When you come to a city like Bath, which is world famous for its fashion; its trendy little shops and restaurants; its cosmopolitan, laid back bustle; and its excellent taste - it is most likely that you would prefer to stay at a luxury spa hotel and enjoy every bit of what the city offers.
Bath spa hotels are the absolute apogee of Bath accommodation, the icing on an already pretty gorgeous cake. When you stay in a spa hotel in Bath you get the kind of surroundings inside that you have been seeing outside: boutique style, bespoke service and the ultimate in luxury and relaxation.
The best examples of accommodation in Bath are to be found right in the heart of the city. Unlike other cities, which tend to have their better hotels slightly off to one side, in the first or second residential districts away from the hustle and bustle of the centre proper, Bath spa hotels are generally to be found within the limits of the city's centre. This is made possible because of the unique architecture and vibe that Bath embodies: glorious old buildings, full of space; tiny backwater streets, all cobbled and silent, with main thoroughfares flanking them on either side; courtyards behind shopping streets. Bath accommodation flourishes right there in the heart of things because it has the space, and the right kind of buildings, in which to do so.
Bath itself is a very small city: a person can easily traverse the main part of it in 20 minutes on foot. That makes Bath breaks some of the most rewarding city holidays in the United Kingdom. Whichever one of the excellent Bath spa hotels you choose, you'll find yourself less than five minutes away from at least 50 restaurants, for example - so once you've tried everything from your hotel's own excellent menu, it'll be time to hit the streets and see what else you can find.
Bath accommodation delivers some pretty special food of its own. Harington's Hotel, for example, which shares the distinctions of doing the best breakfast in the city centre and being the closest bath spa hotel to the original spa (the Roman baths after which the city has been named), offers a quite legendary selection of morning meals, including a patented Scotch porridge laced liberally with fine whiskey! In keeping with the attitudes and air of the town, most restaurants in Bath spa hotels are modern in nature, with rotating menus of dishes influenced both by international themes, and by modern takes on traditional English specialties.
Bath accommodation is available all year round, and can be the perfect solution to a special family event as well as the ideal destination for a quick, stylish weekend break. If you like everything the capital has to offer, for example, but don't like the sheer size and impersonality of it all, then a break in Bath is the break for you. Bath spa hotels are for those who like the finer things in life but don't want to be crowded while they are getting them. Enjoy your visit - it won't be your last!
