Conferences, product launches, screenings, private dinners and weddings for up to 370 guests can be organized at The May Fair Hotel, a hotel on Stratton Street in Mayfair, central London, close to Berkeley Square. It has nine event spaces, from a ballroom and a 201-seat screening room to private meeting suites for eight, and more than 400 rooms.
Seminars and company events
The Crystal Ballroom is the largest room, with its own entrance and a recent audiovisual installation. It seats up to 280 theater style and connects to The Screening Room, a cinema with a large screen, full surround sound and 201 seats, so a plenary and a film or presentation can run side by side. Smaller meetings use the Private Rooms, a set of two to eight suites next to the Danziger Suite that take 8 to 80 people, with daylight and built-in audiovisual equipment. Small meetings can be booked online. For launches and parties, the May Fair Kitchen and The May Fair Bar can be reserved, and the hotel also offers buyouts.
Weddings and receptions
The Crystal Ballroom, the Danziger Suite and Atrium, and the Private Dining Room are licensed for wedding ceremonies and receptions. The ballroom seats 150 to 180 for a ceremony and holds up to 370 for the reception. The Danziger Suite and Atrium suit 90 to 140 guests, and the Private Dining Room up to 60. Wedding night suites are available, with breakfast the next morning, and overnight guests have dedicated rates.
Rooms and capacities
Crystal Ballroom: 370 reception, 250 banquet, 280 theater. Danziger Suite and Atrium: 140 reception, 100 banquet, in Art Deco style under a glass-roofed atrium with planting. The Screening Room: 201 seats. May Fair Kitchen: 200 reception, 110 seated. The May Fair Bar: 200 standing, with its own entrance, two bars and private booths. The Velvet Room, inside the bar: up to 60, with a private bar and curtain. Private Dining Room and Terrace: 100 reception, 64 seated, with walnut floors, fireplaces and a heated terrace for 60 more.
Accommodation
The hotel has over 400 rooms, including 37 suites with Art Deco-inspired interiors, so a conference group can stay in the building.
Catering
The hotel's culinary team prepares the menus. May Fair Kitchen serves Japanese and Italian cooking from breakfast to dinner, and The May Fair Bar serves food all day with cocktails and often live music. Dry hire is possible for weddings with an outside caterer.
History and setting
King George V opened the hotel in 1927. It has since received royalty, artists and heads of state, and the Mayfair streets around it lead to Piccadilly, Berkeley Square and Green Park.
Getting there
The address is Stratton Street, London W1J 8LT. Green Park Underground station is a few minutes' walk away, on the Jubilee, Piccadilly and Victoria lines, and Heathrow is reached via the Piccadilly line.
