HotelChatter - Bath

A New Luxury Spa Hotel Will Access Bath's Natural Hot Springs

ASchechter — 2011-10-27T10:45:38-05:00

A new five-star hotel will bring some friendly competition to the centuries-old Thermae Bath Spa, a naturally-occuring thermal spring which has been in use since the 8th century BC. The English city of Bath (named, appropriately, after its most distinctive feature) is planning a 98-room luxury spa hotel that will access the same hot springs as its world-famous neighbor, the Thermae Bath Spa.

According to This Is Bath, developers of this new property will drill a new borehole 75 meters below street level to access the base of Hetling Spring. Our only piece of advice: keep Steven Tyler away from the construction site; we know how he gets around slippery surfaces.

Don't Expect Halcyon Days At The Halcyon Bath

juliab — 2010-03-25T09:16:34-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/halcyondoor.jpg" class="top"> Behind this door lurks a house of horrors, if our reader is to be believed It seems like only yesterday that we were happily mulling over the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/2/16/16054/7633/hotels/The_Halcyon_Bath_Is_Open_But_What_Does_It_Look_Like_">advent</a> of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Halcyon+Hotel/local/1681">Halcyon Hotel</a> in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Bath%20Hotel%20Reviews">Bath</a> and wondering when the hell it was going to publish some pictures of its rooms. Oh for those heady days of innocence. Because right now, were counting our lucky stars that the lack of said photos stopped us from booking a room, if the experience of one of our readers - and half of TripAdvisor - is anything to go by. To recap, HotelChatter user Will Painter left us a detailed account of his stay at the Halcyon (we touched

The Halcyon Hotel in Bath is No Longer in Hiding

juliana — 2010-03-04T10:43:49-05:00

We've long been wondering what the rooms looked like at the brand new Halcyon Hotel in Bath, England but when the hotel opened last month, they were still displaying black and white sketches of the rooms on their website. We'd almost prefer a thumbnail photo to that!

However, the hotel has finally come through with plenty of pictures on its website. There are room photos for each type of room (that one above is the Studio room) as well as photos of the bar and the rest of the hotel.

The Halcyon Bath Is Open, But What Does It Look Like?

juliab — 2010-02-16T16:16:03-05:00

At least we know what Bath looks like, even if we’re stumped as to the Halcyon itself

Well the opening of the Halcyon Hotel in Bath went to plan this weekend, if its blog is anything to be believed, but there still aren’t any photos doing the rounds to show us what the place looks like.

There’s one review on TripAdvisor, calling the hotel “beautiful”, the staff “very friendly” and the price “excellent”, but seeing as this is that person’s first review, we’re inclined to take it with a pinch of possible PR salt.

Is The Bath Hotel Scene About to Join the Modern Age?

juliab — 2010-02-02T15:35:11-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/bath.jpg" class="top"> This is what passes for modernity in Bath Now we know most people like <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Bath%20Hotel%20Reviews">Bath</a>, what with it being probably the prettiest town in England, but weve always found it a bit twee and timewarpy for our tastes. We stayed there once when we were little, and although we dont quite remember the decor, were pretty sure it was on floral overdrive. But we might be ready for a rematch, if the new Halcyon hotel lives up to its own hype. It reckons its going to set a new standard of modern living in the city. Seeing as the city in question is Bath, you might think that doesnt mean much, but it actually sounds quite