The finest casino hotel on our UK list — a Regency colonnade in Montpellier where the floor, the spa and the service all land at the same high standard.
The finest casino hotel on our UK list — a Regency colonnade in Montpellier where the floor, the spa and the service all land at the same high standard.
The Spa Colonnade sits behind a run of cream Regency columns in Montpellier, Cheltenham's most polished quarter, and the interior matches the promise of the facade: tall ceilings, soft light, and a floor laid out with real generosity of space.
Nothing about the stay feels compromised — the spa is genuinely first-rate, the dining holds its own against much bigger cities, and the gaming floor manages to feel both grand and calm at once.
A wide, high-ceilinged room carries the full table spread plus a proper poker room, with a glazed high-limit salon set slightly apart. The slot bank runs along one colonnaded wall without crowding the tables.
Ninety Regency-style suites overlook the Montpellier gardens. Two restaurants, a champagne terrace and a full spa make this the strongest all-round stay in the guide.
In the heart of Montpellier, walkable to the Promenade and Cheltenham's boutique shopping streets. Cheltenham Spa station is fifteen minutes on foot, Birmingham Airport around an hour by car.
The Spa Colonnade tops our UK list on the strength of doing everything well at once — floor, spa, suites and setting. The clear pick if you can only choose one.
The Spa Colonnade is a fictional casino-hotel concept reviewed for illustration; scores are editorial and no bookings or real-money play are offered here. Cardroom & Coast reviews venues for adults of legal gambling age (18+ UK / 19+ Canada).