July opening for The Gainsborough
The Gainsborough Bath Spa has announced that it will be welcoming guests from 1st July. The hotel is the first and only hotel in the UK to offer visitors the opportunity to access and experience Bath’s famed natural thermal waters in its spa.
The 99-room hotel has been designed by New-York based firm Champalimaud Design, to pay homage to the building’s fascinating history and Georgian characteristics in creating a modern interpretation of a classic design.
Each guestroom is bespoke and the result of exclusive collaborations between Champalimaud and other design specialists, from two poster beds and playful toile antimacassars depicting traditional bath scenes, to the marble bathrooms, burl wood in-laid wardrobes and dramatic draperies that frame the tall windows.
An exclusive Spa Suite and two further spa rooms will be the only guest rooms in the UK to offer in-bath access to the thermal waters via a second tap.
Following YTL Hotels international brand concept, Spa Village Bath has been conceptualised to honour the healing traditions of Bath. Since pre-Roman times people have flocked to mend their bodies in the thermal springs of Bath. The hotel’s private water reserve bubbles to the surface at 47 degrees centigrade, packed full of rich natural minerals, for the hotel’s guests to reap the benefits in this totally immersive experience coupled with the timeless venerated British use of aromatherapy, the healing culture will continue.
Reviving the ancient practise of social bathing, The Gainsborough Bath Spa has created a one hour ‘Bath Circuit’. A ritualised self-guided tour of the thermal pools, saunas, steam room, ice alcove and elegant relaxation rooms, visitors will embark on a bathing journey akin to ancient Rome, concluding with a very special Water Ritual Ceremony. Three thermal pools lie in the heart of the spa set apart by Romanesque columns and beneath a glass atrium.
The Gainsborough Bath Spa is also partnering with world-renowned Austrian chef, Johann Lafer, as he lends his name to the hotel’s restaurant Johann Lafer at The Gainsborough in his first venture outside of Germany.
The hotel is YTL Hotels’ first property in the UK and is a member of The Leading Hotels of the World.
