Lime Tree Hotel hosts board meetings, workshops, private dining and small parties for up to 14 guests at one table or 30 standing. Its event room, The Snug, sits inside a 26-bedroom townhouse hotel on Ebury Street, in the Belgravia district of central London, and suits groups that want a quiet, private room rather than a conference floor.
Seminars and company events
The Snug is booked by the half day or the full day. A full day runs from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, a morning from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm and an afternoon from 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm. The room can be set up as a boardroom for up to 14, as a workshop for up to 10, or in auditorium style for up to 23. Equipment includes fast wireless internet, a 65-inch flat screen with screen sharing, a Sonos sound system, a telephone, a color laser printer, a whiteboard and a flip chart. Participants coming from outside London can stay in the hotel the night before or after the meeting.
Rooms and capacities
The Snug measures 28 square meters, about 300 square feet. It has two large sash windows, high ceilings, exposed brick, vintage furniture and original artwork. The long table seats 14, and the room takes up to 30 guests for a standing reception. It is the only event room the hotel lists, so a booking gives the group the space to itself for the day or the evening.
Accommodation
The hotel has 26 bedrooms, from singles and doubles of several sizes to twins and a triple. They combine townhouse details, such as large Georgian windows, original cornices and period features, with modern comforts. Some rooms overlook Ebury Street. For a visiting team or a board flying in from abroad, this allows the group to meet and sleep in the same building.
Catering
Food and drink are prepared in house. During meetings, the room has an honesty fridge with cold drinks, and the hotel serves barista coffee, loose-leaf teas and pastries. Breakfast and lunch come from the menus of The Buttery, the hotel's café. For evening events, the hotel proposes a feast-style menu for private dining and canapés for small parties, with details given on request.
History and setting
Lime Tree occupies a historic townhouse in Belgravia, one of the residential districts of central London. The hotel has appeared in the Sunday Times list of the Top 100 Places to Stay and in The Times list of the best places to stay in Britain. The setting is domestic in scale, with period interiors rather than a corporate lobby, which suits confidential meetings and small private dinners.
Getting there
The hotel is on Ebury Street in Belgravia, a short walk from London Victoria, which serves national rail, the Underground and coaches. Victoria also has direct trains to Gatwick Airport, which helps participants arriving by air.
