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How to choose the best private dining option

Expotel has many fine private dining rooms on its books, such as the one at Red Carnation's Chesterfield Mayfair Hotel

Want to impress that key client or organise a special Christmas dinner for top management? Here, DialExpotel uncovers the best private dining options in the top UK hotels

Cromwell Room, Barceló Lygon Arms Hotel, Broadway, Worcestershire

Prices start at: £32 per person (à la carte), £37.50 per person (table d’hôte). In addition, there is a £125 room hire charge.
Capacity: 16
Named after Oliver Cromwell, who is believed to have stayed here, this original 16th-century room’s vintage furniture offers an historic backdrop to private dining.

The Conservatory at Red Carnation’s Chesterfield Mayfair Hotel, London

Prices start at: Room hire from £300 (exclusive of VAT); £45 per head (dinner menu, inclusive of VAT). Book through Expotel and enjoy a glass of champagne and smoked salmon blinis on arrival, too.
Capacity: 25 guests on a single oval table, or 40 guests on round tables.
Dine in the dramatic, marbled-floored Conservatory on the ground floor in a luxury hotel whose style and location oozes British old-world charm.

Manor House, QHotels’ Norton Park, Hampshire

Prices start at: £35 per person; a room hire charge may apply, depending on date and room required.
Capacity: 24 (dinner)
Enjoy private dining in the Manor House, which has five rooms. Also, why not enjoy pre-dinner drinks in the Orangery, Conservatory or private walled gardens with a lake, ideal for that escape-to-the-country feel?

Zan’s Lounge, Best Western Premier Blunsdon House Hotel, near Swindon, Wiltshire

Prices start at: £29.50 per person
Capacity: 22
Mix business with rustic charm here, as the sumptuous wood-panelled lounge comes complete with log fire and private bar.

Drawing Room, Hastings Hotels’ Culloden Estate and Spa, Belfast

Prices start at: £500 for weekday hire, £700 for weekend hire; £45 per person
Capacity: 40
Set in one of Northern Ireland’s most prestigious hotels, the Culloden’s Drawing Room’s charm and character make it a popular private dining venue, with its large fireplace, old portraits and views of the County Antrim coastline. Choose from a variety of options from the hotel’s gourmet menus.

The Library, Macdonald Marine Hotel and Spa, North Berwick, East Lothian

Prices start at: £150 for room hire; £35 per person
Capacity: 24
The Library overlooks the awe-inspiring Firth of Forth and the West Links golf course, and has a natural coal-burning fire and wooden flooring for that country-house feel, especially cosy on winter nights.

Shannon Suite, Millennium & Copthorne Hotels’ Copthorne Tara Hotel, London

Prices start at: £25 per person (min of 75 covers)
Capacity: 300This Kensington-based conference and banqueting suite can be sub-divided into three separate function rooms, each accommodating up to 100 guests. With a dedicated reception area and integral lighting and sound system, it strikes the perfect professional note.

Remenham Suite, Principal Hayley’s The White House, Beaumont Estate, Old Windsor, Berkshire

Prices start at: £37.50 per person
Capacity: 50 guests for banqueting
Named after 14th-century landowner Hugo de Remenham, the suite is located in a beautiful ground-floor room in the newly renovated hotel. With floor-to-ceiling bay windows, it also overlooks 16 hectares of landscaped gardens.

Schiaparelli Suite, Nobu at the May Fair Hotel, London (part of the Radisson Edwardian group)

Prices start at: from £70 per person (lunch); or from £90 per person (dinner). Room hire charge not included – please contact hotel for details.
Capacity: 12-30 (seated)
This suite is part of a number of private dining options offered by the May Fair, together with the luxury dining brand Nobu. As well as a truly sophisticated dining experience, the interior’s contemporary detailing is bound to impress even the most hard-to-please client.

Rhodes W1 Brasserie and Bar at Guoman’s The Cumberland, London

Prices start at: £35 per person (with a minimum spend of £1,500)
Capacity: 30
Located at the top of Park Lane, a stone's throw from Bond Street, Rhodes W1 Brasserie and Bar private dining room has recently been refurbished in a contemporary art nouveaux style, and the menu has a European twist on traditional British food.

To read the review on Rhodes W1 Restaurant, click here

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