Living spaces
From the Downton Abbey doorbell to the dripping chandeliers, this is period living on a grand scale, where wealthy doctors and barristers once came to rest, recuperate and take the healing waters. The period touches remain, yet today’s Admiral’s Mansion adds modern conveniences denied to the Georgians, such as fast wifi and cable TV.
The main living room’s decked and dotted with the faces of ancestors gazing at you between the cornicing and the dado rail. The rug and chairs have a classical cosiness and the chandelier adds a little class: pour a coffee from the cafetiere, put your feet up and flop in front of a film or the footy.
Reading room, study, games room – call it what you will. For those looking to escape the madding crowd, this is a delightful cosier option that comes bursting with books, leather chairs and heavy curtains. Grab a classic from the shelves or just chill out with headphones and a happy smile.
Admiral’s Mansion is more than a base from which to bend beautiful Bath to your whim. It’s an event in itself, a chance to knock the rough edges off life for a while, among the chandeliers and the cornicing. Bring your books, your bonhomie and your besties, and chillax in your very own city townhouse. Admiral’s Mansion is a Regency riot.
Cooking and dining
Fire up the two fan-assisted ovens or make it an Aga saga and heat the house while you fill the pot with produce from Avellino’s deli. Move into the 12-seater dining room to break the bread and pass the wine beneath the chandelier in front of the approving faces in the portraits.
It’s a fully equipped kitchen that includes fridge, microwave, toaster and cafetiere. For al-fresco dining, you’ll find a table and chairs out on the terrace with the hum of Bath city life a delightful babbling backdrop. After your tiramisu, loosen your belts, pour the coffee and retire to the living spaces for a snooze.
Fancy a night off? Call the shots and call up our chefs for everything from a one-off celebration to a fully catered break. Want to stetch your legs? You’ll barely have to move to dip into the array of bistros and gastros that season Bath city centre. Pubs, too. Get snug in The Salamander or tuck into good pub grub in The King of Wessex.
Want to go posh? Go all out in the Michelin-starred Olive Tree and tickle your tastebuds with the six- or nine-course taster menus. Try Clayton’s Kitchen for seasonal British fine dining and drinking in a four-storey Georgian townhouse. Or if you love champagne and cheese, it has to be Comptoir and Cuisine.
Bedrooms
Admiral’s Mansion sleeps 14 in seven sumptuous bedrooms serviced by three smart bathrooms each with a shower and one with a shower/bathtub. After a night on the Bath tiles, your comfy bed’s just a stagger back past the towering Georgian townhouses.
Bedrooms one to five each come with two single beds. Pick and choose from lovely features, like cornicing, dados, chairs, spotlights, deep skirts, mirrors and dressing tables. Bedroom six and seven are king-size. Sleep soundly on deep mattresses and wake to the gentle buzz of early-morning Bath.
What people say
Shops, goats and steamy dips
Head back through history at the Roman Baths, a steamy and stunningly preserved piece of Ancient Rome. Take a rooftop dip at Thermae Bath Spa. Meet goats and ducks at Bath City Farm, hop on and off the tour bus, shop the quirky independents of Milsom Street, or book a home manicure, pedicure or massage.
