The Royal Crescent

Pure extravagance at the heart of Georgian Bath

The Royal Crescent Hotel checks all the boxes for a super-indulgent stay – elegant setting, sublime views and a grand front door right on Bath’s landmark Georgian crescent.

Know It All

Hit the spot
Right on Royal Crescent – Bath’s grandest address.

Come here for...
● Quintessential English extravagance. ● A taste of Georgian history. ● Second-to-none Bath views. ● Beautiful secret gardens.

Amenities
You'll find luxurious lounges and a library, sheltered gardens for al fresco summer's day drinks, the award-winning Dower House restaurant and the bijou Spa.

Good to know
This is a place for luxurious splashing out – Enjoy!

Bedtime...

Bedrooms
45 rooms and suites

Special features
All rooms have a TV and DVD player, Egyptian cotton sheets, eiderdown pillows, slippers and robes and luxury Penhaligons body products.

Pillow Talk
Try a Classic suite or go the full mile in a Master suite with floor to ceiling windows, Victorian clawfoot bath and views across Royal Crescent. The Signature rooms include the John Woods suite with a four poster bed and fantastic views across Bath, the Lord Nelson suite with its private balcony overlooking the secluded gardens and the Duke of York suite, with its ultra-romantic setting.

Eat & Drink

Dining in
Sip a cocktail while you mull over the menu at the plush 3 AA Rosette Dower House restaurant. Get ready for starters like roasted quail, caramelised onions and hazelnut crumb, mains including slow cooked ox cheek or roasted gilt head bream, and wanton desserts such as poached rhubarb with ginger cheesecake or amaretto parfait. There’s also an outstanding cheeseboard. Don’t miss the wonderful – and very English – afternoon tea, complete with scones and dainty cakes. NOTE: Guests will dine in the Sheridan room till late June, while The Dower House undergoes refurbishment.

Breakfast
Breakfast is served until 10am, or 10.30 on Sundays.

Room service
Available 24 hours.

Activities

See & Do
If it’s your first trip to Bath, start with the Roman Baths and a tour of the Pump Rooms. Historic Bath Abbey sits just across the courtyard. Take the waters with a soak in the rooftop pool at Bath Thermae Spa, and book tickets for a show at the Theatre Royal.

Walk through Victoria Park, explore the city’s Georgian crescents on foot, book a hot-air balloon ride or hop aboard Lady Sophina, The Royal Crescent’s vintage Thames river launch (available for private charter) for a cruise on the River Avon. Bath hosts festivals almost every month, whether it’s the Literature Festival (March) or the Mozartfest (November).

Spa
The Spa at the Royal Crescent Hotel is a serene and moodily lit retreat. Using natural woods, bamboo, pebbles and slate this luxury spa is a holistic haven for guests. The Spa has a indoor relaxation pool heated to body temperature, plunge tubs for cooling off, a sauna, steam room and fully equipped gym. Relaxing holistic treatments range from soothing massages to aromatherapy facials and fruit enzyme wraps.

Diary Dates
May
International acts from ritzy to Reggae take to the stage at the Bath International Music Festival.

July
Nibble your way through the menus of some of the region’s top restaurants at the Taste of Bath festival in Victoria Park.

December
Get all shopped out at the colourful Bath Christmas Market.