The Royal Garden Hotel can host a conference of 500 people theater-style, a dinner for 400 or a standing reception for 700 in its largest room, with ten smaller spaces for breakouts, boardrooms and private dinners. With 396 bedrooms on site, it handles residential events of several days. The hotel stands on Kensington High Street in west London, next to Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park.
Seminars and company events
The hotel's 11 event spaces are grouped in three areas: the Palace Suites, the executive boardrooms and the mezzanine. The events team handles conferences, product launches, awards dinners and board meetings, and an in-house audiovisual company supports the technical side. The Palace Suite is a pillar-free ballroom of 459 square meters with two private entrances and its own foyer; it divides into the St James' and Buckingham suites, each seating 240 theater-style. The Kensington Suite works as a breakout room for the ballroom or as a standalone venue, and divides into the Victoria and Albert suites. Smaller boardrooms, the Westminster, Chelsea, Balmoral and Highgrove suites, take from 10 to 22 people around a table.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel also hosts weddings and private celebrations. The Palace Suite seats 360 for a dinner dance. The York Suite, on the mezzanine with daylight and views over the high street, takes 110 for dinner or 150 for a reception. Piano Kensington, the mezzanine bar with a live pianist, can be privately hired for up to 120 guests.
Rooms and capacities
Figures from the hotel's capacity chart: Palace Suite, 500 theater, 320 classroom, 400 dinner, 306 cabaret, 700 reception. St James' and Buckingham suites, each 240 theater, 160 dinner, 325 reception. Kensington Suite (164 square meters), 160 theater, 120 dinner, 50 boardroom. Victoria and Albert suites, each 70 theater and 60 dinner. York Suite (125 square meters), 150 theater, 110 dinner. Lancaster Suite (95 square meters), 80 theater, 60 dinner. Westminster Suite, 50 theater, 20 boardroom. Balmoral Suite (71 square meters, daylight, kitchenette), 50 theater, 22 boardroom. Chelsea Suite, a 10-seat boardroom table. Highgrove Suite, a boardroom for 10 with daylight.
Accommodation
The hotel has 396 rooms and suites, from Classic Rooms of 21 square meters to Garden Rooms with guaranteed views over Hyde Park, Park Suites with a separate living area, and Master Suites of up to 140 square meters. Every room has a king bed, and in-room dining runs 24 hours a day.
Catering
Event menus are prepared in house. The hotel has two restaurants and three bars. Min Jiang, the Chinese restaurant ten floors up overlooking Kensington Gardens, has a private dining room for up to 20 guests. Origin Kensington, on the ground floor, can be hired in full or in part for private events.
History and setting
The hotel overlooks the gardens of Kensington Palace and Hyde Park, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Upper floors look across the park toward the central London skyline. Knightsbridge, the Royal Albert Hall and the South Kensington museums are a short ride away.
Getting there
The hotel stands opposite High Street Kensington Underground station, on the Circle and District lines. Heathrow is the nearest airport. An on-site car park serves guests arriving by car.
