Conferences for up to 200 delegates, training days, board meetings, banquets and wedding receptions for up to 150 guests can be organized here, across eight named meeting suites with natural daylight. The venue is The Rembrandt, a Sarova hotel at 11 Thurloe Place in London, between Knightsbridge and South Kensington, directly opposite the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Seminars and company events
The hotel presents its event rooms as daylit conference space with flexible seating, modern audiovisual options and free Wi-Fi. A Special Day Delegate Rate is offered for meetings, and conference dining is planned to order, with allergen details on menus available on request. A brochure and floor plans can be downloaded from the website, showing layouts from boardroom and oval boardroom to classroom, cabaret, theater, hollow rectangle and banqueting in rounds of ten. The events team handles enquiries directly. For incentive or client programs, the location helps: the Natural History Museum, the Science Museum, Hyde Park, Harrods and the Royal Albert Hall are all within about ten minutes on foot. In the festive season the hotel also runs Christmas parties, festive lunches and New Year's Eve events.
Weddings and receptions
The Rembrandt sells weddings through a Civil Ceremony Package and two reception packages. The ceremony package includes a state room, a flower arrangement for the registrar's table, a sound system for the couple's music, and separate interview and changing rooms for the registrar. The Silk Package adds a champagne and canapé reception, a four-course meal, wine and a champagne toast, and the Satin Package a welcome drink, a three-course meal, wine and a sparkling toast. Both include a night for the couple. Receptions and banquets take up to 150 guests. The hotel also hosts birthdays, christenings and wakes.
Rooms and capacities
The Kings Suite is the largest room, at 144.6 square meters for up to 200 people. The Queens Suite (80 square meters) takes 100, the James Suite (58 square meters) takes 80, and the Elizabeth Suite (53 square meters) and Edward Suite (48.5 square meters) take 60 each. For smaller meetings there are the Charles Suite (38.2 square meters, 40 people), the Victoria Suite (27 square meters, 20 people) and the George Suite (17.6 square meters, 8 people), which suits a board meeting. An Events Foyer is used for receptions alongside the Kings Suite.
Accommodation
Delegates and wedding guests can stay in the hotel, which offers classic rooms, executive rooms and suites, some of them facing the V&A. Hotel guests can use Aquilla Health and Fitness next door, a private club with a gym, an indoor pool, a hot tub, a steam room and a sauna, at a discounted rate.
Catering
Catering comes from the hotel kitchen, and conference menus are built for each event. The 1606 Lounge Bar serves all-day dining from noon to 10 pm, with the Conservatory Bar beside it, and afternoon tea is served daily from noon to 6:30 pm.
Getting there
South Kensington Underground station, on the Piccadilly, District and Circle lines, is a short walk away. Heathrow is reached directly on the Piccadilly line, which makes the hotel practical for international delegates.
