Bath hotels with parking
Bath is a top-level destination for travellers from both the UK and abroad. Taking a closer look at its spectacular place in history and all that it offers now reveals why so many people flock to this ancient Roman spa town. Named after the public baths built by the Romans, Bath today welcomes around 6 million guests each year.
If you’re a first-time visitor to Bath, visiting The Roman Baths is practically a requirement. Explore the Roman bathing complex, which includes the Great Bath, the Sacred Spring, and the Temple dedicated to Sulis Minerva; learn about spa life and culture in Roman and Georgian times, and after a long day of enriching yourself, take the afternoon off at Thermae Bath Spa and enjoy the soothing warm waters for yourself. Bath is well-known for its architectural heritage. The town features many examples of stunning historical buildings, many of them extremely well-preserved, and spending a day on foot looking for them comes highly recommended. You can set off by yourself, or join a guided or self-guided walking tour. Some highlights include Bath Abbey, Bath Assembly Rooms designed by John Wood the Younger, the Royal Crescent townhouses, the Circus, the Pump Room, and many more. Bath is old, but definitely don’t call it sleepy! Bath hosts many well-established festivals each year that draw millions of visitors. The Bath Festival celebrates music, literature, and theatre and is attended by artists, authors, and musicians from around the world. It also hosts other music festivals, a comedy festival, a children’s literature festival, and a film festival to name but a few. You might want to consider visiting in December just to make it to the Bath Christmas market. Most of the action in Bath happens in the heart of the city, within a 500-metre radius of the Roman Baths. You’ll find most of the big attractions, hotels, businesses, and nightlife in this area. Unsurprisingly, parking here is pricey and scarce. We’ve put together a list of hotels, B&Bs, and guesthouses across multiple price points that offer free or deeply discounted parking in Bath.
Check out our map of Bath hotels with parking. You can find other free parking options in Bath here.
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Bath Hotels with free or discounted parking for guests
Travel happens on all sorts of budgets and with all sorts of requirements. Whatever your taste in a hotel might be, we all appreciate convenient parking at a reasonable price. These hotels all offer free onsite parking or parking at a lower rate than anything else you would find in the nearby vicinity. They’re well spread out throughout the city to provide some variety of nearby activities, but all are well-liked and rated on Booking.com, the world’s biggest online accommodation booking site.
Budget Options
Pulteney House
Pulteney House, located less than a kilometre from Bath Abbey and less than two from the Circus, offers good, clean, and no-fuss accommodation on a budget. You will struggle to find serviced accommodation with a private room in this price range this close to the city centre. Pulteney House is well-liked on Booking.com, with guests especially happy with the staff, comfort, and location. Pulteney House has private onsite parking available at a cost of £10/day.
The Cedars B&B
The Cedars Bed and Breakfast is located right on the outskirts of Bath, a 15 min drive down the A4. While it might not be the closest accommodation to the major attractions, it’s neatly surrounded by a variety of golf courses, parks, camping grounds, and gardens. If you’re OK with a 30-minute or so round trip to Bath and like exploring nearby green areas, then the Cedars is a perfect choice. The rooms in the house are well-equipped, but check out their refurbished Streamliner room for something out of the ordinary. They offer free private onsite parking for their guests.
Mid-range Options
Leighton House – Boutique Guesthouse
Leighton House – Boutique Guesthouse is a 5-star boutique guesthouse that offers value for money that is difficult to match. A carefully curated selection of paintings and exhibitions awaits around every corner; the decor and design choices are clean and modern, some rooms have spa baths, and so many of their guests bring up the deliciousness of their English and Continental breakfasts. All this with the Roman Baths and city centre no more than a 15-minute walk away. They have free but limited parking available for their guests. Please contact them in advance to ensure your parking space.
Royal Hotel
The Royal Hotel is one of the closest hotels to the centre of Bath that offers daily parking at a reasonable rate. This 19th-century Brunel-designed Bath landmark offers a wide range of room options, a Parisian-style brasserie, and goosedown pillows for the best sleep. With many of Bath’s biggest attractions no more than a 10-minute walk away, the Royal Hotel is one of the best options on this list if you’re driving to Bath but want to be within walking distance of what the city has to offer. They have a limited number of parking spaces at a rate of £10 per day. Please book them in advance to ensure your spot.
Lansdown Grove Hotel
Lansdown Grove Hotel offers 4-star accommodation just over half a mile from the city centre. Terraced rooms, an onsite restaurant, concierge service, a garden, and luggage storage space are all part of the package at Lansdown Grove. They also provide a 24-hour front desk to assist you with airport transfers, room service, or anything else you might require. This is a good option for someone trying to avoid the traffic in the centre of town. Private onsite parking is available at a cost of £10 per day. Parking is limited and runs on a first-come, first-served basis.
Luxury Accommodation
Macdonald Bath Spa Hotel
Macdonald Bath Spa Hotel is conveniently located for someone who wants to see the historic Bath city centre but also wants to be near the green and outdoor spaces to the east of the city. Macdonald Bath Spa Hotel offers luxury accommodations, a full-feature onsite spa, a fitness room, an award-winning onsite restaurant, and elegantly designed rooms within walking distance of a golf course, parks, the University of Bath, and all the main attractions in downtown Bath. Guests can enjoy free private onsite parking.
Dorian House Boutique B&B
Dorian House Boutique B&B is set in a superbly kept 120-year-old Victorian mansion. It’s highly rated on Booking.com with a rating of 9.1 from almost 1000 reviews. It’s within a 10-minute walk of the centre of Bath and at least six parks and green spaces. Guests love the comfort of their rooms –all of which face either Bath or the curated gardens– and their exceptional breakfasts, cooked to order and served in the Orangery. They offer free parking for their guests (one car per room) and have an electric car charging point available.
Bath City Centre Parking
On-street pay-and-display parking options are available on a number of Bath city centre streets. The parking fees apply between 8:00 and 19:00, meaning you could risk it and leave your car streetside if you plan on getting up early. During the day, Bath city centre streetside parking will cost you £3.60/hour if you’re anywhere within 500m or so of the Roman Baths. North of the Circus, they use a sliding scale that brings the hourly rate down. Typically, you’d be looking at £5.10 for a 3-hour stay.
Bath on-street parking and car parks do not accept debit or credit cards, and the car parks are entirely cashless. To make use of council-run parking, please download the MiPermit app –Android or iOS– to facilitate easy payment. This list shows all the city centre streets with pay-and-display parking. When it comes to car parks, many in the heart of Bath have a 4-hour maximum stay at a cost of £6.80 and £1.50 per hour after that. A day’s parking here can easily end up costing more than £20. Bath operates three car parks that operate 24/7 with a fixed pricing schedule. These are:
- Avon Street, Bath BA1 1UF // £17.10/day
- Manvers Street, Bath BA1 1JZ // £17.10/day
- Charlotte Street, Bath BA1 2NE // £17.10/day
Bath City Centre Chain Hotel Parking Prices
Many large international chains operate in or around Bath’s city centre. ParkingScout usually strives to provide you with more affordable nearby options, however, this has proven very difficult in Bath. As you can see from the list below, the large hotel chains in the city centre either provide their own parking that is more pocket-friendly than anything else nearby, or they already encourage their guests to use the most affordable 24-hour parking nearby.
- Hotel Indigo Bath, an IHG Hotel // £17.10/day at Manvers Street car park
- DoubleTree by Hilton Bath // £15.00/day at The Podium Shopping Centre nearby
- Apex City of Bath Hotel // £17.10/day at Charlotte Street car park
- The Z Hotel Bath // £17.10/day at Charlotte Street car park
- Travelodge Bath City Centre // £17.50/day at Avon Street car park
- Hampton by Hilton Bath City // £18.00/day at Southgate car park
- Premier Inn Bath City Centre Hotell // £18.00/day at Southgate car park
If you only need short-term parking of 4 hours or less, consider these car parks. Please note that over a period of 24 hours, these options are comparatively expensive.
- Bath Sports and Leisure Centre
- Broad Street
- Cattle Market
- Claverton Street
- Green Park Road
- Kingsmead Square
- Larkhall Square
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Find all of the hotels, guest houses, and B&Bs mentioned in this article, along with a host of other hotels with parking on our free map. Find other free or affordable parking options not related to hotels specifically in this useful map. Download the MiPermit app on Android or iOS to make use of Bath car parks or streetside parking.
List of Bath city centre streets with on-street pay-and-display parking from 8:00 to 19:00:
- Avon Street, Bath, BA1 1UN
- Milk Street, Bath, BA1 1UT
- Westgate Buildings, Bath, BA1 1EB
- Chapel Row, Bath, BA1 1HN
- Monmouth Street, Bath, BA1 2AN
- Corn Street, Bath, BA1 1UP
- St James’s Parade, Bath, BA1 1UL
- Somerset Street, Bath, BA1 1TS
- Grand Parade, Bath, BA2 4DF
- Henry Street, Bath, BA1 1JT
- South Parade, Bath, BA2 4AB
- Julian Road, Bath, BA1 2RH
- Monmouth Place, Bath, BA1 2AY
- Old King Street, Bath, BA1 2JW
- Queen Square, Bath, BA1 2HN
- Wood Street, Bath, BA1 2JQ
- Trim Street, Bath, BA1 1HB
- Railway Place, Bath, BA1 1SR
- Walcot Street (Inner), Bath, BA1 5BN
- Milsom Street, Bath, BA1 1DE
- Caroline Place, Bath, BA1 5HU
- Lansdown Road Belvedere, Bath, BA1 5EE
- Alfred Street, Bath, BA1 2QX
- Russell Street, Bath, BA1 2QF
- Bennett Street, Bath, BA1 2QQ
- Brock Street, Bath, BA1 2LN
- Royal Crescent, Bath, BA1 2LS
- Upper Church Street, Bath, BA1 2PT
- Catharine Place, Bath, BA1 2PR
- Rivers Street Mews, Bath, BA1 2RS
- Rivers Street, Bath, BA1 2QA
- Gloucester Street, Bath, BA1 2SE
- Gay Street, Bath, BA1 2PH
- Guinea Lane, Bath, BA1 5NB
- Walcot Street (Outer), Bath, BA1 5BW
- Lansdown Road, Bath, BA1 5EE
- Queen’s Parade, Bath, BA1 2NJ
- Queen’s Parade Place, Bath, BA1 2NN
- Green Park, Bath, BA1 1JD
- Kingsmead, Bath, BA1 2AQ
- Henrietta Road, Bath, BA2 6LX
- Henrietta Street, Bath, BA2 6LL
- Grove Street, Bath, BA2 6PJ
- Laura Place, Bath, BA2 4BH
- Pulteney Road (up to 2 hours), Bath, BA2 4EZ
- Pulteney Road (up to 4 hours), Bath, BA2 4EZ
- Royal Victoria Park, Bath, BA1 2NQ
- Alexandra Park, Bath, BA2 4RQ
