Kaya Great Northern Hotel hosts board meetings, receptions, private dinners and civil weddings for 8 to 90 guests across five spaces, the largest being RAILS Restaurant with up to 90 at banquet. The hotel is a Victorian railway hotel built in 1854, standing between King's Cross and St Pancras International in London.
Seminars and company events
For meetings, The Carriage seats 16 boardroom-style and looks out on the canopy of King's Cross station. The Mezzanine, semi-private above GNH Bar, takes 8 around a table with a 42-inch screen and HDMI connection. Larger groups move to RAILS Restaurant, which seats up to 90 at banquet and can be fitted with a projector and screen on request. For networking drinks after a meeting, The Carriage holds 30 standing, the two Lounges up to 60 combined and Little Bar up to 35.
A meeting here suits teams arriving by Eurostar or by train from the north of England and Scotland, since the platforms are a few minutes from the door. The hotel publishes a meetings brochure and an enquiry form for detailed planning.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel is licensed by Camden Council for civil wedding ceremonies. A typical plan uses The Carriage or The Lounge for the ceremony or drinks, then RAILS Restaurant for the wedding breakfast, for up to 90 guests. Wedding menus run to three, four or five courses with an amuse-bouche, a prosecco toast, bottled water, coffee or tea with petits fours, and a tasting for the couple before the day.
Rooms and capacities
The Carriage: 16 boardroom, 30 standing. RAILS Restaurant: up to 90 banquet. The Mezzanine: 8 boardroom, 12 cocktail, 15 standing. Lounge 1 and Lounge 2, on the first floor off The Carriage, with high ceilings: 25 each for cocktails, 60 combined. Little Bar: up to 35 for cocktails. Theater and classroom layouts are not listed.
Accommodation
Bedrooms come in four types, named Couchette, Edwardian, Heritage and Victorian. The hotel does not publish its total room count, so a room block for a group is quoted on request. Guests can order in-room dining from the restaurant.
Catering
Food and drink come from the hotel's own outlets: RAILS Restaurant, Little Bar and GNH Bar and Terrace. Banquet service runs in RAILS for up to 90 guests, and wedding menus follow the hotel's set structure. Menus for meetings and receptions are agreed with the events team.
History and setting
The Great Northern Hotel opened in 1854 as the railway hotel for King's Cross, built along a curve that follows the old street line. Its restored interiors mix Victorian features with a contemporary fit-out, and The Carriage looks onto the modern roof of the King's Cross concourse. The neighborhood around it, from Granary Square to Coal Drops Yard, has become one of London's main business and cultural districts.
Getting there
The address is Pancras Road, London N1C 4TB, between King's Cross and St Pancras International. King's Cross St Pancras Underground station serves six lines, including the Piccadilly line to Heathrow. Eurostar trains to Paris and Brussels leave from St Pancras next door.
