IHG Opens Hotel Indigo in Bath, England

IHG has expanded its rapidly growing portfolio of Indigo Hotels & Resorts to the historic city of Bath in England.

The 166-room Hotel Indigo Bath is set in a Georgian terrace built in the 18th century. The Grade I listed building has hosted famous figures from history including Sir Walter Scott, William Wilberforce, and the Duke of York.

Renowned for its ancient Roman baths, the city is home to the only natural thermal hot springs you can use in Britain. Bath is also home to a large collection of museums and galleries and a lively city centre filled with independent shops and restaurants.

Taking its design cues from the city’s surrounding Georgian architecture and the history of the local neighbourhood, Hotel Indigo Bath has five different room types for guests to choose from:

- ‘Romance & Mischief’ rooms - Taking inspiration from the infamous Debutant Season in Bath, where grand evenings of gambling and frivolity mixed with afternoon tea and whispers of romantic promises. The rooms have dark green headboard wooden panelling combined with vibrant luscious red velvet soft furnishings. Nodding to the old gambling culture, there are playing card side tables. The artwork on the walls plays on the theme of romance with love birds and portraits that have been vandalised by ex-lovers.

- ‘Literary Hideaway’ rooms - Reflecting Bath’s abundance of famous authors, these rooms are designed to be cosier and reflect a getaway for creative writers. The walls behind the bed are covered in a montage of novels by many of Baths authors and the desk is a traditional writer’s bureau with a captain’s chair. There is a slightly more muted colour pallet of browns and mustard yellows.

- ‘Georgian Architecture’ rooms - With the back wall of the bed lined with ornate ceiling sconce covers and grand high ceilings, this room amplifies the grand Georgian residence feel. Bold, symmetrical, geometric patterns favoured by Georgian architecture of that time, are visible with a deep and rich colour pallet - designed to accentuate the period features.

- ‘Garden’ rooms - Moving through the design periods, these rooms are a newly built modern extension. With a more contemporary, light and youthful modern design, these rooms are reflective of the garden in which they sit.

- ‘Underground Vault’ - Built in the 18th century the vaults are an amazing example of historical architecture and house the hotel Suites. Designed with soft lighting, black timber finishing, vaulted bath stone ceilings, under floor heating and high-end crafted furniture, these rooms are a great option for a special treat.

All rooms are equipped with Hypnos beds with Egyptian cotton linen, spa-inspired bathrooms, Nespresso coffee machines, high speed Wi-Fi and a variety of channels on a 40” flat screen TV.

Nicola Fender, Hotel Manager at Hotel Indigo Bath, said, “At Hotel Indigo we believe in providing more than just a good night’s sleep, we want to create an experience as unique as the neighbourhood in which we are found. With our unique design and thoughtful touches inspired by the local history and surrounding influences, guests can get a flavour of the neighbourhood through our hotel before heading off to explore the city for themselves.”

Hotel Indigo Bath is home to “The Elder”, a new restaurant from Mike Robinson, co-owner of the only Michelin-starred London pub, the Harwood Arms in Fulham. He also opened The Woodsman restaurant and bar at Hotel Indigo Stratford-Upon-Avon last year.

The Elder is the place to enjoy authentic British cooking and is open for lunch and dinner with an à la carte menu. In the bar and the south facing terrace, visitors can enjoy small plates, alongside cocktails and Somerset ciders.

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