The Bentley London can host board meetings, press presentations, private dinners and cocktail receptions for up to 100 guests, in four event rooms inside a hotel with 64 bedrooms. The hotel stands on Harrington Gardens in Kensington, in the residential part of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
Seminars and company events
The hotel runs a meetings and events service with a request-for-proposal process and a daily meetings package. Two rooms suit working sessions. The Daniel Room is a boardroom with ocean liner decor, a mahogany table and armchairs, and it seats 12 around the table. The Alexander Room is the larger meeting space. It has natural daylight and looks onto a residential garden square. It takes 70 people in theater style, 40 boardroom style, 35 classroom style and 45 in a U-shape. The hotel also presents it as a room for press launches and product presentations.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings appear in the hotel's menu of services, and the Alexander Room is described as a setting for toasting newlyweds. The 1880 Room is the main reception space. It has silk-covered walls, hand-painted gold leaf and crystal chandeliers, and the hotel says it has hosted cocktail receptions, fashion shows and jewelry showcases for luxury brands. It holds 100 for a reception and 60 for a banquet.
Rooms and capacities
The Daniel Room seats 12 for a boardroom meeting or a dining table. The Gilbert Room, lined in burgundy velvet, is the private dining room. It has its own entrance from Ashburn Place and seats 14. The Alexander Room takes 100 for a reception, 70 theater style and 60 for a banquet. The 1880 Room takes 100 for a reception, 60 theater style or banquet, 35 classroom style, 30 boardroom style and 26 in a U-shape.
Accommodation
The hotel has 64 bedrooms and suites. Categories include Deluxe Queen, Deluxe King and Deluxe Twin rooms, Junior Suites, and the Ashburn, Harrington, Presidential, Royal and Imperial suites. Suites include features such as walk-in showers and whirlpool baths. Delegates and wedding guests can stay in the same building as the event.
Catering
The hotel has the Peridot restaurant, the Malachite cocktail lounge and an afternoon tea service. Private dining in the Gilbert Room is served with silver service. The hotel also has Le Kalon Spa, with a marble hammam and a gym.
History and setting
The room names come from the neighborhood. The Daniel Room recalls Daniel's Fields, which covered the site in 1773. The Alexander Room is named after Alexander Estates, the original owners of Harrington Gardens. The Gilbert Room honors W. S. Gilbert of Gilbert and Sullivan, who lived next door at number 39. The 1880 Room takes its name from the date of the building. Sloane Street, King's Road and Harrods are a short walk away, as are Kensington Gardens, Kensington Palace and the museum quarter. The Royal Albert Hall is five minutes by taxi.
Getting there
The hotel is at 27-33 Harrington Gardens, London SW7 4JX, a short distance from Gloucester Road station. Heathrow is the nearest major airport.
