Meetings, training days, small conferences and private dinners can be organized here for up to 65 guests, across 11 air-conditioned rooms, with 85 en-suite bedrooms in the same building. The venue is Townhouse Hotel Manchester, a city center hotel on Portland Street in Manchester.
Seminars and company events
The meeting floor is made of many rooms rather than one large hall, which suits companies that need a plenary room and several breakout rooms at the same time. The Cotton Mill is the largest, with natural daylight, set for 50 theater style or 65 cabaret, and it is used for conferences as well as private dining. The Clegg Suite and the Waterhouse Suite are the main mid-sized options, each for 44 to 48 people theater style and 30 in a boardroom setup. The Knowles Room can be connected with the Clegg Room to double its capacity. Smaller rooms such as the Worthington, Walters, Waterhouse and Princess rooms cover interviews, board meetings and breakout sessions. For the evening, the 101 Bar and Brasserie can be booked for exclusive hire or private dining. Delegates who travel in can stay on site, which keeps a two-day program simple to run.
Rooms and capacities
The hotel publishes a capacity chart for each room. The Cotton Mill takes 50 theater style or 65 cabaret. The 101 Bar and Brasserie seats 40 in a boardroom layout and has daylight and air conditioning. The Clegg Suite takes 48 theater, 30 boardroom, 28 U-shape, 26 classroom and 32 cabaret. The Waterhouse Suite takes 44 theater, 30 boardroom, 28 U-shape, 26 classroom and 32 cabaret. The Portland Room, one of the larger rooms, with daylight, takes 28 theater, 18 boardroom and 16 in U-shape, classroom or cabaret. The Knowles Room takes 20 theater and 14 boardroom, and the Clegg Room 20 theater and 12 boardroom. The Princess Room, also with daylight, takes 20 theater and 10 boardroom. The Walters Room takes 16 theater, the Waterhouse Room 12 and the Worthington Room 10, each with a boardroom option for 8 to 10. All rooms are air-conditioned. A few figures differ between the chart and the room descriptions, so final numbers should be confirmed when booking.
Accommodation
There are 85 en-suite bedrooms, from classic doubles, twins and triples to executive king rooms and suites, several of them with king-size beds. Speakers and delegates can sleep in the same building as the meeting rooms, which removes transfers from the program.
Catering
Food and drink are handled in-house. The 101 Bar and Lounge combines restaurant-style dining with a relaxed bar, and both the 101 and the Cotton Mill can be used for private dining after a day of sessions.
History and setting
The hotel occupies a Victorian building on Portland Street, a former textile warehouse from around 1870 that was converted into a hotel in the 1980s. Several meeting rooms carry the names of Victorian architects who shaped Manchester, among them Alfred Waterhouse, Edward Walters and Thomas Worthington. The location puts Chinatown, the Gay Village and the main shopping streets within a short walk.
Getting there
Manchester Piccadilly station is about ten minutes on foot, and the Piccadilly Gardens tram stop is closer still. Manchester Airport is reached by direct train from Piccadilly.
