Conferences for up to 1,200 delegates, exhibitions of up to 80 stands, award ceremonies and gala dinners for 800 can all be held at the London Suite, the conference center attached to the Mercure London Earls Court in west London. A pillar-free hall, a set of meeting rooms and 508 bedrooms in two hotels share one site on Lillie Road, SW6.
Seminars and company events
The core of the venue is the London Conference Hall, a 1,260 m² room with a 5 m ceiling, a pre-function foyer, a loading bay with street access and 24-hour access for build-up and breakdown. The hall divides into nine sections, so a conference can run its plenary in one part and breakouts, an exhibition or lunch in the others. For smaller meetings, five rooms named after London parks take from eight to 50 people, with private syndicate rooms and daylight. Christmas parties are sold for 150 to 800 guests. The venue won a Bronze award as the most versatile London venue for events of more than 1,000 attendees at the London Venue Awards 2018.
Weddings and receptions
The hall is sold for galas and wedding receptions, with up to 800 guests at a gala dinner and up to 400 for a reception with dinner. Its high ceiling and lack of pillars leave room for staging, a dance floor and large set-ups. Packages are offered for different budgets. The site does not mention a license for civil ceremonies.
Rooms and capacities
The whole hall takes 1,200 theater style, 750 classroom, 800 at round tables for dinner, 650 cabaret and 1,200 for a standing reception. Sections 7 and 9 each cover 196 m² and seat 180 theater; section 8 covers 154 m² for 160 theater. Combined, sections 7 and 8 take 400 theater, and sections 7, 8 and 9 take 550. Sections 1 to 6 cover 58 m² each, for 60 theater or 40 at round tables, and join in threes for 140 theater. The foyer covers 291 m² for 250 standing. Hyde Park, the largest meeting room at 82 m², seats 50 theater or 30 boardroom. Regents Park, Victoria Park, St James' Park and Greenwich Park are 20 m² rooms for eight to 12 people.
Accommodation
Delegates can stay on site in 508 bedrooms split between the Mercure London Earls Court, a four-star hotel, and the ibis London Earls Court, a three-star hotel, both with 24-hour reception. Preferential rates apply for event guests.
Catering
Events use on-site catering, and the venue also mentions self-catering as an option for galas and weddings. Barnaby's Kitchen and Barnaby's Lounge & Bar serve delegates and hotel guests outside the sessions.
Getting there
West Brompton station, with Underground and Overground services, and Earls Court station are both within walking distance. Heathrow is about 30 minutes by road or direct on the Piccadilly line, and Gatwick about 40 minutes by train from West Brompton via Clapham Junction. London City airport is about 45 minutes by road. The A4 is about 400 m away, and an adjacent public car park has 140 bays, which cannot be reserved.
