Sir Christopher Wren Hotel can host meetings and conferences from 8 to 90 delegates and weddings with a ceremony of up to 90 guests. It is a four-star hotel on Thames Street in Windsor, in several buildings along a cobbled street by Eton Bridge, below the ramparts of Windsor Castle.
Seminars and company events
The hotel has a dedicated conference centre with six meeting rooms. The Windsor Lounge measures 70 m² and holds up to 60 people. The Buckingham Suite measures 69 m² and holds up to 65. The Balmoral Suite measures 44 m² and holds up to 35. The Sienna Room is a boardroom of 23 m² for up to 18. The Highgrove Suite takes up to 8 in 21 m², and the Sandringham Boardroom takes up to 7 in 17 m². The hotel quotes meetings and conferences from 8 to 90 delegates, so ask which room it would use for the upper end of that range.
Audio-visual equipment and Wi-Fi are free, and conference dining is bespoke. The hotel has a gym and sauna, Wren's Club, which hotel guests use free. Parking is limited, and the hotel publishes parking advice for anyone arriving by car. A meeting rewards scheme credits £1 for every £100 spent.
Weddings and receptions
Couples can marry in a light-filled suite or on the riverside terrace, followed by drinks and photographs by the Thames. For civil ceremonies the hotel names the Princess Suite for up to 90 guests, the Windsor Lounge, and the Riverside Terrace for up to 50 guests. A civil ceremony package includes a licensed space, a sound system for non-religious music and a private area to meet the registrar. The hotel's coordinators help with registrar availability.
Two wedding packages are sold for a minimum of 50 guests. Both include a wedding breakfast with drinks, use of the Princess Suite in the evening and a Signature room for the couple. The Windsor Package adds a champagne welcome with canapés, a four-course meal and a DJ with a private bar. Discounted rooms are offered to wedding guests for the wedding night and the night before.
Rooms and capacities
Published capacities: Princess Suite 90 for civil ceremonies, Buckingham Suite 65, Windsor Lounge 60, Balmoral Suite 35, Sienna Room 18, Highgrove Suite 8 and Sandringham Boardroom 7. Riverside Terrace takes up to 50 guests.
Accommodation
Bedrooms are individually styled and grouped as Signature, Feature, Grand, Club, Executive and Classic Rooms, plus apartments. The total number of bedrooms is not stated on the pages we read.
Catering
The Riverside Brasserie and its terrace look over the Thames and Eton Bridge. The hotel serves its Royal Windsor afternoon tea there. Conference dining and wedding breakfasts come from the hotel kitchen, and festive party nights run in November and December.
History and setting
The hotel is made up of several characterful buildings clustered around a historic cobbled street. It sits close to Windsor Castle and the river.
Getting there
The address is 52 Thames Street, Windsor SL4 1PX. The hotel is 15 minutes from Heathrow Airport and has direct trains into London. Parking is limited, so check the hotel's parking advice before you come by car.
