The Gainsborough Bath SpavsHarington's Hotel
Both properties are recommended by professional reviewers. On balance, The Gainsborough Bath Spa is the choice of most professionals compared to Harington's City Hotel. The Gainsborough Bath Spa comes in at #7 in Bath with approval from 8 reviews including Hideaway Report, Oyster and Jetsetter.
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Beau Street, Bath BA1 1QU
From $231/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Wallpaper
"The UNESCO World Heritage City of Bath is best known for its impressive architecture and spa culture, so any new venue aiming to equal, if not usurp, local standards has a tough task ahead." Full review
Oyster
Luxury
"The Gainsborough Bath Spa sets the standard for five-pearl luxury." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"YTL Hotels and Champalimaud Design meticulously restored two landmark limestone buildings (one a former hospital) into a thoroughly modern, 99-room retreat." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
"The 99-room, five-star hotel sits in an enviably accessible location at the heart of historic Bath." Full review
Afar Magazine
"Recently making its grand debut in the UNESCO World Heritage city of Bath, England, The Gainsborough Bath Spa is the only hotel in all of the UK to house a natural thermal spa." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"The first five-star hotel in Bath in 30 years, the Gainsborough is also the only one in Britain to have access to natural thermal waters." Full review
Jetsetter
"Georgian grande dame, Bath’s only five-star hotel blends heritage accents with sybaritic comforts and has access to its own water reserve." Full review
Hideaway Report
93.0
"Hotel in the middle of a UNESCO World Heritage site, a two-minute walk from Bath Abbey, The Grand Pump Room and the famous Royal Baths." Full review
Independent
"You’ll find the UK’s only natural thermal pools inside a hotel. Treatments include scrubs, facials and massage. The glorious 99-roomed hotel, located in the centre of Bath, is shrouded in history."
Independent
"After ‘taking the waters,’ there are 99 bedrooms – contemporary, with riffs on the property’s Georgian heritage to relax in, and special spa bedrooms pipe thermal waters straight into roll top tubs."
Harington's Hotel
8 - 10 Queen Street, Bath BA1 1HE
From $111/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Fodor's
"It's rare to find a compact hotel in the cobblestone heart of Bath, and this informal three-story lodging converted from a group of Georgian town houses fits the bill nicely." Full review
Rough Guide
"Central hotel in a converted townhouse with modern, well-equipped rooms, mostly quite small, and some at the top of steep steps."
Oyster
Upper-middle-range
"Harington's City Hotel is an upper-middle-range, 13-room boutique property set on a charming cobblestone street in the center of Bath." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"A privately-owned, cosy little hotel on a delightful cobbled side street right in the centre of Bath." Full review
Lonely Planet
"Bath's classical trappings aren't to everyone's taste, so things are kept strictly modern at this city-centre crash pad, with vivid colour schemes and clashing wallpapers giving it a fun, young vibe" Full review
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Bath's classical trappings aren't to everyone's taste, so things are kept strictly modern at this city-centre crash pad, with vivid colour schemes and clashing wallpapers giving it a fun, young vibe" Full review