The Athenaeum can host board meetings from 4 to 13 people, seminars and presentations of up to 80, and private dinners for up to 40. It is an independent hotel at 116 Piccadilly in Mayfair, London, facing Green Park, and it has bedrooms, suites and townhouse residences on site.
Seminars and company events
The meeting rooms are lit by natural daylight, a point the hotel stresses for central London. Every room has presentation screens, audio equipment, fast Wi-Fi and conferencing facilities, so hybrid meetings are possible. The events team shapes the room set-up and supports the day. Corporate packages can be tailored for a team in town for several days, and a site visit or a virtual walk-through can be arranged. The hotel also runs a cocktail masterclass with its head barman, a simple closing activity after a day with delegates.
Weddings and receptions
The official pages describe private dining, cocktail receptions, milestone celebrations and social gatherings. They do not describe a wedding offer, so ask the events team directly before planning a wedding.
Rooms and capacities
The Hyde Park Suite is the largest meeting space. It can be used as one room or as two, has two entrances and floor-to-ceiling windows, and offers video conferencing. It holds a boardroom or U-shape for 40, cabaret for 42 and theater for 80, and a third part, Hyde Park 3, can serve to show products. The Green Park suite is a smaller room of 301 sq ft for small business meetings or private dinners. The St James' Suite takes meetings of up to 13 delegates and a dinner for 6, with views over Green Park. The hotel states that its larger spaces hold around a hundred guests depending on layout.
Accommodation
The hotel offers rooms and suites, many facing Green Park or the Mayfair rooftops, along with suites on the 10th floor and eighteen private townhouse residences with a kitchen and a separate sitting room. The total number of bedrooms is not stated.
Catering
Catering is in house. The restaurant 116 serves modern British dishes with vegan and gluten-free options, led by chef André. The Art Deco restaurant can be hired exclusively or in part, and private dining rooms offer menus with paired wines. The Bar and the Terrace on Piccadilly are also available for drinks.
History and setting
The hotel says the building has welcomed guests on this corner of London since 1850. It faces Green Park and is close to Buckingham Palace.
Getting there
Green Park station is a five-minute walk, with the Victoria, Jubilee and Piccadilly lines. Hyde Park Corner is under seven minutes on foot. Victoria station is a few minutes away by cab, and Paddington and Waterloo take around fifteen minutes.
