... pursuits that they saw the royal family participate in and as the royal family started to go to the seaside in 1810 some of the first seaside hotels started to open. The hotel was a landmark in the growth of the seaside resorts. Hotels became more and more popular for both short and weekend visits as it was more convenient and it was also cheaper to use servants supplied by the hotel rather than moving an entire household to private accommodation. Previously hotels only provided suites of serviced rooms but the new hotels were attractive due to their wide range of facilities such as public restaurants and smoking rooms. These hotels mainly attracted the new rich. The hotels also had public rooms where self-important people could parade themselves surrounded by the latest interior design. In 1831, Knightstone Bath House was built, in Western Super Mare and was described as boasting: "Plunging ...

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