The Gainsborough Bath Spa

Bath has been a spa city for two thousand years, and the Gainsborough is the one hotel that lets you bathe in its natural thermal waters without leaving the building. The Spa Village Bath centres on thermal pools fed by the same mineral-rich springs the Romans used, alongside a sauna, steam room and treatment rooms, making for a compact but genuinely special couples' soak. Above it sits a polished five-star hotel with rooms by Champalimaud Design and a Michelin Guide brasserie, all a short walk from the Roman Baths, the Royal Crescent and the city's best restaurants. It suits couples who want their spa break folded into a proper city escape rather than a rural hideaway. The spa is intimate rather than sprawling, so book treatment and bathing sessions ahead, especially at weekends.