For event hire facilities and conference room hire venues in Manchester City Centre, The Portland by Thistle, Manchester offers nine configurable meeting and event hire rooms at its Portland Street location near Piccadilly Gardens. 

One such meeting hire room at the Hotel, the Buttermere room, is part of the Lakeland Suite and can accommodate up to 65 delegates theatre style. Decorated in bright modern colours, the room is fully accessible with lift and wheelchair ramps and offers an accessible bathroom nearby as well as a separate lockable cloakroom area. A private bar area is located outside the room, ideal for private registration.

Like all meeting and event hire rooms at The Portland by Thistle, Manchester, the Buttermere room comes fully equipped with audiovisual equipment and wireless boardband Internet access.