Why you should be planning a city break to Bath this summer – and staying at its coolest new hotel
A serene old coaching inn with the perfect breakfast is a breath of fresh air in a crowded city
The Yard is a contemporary addition to Bath's boutique hotel scene
Does Bath really need another hotel? In 2018, tourist officials pointed out that the city had 1,500 hotel rooms, with a further 500 planned within the next year, plus at least 800 properties on Airbnb.
“Enough is enough,” said Jonathan Stapleton, then general manager of the Royal Crescent hotel. “Already we are at complete oversupply; there’s no way those rooms are needed in the city.”