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The Irish Sun
13-07-2025
- The Irish Sun
The central Bristol hotel with riverfront restaurant and revamped rooms
THE Bristol Hotel, at the core of the city, is a small slice of tranquil, classic comfort, away from the hustle and bustle of the town centre. Here's everything you need to know about the hotel, from how much rooms cost to what to eat at the restaurant. 3 The Bristol Hotel's restaurant is a must Credit: photo by sim canetty-clarke Where is the hotel? Right at the centre of Bristol, with its unique harbourside view, The Bristol is the ideal base for a getaway, with easy access to the city and its amenities. It is found just a 13 minute drive from the nearest train station, Bristol Temple Meads Railway station. What is the hotel like? The revamped art deco-style hotel is in a prime central location at the heart of Bristol is complimented by the friendly, helpful nature of its staff, as well as its chic, contemporary stylings. What are the rooms like? There are 187 rooms too choose from, and our comfy sixth-floor Queen deluxe room had plenty of space with a generous double bed and cracking views of the city's harbour. Read more on hotels There are three tiers of rooms available, ranging from the Cosy room, to Deluxe room and finally the option of Suites. Each one is tastefully decorated, with a muted colour palette and pops of colour. Nespresso coffee machines and tea-making facilities are in rooms along with 55in Smart TV and fluffy dressing gowns and slippers. The en-suites are simple although the Temple Spa toiletries leave you smelling delightfully fresh. Most read in City breaks Rooms available starting from £110 a night. For more information, 3 The hotel is a short drive from the train station Credit: PR Handout image What is there to eat and drink there? The Bristol's River Grille restaurant with its floor-to-ceiling windows provides guests another opportunity to admire the lively harbourside. We kicked off with the tiger prawns, before duck cassoulet and cider-braised pork belly. The indulgent chocolate tart with orange sorbet and West Country cheeses rounded off the dinner perfectly. The hotel's atmospheric bar, Rick's, was great for a cocktail or two and the River lounge served up an especially tasty afternoon tea. What else is there to do at the hotel? The hotel has a gym and parking. But the barpacked harbourside is the obvious starting point to explore Bristol. From here, take a ten-minute stroll to the quirky St. Nicholas Market- crammed with food outlets and independent stalls selling everything you could possibly desire, from bongs to jewellery and vinyl. The historic Christmas Steps street is worth a climb before a five-minute walk to admire Banksy's Well Hung Lover in Frogmore Street. A dozen of his works are dotted around his home town. Just outside the city is the charming Clifton Village, with Brunel's mighty Suspension Bridge and epic views of the Avon Gorge. Is the hotel family friendly? Yes, The Bristol hotel offers family friendly rooms, interconnecting and suites, as well as child specific amenities upon request. Is there access for guests with disabilities? Yes, the hotel is accessible, with select rooms including accessible facilities, as well as lift access from the ground floor. Looking for a place to stay? For more hotel inspiration click here. 3 Rooms start from £110 a night Credit: photo by sim canetty-clarke
Scottish Sun
13-07-2025
- Scottish Sun
The central Bristol hotel with riverfront restaurant and revamped rooms
The hotel's atmospheric bar, Rick's, was great for a cocktail or two ROOM FOR MORE The central Bristol hotel with riverfront restaurant and revamped rooms THE Bristol Hotel, at the core of the city, is a small slice of tranquil, classic comfort, away from the hustle and bustle of the town centre. Here's everything you need to know about the hotel, from how much rooms cost to what to eat at the restaurant. Advertisement 3 The Bristol Hotel's restaurant is a must Credit: photo by sim canetty-clarke Where is the hotel? Right at the centre of Bristol, with its unique harbourside view, The Bristol is the ideal base for a getaway, with easy access to the city and its amenities. It is found just a 13 minute drive from the nearest train station, Bristol Temple Meads Railway station. What is the hotel like? The revamped art deco-style hotel is in a prime central location at the heart of Bristol is complimented by the friendly, helpful nature of its staff, as well as its chic, contemporary stylings. What are the rooms like? There are 187 rooms too choose from, and our comfy sixth-floor Queen deluxe room had plenty of space with a generous double bed and cracking views of the city's harbour. Advertisement There are three tiers of rooms available, ranging from the Cosy room, to Deluxe room and finally the option of Suites. Each one is tastefully decorated, with a muted colour palette and pops of colour. Nespresso coffee machines and tea-making facilities are in rooms along with 55in Smart TV and fluffy dressing gowns and slippers. The en-suites are simple although the Temple Spa toiletries leave you smelling delightfully fresh. Advertisement Rooms available starting from £110 a night. For more information, click here. 3 The hotel is a short drive from the train station Credit: PR Handout image What is there to eat and drink there? The Bristol's River Grille restaurant with its floor-to-ceiling windows provides guests another opportunity to admire the lively harbourside. We kicked off with the tiger prawns, before duck cassoulet and cider-braised pork belly. Advertisement The indulgent chocolate tart with orange sorbet and West Country cheeses rounded off the dinner perfectly. The hotel's atmospheric bar, Rick's, was great for a cocktail or two and the River lounge served up an especially tasty afternoon tea. What else is there to do at the hotel? The hotel has a gym and parking. But the barpacked harbourside is the obvious starting point to explore Bristol. Advertisement From here, take a ten-minute stroll to the quirky St. Nicholas Market- crammed with food outlets and independent stalls selling everything you could possibly desire, from bongs to jewellery and vinyl. The historic Christmas Steps street is worth a climb before a five-minute walk to admire Banksy's Well Hung Lover in Frogmore Street. A dozen of his works are dotted around his home town. Just outside the city is the charming Clifton Village, with Brunel's mighty Suspension Bridge and epic views of the Avon Gorge. Advertisement Is the hotel family friendly? Yes, The Bristol hotel offers family friendly rooms, interconnecting and suites, as well as child specific amenities upon request. Is there access for guests with disabilities? Yes, the hotel is accessible, with select rooms including accessible facilities, as well as lift access from the ground floor. Looking for a place to stay? For more hotel inspiration click here. 3 Rooms start from £110 a night Credit: photo by sim canetty-clarke
The Age
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
Less than 15 minutes apart, these two UK cities are chalk and cheese
Set amid the rolling hills of England's West Country, about 90 minutes from London by rail, Bath and Bristol are like chalk and cheese but complement each other delightfully. While one (Bristol) is a buzzy old port city marrying grit and grandeur, throbbing with zany street art and colourful maritime history, the other (Bath) is a genteel and graceful spa retreat, all immaculate honeystone terraces and crescents, bookish charms and wellness draws. The fact that the train connects them in under 15 minutes makes it a no-brainer to visit both. And seeing as you're in the region, why not tick off Stonehenge and the Cotswolds too? But first, Bristol and Bath. Having enjoyed regular trips to this odd couple over the years, I'd recommend you start with Bristol. It's the bigger and busier of the pair, its cityscape, while fairly compact and strollable, is spliced with calf-testing streets, stairways and knee-trembling clifftops. Get your bearings on the Blackbeard to Banksy walking tour, which takes you through more than 1000 years of Bristolian history in two hours. Beginning at the handsome medieval cathedral, it takes in key sights and streets, tucked-away alleys and aromatic markets, and the incredible murals that make Bristol (arguably) the street art capital of Britain. While some pieces are gigantic and hard to miss, more concealed is the handiwork of Bristol's own Banksy, the planet's most infamous (and anonymous) 'guerrilla artist'. 'That's a Banksy, from 2006,' says guide Luke Sargeant, pointing to an image sprayed on a former sexual health clinic near city hall. Titled Well Hung Lover, the mural depicts a naked man dangling from a window as his lover and her partner look out. We mull more offbeat art on our way to The Hatchet Inn, a low-ceilinged pub dating from 1606, when Bristol was Britain's most important port after London, with its River Avon carrying mariners to and from the Bristol Channel, gateway to the Atlantic. Bygone maps adorn the pub's walls and there are cartoonish portrayals of Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach, a fearsome Bristol-born pirate who apparently drank here when he wasn't plundering gold-laden Spanish galleons in the Caribbean. Other west-coast British port cities, Liverpool and Glasgow, overtook Bristol in the late 18th century, but its raffish maritime character endures, especially down by quays, where gulls squabble, yachts and ferries sail and drinkers converse in that swashbuckling Bristolian burr (they roll their Rs and add Ls to the ends of words, a bit like on-screen pirates). On cobblestoned King Street we find The Llandoger Trow, which claims to have inspired two great seafaring novels. Daniel Defoe, they say, got the idea for Robinson Crusoe here, then Robert Louis Stevenson reimagined the pub as the Admiral Benbow Inn in Treasure Island. Ghost stories and live music, from folksy sea shanties to German techno, regularly threaten to shiver the Trow's timbers. Passing Bristol Old Vic – touted as the oldest continuously working theatre in the English-speaking world – we round a corner to Queen Square, a magnificent lawned park that would fit snugly into London's Bloomsbury or Belgravia. It's framed by grand Georgian properties, bankrolled by Bristolian merchants. Many had amassed hefty fortunes from the trans-Atlantic slave trade and also built sumptuous mansions in Clifton, a prosperous Bath-like suburb in Bristol's inner-west.
Sydney Morning Herald
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
Less than 15 minutes apart, these two UK cities are chalk and cheese
Set amid the rolling hills of England's West Country, about 90 minutes from London by rail, Bath and Bristol are like chalk and cheese but complement each other delightfully. While one (Bristol) is a buzzy old port city marrying grit and grandeur, throbbing with zany street art and colourful maritime history, the other (Bath) is a genteel and graceful spa retreat, all immaculate honeystone terraces and crescents, bookish charms and wellness draws. The fact that the train connects them in under 15 minutes makes it a no-brainer to visit both. And seeing as you're in the region, why not tick off Stonehenge and the Cotswolds too? But first, Bristol and Bath. Having enjoyed regular trips to this odd couple over the years, I'd recommend you start with Bristol. It's the bigger and busier of the pair, its cityscape, while fairly compact and strollable, is spliced with calf-testing streets, stairways and knee-trembling clifftops. Get your bearings on the Blackbeard to Banksy walking tour, which takes you through more than 1000 years of Bristolian history in two hours. Beginning at the handsome medieval cathedral, it takes in key sights and streets, tucked-away alleys and aromatic markets, and the incredible murals that make Bristol (arguably) the street art capital of Britain. While some pieces are gigantic and hard to miss, more concealed is the handiwork of Bristol's own Banksy, the planet's most infamous (and anonymous) 'guerrilla artist'. 'That's a Banksy, from 2006,' says guide Luke Sargeant, pointing to an image sprayed on a former sexual health clinic near city hall. Titled Well Hung Lover, the mural depicts a naked man dangling from a window as his lover and her partner look out. We mull more offbeat art on our way to The Hatchet Inn, a low-ceilinged pub dating from 1606, when Bristol was Britain's most important port after London, with its River Avon carrying mariners to and from the Bristol Channel, gateway to the Atlantic. Bygone maps adorn the pub's walls and there are cartoonish portrayals of Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach, a fearsome Bristol-born pirate who apparently drank here when he wasn't plundering gold-laden Spanish galleons in the Caribbean. Other west-coast British port cities, Liverpool and Glasgow, overtook Bristol in the late 18th century, but its raffish maritime character endures, especially down by quays, where gulls squabble, yachts and ferries sail and drinkers converse in that swashbuckling Bristolian burr (they roll their Rs and add Ls to the ends of words, a bit like on-screen pirates). On cobblestoned King Street we find The Llandoger Trow, which claims to have inspired two great seafaring novels. Daniel Defoe, they say, got the idea for Robinson Crusoe here, then Robert Louis Stevenson reimagined the pub as the Admiral Benbow Inn in Treasure Island. Ghost stories and live music, from folksy sea shanties to German techno, regularly threaten to shiver the Trow's timbers. Passing Bristol Old Vic – touted as the oldest continuously working theatre in the English-speaking world – we round a corner to Queen Square, a magnificent lawned park that would fit snugly into London's Bloomsbury or Belgravia. It's framed by grand Georgian properties, bankrolled by Bristolian merchants. Many had amassed hefty fortunes from the trans-Atlantic slave trade and also built sumptuous mansions in Clifton, a prosperous Bath-like suburb in Bristol's inner-west.
