Hotel Rival in Stockholm hosts lectures, evening events and meetings, from a boardroom for 8 people to a theater hall for 735 guests. The hotel also has 99 bedrooms, a bar and a restaurant. It stands on Mariatorget, on Södermalm.
Seminars and company events
The hotel states that it has meeting spaces for 8 to 735 people. The largest is Salongen, the theater hall of the hotel, which companies can hire for a lecture or an evening event. The hotel describes the hall as spacious, with a high technical standard. The rental includes a full-size Panasonic projector with a 16:9 screen, a PA system, front lighting made of eight moving colored lamps, two wireless microphones and a dimmable stage light. Connections include 4G and a fixed or wireless broadband line of up to 100 Mbit from the stage.
The stage offers 10 meters of width and 3.5 meters of depth, with one large and one smaller dressing room. For an evening event, guests can gather before and after the program in the entrance bar, Watson's Bar, in the lower foyer and in the restaurant, Tavernan.
Rooms and capacities
Three smaller rooms serve day meetings. Kreativa Rummet is the room for 8 people. Styrelserummet is the more formal boardroom. Maria Lounge is a meeting room with a lounge area furnished with 22 Eames chairs. The official page does not give a capacity for the boardroom or the lounge, and it gives no floor areas, so these figures are best requested with the date.
The hall holds 735 people in the audience. The hotel publishes a seating plan for lecturers, which organisers can ask for when they plan a lecture program.
Accommodation
Hotel Rival has 99 designed bedrooms, from economy and standard rooms to superior and de luxe rooms, some with a balcony. The top categories are named after their room numbers: Suite 704, Executive 705 and Suite 706. Weekend breakfast is served until noon. Speakers and visiting teams can therefore stay in the building where the event takes place.
Catering
The hotel runs Tavernan, its restaurant, and Watson's Bar, a cocktail bar open to guests and the public. Room service is available. The official pages do not describe meeting catering packages, so organisers should ask what the kitchen can serve for a break, a lunch or a dinner around an event.
History and setting
Hotel Rival is a privately owned boutique hotel. Its theater hall also hosts a public program of shows, concerts and stand-up, shown in the hotel's calendar, so a private hire has to fit around that schedule. The hotel is on Södermalm, one of the central districts of Stockholm.
Getting there
The address is Mariatorget 3, in Södermalm. Mariatorget has a metro station of the same name, and Stockholm Central Station is a short ride away. The hotel can advise on access for speakers and equipment.
