The Bath Spa Hotel Pre Christmas Break
Christmas is nearly upon us, and the nation is thinking about shopping. It’s time to beat those recessionary blues with a little bit of retail therapy – getting the gifts, wrapping them in beautiful paper, and soaking up the atmosphere of some of the West Country’s legendary Christmas markets. One of the best is to be found in the old spa town of Bath, one of Western England’s most beautiful destinations. The ideal pre Christmas weekend break comes in the form of a stay in a Bath spa hotel, with days out spent among the roast nuts and mulled wine of the markets, and evenings in eating in one of the superb restaurants that the luxury hotels Bath have to offer.
Bath is a haven for shopping at any time of year – but with Christmas approaching it really excels itself. In the cobbled streets and squares outside the Roman Baths for which the city gets its name, you’ll find mocked up Alpine huts selling every conceivable variety of seasonal goods – from bespoke quality beers and wines to traditional delicacies from the four corners of Europe. What better way could there be to get in to that Yuletide spirit, than to book a long weekend in a Bath spa hotel, shop till you drop and then sample some of the city’s wonderful bars and pubs in the evening?
Picture the scene: the late November air is crisp and chill, a winter sun poking out behind the skyline of Bath’s old sandstone buildings. Your luxury hotels Bath peer warmly from the stone paved alleyways that run off the main streets of the city centre. You’re returning to base with arms laden with Christmas shopping – knowing that the superlatively comfortable facilities of your room awaits, if you’d like to take a bath to soak all that tramping around the markets out of your feet. Or perhaps you’d like to book a quick session at one of the fitness and beauty suits in the Bath spa hotel you have chosen for your time away.
Refreshed from either, you head back out into the bustle of a festive evening. The market is open late and the lights from the stalls make Christmas patterns on the rosy faces of happy shoppers, whose excited features you glimpse between the fragrant plumes of smoke and steam billowing from hot mead stalls or the hog roast on the corner. You wander briefly through the town square, listening to the cries of the cheese vendors, before wending your way to a wine bar.
Luxury hotels Bath have all this to offer – great central locations, never more than a few minutes’ walk from the action; quiet backwater streets that bring a deceptive peace and quiet to the thronged main thoroughfares around them; unbeatable amenities, friendly staff and marvellous bistro dining. Using a Bath spa hotel as a base for a long weekend of Christmas shopping is the perfect way to combine relaxation and productivity – and, of course, to get you right into the Christmas spirit.
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