🐾 Pets Allowed In guest rooms
⭐ 4.6 Google rating (1,139 reviews)
🛕 10 mins To Kamakhya Temple
Hotel Pohor Regency sits at the foot of Nilachal Hill in Guwahati, right near the Kamakhya Gate Foot Bridge — a location that puts you within ten minutes of one of India's most significant temples while keeping you connected to the city. For pet parents travelling through Assam or using Guwahati as a base for Northeast India exploration, this is a straightforward, honest hotel that officially accepts pets in guest rooms with a clearly stated policy and no ambiguity about where your dog is and isn't welcome. With a 4.6 rating across over 1,100 Google reviews, it carries a level of consistent guest satisfaction that is genuinely reassuring when you're booking somewhere new with a dog in tow.
✓ Verified by the Pet Friendly Places team
Hotel Pohor Regency has confirmed a pet-friendly policy. Pets are permitted inside guest rooms. However, pets are not allowed in public or common areas of the property — this includes the restaurant, lounge, and reception areas. Guests are held responsible for any damage caused by their pets during the stay. Confirm pet charges and specific room availability directly with the hotel at 084739 34320 before booking.
The Location — Why It Works for Pet Travellers
Guwahati is the gateway city for Northeast India, and Hotel Pohor Regency's position near the Kamakhya Gate makes it particularly useful if you're travelling through with a dog. The area around Bhutnath and Mekhela Ujuwa Path is relatively compact — reviewers consistently note the hotel's proximity to Nilachal Hill and the Kamakhya Gate Foot Bridge. The foothill setting means you're not deep in the urban core, which generally translates to slightly less street chaos when stepping out with a dog. That said, this is still a city hotel on a working urban road, so expect traffic and footpath conditions typical of Guwahati's busy neighbourhoods rather than a garden retreat.
The hotel has received strong reviewer praise for its location as a base for visiting Kamakhya Temple — one reviewer on Google noted that the temple is just ten minutes from the property. For pilgrims and travellers who want to combine a spiritual itinerary with a pet-permitted stay, this is genuinely useful. Just note that the temple complex itself has its own rules around animal access; the hotel's pet policy applies only to your room.
Guwahati as a travel base deserves a bit more context for pet parents. The city sits on the southern bank of the Brahmaputra River, and Umananda Island — accessible by ferry from Fancy Bazaar Ghat — is one of the more unusual nearby sights. The broader city has a handful of parks, including Nehru Park and Lachit Borphukan Park near the riverfront, which are worth scouting for a morning walk with your dog. Neither park's pet access has been formally verified by our team, but they represent the kind of open green space that is sparse in most Indian cities. More importantly, Guwahati is a practical overnight stop for anyone routing northeast — towards Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, or Kaziranga — and a pet-accepted room at a 4.6-rated hotel near a major landmark is not a given in this city. That alone makes Hotel Pohor Regency worth knowing about.
Rooms, Amenities, and What to Expect On-Property
Rooms are described by reviewers as compact but well-equipped for the price point — the hotel provides toiletries (shampoo and soap), a geyser or water heater in select rooms, air conditioning in select rooms, and a work desk in some configurations. Breakfast is available on property, and the hotel runs a restaurant and dining area — useful when you don't want to venture out for every meal. The restaurant has been reviewed positively, with one guest noting that both vegetarian and non-vegetarian options are available. Room service is listed as an amenity on booking platforms.
Common area facilities include a 24-hour reception, lounge, and CCTV coverage throughout. The property is noted by reviewers to have sufficient parking space and accepts all major payment methods. Free Wi-Fi and free parking are listed as confirmed amenities. There is no pool on the property.
One reviewer flagged internet connectivity as a weak point — worth keeping in mind if you're travelling for work or need reliable connectivity for navigation and vet lookups while on the road with your dog. That said, the majority of reviewers mention the front desk staff as responsive and helpful, which matters more than it might seem when you're arriving late with a dog after a long drive or flight.
From a practical dog-travel standpoint, the availability of free parking is a meaningful detail. Most pet parents travelling with dogs in Assam are doing so by road — Northeast India is notoriously difficult to navigate by public transport with an animal — and being able to park your vehicle on-property without an additional charge simplifies logistics considerably. The 24-hour reception also means late check-ins are manageable, which is common when you're driving from Kaziranga, Shillong, or across the Brahmaputra via the Saraighat Bridge.
Pet Policy — The Specifics That Matter
The confirmed policy is clear: pets are allowed inside guest rooms, and that is the boundary. Common areas — the lounge, restaurant, reception — are not accessible with your pet. This means mealtimes require either room service or leaving your dog secured in the room while you eat at the restaurant downstairs. For solo travellers with dogs, plan around this: room service is listed as available, which is the practical workaround here.
Guests are explicitly responsible for any damage caused by their pets, and the hotel reserves the right to charge for repair or replacement. There is no publicly stated pet fee, breed restriction, or weight limit in the available sources — but these details should be confirmed directly with the property before arrival. Call 084739 34320 to clarify current pet charges and to confirm which room types accommodate pets.
One thing worth preparing for regardless of hotel policy: Guwahati in summer (April to June) is hot and humid, with temperatures regularly touching 35°C and above. If you're travelling with a thick-coated breed — a Golden Retriever, Husky, or similar — plan your outdoor time for early mornings and late evenings. The monsoon season (June to September) brings heavy rainfall across Assam, and footpaths and streets around Nilachal Hill can become slippery and waterlogged. These are environmental considerations, not property-specific, but they shape the experience of being here with a dog in ways worth thinking about before you book.
Using Guwahati as a Pet-Travel Base for Northeast India
If Hotel Pohor Regency is a stopover rather than a destination, it's worth knowing what's achievable from Guwahati with a dog. Kaziranga National Park is roughly four hours by road — a manageable day's drive — though the park itself does not permit pets inside the reserve. Cherrapunji and the Meghalaya highlands are around four to five hours from Guwahati, and Shillong is closer at roughly two and a half hours. Meghalaya, in particular, has a growing number of pet-permitted stays in the hills, and routing through Guwahati with an overnight here makes practical sense before the longer drive up to the plateau.
For air travellers: Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport is approximately 25 km from the hotel — around 45 minutes to an hour by road depending on traffic. If you're flying in with a dog in cargo or cabin, the drive from the airport to the hotel is a reasonable distance to manage after a flight. Confirm with the hotel in advance so they can note your pet in the booking and have the correct room type ready on arrival.
What We Haven't Confirmed Yet
The following details are worth verifying before your visit: whether there is a separate pet charge or deposit, which specific room categories permit pets, whether there is a nearby vet clinic, and whether there is any outdoor space (even a small lane or parking area) where you can walk your dog briefly on-property. Based on available reviewer data, no outdoor pet-specific amenity — such as a lawn, dedicated walk area, or pet bowl — has been mentioned. Guwahati does have veterinary services in the city, but proximity to the hotel has not been confirmed in the sources available to us.
