Royal Bath Hotel

The Royal Bath Hotel is a building in Bournemouth, Dorset.[1][2] It is owned by Britannia Hotels and is regarded to be the town's most famous hotel.[3] Since 1974, the hotel has been a Grade II listed building.[4]

Not to be confused with Bath Hotel.

The hotel at night.
The frontage of the building.

History

George Tapps-Gervis built the hotel in 1838.[5]

The hotel opened on Queen Victoria's coronation day in June 1838, becoming the first hotel in Bournemouth.[6]

The 1878 extension was designed by Christopher Crabb Creeke.

The hotel was formerly owned by Mayor of Bournemouth Merton Russell-Cotes.[7]

During World War II an elderly grandmother was accidentally scalded to death in a bathtub.[8]

In 2014 there was a robbery at the hotel.[9]

The hotel hosted a Coastal Comic Con in 2019.[10]

References
  1. "The Royal Bath Hotel Bournemouth | Britannia Hotels". www.britanniahotels.com. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  2. "ROYAL BATH HOTEL & SPA BOURNEMOUTH $38 ($̶6̶4̶) – Updated 2020 Prices & Reviews – England". Tripadvisor. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  3. "What happened when a YouTube reviewer visited popular Bournemouth hotel". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  4. "ROYAL BATH HOTEL, Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole – 1108883 | Historic England". Historic England. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  5. "A History of Bournemouth". Local Histories. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  6. "PICTURES: Inside Bournemouth's most expensive hotel rooms". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  7. "Merton Russell-Cotes", Wikipedia, 26 September 2019, retrieved 18 November 2020
  8. "Grandmother scalded to death after hotel turned up water temperature to beat Legionnaires". The Telegraph. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  9. "Couple's fury as £6,000 of possessions stolen from Royal Bath hotel room". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  10. "Cosplay, meet-and-greets and vintage arcade games at Bournemouth's newest comic con". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 18 November 2020.

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