Jacqui Kavanagh, MD of Trinity Event Solutions receiving the John Rees Community Award from Juliet Price, Executive Director of the HBAA and Chris Parnham, Chairman of the HBAA.
The award recognises the contribution made by any member organisation or individual within their local community, and is sponsored by Travel Services, whose founder John Rees passed away in 2011. Trinity Event Solutions was recognised for their impressive efforts for charity, which saw the company raise more than £20,000 for three local charities. Trinity Event Solutions received a trophy, together with a donation of £100 made in John Rees’s memory to their nominated charity.
Georgian Luxury and Outdoor Space at Chandos House
Set in a Grade I-listed Georgian townhouse around the corner from Cavendish Square is Chandos House, which is the second property belonging to the Royal Society of Medicine. The house, which was restored to its former glory in 2004, now caters for conferences, receptions and dinners
Seven opulent event spaces are split over two floors. The Duke Room has a maximum capacity of 80 delegates for a meeting and the newly refurbished Terrace Room, which features a Victorian Waterford crystal chandelier will seat 30 for dinner. It connects to the Terrace Garden, which has been fitted with new furniture and lighting, and best suits small garden parties, drinks receptions and weddings. The venue’s 17 boutique-style bedrooms include a pair of suites.
The outdoor space has a capacity of 90 which is worth remembering for a central London venue.
Brocket Hall, a mansion with a decadent past reopened its doors to the public in February 2013 and despite having roots that date back to the 13th Century, the 543 acre estate is today an internationally acclaimed conference and events destination.
The Hall was built on the site of a much older house by the barrister and politician Sir Matthew Lamb in 1760, the year King George III came to the throne. It remained a private house until the Eighties, when the dashing Lord Brocket – who filled the place with partying celebrities, as the many photographs on the walls attest – built the first of two golf courses and began opening up the 500-acre estate. When, as the house history delicately puts it, he “encountered major problems in his business of trading vintage Ferraris” and was detained at Her Majesty’s pleasure, the board of trustees leased the entire estate as a golf club and conference venue. Its brick outbuildings converted perfectly into a clubhouse and guest lodge and the Auberge du Lac restaurant occupies what was a hunting box by the lake.
The stately home offers a variety of conference facilities including the Hall’s Boardroom that can seat up to 150 delegates on the specially commissioned leather chairs and oak tables and boasts modern AV, as well as offering complimentary Wi-Fi. The venue is available for exclusive use and offers 30 luxury en-suite rooms, all of which are serviced by an experienced team of butlers.
Brocket Hall is located in Welwyn, 22 miles from London and a mile off the A1. It is 15 minutes from Luton Airport and has 2 helicopter landing pads.
Trinity hand over cheques to Charities for the Trinity Triple Challenge
After many successful months of running our charity auction we were so pleased to annouce the total raised of £20840!! So, on Friday, 9th August we arranged for a big celebration and the handing over of three cheques to our three chosen charities – Rutland Sailability, Hospital at Home and the local Air Ambulance service. It didnt stop there….the team then headed over to Rutland Water for a team picnic and drinks, which were well deserved!
As part of the Hilton London Metropole £6 million lobby transformation, the hotel now offers a new lobby bar named EDG Bar & Lounge and a dedicated Whisky Lounge which is a great contemporary space for your delegates to relax at the end of a busy day.
Both lounges are open for guests. Here’s more information on the new spaces at the hotel:
Edg bar & Lounge
Vibrant brand new bar and lounge is the perfect venue for a relaxing morning coffee or afternoon tea, international modern cuisine, signature cocktails and other premium spirits.
The contemporary design incorporates a feature wall displaying and lighting effects which is projected through cut-out sections in the wall sculpture behind the 20ft long bar, creating a warm atmosphere for guests to relax.
Whisky Lounge
An intimate space which offers a wide collection of whiskies from around the world. Whisky decanters make up the feature lighting while whisky display cabinets framing the venue create the perfect atmosphere for a full whisky tasting experience.
Nylo is being branded as New York’s most exciting new hotel, designed to delight the savviest, most sophisticated urban travelers. NYLO provides a complete escape from traditional with beautiful loft-style living and a vibrant social atmosphere that provides affordable style, comfort and unrivaled convenience. The hotel’s distinctive design inspired by the roaring twenties and the prohibition era, the 285 guest rooms and suites that capture the spirit of New York with chic urban style art and cool industrial décor. Beautiful views of the Hudson River and Central Park as well as private balconies enhance the experience for many of the guest rooms and suites. The hotel’s LOCL Bar provides the ultimate spot to unwind on the Upper West Side, with local craft brews and unique signature cocktails.
The Rubens at the Palace has transformed one of it’s sides into a spectacular ‘vertical garden’ known as our Living Wall . Covering an expanse of 350 square metres with over 10,000 ferns and plants, the garden will evolve with each season, taking on a new spectacular appearance. Whilst it undoubtedly looks great, the Living Wall also promotes significant environmental benefits, including air quality and attracting important wildlife, such as bees, butterflies and birds.
The wall also helps by raising the hotel’s temperature in the winter and lowering it in the summer, whilst helping provide a water storage location.
Apollo Hotels & Resorts Group Grow In The Netherlands
A representative from one of the newest hotel groups, Apollo, visited Trinity yesterday to introduce us to their diverse collection of 15 hotels based in the Netherlands and Belgium. The hotel chain is owned by 3 entrepreneurs who previously worked for Scandic before starting their own company 7 years ago.
Each hotel is independently run by its own manager who will be able to offer a bespoke package for your event. Three of the hotels are based in Amsterdam with the largest being the Ramada Apollo which used to be an office block until last year and has been completely renovated to become a contemporary 4 star city centre hotel with 446 bedrooms and 8 meeting rooms that can hold up to 250 delegates.
Currently featured in the press as theplace to be is the Ramada Apollo’s sky bar “Floor 17” where you can enjoy cocktails and incredible views over the city.
Also renovated and refurbished last year was the Crowne Plaza Den Haag in The Hague. As a 5 star hotel with spa facilities this property offers very competitive day delegate rates of approximately €75 compared to the rates available in Amsterdam which are currently around €80-€85.
The Apollo collection also includes the Holiday Inn Ijmuiden Seaport Beach where delegates may be offered the unique experience of dinner in an old fortress based off- shore on an island 20 minutes away by boat.
Something to note -Wi-Fi is available complimentary across the whole hotel group.
The REP Birmingham refurbishment has now finished and is open ready for business as of yesterday. This venue is in a great location in the centre of Birmingham, within walking distance of Birmingham New Street station. The venue has three seated theatres to hold 140, 290 or 825 so something to suite all events with 350m2 of exhibition space to complement the theatres. With an additional 3 conference rooms and 2 meeting rooms this venue is suitable for any event however big or small a great central option for all types of events and conferences.
The Centenary bar & Brasserie and Centenary Cafe give the delegates options for everything from tea and coffee in the morning to cocktails in the evenings, nibbles to evening meals, being part of the Searcy’s group which is known across the country for its funky, original restaurants and bars, that always deliver amazing food, drink and customer service.
Consider Ireland for events in the City or the Countryside
Ireland’s venues are constantly improving, with brand new hotels opening such as The Marker, the only hotel in Dublin with an outdoor rooftop lounge area with excellent views overlooking the whole City. This space can be hired for private events, parties and meetings. The Hotel itself is very architectural and reflects Irish landscape throughout with a sleek urban feel and an experience that is distinctly Irish and truly inimitable. Consider this new, modern Hotel for an event in Dublin City.
For an event in the countryside why not consider Druids Glen this is a 5* resort nestled within the Wicklow mountains, a 30 minute drive from Dublin centre with a championship golf course this is a perfect location for team building activities, incentive trips and events. Consider this relaxing resort for a team building activity in the beautiful Irish countryside.
