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YTL opens luxurious hotel with natural thermal spa

Roman Baths view from ground level with hot water.

NST, September 12, 2013

THE exciting new project in the historical Unesco world Heritage City of Bath follows the successful footsteps of the groups’ world-famous properties like Pangkor Laut Resort and The Majestic Hotel Kuala Lumpur.

Come spring 2014, The Gainsborough Bath Spa, will be the first Classic Hotel in the United Kingdom joining a list of luxury properties already owned by YTL Hotels’ glamorous portfolio.

YTL also owns utility company Wessex Water in Bath which they acquired in 2002. In the summer of 2003, YTL hosted an unforgettable Concert of Celebration in Bath to coincide with the rejuvenation of the city's spa which featured the Three Tenors, Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo and the late Luciano Pavarotti in their final concert.

Having the exclusive privilege of being the only hotel in UK to have direct access to natural thermal waters, The Gainsborough Bath Spa is surely setting a new benchmark for luxury accommodation in the City of Bath. What is more interesting is the rich history this hotel embraces. It was originally built as the United Hospital in 1824, with designs by renowned architect John Pinch and closed in 1932. It then made way for Bath College until 2005.

Consisting of three gorgeous historical buildings, each with a Grade II listed Georgian Faćade; YTL Hotels has refurbished the main wings of the Gainsborough building and constructed a new wing on Lower Borough Walls. The adjacent 17th century Bellots annexe has been redesigned, linking it to the Gainsborough with a newly formed tunnel.

The Spa Village Bath measuring 1,300 square metre and its thermal pools will be residing at the lower level of the hotel.
Two floors above, it will have direct access to Bath’s celebrated waters through three therapeutic pools which are set within an atrium, flooded with natural light and specially designed with Roman history of Bath in mind.

Most important of all, the highly acclaimed Spa Village brand of YTL Hotels will remain through to its philosophy of honouring wellness traditions of the locale, and interwoven with its Malaysian roots.

Meanwhile, The Gainsborough Bath Spa’s elegant interiors possess the Champalimaud Design, one of the most highly regarded hotel design firms in the world, producing award- winning work on the likes of The Carlyle in New York and the Dorchester in London.

Hotel guests and residents of The Gainsborough Bath Spa will be able to savour the culinary team’s interpretation of modern English cuisine subtly fused with Asian influences. Located along Beau Street, the 99-room hotel is within walking distance with the city’s historical attractions, shopping and restaurant districts, and directly opposite the Thermae Bath Spa.

Getting to London is just a 90-minute train journey away from the Bath Spa train station, which is just nearby to the Gainsborough Bath Spa Hotel.

For more details log on to www.thegainsboroughbathspa.co.uk

YTL opens luxurious hotel with natural thermal spa

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