The Swan Hotel in Staines hosts business meetings, private dinners, celebrations and weddings in three function rooms, for 20 to 100 guests. It is a 16th century hotel and pub on The Hythe, beside the River Thames, run as part of the Fuller's group.
Seminars and company events
The Pen Room is the meeting room. It seats up to 35 and holds 45 standing. The layouts are banquet for 35, theatre for 30, U-shape for 25 and conference for 20. It has natural light, audio, a projector and screen, a computer and internet, and it is wheelchair accessible. For meetings, the hotel can provide canapés or a buffet lunch, and the room can also be set for a private dinner. The Cygnet Bar can also serve smaller corporate gatherings, with a private bar, audio and a projector screen. The hotel lists business meetings, year-end functions and Christmas parties among its corporate events.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel is licensed for ceremonies and offers three function spaces, a riverside location and packages on request. The Riverside Restaurant has views over the Thames, a private bar and a choice of buffet menus, and suits weddings, birthdays and christenings. The Pen Room can host an intimate dinner or a small ceremony, and the Cygnet Bar fits intimate celebrations. A wedding brochure can be downloaded, and a wedding sales manager arranges show-rounds on weekdays.
Rooms and capacities
Pen Room: 35 seated, 45 standing. Riverside Restaurant: 70 seated, 100 standing. Cygnet Bar: 20 seated, 35 standing. The Riverside Restaurant overview text quotes 100 seated and 150 standing, which differs from its feature list, so confirm the figure with the hotel.
Accommodation
The hotel has bedrooms, with free breakfast, interconnecting rooms, room service, cots and pet-friendly rooms. The site does not give the number of rooms.
Catering
The kitchen serves refined pub classics made from seasonal ingredients, and the hotel provides canapés and buffets for events. Fuller's beers and a full bar are on site.
History and setting
The Swan dates from the 16th century and sits on the river at The Hythe, with views of the Thames. The building keeps the character of a historic riverside inn, and the Riverside Restaurant looks directly onto the water, which gives wedding photographs and summer receptions a setting that few venues near London can match for guests arriving from the city.
Getting there
The address is The Hythe, Staines, Middlesex, TW18 3JB. Staines railway station serves the town, and Heathrow Airport is the nearest major airport.
