The Royal Maritime Hotel on Queen Street in Portsmouth offers five function rooms for meetings, receptions, banquets and weddings, from an 18-seat private room to a ballroom that takes 300 guests at a cocktail reception. It suits company dinners, a regional sales day or a wedding where guests need one location for the ceremony meal and the party.
Seminars and company events
For business groups the useful rooms are the Quarterdeck and the Hood Room. The Quarterdeck seats 18 guests next to Horatio's Restaurant and works as a boardroom or a private dinner room. Refreshments, lunch or dinner can be served there. The Hood Room is the smallest function room, with natural light and projector facilities. Larger company events, such as a staff party or an awards dinner, move to the Trafalgar Ballroom or the Nelson Lounge.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel markets its event rooms for weddings and keeps a list of wedding and party suppliers on its website. The Trafalgar Ballroom has three bars and full banqueting facilities, which suits a wedding breakfast and an evening reception under one roof. Below Decks is a large, versatile room with a big dance floor and fully accessible facilities, which fits an evening party or a second room for the dance.
Rooms and capacities
The Trafalgar Ballroom takes up to 300 guests at a cocktail reception or 200 for a banquet. The Nelson Lounge holds up to 100 guests, has a bar and can work together with the adjacent Compass area, which gives a drinks reception or a smaller party its own space away from the ballroom. The Hood Room is the smallest function room, and its capacity is not stated. Below Decks has no stated capacity. The Quarterdeck seats 18.
Accommodation
The website pages read for this profile do not give a bedroom count. Ask the hotel for the number of rooms available for your dates and group size.
Catering
The Trafalgar Ballroom has full banqueting facilities. The Quarterdeck can be served with refreshments, lunch or dinner, and it sits next to Horatio's Restaurant. The site does not list menus for the other rooms, so confirm catering formats for each space when you send your request.
Getting there
The hotel is at Queen Street, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO1 3HS, in the city of Portsmouth on the south coast. Confirm the nearest station and parking arrangements with the hotel when you plan guest travel, and ask the team for a floor plan of the rooms you are considering so that you can compare layouts for your event.
