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02/07/2024

And it’s back and more beautiful than ever!

Kensington Roof Gardens. The Icon returns.

13/06/2024

Where your breakfast can be delivered to your Pyggie by Ernie the Milk Float!

Hello to the Hygge Pyggies! Silchester Farm, near Reading, Berkshire. Privately owned and thoughtfully restored, think Soho Farmhouse, chic converted barns and add Ernie the Milk Float (more on tha…

03/05/2024

Miami anyone?

Miami comes to Bournemouth and what a treat. Subtle and so so classy. The Nici Bournemouth, 5star luxury,

09/01/2024

**REDUCED RATES DUE TO LAST MINUTE CANCELLATION**

The gorgeous Richmond Hill Hotel has had a last minute cancellation.

Reduced rates available to fill the following:

w/c 29 January 2024
x 100 beds available every day (up to x125 Tuesday/Wednesday)
x 12 event spaces (including ballroom, max capacity x 144 cabaret)

Meetings for 50+ or week long events for 20 - 30 would be ideally suited, or anything else in between 🤗

DM me (plus details below) or contact Alison Edwards direct.

☎ 07831 455206 (call, text or WhatsApp)
📩 [email protected]

04/12/2023

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/botree-hotel-london-helen-hyde-i8wbe

Latest newsletter ... BoTree Hotel review.

27/11/2023

I've just taken a call from an hotel with diary gaps .... LAST MINUTE AVAILABILITY, negotiable rates ....

Central London hotel
Available Monday's, Tuesday's, Wednesday's
During the first three weeks in December

For event options including:

x 100 standing reception/party with stage/DJ capacity (can potentially go up to x120)

x 24 seated dinner/lunch, on one table OR
x 40/50 cabaret style meeting OR
x 130 standing reception/party

x300 - 400 max standing reception/party

If you have an enquiry that is anywhere near any of the above, let me know.

I can send you over room allocations and costs.

☎ 07831 455206 (call, text or WhatsApp, I don't mind)
📩 [email protected]

12/10/2023

Totally transformed!

The most amazing version of Oakley Court I have ever seen.

This is stunning!!!

The BoTree, scheduled to open on the 15th September 2023, is named after the Bodhi Tree, under which Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment. This is going to be a beautiful hotel!! The site …

14/09/2023

Do you sometimes think a hotel is larger (or smaller) than you remember?

A little list (not exhaustive) of 16 of some of the lovely 5star hotels in the Home Counties. A list for when you need a quick sanity check of how many bedrooms and maximum cabaret style capacity a…

01/09/2023

Early doors, hard hat tour ...



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The BoTree, scheduled to open on the 15th September 2023, is named after the Bodhi Tree, under which Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment. This is going to be a beautiful hotel!! The site …

28/08/2023

A little list of hotel based things to do in September ... just for fun!



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Love, love, love the way so many hotels are offering happenings, gatherings and fun things to do, bookable dinners, guided foraging walks and classes. I’ve gathered a handful of things to do,…

25/08/2023

For all new meeting and event enquiries during September, £100 off the 24hour delegate rate.

Rates starting at £365 plus VAT, contact me for availability.



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Alexander House Hotel. Exclusive use is on trend at the moment and if you’re looking for a buyout (at just x 57 rooms, 26 rooms and 12 suites in the main house and 19 in the Cedar Lodge), it’s wort…

25/08/2023

Hiding in plain sight!!!

This is one amazing venue on the Thames, just 10-15minutes walk from Waterloo Station!

DM or email me ([email protected]) for availability and rates.



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Woods Silver Fleet’s first static venue, Woods Quay Woods Silver Fleet, privately owned by the Woods family who are 15th generation Kings Water Men, stop, re-read, and take that in, it’s quit…

24/08/2023

Have you seen Selsdon Park recently?

Go again, look again!

This is what I got to see on my site visit last Friday!

From the outside, apart from having a little re-wilding to the grounds and car park, the hotel looks very similar to the old Selsdon Park, but then how much difference can a refurbishment change th…

09/08/2023

Corporate Jazz night for 100 anyone?

Shiva Hotels bring their Middle Eight Brand to London (alongside the BoTree Hotel, soon to open later this year and the Guardsman Hotel, both located in London). Opened in 2021, the Middle Eight Ho…

09/08/2023

2023 new comers ... Manchester!

New and still to come in Manchester for 2023 … There is a wealth of new venues opening in 2023, below is just a selection of venues, some just opened and some still to open their doors, for y…

09/08/2023

2023 new comers ... London!

New and still to come in London for 2023 … There is a wealth of new venues opening in 2023, below is just a selection of venues, some just opened and some still to open their doors, for you t…

24/07/2023

New London hotels and venues, including the (not so London) re-imagined Selsdon Park Hotel now Birch Selsdon, looking soooo good!

New and still to come in London for 2023 … There is a wealth of new venues opening in 2023, below is just a selection of venues, some just opened and some still to open their doors, for you t…

15/06/2023

Looking to hold an event in the States?

Here's some of the up's and down's to look out for!

It goes without saying America is vast and so,

17/05/2023

Rain forest vibe in central London. https://mdem.co.uk/the-mandrake/

17/05/2023

And now for something completely different, rain forest vibe event space in central London😎

We’ve done rooftops, we’ve done treehouses, now its Rainforest Time. I’ve been so excited to visit this hotel and it didn’t let me down. As spectacular as the images on its website but…

11/05/2023

https://mdem.co.uk/aqua-restaurants/ The Ultimate Glitter Bull 💙

24/04/2023

Who doesn’t love a treehouse in London? Treehouse Hotel London

This unique and fun hotel opened its doors in November 2019 and, unfortunately like the rest of the world, then promptly closed them again. Delayed but certainly not disappointing! Located on…

04/04/2023

Another reason why it's good to use an agent ...

Happy days, a client has emailed over an amazing event enquiry, it doesn’t matter whether its large or small, the hunt for the right venue options to present to the client is on! Inevitably, if you…

04/04/2023

Rise of the Second Option Hold https://mdem.co.uk/the-rise-of-the-second-option-hold/

16/03/2023

How to Choose the Perfect Venue?
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16/03/2023

How to choose the perfect venue?

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10/03/2023

Its time to stand up and be rewarded ...
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01/03/2023

March Incentive launched. https://venueresearcher.com/reward-and-recognition/

15/02/2023

Chewton Glen
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15/02/2023

Yesterday's road trip to the New Forest was amazing. Thank you Chewton Glen Hotel & Spa for a very warm welcome.

Chewton Glen, New Milton Site visit date 14th February 2023. Chewton Glen has long been on my list of hotels that I must visit, it almost feels wrong that it’s taken me this long to make the trip through the beautiful New Forest countryside to see this lovely hotel. Chewton Glen is probably the mo...