around other animals?;
• ·The walking times you have in mind, so we can advise on when the spots are quietest.

A choice, not an exception

La Tana isn't perfect for every dog — honesty matters. For a dog that hunts in earnest, the presence of the free-roaming rabbits is a real issue. For a dog used to vast gardens, 110 m² is a town garden, not a rural estate. For the owner after the gleaming lobby of a five-star hotel, here they'll find a family house with a bit of hair on the rugs.

But for anyone travelling with two or three dogs and after a real house in the historic centre of a seaside town — a place where the rules don't make you feel like a tolerated guest, where the dog has an enclosed garden to enjoy on the lead (and complete freedom inside the house), where you aren't charged an extra for the privilege of arriving with your whole family, and where the garden is also a habitat of other animals to watch — La Tana is one of the few answers you'll find in Le Marche.