Macdonald Bath Spa Hotel, Bath

room was ok, probably more a 4 star or even 3 in standard. Bit the jewel in the crown is the superb spa. The food in the restaurant was very poor-overcooked salmon and you had to pay extra for any vegetables which is very poor value when you pay £20 a head. All fur coat and no knickers as far as food is concerned-the chef obviously thinks looks mean more than taste or nutrition. Breakfast was a lot better. I would advise not having a meal in the restaurant but going to Jamie Olivers in the town instead. Don't disregard the hotel though- try to get a deal on the room and eat elsewhere as the grounds and spa are very good. We stayed here for our silver wedding anniversary as it is very expensive and we were hoping for good treatment-sadly we didn't get it.

I have stayed here many times over a period of 8 years and everytime it is excellent. There are deals on website's so take advantage of this. I have stayed in their suites to standard rooms and everytime great service. Walk to everything around the city in minutes and enjoy the Beau Nash townhomes to the core of the city to up scale resturants.

The hotel was beautifully presented and the staff were welcoming without being intrusive. Both the bedroom and the bathroom were immaculate and the temperature was perfect. The only issues we had were the pineapple juice being out of date and the full cooked breakfast being lukewarm. The next night was a little different as there was a large party in and the effect of the hotel was somewhat spoilt by the smokers stood outside the front entrance and the cigarette ends on the floor. The next morning was a bit dissappointing as the party had taken over the Vellore restaurant so we had to eat breakfast in the Alfresco restaurant with very small tables. All in all we had an absolutely lovely time here and will defiitely revisit.

I stayed with my mother - a treat for her for Christmas was to visit Bath, a place she has wished to visit since childhood - Jan 2008. We took two rooms, the standard for me, and the executive for her. The only significant difference between the two rooms is the side of the hotel they are on (the executive overlooks te formal front garden, and Bath itself.) My intial impression of the hotel - upon walking in through some relatively small doors - was 'Oh god, it's really grubby' There is a severely stained rug in front of the reception desk, and the carpeting down the hall, visible from reception looks as though it has been the sponge for countless spilled drinks. I insisted upon inpecting the rooms before checking in, thinkning I was going to have to find accomodation elsewhere. It turns out the rooms - and the rest of the hotel - are/is immaculately clean. The Collonade Bar is a lovely lounge area, the only downfall being a lack of decent fresh beer. I seem to recall they had Fosters, Grolsch, and Guiness on tap. This is unfortunate, because the local brewery produces an absolutely beautiful traditional bitter named 'Gem', sadly only available in a bottle in the Collonade bar. That being said, they have an extensive (surprisingly large, actually) range of Scots Whiskey, as well as many of the finest Cognacs, Armanacs, and Liqueurs. They seemed also to have a huge range of wines, although I tend to reserve wine for meal time, so I didn't sample them in the bar. The restaurant serves exceptionally fine food, at what I consider to be very reasonable prices. My mother and I ate a memorably good meal with appetizer (starter) and desert with a fine bottle of French red wine (sorry, I don't remember which it was) for less than £50 each. I had the salmon starter, my mother had some kind of soup. We both chose the steak (I rarely eat steak in restaurants because they are usually only average quality and not cooked correctly - nothing is more dissapointing that a poor steak). This was accompanied by fresh green beans cooked to perfection, still slightly snappy, and a very unusual potato dish which looked like it would be a dissapointment, but turned out to be excellent. I had desert, and remember being satisfied by it, but alas I have forgotten what I ate. I can only assume the Chef is French - the food was too good for a Brit to have cooked it. Overall, I would say I enjoyed my stay. It's not the finest hotel I have stayed at, in fact probably not even top five, but still deserves a 'Good/Very Good' rating.

the staff were very good and helpful although they seemed to be very tired and worn out. i think you shoulg look into this and make your staff happier.

The hotel was beautiful, and the service discreet courteous and welcoming. Really close to the city of bath and lovely grounds. The two night weekend stay we enjoyed as a real treat and I would deinitely go back for another stay.