Two homes. A world of stories.

Jane Austen’s Former Home, BathA private holiday apartment at 4 Sydney Place

4 SYDNEY PLACE · BATH

Stay in Jane Austen’s
former home.

Stay in the Grade I listed townhouse Jane Austen called home from 1801 to 1804. Our private courtyard apartment occupies the family’s former kitchen and pantry, with original flagstones, great Georgian hearths and room for three.

Check availability & price

Book directly for 10% off our Airbnb prices.

Your own apartment · 2 bedrooms · Sleeps 3

Blue velvet sofa, Georgian kitchen fireplace and collected artwork in the courtyard apartment — A book within reach, a comfortable sofa, and no particular hurry.

4.94/5 on Airbnb600+ reviewsFeatured in Condé Nast Traveller

Airbnb rating checked 16 September 2026.

STAYS, STORIES & EDITORIAL COVERAGE

Condé Nast Traveller House & Garden The Wall Street Journal Time Out

Best Design StayWinner · Airbnb UK Host Awards 2022 Explore the coverage

Sleeps 32 bedrooms1 bathroomEntire apartment

YOUR OWN PART OF AN EXTRAORDINARY HOME

Jane Austen’s Bath outside.
Your own world within.

The Holburne Museum and Sydney Gardens are just across the road. From here, it’s a promenade along Great Pulteney Street into the city—quite possibly the most beautiful route into Bath. Back at home: an armchair by the old hearth, books within reach, and Anna’s roses in the courtyard.

A Victorian armchair beside the original Georgian fireplace

By the Georgian hearth.

Claim a Victorian armchair, choose something from the bookshelves, and put your feet up. We lived here for five years; we hope you’ll feel as at home as we did.

The blue and white kitchen overlooking the courtyard

Make a morning of it.

A five-burner Mercury range for the chefs in all of us, good cookware, and a sink overlooking Anna’s rose-filled courtyard. There’s coffee ready for the morning, of course.

The 19th-century Louis XIV double bed in the main bedroom

A proper lie-in.

A 19th-century Louis XIV double bed, a 1920s gentlemen’s wardrobe for your stylish attire, and windows onto the quiet rear courtyard. Tomorrow’s promenade can wait.

The courtyard apartment’s living room, with Georgian hearths, books and collected artwork — Our home, photographed for the listing.

A JOURNALIST’S STAY · Published 19 February 2026

Condé Nast Traveller

My Favourite Airbnb: Jane Austen’s former family home in Bath

Andrea Bussell’s overnight visit centres on the pleasure of settling into an old house: reading while rain falls outside, surrounded by books, art and objects from around the world.

Read Andrea’s story Check availability & price

WINNER · 2022Best Design StayAirbnb UK Host AwardsRead the announcement

LITERARY · 2021

The Wall Street Journal

Vacation Rentals That Deliver Serenity and Fuel Creativity

Included in Nina Sovich’s literary holiday-rental feature, April 2021.

INTERIORS · 2020

House & Garden

Jane Austen's former house in Bath makes an ideal staycation

Dedicated editorial coverage of the apartment.

THE LITTLE THINGS, TAKEN CARE OF

Settle right in.

Coffee, tea and milk for your first cup; toiletries ready in the bathroom. We include the little essentials to make arrival easy, so you can put the kettle on, unpack and feel at home.

A cook’s kitchenMercury range & dishwasher

Two private courtyardsRoom for a sunny coffee

Rainfall showerHeated floor & mirror

Stay connectedWi-Fi & a proper workspace

Laundry at homeWashing machine & dryer

Evenings sortedBooks, art & surround sound

THE STAY, AT A GLANCE

Good to know before you book.

A double & a Japanese futon

A 19th-century Louis XIV double bed in the main bedroom, and a Japanese futon on tatami in the map room. Sleeps three.

Your own entrance, down steps

The courtyard apartment is reached by a flight of stone steps. Ask us about access before booking.

Parking in Bath

Choose a city car park or reserve a private space before you arrive. There’s no on-site parking.

Getting here & access ↗

YOUR STAY AT 4 SYDNEY PLACE

Your dates. Your own part of Bath.

A stay at 4 Sydney Place: your own front door in Jane Austen’s former family home, with time to read, wander and settle into Bath.

Our direct booking promiseBook directly for 10% off our Airbnb prices. No cleaning fees or added taxes.

You’re booking directly with Maxwell and Anna. Guesty provides our reservation system, with secure card payments through Stripe. You’ll continue to our Guesty booking page to review your stay and pay. Payment is taken at the time of booking.

Your 10% saving is against our Airbnb total for the same dates and guests, allowing for small rounding differences.

WhatsApp Max Email Max

Read this home’s guest reviews on Airbnb

Find your datesGBP · £

Loading live availability…

Choose your dates and guests to see your exact total. Secure card payment follows on our booking page.

Open booking page WhatsApp Max ↗

Cancellation policy & full terms

Cancellation policy

For stays under 28 nights, cancel at least 30 days before check-in for a full refund, or at least 7 days before for 50%.

Full cancellation terms, including longer stays

Stays of up to 27 nights
Cancel at least 30 days before check-in for a full refund, or at least 7 days before for a 50% refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.

You can also cancel within 24 hours of confirmation for a full refund, provided you booked at least 7 days before check-in.

Stays of 28 nights or more
Cancel at least 30 days before check-in for a full refund. After that, nights already stayed plus the next 30 nights are non-refundable. If fewer than 30 nights remain, all remaining nights are non-refundable.

Deadlines use the property’s check-in time and local UK time.

JANE AUSTEN LIVED HERE1801–
18044 Sydney Place, Bath

At home with
the Austens.

This is the townhouse Jane Austen shared with her sister Cassandra and their parents. Our apartment occupies the former kitchen and butler’s pantry: the domestic heart of a home with an extraordinary place in literary history.

The vast kitchen hearths, flagstone floors and Georgian panelling give that history a presence you can feel. Settle into an armchair where family meals were once prepared, sleep in the former pantry, and make a quiet morning of the rose-filled courtyard.

Explore the history of No. 4 →

THE AUSTENS AT NO. 4

An address,
inside a book.

In 1802, George Austen wrote his name and this address inside a guidebook. Five years later, Jane added her own. That same volume survives at Jane Austen’s House today.

Follow the family through their years here: house-hunting letters, presents from a brother at sea, and a mother who answered Death with a joke.

Read the story of the Austens at No. 4

A FATHER’S INSCRIPTION · 1802

“Geo. Austen
4 Sydney Terrace
1802”

In Richard Warner’s Excursions from Bath.
Later inscribed “J. Austen Southampton 1807”.

A book with this address

JUST BEYOND THE DOOR

Our Bath, beyond the front door.

A promenade through Sydney Gardens, a little time with the paintings at the Holburne, then Great Pulteney Street into town: Bath rather rewards going out without much of a plan. When thoughts turn to dinner, these are a few of the places we used to send friends during our years here.

Hudson Steakhouse

One of our favourites when we lived in Bath, for dry-aged steaks on London Street.

Menus & details

The Green Rocket

A favourite from our Bath years for plant-based food and coffee in the city centre.

Menus & details

The Pulteney Arms

Our nearby suggestion for a traditional pub, real ales and a meal on Daniel Street.

Menus & details

The Raven

Maxwell’s old Bath haunt, for ales and pies on Queen Street.

Menus & details

ARRIVING AT 4 SYDNEY PLACE

Welcome to
4 Sydney Place.

You’ll find our townhouse opposite the Holburne Museum and Sydney Gardens. Leave the grand front door to our upstairs neighbours: our entrance is to its left, down the stone steps into the courtyard. Your own front door is waiting at the bottom.

Come any time from 4pm; we’ll send everything you need to let yourselves in before you travel. On departure day, the apartment is yours until 11am. Bath Spa station is about a 15-minute walk away—though with a heavy case, I’d take a taxi.

Parking in Bath

Bath is lovely on foot and less obliging with a car. We don’t have a parking space, but Sutton Street, about 20 metres away, is useful for unloading where the signs permit. Please don’t pull up on the pavement outside the house: those Georgian vaults are underneath it.

Once the bags are in, we usually suggest Manvers Street Car Park, BA1 1JZ. It’s open round the clock, with no maximum stay and a 2-metre height limit; check the council’s current prices, including overnight charges. JustPark, YourParkingSpace and ParkLet are also worth a look for a private space you can reserve before you travel.

Council car parks ↗JustPark ↗YourParkingSpace ↗ParkLet ↗

Ask us about arrival or access ↗

MaxwellYour hostMeet me on Airbnb ↗

A NOTE FROM YOUR HOST

Our homes.
Your own little escape.

Hi, I’m Maxwell. My wife Anna and I are restoring an old watermill and farm in Portugal, and share our homes in Bath and North Wales while we work and travel.

We love books, art, walking and finding things with a story. You’ll find a little of all of them here, along with the comforts we’ve come to appreciate on our own travels. We hope you enjoy our home as much as we do.

Maxwell & Anna

BEFORE YOU PACK

Frequently asked questions.

When can we check in and out?

Check in from 4pm and check out by 11am. You can let yourselves in using the arrival instructions we send privately before your stay. Maxwell and the Bath team are available if you need a hand.

Can we arrive early, leave later or store our bags?

Please ask us in advance. We may be able to arrange a bag drop before check-in or luggage storage after checkout, depending on other bookings and the cleaning schedule. Early check-in or a later checkout also needs to be agreed with us; please plan around the usual times until we confirm.

What are the sleeping arrangements?

The main bedroom has a 19th-century Louis XIV double bed; the second bedroom, our map room, has an authentic Japanese futon on a tatami base. There’s room for three, with the whole apartment and both courtyards to yourselves.

Are there steps to the apartment?

Yes. The apartment has its own entrance, reached by a flight of steps. Please contact us before booking if you have particular mobility or access requirements, so we can help you decide whether it will suit you.

What is it like staying on the lower ground floor?

I lived here full-time for five years, and loved it. With no internal staircase taking up room and the old under-pavement spaces in use, there’s a generous living area, your own front door and two private courtyards. It’s warmer in winter, cooler in summer, and light enough that we often close the original Georgian shutters.

After very heavy, sustained rain, the clay beneath the flagstones can give an earthy, petrichor smell. Our ventilation system keeps the air moving and helps clear lingering moisture.

Where can we park?

We usually suggest Manvers Street Car Park, or a private space you can book ahead through JustPark, YourParkingSpace or ParkLet. Like many places to stay in central Bath, we don’t have on-site parking—but once you’ve parked, this is a lovely city to explore on foot. Our arrival guide has the links and advice on unloading your bags.

Parking options & arrival details ↗

Can we get there by train?

Yes. The apartment is about a 15-minute walk from Bath Spa railway station and the neighbouring bus station. With heavy luggage, a taxi can make the last part of the journey easier.

Can we book just one night?

Minimum stays vary by date. If the calendar will not let you select a single night, you are welcome to ask us: an exception may be possible, sometimes at a different nightly rate. We will confirm availability and the price before you book.

What do we need to do before leaving?

Our team takes care of the changeover, including the rubbish. Please lock up and return the keys as described in your arrival instructions; we will take care of the rest.

Is smoking allowed?

Smoking is not permitted inside the apartment. You may smoke in the courtyards; please use an ashtray.

For anything else, ask Max on WhatsApp or send an email. You can also read our cancellation policy or explore our local recommendations.

Two-person indoor soaking bathtub beneath a skylight at Apple Tree Cottage

SAME HOSTS · ANOTHER KIND OF ESCAPE

Trade Georgian streets for mountain air.

A literary city stay or a countryside escape: the same Maxwell and Anna, two very different homes. Near Conwy, Apple Tree Cottage brings a garden summer house, walking days and a deep indoor bath for two.

Discover Apple Tree Cottage

Stay in Jane Austen’s
former home.