The Royal Crescent Hotel occupies the two central buildings in the crescent. Both are Grade I listed, and were built by John Wood the Younger.
The moment you enter the fine entrance hall, with its marble bust of William Pitt, black and white chequered floor and ceremonial halberds, you realise that this is no ordinary residence.
The pale colours and Regency stripes of eighteenth-century Bath echo the less fussy interiors of the Georgian era. The house imposes a calm in which there is a sense of luxury, but with a distinct lack of rush or bustle. Each room contributes to this effect, with the choice of furniture, textiles, carpets and pictures displaying infinite care for authentic detail. The designers have lovingly recreated the exuberant confidence and sheer sense of enjoyment that typified the age.
On the left of the imposing hallway is the main drawing room, while ahead is the magnificent cantilevered stone staircase. Beyond you’ll find the green expanse of the peaceful gardens and the quiet seclusion of The Bath House spa.
The Hotel is far more than a remarkable collection of buildings. It gives you an opportunity, all too rare in today’s frantic world, to experience gracious living and sophisticated entertainment from the age when Bath was the very centre of the civilised world.