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The Gainsborough Bath Spa

5.0 star property

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Couples treatment room(s), hot springs/mineral springs, Swedish massages
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The Townhouse | In-room dining

Reviews

9.4 out of 10

Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Spa
  • Bar
  • Gym
  • Room service
  • 24/7 front desk

Explore the area

Map
Beau Street, Bath, England, BA1 1QU
  • Thermae Bath Spa
    1 min walk
  • Roman Baths
    1 min walk
  • Bath Christmas Market
    2 min walk
  • Bristol (BRS-Bristol Intl.)
    49 min drive

Room options

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Premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Executive Room, Queen Bed

  • 30 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Courtyard Room

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Junior Suite | Premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Junior Suite

  • 35 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Two Bedroom Suite | Premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Two Bedroom Suite

  • 43 sq m
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 King Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Deluxe Room, 2 Single Beds | Premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Deluxe Room, 2 Single Beds

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Single Beds

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The Townhouse | Premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

The Townhouse

  • 100 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 King Beds and 1 Single Bed

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Bath Spa Room | Premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Bath Spa Room

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Deluxe Room, 1 Queen Bed | Premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Deluxe Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • 25 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Executive Room, 2 Single Beds | Premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Executive Room, 2 Single Beds

  • 30 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Single Beds

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King Suite | Premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

King Suite

  • 42 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Bath Spa Suite

  • 42 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

The Gainsborough Suite

  • 53 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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About this property

The Gainsborough Bath Spa

Luxury Bath hotel in Bath City Centre with a full-service spa
This smoke-free hotel features a full-service spa, an indoor pool and a restaurant. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, a 24-hour fitness centre, a bar/lounge and a sauna are on-site.
The Gainsborough Bath Spa offers 99 accommodations with iPod docking stations and minibars. Beds feature premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions come with digital channels. Bathrooms include a combined bath/shower unit, dressing gowns, slippers and designer toiletries.

This Bath hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks, complimentary newspapers and telephones. Additionally, rooms include a safe and complimentary bottles of water. Housekeeping is offered on a daily basis and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool, a sauna and a 24-hour fitness centre.

Guests aged under 16 years old are not allowed in the fitness facility or hot tub.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.

Spa Village has 11 treatment rooms, including rooms for couples. Services include Swedish massages and massages. The spa is open daily. Guests under 16 years old are not allowed in the spa. There are hot springs/mineral springs on site.
The sightseeing around The Gainsborough Bath Spa gets high marks from our customers. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Thermae Bath Spa. Enjoy features like free WiFi in public areas, plus a full-service spa and an indoor pool.
  • Free WiFi
  • Enjoy a meal at the brasserie or drinks at the cocktail bar
  • English breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Take a swim in the indoor pool
  • Treat yourself to massages at Spa Village
  • Services include dry cleaning/laundry, a concierge and tour or ticket assistance
  • On-site recreation includes a 24-hour gym, a steam room and a sauna
  • Guests have great things to say about the helpful staff and the location
  • Steps from Thermae Bath Spa and Little Solsbury Hill
The Gainsborough Bath Spa offers its guests a full-service spa, an indoor pool, and a sauna. There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. WiFi is free in public spaces.

A 24-hour business centre and 2 meeting rooms are available. Event space at this hotel measures 2164 square feet (201 square metres) and includes conference space. A 24-hour fitness centre, spa services, and multilingual staff are also featured at the luxury The Gainsborough Bath Spa.

This 5-star Bath hotel is smoke free.

For a fee, guests can enjoy a English breakfast daily from 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM.
Gainsborough Brasserie – This brasserie only serves dinner. Reservations are required.
Gainsborough Bar – This cocktail bar only serves light fare. Open daily.
Room service is available.

Awards and affiliations

Eco-certified property
This property participates in Green Tourism Programme – a programme that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural heritage and the local economy.

Languages

English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Offsite parking available (GBP 21 per day)

Food and drink

  • Daily English breakfast available 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee: GBP 40 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Gainsborough Bar
  • Gainsborough Brasserie

Family friendly

  • Free cot
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Hair salon
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • 2 meeting rooms
  • 2,164 square feet of conference space
  • 24-hour business centre

Outdoors

  • Pool loungers

Full-service spa

  • 11 treatment rooms
  • Couples treatment rooms
  • Hot/mineral springs
  • Spa open daily
  • Swedish massages

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Bathroom emergency pull cord
  • Lift
  • Low-height counter and sink
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible gym
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • 2 buildings
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1736
  • Reception hall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Free cot
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Designer toiletries
  • Dressing gowns
  • Hair dryer
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with digital channels
  • IPod dock

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar
  • Room service

More

  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Free daily newspapers
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: midnight
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Free cots (infant beds)!

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for English breakfast: from approximately GBP 40 per person
  • Nearby parking fee: GBP 21 per day (1969 ft away)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and cash
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival. For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation.
Guests must contact this hotel in advance to reserve valet parking.

We should mention

  • Reservations are needed for massage services and spa treatments. For reservations, contact the hotel before arrival using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
  • Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.
  • Certain facilities might have restricted access. For details, you can contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation.

Property is also known as

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The Gainsborough Bath Spa Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 763 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 159 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 46 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 24 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 8 out of 1000 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A very nice hotel, spa is very clean and relaxing. The hot breakfast was a bit slow. Had a lovely break, will return. A very nice gift for our anniversary in the room.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kurtis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing all round staff were great
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

ELIANE

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Luxury hotel
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

ELIANE

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful hotel
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Fujio, Lacey

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Arleen

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Zachary

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Memorable Hotel
Set in the very centre of Bath, this hotel is ideally situated. It was a very late booking for me and I was initially drawn in by the available parking, but because I didn't receive the welcome email as I was already on my way, I missed pre-booking and never discovered what this was, having to park in a nearby underground park for the two days I stayed (£36). The hotel accessibility is very easy if you're NOT driving, but difficult if you want to unload outside (Road works when I was there) although the walk from the underground car park to the hotel was very easy with a wheeled case. Once in the hotel, everything is superb. Very polite & friendly staff who remembered my name (Something I could never do!), the rooms are spacious, bed large and comfortable, there is a Pod coffee machine, gown and slippers available. My room faced a quiet street, got the sun and was lovely. Let's be honest though, the main draw of this hotel is the fact there is a Roman Bath and Spa underneath. Guests get to use this free of charge for two hours in the morning and evening and you get full access if you have a spa treatment. Even during a free visit, it is never particularly busy, and the warm pools and saunas are a unique joy that are worth the extra you may have to pay over other hotels. I thoroughly enjoyed my stay at the Gainsborough and don't think you can go wrong with this hotel if you're staying in Bath. Recommended.
Gainsborough Bath Spa
Gainsborough Bath Spa
Roman Baths and Pump Room, a two minute walk away
Bath Abbey, a couple of minutes walk.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Lawrence

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andrei

Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A great stay here for a romantic weekend. Highly recommend the natural thermal baths, while the hotel was extremely clean and well presented.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Valerie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We booked this trip as an anniversary treat. There’s so many hotels to chose from but this one stood out from the others / the photos gave it the extra edge. We arrived 30 minutes early as had arranged the hotels parking facility (not the cheapest but quite conveniently located) sadly we couldn’t check in until 3pm so waited in the reception with the concierge. After a short delay we were given our room at 3:20 not quite ideal as we felt awkward waiting in the reception whilst other delayed guests got taken to the bar for a free refreshment! Although I asked for a high rise floor for a better view sadly our 4th (top) floor room only had half a window view due to high plinths on the exterior. I approached reception to see about moving rooms to level 3 which had full window views. Sadly we were shown a rear room overlooking the close by offices. We decided to just sit it out in our darkened room. I strongly suggest the hotel make this clear on their booking system - top floor rooms are restricted in size and are much darker because of the plinth outside. The manager did call us the following morning bank holiday Monday asking if we wanted to move rooms / she did apologise again. We negotiated a visit to the Spa area at a time which suited us due to the restrictions on hotel guests usage of the Spa. It’s a shame the usage for hotel guests is limited to certain times. Our midday visit only had 2 other people using the areas. Overall we'd go back again - by far the best location.
obscured view
View when standing on a chair!
Super soft high bed
Complimentary wine treat
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Matt

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

shay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Exceptional service. This is such a lovely hotel! The staff really make it extra special. Everyone is so kind & happy to help. Nothing is too much trouble. The spa is wonderful. There's something really lovely about bathing in the thermal waters. The bed was incredibly comfortable too. Having complimentary beers, mineral water and sodas as an option in a mini fridge. A great feature. We were gifted a bottle of wine for my husband's birthday, which was a very thoughtful touch & hugely appreciated. We didn't eat at the hotel due to making reservations at recommended restaurants due to being so central. Residents have limited access to the spa during the stay unless booking a treatment. It's busy due to limited hours but never felt crowded. It has a unique atmosphere. It's a lovely stay. Location is great too.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jane

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great stay great staff
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Larry

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The Gainsborough was the perfect hotel for our stay in Bath. The staff could not have been more helpful, the location was walking distance from many sights and the room was great.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was a lovely hotel, centrally located, with complimentary spa access four hour per day. What more could I need? (The only not great thing is the shower design which tends to splash water all over the bathroom if you’re not careful.)
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chun-Hao

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staffs are very kind, and the service is fantastic.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent Hotel and Spa
Excellent hotel and facilities. Staff were friendly and extremely helpful throughout our stay. My only criticism would be the air-con in the room which was not effective and remained at a high heat despite getting a member of staff to help adjust and lower the temperature. Overall, an excellent stay and I would well recommend!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Panayotis, Burnaby

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Fujio, Lacey

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Extremely friendly and helpful staff
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely experience and lovely hotel
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

rachel, Columbia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property is unique for the natural hot springs that flow into its gorgeous spa on the lower floor, which is available free to hotel guests for two hours each morning and evening. Breakfast was outstanding, as were all members of their staff. I took one star away due to our mattress - it was so bouncy —not horrible but certainly not good. Otherwise, this place is five-star.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024