The Montague on the Gardens hosts meetings, conferences, private dinners, receptions and weddings for up to 150 guests at a standing reception. The hotel stands on Montague Street in Bloomsbury, London, beside the British Museum, and offers eight event spaces, from a 120-seat theatre room to garden terraces.
Seminars and company events
The largest room is the Great Russell Suite. It seats 120 in theatre style, 100 at banquet tables, 64 in cabaret, 50 in classroom and 45 in a U-shape, and it takes 40 around a boardroom table. For a standing reception it holds 150. The Woburn Suite holds 28 in theatre style or 18 around a boardroom table, and the Bloomsbury Suite holds 22 and 16. These two rooms suit workshops, committee meetings and breakout groups.
Every event has a dedicated events coordinator. The hotel provides high-speed internet and IT support. Hybrid meetings can be arranged through a third-party supplier, quoted separately. Menus and meeting breaks can be adapted to the group.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel offers bespoke weddings and celebrations. The Great Russell Suite seats 100 at banquet tables and the Woburn Suite seats 40. Outdoors, the Wood Deck, the Garden Terrace and the Leopard Bar Terrace take between 30 and 40 guests standing. A celebrations package covers groups of 10 to 30 guests in a semi-private area of the Blue Door Bistro, in a conservatory or on the Garden Terrace, and suits showers and birthdays.
Rooms and capacities
The Great Russell Suite is the main room. The Woburn Suite and the Bloomsbury Suite are smaller meeting rooms, with 50 and 30 guests at a reception. The Wood Deck holds 40 for a reception, 30 theatre style and 40 at banquet tables. The Large Conservatory holds 40 at a reception and 16 at a banquet or boardroom table. The Small Conservatory is the smallest space, with 8 at a banquet and 16 at a reception. Seasonal pop-ups, including the Ski Lodge, the Winter Lodge and the Beach Bar, can frame a larger private event.
Accommodation
The event spaces sit inside a hotel with rooms, suites and group accommodation, so delegates and wedding guests can stay on site. The hotel does not state its number of bedrooms on the pages we reviewed.
Catering
Catering is handled in house. The Blue Door Bistro, the Leopard Bar and the Garden Terrace serve the hotel, and private dining is available. Menus and breaks are customized, and dietary requests such as vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal are accommodated on request.
History and setting
The hotel is part of the Red Carnation Hotels collection and overlooks private gardens in Bloomsbury. The area is close to the British Museum, Covent Garden and the West End, and a short distance from the City.
Getting there
The hotel is close to Russell Square, Holborn and King's Cross St Pancras stations, which makes it easy to reach for guests arriving from across London, the UK and overseas.
