The Bath Priory Hotel and Restaurant
Bath, England
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About the Hotel
Built in 1835 as a private home, The Bath Priory Hotel resides in row of 19th-century townhouses in a tranquil neighborhood in historic Bath, just over 100 miles west of London. This tastefully refurbished member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World boasts a beautiful Gothic façade, fine paintings and antiques, and fully restored Victorian kitchen garden, which supplies the celebrated onsite restaurant. Individually designed bedrooms and the private Lindenâ€(TM)s Villa make this country house-style hideaway complete.
Location
The Bath Priory Hotel and Restaurant
Weston Road
Bath, England
BA1 2XT
Nearest Airport: BRS
Amenities & Services
- Pool
Reviews for The Bath Priory Hotel and Restaurant
They will cancel last minute. Don’t do it
Terrible, they will cancel your booking 1 hour before. We booked a couple massage of 90 mins. We then decided to select the hotel and booked a suite for the night before. We visited the spa and the spa was dark, the pool was freezing cold and dirty. We still decided to go ahead and have the treatments the next day. Paid 200 pounds and was then told in the morning that they booked other people that was more important…. We were staying on a suite. We were told to wait til 1 for the spa manager….. they never came back to us…. A very unprofessional spa that will only disappoint you.
Voyage09017234913 - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Don't go if you want a pool.
It was.... fine. I wouldn't go there again. Don't go if you expect guarenteed outdoor pool access (they had 8 sunbeds on the hottest day of the year) or if you expect the hot tub to be a hot tub (it was a section of the pool with one jet a bit more powerful than the others). Given these were the only two things we really wanted from the trip it was a real disappointment, especially considering the price. Also there were no options for couples spa treatments.
Nick H
Terrific hugh quality hotel
A stunning experience from the moment we walked in the door. Originally we booked for two nights and the. Extended to three it’s that good. The hotel and spa are immaculate and the staff are amazing.
Stephen_Alan_Harvey - Exeter, United Kingdom
A huge disappointment- dirty, unloved and uncared for and not 5* luxury
I booked this hotel for a night to celebrate my 60th birthday, having driven past it multiple times on my way to work. It had been a long-held desire of mine to stay there so thought what better place to go than The Bath Priory. What a terrible disappointment it was. Dirty, shabby, unloved and uncared for with tables left uncleared, dirt on the radiator cover in the dining room, stained curtains in the dining room, poor quality food with slow service, hairs from previous occupants on the bed, a dirty piece of foam on the mattress with hairs on it, filthy windowsill with a long dead insect, dust on the bathroom floor, snagged carpet, peeling wallpaper, dust on the picture frames, dirt on the doors, chipped paintwork, dead flowers in reception, and a rat running around the terrace all afternoon and evening. Yes, a rat. Hideously expensive for what you get, which is not 5 star luxury. The reception manager dealt with my complaint immediately and with courtesy and reduced my bill as a goodwill gesture. On writing to the hotel group to raise the issues, I had to negotiate a refund, which is a position no customer should be placed in. The list goes on and on. I would avoid The Bath Priory at all costs.
claret-3009 - Trowbridge, United Kingdom
Lovely hotel, shame about the table/bar service.
The Priory is a lovely well-appointed hotel with comfortable, well thought-out rooms, plenty of free parking and a lovely spa with treatments and warm inside and outside swimming pools. Reception was well thought out, with lovely touches like classic FM on the radio upon arrival, a complimentary port, water, and tea and coffee making facilities with good teabags and biscuits. The bed was comfortable with good clean linen and fluffy pillows. Bath and shower were roomy, with l'Occitan shower gels and fluffy white towels and toweling robes to spoil us. In short, we really enjoyed our stay, except for a couple of issues: Firstly, on the hospitality side of things, we found the 'casual dining' to be a little too casual. The evening we arrived we booked and were placed on a quiet table towards the end of a lovely flowery terrace. Another table was offered but was covered with bird poo, blackberry juice and ants. The evening was warm and gentle, but evidently the table we chose had not been cleaned nor sanitized, so that when the food and wine we ordered finally arrived, (sigh), staff still had not sanitized and relaid, so we had no table mat, no cutlery, no offer of table water, no serviettes and no plates to divide our 'sharing plates' onto and I had to get out of my seat to ask for them. All this in an expensive 5* hotel. Drinks also took ages to arrive, and my final glass of rose for the night did not arrive until I asked for it, again, and only arrived after my husband had finished eating so I felt I had to glug it. Unfortunately in the confusion, I also left my fan on my chair, so whoever took the table after us never handed it in so I lost it. In short, we both felt table and bar service required further training and also management missed a trick re relaxation and ambience, as table and candle lighting on that beautiful terrace may have set the mood better. The morning chef was excellent, and service was pleasant, but I felt the evening service let down the evening chef's best efforts, (and his best efforts are really excellent), to the extent we did not feel inclined to book for fine dining for the following evening. This summer has seen outstanding temperatures this year, and clearly English hospitality does not usually feel it needs to provide air conditioning and I understand it can be difficult to provide in our many and varied older buildings. But just as clearly, UK hospitality does now need air conditioned bedrooms. We were afforded a portable air conditioning unit and fan in the lounge because we asked for it (thank you reception), but aircon would have served us better in the bedroom, and many visitors from abroad require them as standard. We would like to return as the hotel is basically lovely, and we would hope to see the glitches we experienced removed.
_ros_allen - Loughton, United Kingdom
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