The Jefferson Hotel hosts conferences, training days, board meetings, banquets, receptions and weddings, from boardroom meetings of 6 people to 480 guests seated theater-style in the Grand Ballroom. The hotel stands on West Franklin Street in downtown Richmond, Virginia, and has welcomed guests since October 31, 1895.
Seminars and company events
The hotel offers 26,000 square feet of function space on two main levels, plus the James River Conference Center. An in-house team plans each event from the first inquiry, and a full range of meeting services is available on site, including audiovisual support. Menus can be chosen from the hotel's banquet selection or written to order by the culinary team. The Jefferson is Virginia Green certified.
Weddings and receptions
Couples have held wedding celebrations at The Jefferson for more than 125 years, from the engagement party to the farewell brunch. The wedding team works with the hotel's in-house providers and with any outside vendors the couple chooses, and keeps a list of recommended Richmond suppliers. Floral design is available through the hotel, and guests can book rooms at special rates.
Rooms and capacities
On the Palm Court level, the Grand Ballroom covers 4,556 square feet under a 30-foot ceiling. It seats 480 in theater style, 420 for a banquet and 240 in classroom style, and takes 450 for a reception, with a 25 by 13 foot stage and the Ginter Gallery as its pre-function area. The Empire Ballroom, 4,050 square feet with a 19-foot ceiling, seats 290 in theater style, 270 for a banquet and 150 in classroom style, or 400 standing. The Flemish Room takes 90 in theater style, 80 for a banquet or 100 standing, and the Mezzanine seats 120 for a banquet. The Monticello Boardroom seats 12 at a fixed table and has an anteroom.
On the Rotunda level, the Rotunda seats 180 for a banquet or 450 for a reception. Seven meeting rooms follow: the Dominion Room (60 theater), the Commonwealth Room (50), the Roosevelt, Harrison, McKinley and Coolidge rooms (40 each) and the Wilson Room (30). The Washington Boardroom seats 10.
The James River Conference Center has fixed boardrooms for 6 to 10 people, the Appomattox River Room for 24 in classroom style, and a break room.
Accommodation
Guestrooms and suites are on site, including accessible rooms. The hotel also has a spa, an indoor pool and a fitness facility.
Catering
All catering is in-house. Lemaire is the hotel restaurant, and TJ's Bar and Lounge is its bar. The hotel also serves a Champagne Sunday Brunch and afternoon tea, and offers room service.
History and setting
The Jefferson opened on October 31, 1895, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Over more than a century it has welcomed thirteen presidents and many other well-known guests, and it remains a center of Richmond's social and business life.
Getting there
The address is 101 West Franklin Street, Richmond, Virginia 23220. Richmond International Airport serves the city, and Amtrak trains stop at Main Street Station downtown and at Staples Mill Road. Self-parking is available at the hotel.
