The Yard in Bath

Style

Go yard or go home

Setting

Closeted close to town

A stroll from Milsom Street’s shops and cafés, the Yard in Bath’s Georgian frontage masks a contemporary stay that’s a stylish step up from your standard B&B thanks to its all-day welcome, courtyard bar and carefully curated interiors. Draped, chandelier-lit rooms are materially modern, free of crystal, chintz or gilt. Its Grade II-listed courtyard and lamp-lit lounge spaces are the setting for catch-ups over all-day pastries and coffee, served from the hotel’s café. As day fades to night, it’s all about nibbles and apéritifs to set you up for evenings out on the town, and nightcaps to welcome you back.

Facilities

Rooms

Checkout

10am. Earliest check-in, 3pm. Both are flexible, subject to availability.

More Details

Rates don't usually include a daily a continental breakfast hamper (which can be purchased for £8 a head). There’s a two-night minimum for stays including a Saturday night.

Also

There are no wheelchair-adapted rooms at the Yard in Bath, but three of the rooms are on the ground floor and suitable for guests with some mobility.

Fitness Center

Free Internet Access

Room Service

At the Hotel

Café/wine bar. In rooms: Smart TV, Roberts Radio, Nespresso machine, free tea & coffee, minibar, glassware, free bottled water and fresh milk, Bramley toiletries.

Our Favourite Rooms

All 13 rooms are a triumph of textures and pastel hues with patterned fabrics and wallpapers from local suppliers, bespoke beds and statement lighting by Pooky. The Larger King Size bedrooms take the podium thanks to generous proportions and grand ensuites, each with a slipper bath, as well as a private roof terrace adjoining first-floor room eight. At the top of the hotel, room 15 is a tucked-away Superior Classic King room; room three is the only Cosy Kingsize facing the (quieter) courtyard.

Poolside

There’s no pool at the Yard in Bath, but the Thermae Spa baths are a short walk away.

Packing Tips

Switch the blockbuster page-turner for Bath-based literature – where better to dip into Austen’s novels or Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales.

Also

The West Country is woven into the fabric of the Yard in Bath, which is furnished with fabrics and wallcoverings from Gloucestershire-based Lewis & Wood as well as a local Bath upholsterer.

Children

Welcome. Cots (free) or extra beds for under 11s (£35 a night) can be provided.

Gallery

Food & Drink

Top Table

Tables in the bar beside reception are bench-lined and candlelit. In summer, courtyard tables are easily the breeziest.

Dress Code

Ready to hit the town…

Hotel Restaurant

There’s no restaurant at the Yard in Bath but it does have an all-day café, open for continental breakfast, cakes, snacks and drinks. Late afternoon, this courtyard and lounge serve as the bar, serving bar snacks alongside a thoughtfully curated wine list and cocktail menu – transforming downtime between day and dinner into an elegant apéro hour.

Hotel Bar

Open to passers-by as well as guests, the Yard in Bath’s wine bar is made up of two ground-floor rooms beside reception and the hotel’s inner courtyard and is at its most bustling early evening and then for late-night tipples, which include cocktails made with local gin, cider or English fizz.

Last Orders

Breakfast hampers are hung on room doors from 8am, or head to the café to enjoy your coffee and croissants à table. The café-bar is open all day until 10pm – when exactly the orders turn from coffee to cocktails is at your discretion.

Room Service

If you prefer to keep things cosy, you can order drinks to your room at any time; snacks and savouries can be delivered until 10pm. Breakfast hampers are £8 a head.

Planes

Bristol is the nearest airport – 45 minutes away by road – with flights from London and major destinations across Europe. The hotel can arrange private transfers at extra cost.

Trains

Bath Spa is the nearest train station, a short cab ride or 15-minute walk away.

Automobiles

The hotel offers limited off-road parking opposite the hotel from £15 a day. Advance booking is required. Occasionally cars may need to be blocked in so guests may be asked to leave their keys at reception.

Worth Getting Out of Bed For

The Roman Baths, Bath Abbey and the city’s shops, galleries and museums are within walking distance. Thermae Bath Spa is the place to dip du jour. Hire a narrowboat and explore the city from the canal or try stand-up paddleboarding on the Avon.

Earn or Redeem Points with World of Hyatt

This Mr & Mrs Smith hotel participates in the World of Hyatt loyalty program. As a member, you can earn and redeem points and enjoy exclusive benefits for qualifying nights. .