Built in 1869, this 4-star hotel is in the heart of Bristol city center. It offers luxurious rooms as well as a bar, a restaurant and a leisure complex. Rooms at The Grand by Thistle are nicely decorated and come with tea/coffee making amenities. Guests also enjoy private bathrooms and a flat-screen LCD TV with Freeview cable. Tyrells Restaurant offers a wide range of cuisine in modern surroundings. The hotel also features its very own underground cellar bar, Marlows. The leisure complex at The Grand includes a pool, a sauna, a steam room and a spa bathtub. A modern gym and beauty treatment rooms are also available. Bristol Temple Meads Train Station is one mile from the hotel, and local attractions include Clifton Suspension Bridge and Bristol Zoo Gardens.