Hilton Bath City hotel rebrands as a DoubleTree

The Hilton Bath City hotel, regularly voted the ugliest building in central Bath, is to rebrand as a DoubleTree.

The hotel is currently undergoing a major refurbishment following its acquisition by Starwood Capital.  The refurbishment does not include major improvements to the facade unfortunately.

Reopening is currently scheduled for Monday 6th April.

The hotel website is here if you want to find out more.

A Hampton by Hilton is also planned for Bath and, at over 200 rooms, will be the biggest hotel in the city centre.  Opening is planned for 2022.

If you have a substantially bigger budget, here is my review of The Gainsborough hotel in Bath.  I also recently reviewed IHG’s new Hotel Indigo Bath.

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How to earn Hilton Honors points and status from UK credit cards (January 2022)

There are various ways of earning Hilton Honors points from UK credit cards.  Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses.

Do you know that holders of The Platinum Card from American Express receive FREE Hilton Honors Gold status for as long as they hold the card?  It also comes with Marriott Bonvoy Gold, Radisson Rewards Gold and MeliaRewards Gold status.  We reviewed American Express Platinum in detail here and you can apply here.

Did you know that the Virgin Atlantic credit cards are a great way of earning Hilton Honors points? Two Virgin Points can be converted into three Hilton Honors points. The Virgin Atlantic cards are the only Visa or Mastercard products in the UK which can indirectly earn Hilton Honors points. You can apply here.

You can also earn Hilton Honors points indirectly with American Express Gold (20,000 bonus points), the American Express Rewards Credit Card (5,000 bonus points) and – for small business owners – American Express Business Gold (20,000 bonus points) and Business Platinum (40,000 bonus points).

Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which can be used to earn Hilton Honors points. 

(Want to earn more hotel points?  Click here to see our complete list of promotions from the major hotel chains or use the ‘Hotel Offers’ link in the menu bar at the top of the page.)