Nevis hot springs and Bath hotel | Hot water bath | St Kitts and Nevis | see description

Описание: Bath is a small village on the island of Nevis, in Saint Kitts and Nevis. it is located on the west or Caribbean coast of the island, just south of Charlestown, near the southernmost end of Gallows Bay. The name of the village is derived from the fact that it is situated near a large volcanic hot spring, which has been used for healing therapeutic bathing for many centuries. During the 18th century, the Bath Hotel, an elegant hotel with a stone two-story bathhouse, was built near the hot spring source. The main building of the hotel has been recently restored, and was being used as government offices. The aristocrat John Huggins built the large, stone hotel in 1778.

Some notable dignitaries how have visited the attraction include Lord Nelson, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Prince William Henry.

The hotel was a popular destination for tourists for 60 years afterwards until it closed down. It reopened in 1912 and was shut down in 1940. With the outbreak of the Second World War, it was repurposed as a training center for the West Indian Regiment.

The house is built upon 5 hot springs where the water ranges from 104 to 108 Fahrenheit.

Built in 1778, the once opulent Bath Hotel and Spring House was the Caribbean’s first tourist hotel, with the international jet set flocking to its therapeutic hot springs. While it’s no longer a hotel, the volcanic baths and the relaxing landscaped gardens are open to the public.