Head Master’s Retreat

Head Master’s Retreat

Flamboyant, eclectic, unusual & unique three bedroom lower ground floor apartment with private garden patio. Featuring a double, a twin and a quaint single bedroom, the Head Master’s Retreat takes up the entire lower ground floor of an amazing gothic Victorian villa, situated close to the centre of Bath.

With its spacious sitting room, plenty of dining space and eccentric bohemian decor, this apartment feels like a home and makes for an inspiring and comfortable retreat during your stay in Bath.

When you enter this awesome villa, you walk into an amazing stone entry way which leads to the stairwell down to your enormous apartment. With tile and hardwood floors throughout, the spaciousness of this apartment is stunning, and you will feel that you are staying in  the most unusual accommodation you have ever known.

LOCATION: The Wells Road leads right to the centre of Bath, and our house is located just down a hill from the River Avon, so it is an easy stroll into Bath with all its cafes, pubs, excellent restaurants and historic sites.  We are also a short stroll from our “Reproduction Georgian” Southgate Shopping Centre, replete with restaurants and shops steps away from the Bath Spa Railway Station.

You will also find a Sainsbury’s Local grocery and convenience store there as well as the hop on – hop off sight seeing buses.

If you walk up the pedestrian streets through the shopping centre, you will reach the Roman Baths and Bath Abbey in short order.

Walking is always the best way to get around Bath, but fortunately, there are also many long stay car parks  in the centre, so you could drive if you prefer.

We also have buses and taxis and the Bath Bus Tour.

The Bath Spa Bus Station connects with the Bristol Airport Bus as well as the National Express coach that takes you direct to London and Heathrow.

The Bath Spa Train Station connects to London’s Paddington Station, which is only 90 minutes away.

You control your entire apartment, but you can also use some shared spaces, such as the cloak room off of the ground floor foyer and the front patio.

KIDS:  Children are welcome as long as they and their parents are well behaved.

As this is a ground floor apartment, babies are also allowed in this apartment, but we do not offer any extra children’s items, so you must bring whatever you need.

PETS: Pets are welcome as long as they and their human companions are well behaved. This is an accessible ground floor flat, but PLEASE clean up after your pet and bring your own dog bed and dog towels to wipe your pet’s feet.

PET FEE: There is a £5 per day Pet fee to be paid to the caretaker on arrival. Thank you.

Rates:

From £205 - £440 per night

Bedrooms / Sleeps

3 bedrooms - Sleeps up to 5

Features

  • BEDROOMS: 1 Double Bedroom, 1 Twin Bedroom, 1 Single Bedroom
  • BATHROOMS: 1  Family Bathroom, 1 Cloakroom with toilet and basin. A free standing shower in the Twin Bedrrom.

Location:

Please note, map locations are approxmiate and may not be 100% accurate.

Rates & booking:

RATES: Rates vary for the time of year and the length of stay, but always include all taxes and utilities. Special rates apply for Christmas and New Year. Minimum stay is only 2 nights, 3 nights for Bank Holidays.

  • For up to 2 guests: £205 – £260 per night – £1050 per week
  • It’s £60 for each extra guest, per night.
  • For up to 5 guests: £385 – £440 per night – £1,750 per week

RESERVATION AND CANCELLATION POLICY:

We will be requiring a deposit with your reservation. This deposit will act as a guarantee of your arrival.

YOUR FULL BALANCE will be taken 6 weeks before arrival.

We will take this from your credit or debit card also.

CANCELLATION: There is a £50 fee for cancellation up to 6 weeks before arrival.   In the unhappy event that you must cancel after you have paid your full balance, we will make every effort to rebook the property.  If the property is rebooked, your funds will be returned up to the value of the new booking, less a £50 Administration Fee. However, if the property remains unbooked, you will forfeit these funds paid to us in good faith.

Comments from the Guestbook:

Loads of character

Great place with loads of character. Only a 5 minute walk to town. 7-9 July 23

Quirky and charming

We really enjoyed our stay in this quirky and charming garden flat. A nice base for our Bath reunion and very near all the attractions. Comfy beds and lots of space to relax and enjoy the space.

Quiet and light

We loved the stay at Hilary’s apartment – quiet, well-decorated, with a deceptively good amount of light for a place partly below street level. We paid to park in nearby long stay car parks, but were able to load and unload bags on the street just outside the apartment, which was great. Everything was comfortable – we would have loved to stay for longer. Hilary was very helpful and communicative when contacted. Thanks!

Really lovely

Really lovely apartment, actually mire spacious than it looked and so handy for bath city centre. Hilary was an excellent host, we mentioned we were a bit cold and someone came straight round and sorted it out 🙂 also very flexible in check in and check out. Only drawback a very busy road and parking tricky. 24-26/11/23

Comfortable stay

Comfortable stay, love the character of the house, perfect location just a short walk into town. Excellent communication, Ruth 19-21/7/24