Smiths Cocktail Bar can host a half-day or full-day meeting for up to 30 people seated, or a standing reception for up to 110 guests. It is the private bar of the Brook Green Hotel at 170 Shepherds Bush Road in Hammersmith, West London, and from Sunday to Wednesday it is reserved for exclusive hire.
Seminars and company events
For meetings, Smiths offers half-day and full-day delegate packages. The room seats 30 people and comes with free WiFi, air conditioning and its own private bar. A working session can therefore turn into a drinks reception in the same space, without moving anyone. For a team celebration or a client evening, exclusive hire covers 70 seated guests or 110 standing. The bar has its own music setup, which suits an end-of-year party or a launch evening.
Because exclusive hire runs from Sunday to Wednesday, the space is yours alone for the whole booking and is not shared with the public. From Thursday to Saturday the bar opens to customers between 5 pm and 2 am, so those nights are not available for private use.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel presents the bar for private celebrations and receptions, and the same exclusive hire format applies, with a ceiling of 110 standing guests. The pub and dining room of the Brook Green can also be booked as semi-private areas, which gives a larger option when a guest list outgrows the cocktail bar. The hotel quotes a wider figure of 150 seated and 200 standing for its overall offer. Ask the team which spaces that figure covers before you plan a larger event.
Rooms and capacities
There are two layouts to choose between. The meeting format seats 30 and keeps the private bar available. The exclusive hire format seats 70 or holds 110 standing, and adds music. The semi-private spaces in the pub and dining room sit alongside them for groups that need to split between a working area and a dining area.
Accommodation
The hotel has 17 boutique bedrooms on the floors above the pub. Check-in runs from 3 pm to 10 pm and check-out is at 11 am. This is enough for a small team or a group of speakers staying overnight, while a larger delegation will need to book nearby hotels for the remainder.
Catering
Catering comes from the pub kitchen of the hotel. Breakfast is served from 7 am to 12 pm on weekdays and from 8 am to 12 pm at weekends. Lunch runs from 12 pm to 4 pm on Monday to Saturday, dinner from 4 pm to 9:30 pm on the same days, and a Sunday roast is served from 12 pm to 9 pm. Meeting delegates can therefore start with breakfast, break for lunch and finish with an evening at the bar, all under one roof.
Getting there
The hotel sits on Shepherds Bush Road, between Hammersmith and Olympia. Kensington (Olympia) station is reachable by train, and Hammersmith station is on the Tube. Heathrow Airport is the main airport for international guests. Car parking is available nearby.
