Royal Bath Hotel

Royal Bath Hotel
The hotel pictured in 2019
Interactive map of the Royal Bath Hotel area
EtymologyQueen Victoria
General information
StatusCompleted
Typehotel
Architectural style
Italianate architecture
LocationBH1 2EW, Bath Road, Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Coordinates50°43′03″N 1°52′21″W / 50.717545°N 1.872605°W / 50.717545; -1.872605
Year built1830s
OpenedJune 1838
Renovated1878
2026
OwnerBritannia Hotels
Technical details
Floor count3
Design and construction
ArchitectBenjamin Ferrey
DesignationsGrade II listed building
Renovating team
ArchitectChristopher Crabb Creeke

The Royal Bath Hotel is a historic building in Bournemouth, Dorset.[1][2] It is owned by Britannia Hotels and is regarded to be the town's most famous hotel.[3] Since 1974, the hotel has been a Grade II listed building.[4] It is the oldest hotel in Bournemouth and was formerly owned by the Mayor of Bournemouth, Merton Russell-Cotes.

History

The Bath Hotel was built in 1838.[5] It was designed by Benjamin Ferrey for landowner George Tapps-Gervis. The hotel opened on Queen Victoria's coronation day in June 1838, becoming the first hotel in Bournemouth.[6] The 1878 extension was designed by Christopher Crabb Creeke. Major-General Richard Clement Moody, the founder of British Columbia, died at the hotel on 31 March 1887.[7][8] Famous guests over the years include Oscar Wilde, Benjamin Disraeli.[9]

In January 1979 the east wing of the hotel was destroyed by fire.[10] In 2011 an elderly grandmother was accidentally scalded to death in a bathtub.[11] In 2012, the hotel was put up for sale.[12] In 2014 there was a robbery at the hotel.[13] In 2019, armed police were called after a man was stabbed in one of the hotel rooms.[14] The hotel hosted a Coastal Comic Con in 2019.[15]

In March 2024, it was announced that the hotel would undertake a £1 million renovation.[16] The large-scale refurbishment project which involves renovating all 208 bedrooms and bathrooms, addressing structural issues, and upgrading the dining and bar areas is expected to be completed by 2026.[17]

Exterior

Interior

References

  1. ↑ "The Royal Bath Hotel Bournemouth | Britannia Hotels". britanniahotels.com. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  2. ↑ "ROYAL BATH HOTEL & SPA BOURNEMOUTH $38 ($̶6̶4̶) – Updated 2020 Prices & Reviews – England". Tripadvisor. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "What happened when a YouTube reviewer visited popular Bournemouth hotel". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "ROYAL BATH HOTEL, Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole – 1108883 | Historic England". Historic England. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "A History of Bournemouth". Local Histories. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "PICTURES: Inside Bournemouth's most expensive hotel rooms". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  7. ↑ Vetch, Robert Hamilton (1894). "Entry for Moody, Richard Clement" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 38. p. 332-333.
  8. ↑ Tatham, David. "Entry for Moody, Richard Clement". Dictionary of Falklands Biography.
  9. ↑ "First look inside revamped and upgraded 'historic' Bournemouth luxury hotel". Bournemouth Echo. 21 June 2026. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  10. ↑ "Picture of the Day: Royal Bath Hotel in 1979 after fire". Bournemouth Echo. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  11. ↑ "Grandmother scalded to death after hotel turned up water temperature to beat Legionnaires". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  12. ↑ Slade, Darren (3 February 2012). "De Vere puts Bournemouth's Royal Bath hotel up for sale". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  13. ↑ "Couple's fury as £6,000 of possessions stolen from Royal Bath hotel room". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  14. ↑ "VIDEO: Armed police called to Bournemouth's Royal Bath Hotel after man is slashed with knife in his room". Bournemouth Echo. 16 June 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  15. ↑ "Cosplay, meet-and-greets and vintage arcade games at Bournemouth's newest comic con". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  16. ↑ "Iconic Bournemouth hotel to be given new lease of life with major £1m+ refurb". Bournemouth Echo. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  17. ↑ "Bournemouth 'first hotel' The Royal Bath to undergo £1m refurb". Boutique Hotelier. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
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