No.4 Hamilton Place is an Edwardian townhouse in Mayfair, London, with eight rooms for hire. Companies can book it for conferences, meetings, dinners and Christmas parties, and couples can book it for weddings and receptions. The official site gives capacities from 8 to 200 guests. The building is Grade II listed and sits in the City of Westminster, next to Hyde Park.
Seminars and company events
The largest room is the Bill Boeing Lecture Theatre. It seats up to 200 people in theatre layout and is fully air-conditioned. The hire includes an AV technician, a data projector with a 4.9 by 4.3 m screen, a PA system, stage lighting, lectern and table microphones. The room can also run hybrid sessions. For a seminar in a smaller format, the venue lists five meeting rooms, each with AV equipment. The Handley Page Room on the second floor takes 45 people in theatre layout and 24 around a boardroom table, with views over Hyde Park. The Marshall of Cambridge Room and Foyer adjoins the lecture theatre and works as a registration and coffee break area during conferences.
Weddings and receptions
Exclusive use of the house is offered at weekends. During the week a couple can hire a single room. The Bill Boeing Lecture Theatre and the Argyll Room are licensed for ceremonies, as is the Marshall of Cambridge Room. The Argyll Room takes 100 guests for a marriage or partnership ceremony and 110 for a seated dinner. The Bill Boeing Room takes 200 for a ceremony or a reception and 160 for dinner and dance. The venue sells wedding packages and also builds bespoke ones.
Rooms and capacities
Every room has Wi-Fi and the venue is fully accessible. The eight spaces are the Argyll Room and Terrace, the Bill Boeing Lecture Theatre, the Marshall of Cambridge Room and Foyer, the Handley Page Room, the Sopwith Room, the Martin-Baker Room, the Boardroom and the McAlpine Room. Rooms can be hired without furniture and set up in another style. The Argyll Room is on the first floor and opens onto the roof terrace. It holds 200 for a reception or a barbecue, 80 in theatre layout and 40 in boardroom layout. The Marshall of Cambridge Room holds 120 standing and 50 for dinner.
Catering
The house caterer is Company of Cooks. The menus run from buffets and canapés to wedding breakfasts, with seasonal and local sourcing. For Christmas the terrace gets a heated marquee for the whole festive period, with a choice of sit-down meal or standing reception.
History and setting
No.4 Hamilton Place is the headquarters of the Royal Aeronautical Society. The Society holds its own conferences, meetings and dinners in the building, and the rooms carry names from British aviation history. The house has Edwardian interiors, a staircase used for guest arrivals and four floors of meeting and event space.
Getting there
The venue is in central Mayfair, close to Hyde Park Corner, with several Underground and bus links nearby.
