1901 Arts Club hires its three rooms exclusively for meetings, seminars, away-days, client entertaining and launches of up to 45 people in a converted schoolmaster's house at 7 Exton Street, Waterloo, London. It is run by the Hattori Foundation, has a late-licensed bar and has no membership requirement.
Seminars and company events
The three main spaces suit board meetings, training sessions, small conferences, full-day seminars and briefings. They can be hired by the hour, individually or in combination, with a minimum of four hours at weekends. Wi-Fi is included, and two flip charts with paper and markers are provided in each room. A short-throw HD projector can be hired. The club also supports product launches and client or prospect entertaining, with entertainment and catering adapted to the event, and it can arrange live-streaming for hybrid sessions.
Weddings and receptions
The club does not present a wedding offer. It does host special anniversaries, significant birthdays, private recitals, CD or book launches and post-concert celebrations, hired exclusively, with help on music and entertainment if wanted.
Rooms and capacities
The ground-floor Salon measures 10 m by 3.5 m and holds up to 45 people theatre-style, or 20 around a long boardroom table, or at separate round tables. It has natural light from a bay window, dimmable lighting and a Steinway model C grand piano. The first-floor lounge and bar measures 8.5 m by 4.5 m and holds up to 19 in conversation clusters, or 15 in an open oval, with exclusive use. The second-floor meeting room measures 4.5 m by 3.5 m and seats 8 around a large table. The lounge and the meeting room can serve as breakout spaces for the Salon.
Accommodation
There are no bedrooms on site. Waterloo and the South Bank have a wide range of hotels within a short distance.
Catering
Delegate refreshments are available per person for each half day, with fair-trade teas, cafetiere coffee, water and biscuits. Lunch can be arranged to suit your taste and budget. As a licensed venue, the club serves wine and other drinks, with a bar list available for download, and its late licence supports evening events.
History and setting
The building is a former schoolmaster's residence, decorated as a European salon with gold curtains, parquet flooring and wood panelling. 1901 Arts Club is an activity of the Hattori Foundation, a registered charity. It stages chamber music concerts, so the calendar of public performances is published on the site; check it against your date.
Getting there
The club is at 7 Exton Street, London SE1 8UE, in the Waterloo area. The site gives the what3words address chats.backup.asserts for exact arrival.
