The Hotel de Londres y de Inglaterra can host conferences of up to 300 people theatre style, banquets of 280 and receptions of up to 500 guests, as well as meetings, company dinners and weddings. The hotel faces La Concha bay in San Sebastián, has 166 rooms, and has been part of the city's seafront for more than 150 years.
Seminars and company events
The hotel offers its salons for meetings, conferences, presentations and company dinners. The Britannia salon, formed by joining three rooms, takes a plenary session, and the separate rooms then serve for workshops or a working lunch. The smaller Wellington room, with five windows, suits a board meeting or a training day for up to 30 people classroom style. An events team coordinates the setup and the services for each event.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings follow three stages: a cocktail, a banquet, and dancing. The salons look out to sea over the bay, and the Britannia salon is the main room for larger weddings. The events team helps arrange the band or DJ, the dance floor, the lighting and the open bar, and couples receive a brochure with the menus. Children's menus and menus for guests with allergies or intolerances are available.
Rooms and capacities
The Britannia salon combines Windsor, Victoria and Bristol into 450 square meters, with 300 seats theatre style, 280 at a banquet, 200 classroom style and up to 500 standing. Victoria, 155 square meters with three windows, seats 100 theatre style and 120 at a banquet. Windsor, 121 square meters and without windows, seats 110 theatre style. Bristol, 140 square meters with two windows, seats 90 theatre style and 70 at a banquet. Wellington, 60 square meters, takes up to 60 people. Two converted rooms, 515 and 517, offer about 35 to 40 square meters each for small meetings.
Accommodation
The hotel has 166 rooms, which allows a conference group or a wedding party to stay in the same building as the event. The hotel stands on the promenade, so the beach and the old town are within walking distance for guests with free time between sessions.
Catering
The kitchen is led by chef Mikel Ibero, whose cooking is based on Basque cuisine and seasonal produce. Couples and organisers can choose from menus set by the chef or build their own. The hotel restaurant hosts banquets, and a newer gastronomic space takes table reservations, which gives a group a second option for a dinner.
History and setting
The hotel opened in 1865 and keeps a Belle Époque style, from the period when San Sebastián became a summer resort for the Spanish court. Its position on the Concha promenade, between the city center and the beach, makes it one of the oldest hotels on the bay. Groups can walk to the old town and its pintxos bars for an evening out.
Getting there
San Sebastián has a main railway station, Donostia-San Sebastián, with direct trains from Madrid, a short taxi ride from the hotel. San Sebastián Airport at Hondarribia is about 20 kilometers away, and Bilbao and Biarritz airports offer more international flights. The hotel is on the seafront, so coaches can drop guests close to the door.
