The Ferienwohnung — a self-contained holiday apartment or house, usually with its own kitchen and a private entrance — is one of the most established forms of domestic travel accommodation in Germany, found everywhere from Baltic coast resort towns to Alpine villages to city-edge countryside, and booking one is a deeply ordinary choice for German travellers, not a niche or tourist-only option.

Because a Ferienwohnung is a self-contained unit rather than a room off a shared hotel corridor, it tends to be a lower-stress option for a dog that struggles with lifts, lobbies or unfamiliar animals nearby, and it generally gives more flexibility around feeding times and a dog's own routine than a hotel stay does.

As with hotels, whether a specific Ferienwohnung accepts dogs, and what it charges, is set by the individual owner rather than any single national network, though major German booking platforms for this kind of accommodation typically let you filter listings specifically for pet acceptance. It's worth confirming any pet fee and whether furniture, bedding or a garden area come with restrictions before booking.