13 Best London Hotels with Bath in Room

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The bath comes with the room category. At several of London’s best hotels, the cheapest rooms have a shower and no tub at all. Book one of those and you’ll be showering all weekend. The room with the bath has a specific name, so copy it exactly. Here’s the room to book at each hotel.

London Hotels with a Bath in the Room

Which Room Has the Bath

A bath belongs to a room category.

• Entry Rooms Skip the Tub At South Place Hotel, the Studio Room has a rainfall shower and no bath, while the Deluxe Room has a deep bath and a separate shower. The Mandrake sells a Mandrake Room with an enclosed rainfall shower, and its Gingko, Amanita and Salvia suites list a bathtub. Read the entry category’s description before you book it at either.
• Size Doesn’t Guarantee a Bath The Standard, London lists its largest category, the Deluxe Studio Suite with Wraparound Terrace, at 130 to 132 square metres and its description names no bath. The smaller Studio Suite with Terrace has an outdoor bathtub, and the Premium King has a soaking tub. Read the room description for the word bath before you read the square metres.
• Similar Names, Different Rooms Sanderson London calls a category the Loft Junior Suite on its own site, while the booking page lists it as the Junior Loft Suite. Match the wording room by room. The hotel’s own page and the booking page should agree on the tub before you pay.

Freestanding, Roll-Top and Claw-Foot Baths

Tub shape changes how a room feels. The room descriptions say which one you’re getting.

• Freestanding Baths Beside the Bed South Place Hotel‘s One Bedroom Suite has a standalone glass bathtub with double basins next to a large window. Its Family Room pairs a walk-in shower with a separate double bath. The Junior Suite page says only that the room has a separate bath or a rainfall shower, so ask before booking that category.
• Claw-Foot Baths With Marble Around Them The Mandrake‘s Terrace Suite, at 41 square metres, carries the same claw-foot bath and double sinks as the Newman Suite. The 61-square-metre Mandrake Suite has an open-plan bathroom, with its claw-foot bath surrounded by silver wave marble. The Gingko, Amanita and Salvia suites, at 33 to 35 square metres, list a bathtub and a double vanity.
• Free-Standing Baths Across the Range At Sanderson London, the suites page lists a free-standing bath in the Deluxe Junior, Loft Junior, Loft Double Double and Studio categories. A magazine review adds the Deluxe King, Loft King and Penthouse suites. The Penthouse has three bathrooms.

How Much Space Comes with the Bath

Most hotels state floor area. It shows how much room is left around the tub.

• Deluxe Rooms Run 33 to 40 Square Metres The Langham, London lists its Deluxe Room at 33 square metres. The Deluxe Room at Corinthia London averages 39 square metres, and the Grand Deluxe Guest Room at Hotel Café Royal is about 40. Those are the rooms that sit under suite level.
• The Next Size Up Starts at 41 Square Metres At The Mandrake, the Terrace Suite measures 41 square metres and the Newman Suite 43. Bvlgari Hotel London sets its Deluxe Rooms at a minimum of 43 square metres. The Studio Suite with Terrace at The Standard, London covers 44 to 52 square metres.

Bath or Hot Tub: Check the Wording

A bath and a hot tub are different things, and London hotels sell both. The room’s own wording tells you which one you’re booking.

• Words That Mean a Bath Hotels name the tub plainly. Corinthia London writes deep soak bathtub, The Mandrake writes claw-foot bath tub, and Sanderson London writes free-standing bath. A room described only as having a marble bathroom has no confirmed tub, so check the photos tagged to that room.
• Hot Tub Suites Exist At Corinthia London, the Hamilton Penthouse has an outdoor hot tub, and the Extreme WOW Suite at W London has an in-room Jacuzzi. Those rooms belong on a hot tub search. Skip them if you want to lie back in a bath.
• The Tag in the Room Table The tag separates tub rooms from shower rooms before you open a single photo. At Corinthia London, every category carries it.

When a Bath Room Costs Less

January is the quietest month for London hotels. Whether a bath room gets cheaper then depends on the hotel.

• Most Hotels Drop in January Corinthia London, Hotel Café Royal, Bvlgari Hotel London and The Langham, London run an eighth to a fifth lower on a January Tuesday than on a summer weekend. The Mandrake and The Cadogan, A Belmond Hotel, London fall by about a third. The Exhibitionist Hotel falls by about half.
• The City Goes the Other Way South Place Hotel costs about two-fifths more on a January Tuesday than on a summer weekend. Four Seasons Hotel London at Tower Bridge holds level or edges up too. Both sit in the City of London or beside it.
• Some Rates Barely Move The Ned, Sanderson London, The Standard, London and W London cost within about a tenth of their summer weekend rate on a January Tuesday. For those four, the room category matters more than the date.

Rooms With More Than One Bath

Some suites go past a single tub. Sizes and bathroom counts come from the hotels’ own descriptions.

• Second Bathrooms in Big Suites Hotel Café Royal‘s Oscar Suite covers 108 square metres, with a separate marble tub in the main bathroom and a second, guest bathroom. The Penthouse at Sanderson London has two bedrooms, three bathrooms and a private lift.
• Family Rooms With a Tub At South Place Hotel, the Family Room has a walk-in shower and a separate double bath. Its Two Bedroom Family Room at Hotel Café Royal lists a shower only. At Corinthia London, the Family Room carries the bath tag like every other category.
• Suites With a Tub in the Main Bathroom The Standard, London lists its 80-square-metre Suite Spot with a bathtub among its features. At Corinthia London, the Deluxe Junior Suite has a marble bathroom with a deep soaking tub and underfloor heating.

FAQs

1. Is a roll-top bath the same as a freestanding bath?

A roll-top is one kind of freestanding bath. Freestanding means the tub stands on its own, with no tiled surround, and roll-top describes the rolled rim around the edge. A claw-foot bath is a roll-top on four feet, which is how The Mandrake describes the tubs in its Newman, Terrace and Mandrake suites. Sanderson London lists plain free-standing baths in its suites.

2. Do London hotel rooms with a bath also have a separate shower?

Yes, at the hotels that describe their baths in detail. Corinthia London pairs a deep soak bathtub with a walk-in rain shower, and the Grand Deluxe rooms at Hotel Café Royal have a rainfall shower and a separate bath. Bvlgari Hotel London lists a black marble bathtub and a separate shower in its Deluxe Rooms.

3. Are there cheaper London hotels with a bath in the room?

South Place Hotel, The Exhibitionist Hotel and The Standard, London all sell their bath rooms for much less than what Corinthia London or Hotel Café Royal charge. In January the Exhibitionist drops by about half, while South Place rises by about two-fifths. Pick the category by its tub wording first, then compare the rates for your dates.

4. How much more does a room with a bath cost in London?

It depends on where the hotel draws the line. At South Place Hotel, the step from the shower-only Studio Room to the Deluxe Room adds less than a tenth to the rate. At Hotel Café Royal the step from the Grand Superior to the Deluxe King adds about a quarter, and at The Mandrake the rate roughly doubles, because the first confirmed baths are in the suites.

5. Does a junior suite in London always have a bath?

No, and the wording varies by hotel. The Junior Suite at Hotel Café Royal has a Carrara marble bathroom with a marble bathtub. The Junior Suite at South Place Hotel lists a separate bath or a rainfall shower, so its page doesn’t promise a tub. The Loft Junior Suite at Sanderson London has a rainfall shower and a free-standing bath.

6. Is it better to book a Deluxe room or a suite for a bath?

The Deluxe category already includes the bath at five hotels. Corinthia London, Bvlgari Hotel London, Hotel Café Royal and South Place Hotel list a bath in their Deluxe rooms, and Sanderson London lists free-standing baths in many Deluxe rooms and suites. At The Mandrake, The Ned and The Cadogan, A Belmond Hotel, London, the first confirmed tub is in a suite.

7. How can you check that the photos show the room you’re booking?

Click the room name in the room table, because the booking page then opens that room’s own details and photos. Look for the tub in those pictures. The main photo strip mixes every category, so a tub shown there could belong to a suite you aren’t booking. If no tagged photo shows a bath, check the hotel’s own room page.