The Gainsborough Bath SpavsQueensberry Hotel
The Gainsborough Bath Spa and Queensberry Hotel are both recommended by experts. On balance, Queensberry Hotel ranks significantly higher than The Gainsborough Bath Spa. Queensberry Hotel has a TripExpert Score of 94 with approval from 11 publications such as The Telegraph, Condé Nast Traveler and Fodor's.
The Gainsborough Bath Spa Show All Reviews
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."
Queensberry Hotel Show All Reviews
Russel Street, Bath BA1 2QF
From $153/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Concierge
"Since this 29-room Georgian townhouse hotel was taken over by one of Bath's tourism directors and his wife in 2003, it's become one of area's top places to stay."
Fodor's
"Intimate and elegant, this boutique hotel in a residential street near the Circus occupies three 1772 town houses built by John Wood the Younger for the marquis of Queensberry." Full review
Frommer's
"In our view, it is now among the finest places to stay in a city where the competition for restored town-house hotels is fierce." Full review
Insight Guides
"The place to go if you’re looking for somewhere stylish, quirky and quintessentially British."
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Ask for the first-floor bedrooms with their high ceilings and authentic Georgian colours.
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"It's a budget-buster, but the quirky Queensberry is undoubtedly one of Bath's best boutique spoils." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"A boutique hotel in the centre of Bath that offers great service including a concierge with plenty of ideas about exploring the city."
Condé Nast Traveler
"The street and the building are quintessentially Georgian, but this 29-room hotel with bold retro-modern decor almost completely obliterates the historic continuity." Full review
Star Service
"The hotel's evocative period trappings, coupled with the owners' unpretentious hospitality, make this the perfect roost for travelers who admire a traditional setting but detest fussy formality." Full review
Oyster
Mid-Range
"This charming mid-range boutique hotel in downtown Bath, just a short walk from the city center, offers attractive rooms at reasonable rates." Full review
The Telegraph
9.0
"The playful atmosphere at The Queensberry is different to that of other, firmly traditional Bath hotels." Full review