Long term lets (over 1 month) Short-breaks (4 days or fewer) Corporate bookings
Changeover day:
Flexible
Access:
Car not necessary Nearest amenities: 0.1 km
Notes:
No pets allowed Not suitable for children Not suitable for elderly or infirm No smoking at this property Self-catering
Home description
The Penthouse is an amazingly modern apartment in a 200 year old Georgian Building in the very centre of Bath. This one bedroom apartment is both elegant and tasteful, with stylishly furnished open plan living and dining room, granite topped kitchen and slate floors with underfloor heating. There are amazing views over Bath from 3 living room windows and a pretty view of city gardens from the bedroom.
There is free WIFI, widescreen Satellite television with DVD in both living room and bedroom, and a wonderfully smart kitchen, washer and dryer, gorgeous marble bathroom with tub and shower and a queen sized bed. in the bedroom.
Mind you, there is a 4 story climb and no lift, but this apartment is definitely worth the effort.
It is literally just around the corner from the main shopping district, the fabulous Assembly Rooms with the famous Museum of Costume, the Building of Bath Museum, the Circus, the Royal Crescent and Jane Austen Centre.
Excellent restaurants, cafes, fantastic shopping, theatre and nightlife is at your doorstep.
Two Night minimum, 3 night minium on Bank Holidays, Weekly discount Rates and SPECIAL DISCOUNTS FOR ARTISTS, ACTORS AND MUSICIANS PERFORMING IN THE AREA.
This is a luxury flat, sadly no children or pets.
Elegantly furnished Apartment
Smart kitchen and stylish breakfast table
Marble Bathroom
Queen sized bed in Bedroom
To see more photos please visit http://www.holidaylettings.co.uk/21833
The West Country / Somerset region
Surrounding Bath: Bath is in a wonderfully central position in the Southwest, laying at the foot of the Cotswolds and at the gate to the Mendips. There are fascinating prehistoric and heritage sites fanning out in all directions - most in less than an hours drive. Here are some of the highlights:
To the South West:
Stonehenge http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.876 Yes it looks exactly like the Stonehenge you have seen in pictures! But it is the real thing! Thousands and thousands of years old and no one really knows what its true purpose was or who built it. Exceedingly interesting audio guides and fine gift shop as well as outside tea shop serving yummy and comforting "rock cakes". There are many tours that include Stonehenge you will find in our Tours around Bath section.
Salisbury and Old Sarum: http://www.salisburycathedral.org.uk/ http://www3.iath.virginia.edu/salisbury/docs/cathedral.html
On the route that will lead you to Stonehenge is the city of Salisbury, renowned for its amazing Medieval Cathedral, which is unique in Britain. Built entirely in the 13th century, between 1220 and 1256, its unity of vision is remarkable. Its beauty has inspired generations of artists, including Constable, to capture with paintbrush or camera, its famous spire, the tallest spire in England (at 404 feet), rising above the Salisbury meadows and the River Avon.
Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows, (1831) National Gallery, London. With the permission of a private owner.
Old Sarum: http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/oldsarum/ Just a few miles from the cathedral city of Salisbury lies Old Sarum, the original site of Salisbury. This is a massive Iron Age hill fort which was reused succeeding conquerors, including the Romans, the Saxons and the Normans, flourishing in medieval England. This dramatic site at Old Sarum contains the ruins of a castle, a Cathedral and Bishop's Palace. The Iron Age ramparts give fine views of the surrounding landscape.
Stourhead is acclaimed as one of Brittains most picturesque gardens. The garden was designed in 1741 and enhanced by new species of trees from America in the 1790s. It surrounds a peaceful lake in the middle of a 2,650 acre estate, and has many classical architectural features dotted about in strategic spots around the shores. It is a picture perfect example of landscape gardening and a fine day our in the gorgeous English countryside.
Longleat: http://www.longleat.co.uk/
This amazing home of our own Marquis of Bath is about half way between Bath and Stonehenge and makes another full days outing. It is an amazing home - more like an Elizabethan Castle than a house, and it is set alongside a lake in glorious parkland.
The principal contribution to the grounds was made by the 3rd Viscount of Weymouth (1734-1796) who employed Capability Brown to create the park as it is seen today. Skyscan - Bob Evans Oh, and it also is home to a fantastic Wild Animal Park!
In 1966, Longleat caused a revolution in the world of zoological collections by becoming the first location outside of Africa to open a drive through Safari Park. Despite the understandable initial concerns of locals with regard to the introduction of lions to Wiltshire, the Safari Park concept has been a great success and LongleatÕs ground-breaking innovation has been repeated at wildlife collections all over the world.
To the West:
Avebury Stone Circles: http://www.avebury-web.co.uk/avebury_village.html
The view of the Village surrounded by the ancient Stones The Stones
Lacock: http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/chippenham/lacock/ This National Trust Village is a real Living Museum!
Lacock is a well-preserved medieval village under the protection of the National Trust. Many movies are filmed here as it is a perfect period village setting, once you remove the automobiles. The ancient Lacock Abbey also has been used in the Harry Potter movies.
To the North:
Castle Combe and the Cotswolds http://www.cotswolds.info/places/castle-combe.shtml
The unbelievably pristine village of Castle Combe. Just 20 minutes from Bath!
The Cotswolds are centred on the gentle slopes of the Cotswolds Hills and are officially designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the largest in England and Wales, and made up from parts of 6 English Counties. The region is famous for its ancient mellow 'honey' coloured limestone villages that blend perfectly into the countryside and its bustling market towns. Many have scarcely altered since they grew up on the prosperity of the medieval wool trade in the 15th and 16th centuries and subsequently forgotten about for more then 300 years. This sequence of events now makes the Cotswolds region one of the most treasured, toured and vacationed in England and the UK for nowhere else will you see such timeless uniqueness and heart warming preservation on such a scale.
Bath / Central Bath area
List of selected Attractions, Museums and Galleries in Bath:
Roman Baths and Pump Room, Abbey Churchyard (01225) 477785 www.romanbaths.co.uk If you had only one place to visit in Bath - It should definitely be The Roman Baths.Ê This is an amazing historical artifact, the remains of life in Roman times - 2000 years old!Ê Your entrance fee gives you a well interpreted tour with audio guides in several languages as well as special audio guides for children.Ê The Roman Baths are truly astonishing, much larger and more fascinating than you could ever expect.Ê In July and August, the Roman Baths are open at night, when you can enjoy an extra special experience, with the Ancient Baths lit by torchlight
New Baths: Thermae Bath Spa, Hot Bath Street (01225) 428126 www.thermaebathspa.com Finally, we have the Spa! This is the fabulous new building housing a state of the art spa using Bath's natural hot spring waters. Everyone who has used the spa has been delighted with its facilities, which include spa treatments, steam rooms, restaurant and four bathing pools, the highlight of which is the roof top pool. Reasonably priced with no membership or joining fees.
No.1 Royal Crescent, Royal Crescent (01225) 428126 www.bath-preservation-trust.org.uk This fully furnished 18th century house makes an excellent starting point for a tour of this remarkable city. The Royal Crescent is a crescent shaped terrace of Georgian splendor that was the height of elegance in 1774. Most of the Georgian houses built in Bath were holiday lets for the wealthy visitors to Bath. When you visit this house you get to see what it would have been like to be one of those wealthy visitors - remember: this could have been your holiday home!
Assembly Rooms and Museum of Costume, Bennett Street (01225) 4777173 www.museumofcostume.co.uk. Built by John Wood in 1771, this magnificent building housed the new Ball Rooms and was the all purpose entertainment centre for the fashionable denizens of Bath. If you had been one of these fashionable people, this would have been where you would have spent your evenings, arranging your children's marriages, negotiating business deals, dancing and flirting - with a little gambling for good measure. The Assembly Rooms still serve as concert hall, meeting rooms, and even ball rooms to this day. They also are home to the Museum of Costume, which houses the history of fashion, from the sixteenth century to the present day. There is usually a fascinating special costume exhibit that is all part of your entrance fee to the Assembly Rooms.
The Jane Austen Centre, 40 Gay Street (01225) 443000 www.janeausten.co.uk Author of such classic social satires as "Pride and Prejudice" and "Emma", this museum is dedicated to the life and times of Jane Austen. Set in a smaller Georgian residence, such as one in which Jane Austen might have lived, the centre offers a snapshot of life in Bath during Regency times (Jane's life time) and explores how living in Bath affected Jane Austen's life and influenced her writing. It has a permanent exhibition featuring displays of the places from Jane Austen's Bath; her life and family; Regency Bath; film costumes; a delightful Regency Tea Rooms, and lots more.
Bath Abbey and Heritage Vaults, Bath Abbey (01225) 422462 Bath Abbey is a gorgeous and stately Cathedral overlooking the Roman Baths and Pumproom, but predating them by several centuries. Remarkable for its fan vaulted interior and for the angels of Jacob's Ladder decorating its exterior, this is a must for any history buff. A bonus for your visit to the Abbey would be its fine choir and organ concerts. Restored in the 18th century, the Heritage Vaults are cellars housing objects from this Abbey and all previous Cathedrals and religious monuments on this site, some datingÊ from Saxon times.
Building of Bath Museum, the Vineyards across from the Paragon (01225) 333895 For those wanting to learn even more about the wondrous architectural history of Bath. This museum located in the lovely Countess of Huntingdon's Chapel, celebrates the construction of Georgian Houses, from the Cellars to the Rafters!
Museum of Bath at work, Julian Road (01225) 318348 An interesting insight in to Bath's commercial & industrial heritage. The museum tells a story of the city's social history over the last 200 years. This is where you find out about the nuts and bolts of working life.
Holburne Museum of Art, Great Pultney Street (01225) 466669 ÊFormerly the grand Sydney Hotel and surrounded by the Sydney Pleasure Gardens, which were a favourite respite for the likes of Jane Austen, who lived just across the road in Sydney Place, this is now the home of the Holburne Museum. It houses an exquisite collection of 18th century art and artifacts, including paintings by Gainsborough. It also has several special exhibits of artworks, both modern and historical.
Victoria Art Gallery, Bridge Street (01225) 477233 This gallery is housed in the impressive Guildhall and boasts works by Gainsborough, Sickert, Turner, Farrington and Barker, as well as hosting regular temporary exhibitionsÊ throughout the year. The modern gallery on the ground floor has ever changing, high profile exhibitions featuring various mediums including applied arts, photography and local works.
Museum of East Asian Art, 12 Bennett Street (01225) 464640 A small and perfect museum, filled to the brim with the finest examples of East Asian artifacts.Ê This museum is one of the best interpreted museums in the world, and features a timeline comparison between Eastern and Western craftsmanship. This worthy museum is important to Georgian history, for fine chinese designs featured in Georgian dinnerware andÊ textiles.
William Hershel Museum, 19 New King Street (01225) 446865 This is the modest house in which the famous astronomer (and musician), William Hershel lived in the 18th century and from where he made many important discoveries with his homemade telescope, including the discovery of the planet Uranus. You can learn about how the less-than-enormously-wealthy folk lived at this time, visiting his workshop and music room.
The American Museum and Gardens, (01225) 460503Ê www.americanmuseum.org You may very well ask, what is an American Museum doing in Bath? Well, it must be remembered that the American Revolutionary period is the Georgian period in England. This museum is in a spectacular manor house with landscaped grounds and gardens overlooking the amazing Limpley Stoke Valley. The Manor's rooms have been perfectly reconstructed to replicate different periods of American Colonial and revolutionary life. There is also a remarkable collection of American Quilts as well as featured textile and other arts-and- crafts related exhibits. Several events take place there each year celebrating historic points in American History or simply enjoying the American holidays.
How to get there
The best way to visit Bath is by train, although bus or coach is not bad either. Parking in Bath is difficult in the extreme and the town is so tiny, you do not need a car to get around. There is a train from London that takes only 90 minutes to get here and the train from Bristol (where there is an airport) takes only 15 minutes. If you do plan to come by car, I will give you perfect instructions with your confirmation letter!
Nearest Travel Links
Airport:
Bristol: 40 km
Railway:
Bath Spa: 1 km
Ferry:
Southampton: 80 km
Activities near Bath
Sports: Tennis in town Horse Riding Golf within 30 mins drive
Great for: Good nightlife City breaks
Facilities
Luxuries:
DVD player
General:
Central heating, TV, Video player, Satellite TV, Wi-fi available
Double beds (1), Dining seating for 2, Lounge seating for 8, Sleeps maximum of 2
Other:
Linen and towels provided.
Further details indoors: Fabulous views of the city of Bath. This apartment is the most stylish one we have - super cool it is! This is the Bachelor Pad to end all Bachelor Pads! It makes a great weekend gift for your boyfriend!
Further details outdoors: All of Bath is at your doorstep. There is a very cool club just down the street, with many nooks and craneys to have that tete a tete or just to drink exotic beers. An authentic sushi bar around the corner and in fact - all of Bath's greatest nightlife is just around the corner!
Further details
Reservations will be confirmed by credit card. Longer stays will require a deposit 30 days before your arrival.
Conditions
Cancellation is not a happy thought, but in a week's stay, we will require a £200 deposit which will be non-refundable (within reason of course), 30 days before your stay. We can debit this from your credit card. For shorter stays, you will need to let us know within 48 hours to avoid being charged one full days rent. There is also a penalty for cancellation outside those 30 days. This penalty will be £20. This is not strictly an administration fee, but covers the pain and torment of turning others away and then the stress of re-booking the flat!
Rental rates
Rental prices originally quoted in: British £
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Peak Season & Holidays
7 Aug 09
1 Nov 09
800£800
145145
165165
2 Nights
Off Peak Season
1 Nov 09
1 Apr 10
600£600
125125
155155
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The property's weekend rates apply to: Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights
NB: Prices may be subject to change at the advertiser's discretion.
We have only a Two night minimum, except for holiday weekends when there is a Three night minimum.
Rates are nightly from £125 to £155 per night depending on the season and day of the week. Weekdays are usually less than weekends. We offer special discounts for long stays and for artists, musicians and theatre staff performing in the area.
RESERVATION AND CANCELLATION POLICY:
We will be requiring a £100 deposit with your reservation. This deposit will act as a guarantee of your arrival. Your balance will be due on your day of arrival, and which I can also debit from your card.
Cancellation is not a happy thought, but in case of cancellation, you will need to let us know within 48 hours to avoid being charged one full days rent.
In the unhappy event that you must cancel after you have paid your deposit, we will make every effort to rebook the property. If the property is rebooked, your deposit will be returned, less the £50 Administration Fee.
Guestbook for The Penthouse
From: * Date: 17 February 2007 6:43:19 pm GMT To: * Subject: Fantastic stay in Bath Just thought we would say thank you for helping our stay in Bath be totally stress free. From our first contact, your comprehensive directions to the apartment and the fantastic location and facilities provided. We will gladly recommend Laura's town house apartments to anyone looking to stay in Bath. Thankyou once again
From: Alison Beaumont Date: 18 February 2008 19:55:28 GMT To: Laura Subject: Feedback for the Penthouse
Hi Laura
Just wanted to say thank you very much for a wonderful holiday in the Penthouse last week. We were very impressed by the high standard of decor and furnishings in the flat - everything was exactly as described on your website (sadly in our experience this is not always the case). The items left in the flat for our use (washing-up liquid etc) were also much appreciated. We had beautiful weather and really enjoyed exploring the delights of Bath. Thank you for a very relaxing break.
Alison
Kevin & Lorraine O'Shea
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