The Gainsborough Bath SpavsHenrietta House Hotel
Both hotels are praised by those who travel for a living. Overall, The Gainsborough Bath Spa ranks significantly higher than Henrietta House. The Gainsborough Bath Spa has a TripExpert Score of 84 with recommendations from 8 reviewers such as Hideaway Report, The Telegraph and Afar Magazine.
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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."
Henrietta House Hotel
33 Henrietta Street, Bath BA2 6LR
From $78/night
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Smoking Rooms
- Accessible
- Baggage storage
- 24-hour front desk
The Telegraph
8.0
"This b&b occupies a handsome, double-fronted Georgian townhouse, and bedrooms, which are furnished with a sprinkling of art and antiques, have an elegant simplicity." Full review
Oyster
Upper-middle-range
"The upper-middle-range Henrietta House is a family-run bed-and-breakfast occupying a well-preserved Georgian terrace townhouse in the center of Bath." Full review