HotelMacdonald Bath Spa

This five star property has wonderful views over the city of Bath, which is a ten minute walk away. Situated in extensive grounds, this Grand old house offers 104 bedrooms furnished with a subtle blend of colours to maintain the feel of a private house. Guests can enjoy fine dining in the main Vellore restaurant where breakfast is served, or choose to enjoy Mediterranean style food served in the Al Fresco restaurant, which is smaller and features a terrace. The hotel also has a fully equipped gymnasium, beauty facilities, hair dressing salon, indoor pool, spa pool, saunas and a tennis court and croquet lawn in the grounds.

The Bath Spa Hotel can only hint at the warmth, style, comfort and attentive service you will receive during your stay. Nestling among cedars, fountains and ponds the hotel offers all the amenities that guests would expect of a five star hotel while retaining the character of a homely country house. Close to the Roman Baths and the new Thermae Bath Spa, it is far enough from the bustle of the city to be a perfect retreat. It offers a combination of contemporary style with timeless elegance and traditional values.

Once an elegant private house dating back to the 1830's a long sweeping driveway and seven acres of landscaped gardens front the Macdonald Bath Spa Hotel. The 129 non smoking bedrooms are furnished with a subtle blend of colours and maintain the atmosphere and appearance of a private house.The Vellore Restaurant once a ballroom and host to the season's sparkling debutantes offers traditional English fare in an elegant setting. The Alfresco Restaurant is the bustling colonnade restaurant with views out across the formal garden. The style is less formal eclectic and an oasis of enjoyment.A Mediterranean style menu is served. The Spa is a wonderful relaxing environment. The facilites include a 15m indoor swimming pool Jacuzzi Infra Red Heat Cabin Rock Sauna Experience Showers Ice room Aroma Steam and Salt Infusion rooms and Hydrotherapy Pool. There are 5 beauty treatment rooms and a relaxation room.In the fully equipped gymnasium qualified instructors are on hand to offer lifestyle consultations. They then design an exercise programme that's just right for you which means you will get into shape at a pace that feels comfortable.And outside during the summer months you can challenge a partner to a game of croquet on the lawn.POLICIES Beauty treatments should be booked prior to arrival to avoid disappointment. Children may use the swimming pool in The Spa until 6pm in the evening other facilites are not available for their use. Gentlemen are requested to wear a jacket for dinner at the weekends in the Vellore Restaurant. All bedrooms are non smoking.

Location. The historic Macdonald Bath Spa hotel is half a mile from the city centre of Bath, England. Famous attractions in the centre include the Roman Baths, the Pump Rooms and the Abbey.
Hotel Features. Built of golden Bath stone in the Georgian era, the Macdonald Bath Spa hotel was formerly a private mansion, and sits in seven acres of landscaped gardens with swaying cedars, fountains and ponds. There is complimentary onsite parking for guests.

The Macdonald Bath Spa hotel's Vellore Restaurant occupies the former ballroom. The formal restaurant serves English and French style cuisine beneath high ceilings, with a pianist playing on Friday and Saturday evenings. The less formal Alfresco Restaurant, in the conservatory is flooded with natural light. Pre dinner cocktails and after dinner brandies and cigars are served in the Colonnade Bar. Afternoon tea or light lunches can be taken in the Drawing Room, decorated with period style furniture.

The hotel's large spa has a 15 metre indoor pool, outdoor pool with sundeck, and jetted tub. The gym offers personal trainers (surcharge may apply). There are six treatment rooms for manicures, pedicures, facials and body treatments. The hotel also offers a sauna, infra red room, aroma steam room, salt infusion room and ice room.

Guestrooms. The 104 guestrooms are traditionally decorated and feature mahogany furnishings. Rooms offer CD players, minibars, dial up Internet connections, satellite television, safes and tea/coffee making facilities.

Expert Tip. One of Bath's lesser known museums, a mile from the hotel, is the Costume Museum, which showcases fashions through the centuries.