The Bath Hotel was located at 155

Piccadilly Piccadilly () is a road in the City of Westminster, London, England, to the south of Mayfair, between Hyde Park Corner in the west and Piccadilly Circus in the east. It is part of the A4 road (England), A4 road that connects central London to ...

on the site of what is now

The Ritz Hotel, London The Ritz London is a Hotel rating, 5-star luxury hotel at 150 Piccadilly in London, England. A symbol of high society and luxury, the hotel is one of the world's most prestigious and best known. The Ritz has become so associated with luxury an ...

and was adjacent to the Walsingham House. The Ritz' financial backers began negotiations in 1901 and purchased the Bath in 1902 simultaneously with the acquisition of the Walsingham. One of the considerations that made the transaction appealing to the city was that they would be able to widen Piccadilly when the Walsingham and Bath Hotels were demolished.

History

Located on the corner of Arlington Street and

the hotel was in existence no later than the mid-1780s, since

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stayed there with his family when he served as the American Minister to Great Britain, starting in 1785. The hotel was located on the site of the original building where the Old White Horse Cellar operated, and offered luxury hotel suites to its clients. In 1895 the property was offered for sale, indicating that there were profitable rents to be obtained from leaseholds of the booking agent and the wine and spirit retailer on the premises. It is mentioned in the classic novel, Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. The building was demolished in 1904.

References

Defunct hotels in London Buildings and structures on Piccadilly Demolished buildings and structures in London Buildings and structures demolished in 1904 Demolished hotels in the United Kingdom 18th-century establishments in England {{England-stub