The Dragon Hotel hosts private dinners, small meetings, wedding receptions and family celebrations for up to 50 guests in its own rooms, with 21 bedrooms upstairs. It stands on Market Square in Montgomery, a small border town in Powys, mid Wales, about a mile from the English border.
Seminars and company events
The hotel takes corporate events, meetings and Christmas parties as well as private occasions such as birthdays, anniversaries, proms and funeral receptions. The Dragon's Den is the room it proposes for meetings and private dining. The team handles the venue, staff, decoration and menus, and guests can stay on site, which suits a board meeting or a team day that runs into the evening. For a larger group, the hotel caters for up to 100 guests at Montgomery's Town Hall, a separate building on the same square.
Weddings and receptions
The Dragon holds its own wedding license, so civil ceremonies, weddings and vow renewals can take place on the premises. The Den is the main wedding room, for intimate weddings of up to 40 guests. The restaurant can cater for up to 50, and the bar conservatory takes more guests from Monday to Thursday. The Deluxe Room, which overlooks the town center, serves as the wedding suite: the bridal party uses it during the day and the couple stays there at night. Weddings are coordinated with Montgomery Weddings.
Rooms and capacities
The Dragon's Den is a private room with a large 16th-century fireplace. The Dragon's Hearth is the main restaurant, set under original moulded beams of the same period. The large bar has a conservatory and a raised seating area for informal meals. The Town Hall across the square extends capacity to 100 for larger functions.
Accommodation
The hotel has 21 en-suite bedrooms: one Deluxe room, five Premium or family rooms, three Superior rooms, five Classic doubles or twins, four Cosy doubles or twins and three singles. One room is on the ground floor and the others are on the two upper floors. There is no elevator, which matters for guests with reduced mobility. Dogs are accepted in most rooms, and breakfast is included in the room rate.
Catering
Food is cooked in house. For events, menus are designed with the client, and past formats include afternoon tea and street food stalls. Day to day, the restaurant serves an a la carte menu, a lunch menu of sandwiches and salads, and a Sunday roast with vegetarian and fish options.
History and setting
The building dates from the 16th century and belonged to the Powis estate until 1975. It is first recorded as a coaching inn in 1770, under the name Green Dragon, and took its current name in the 1850s. The old covered coachway, now closed in, is the main entrance, and the Georgian four-bay front dates from the late 18th or early 19th century. Some of the building materials are believed to come from Montgomery Castle, destroyed in 1648.
Getting there
The hotel sits behind the Town Hall, with its own parking at the rear, reached from Kerry Street. The Offa's Dyke path passes close to town, which gives groups an easy walk between sessions or before dinner.
