Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester, M1 6DP
Phone: 0871 376 9026 / +44 845 305 8326
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Meetings & Events near Manchester
For Manchester business meetings and special events near Piccadilly Gardens or Piccadilly Train Station, Thistle Manchester Hotel has nine meeting rooms suitable for a range of meeting styles and events including private dining and banquets. For conference rooms, corporate special events, training sessions and executive boardroom meetings, all the meeting hire rooms and special events venues at Thistle Manchester are air-conditioned and offer plenty of natural light. Located near MEN Arena, Thistle Manchester Hotel has been a long-time favourite meeting and conference facility in Manchester city centre and in the area near Manchester.
Our hotel is located in the centre of Manchester near the Manchester Airport and right near Manchester Piccadilly train station, making Thistle Manchester Hotel very accessible for conference and business meeting attendees.
At Thistle Manchester Hotel, our largest room, the Lakeland Suite seats up to 300 theatre style, and is also ideal for dinner dances, seating up to 220 guests. We have 8 smaller rooms suitable for business meetings and seminars, team briefings and board meetings, plus break-out areas where you can stretch your legs, chat informally and catch up on your messages.
We offer a full range of food and drink during your time with us, including an expanded range of healthy options: arrival drinks, elevenses, buffet lunches and afternoon tea can be served in your meeting room. Please talk to our dedicated Meetings & Events team, who are here to help you put together a package to suit your exact requirements, and provide practical assistance from start to finish.
| Event Space |
Theatre
 |
Class Room
 |
Cabaret
 |
U-Shape
 |
Board Room
 |
Banquet
 |
Reception
 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
65 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 25 | 40 | 60 |
|
15 | 10 | - | 8 | 10 | - | - |
|
85 | 30 | 40 | 25 | 30 | 50 | 70 |
|
35 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
|
300 | 140 | 112 | - | - | 220 | 220 |
|
15 | 8 | - | 8 | 8 | - | - |
|
20 | 12 | - | 14 | 14 | 20 | 20 |
|
30 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 30 |
|
180 | 70 | 70 | 35 | 40 | 120 | 150 |
|
100 | 35 | 40 | 30 | 35 | 50 | 70 |
Today's Weather
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Partial sunshine
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What's on?
Facing East, at Manchester Art Gallery, is dedicated to outstanding contemporary paintings and sculptures from China, India and Japan. Featuring pieces from Frank Cohen's private collection, it's a rare opportunity to see works from some of Asia's most promising artists.
The Manchester Irish Festival, one of the biggest in Europe, celebrates the Emerald Isle with over two weeks of partying, music, comedy, theatre, sport and dance around the city.
Having last visited in 2005 Cirque du Soleil brings its 'Grand Chapiteau', or big top, back to Manchester's Trafford Centre for its show Varekai. An astounding mix of awe-inspiring acrobatics and polished circus skills, it's considered one of Cirque's most thrilling productions.
Negotiable Values, at Manchester's Chinese Arts Centre, invites seven artists from the UK and China to create works on the idea of ethics and moral choices. Examining themes of duality and difference, the exhibition showcases different artistic responses to common themes.
David Haye and John Ruiz take to the ring at Manchester's MEN Arena to fight for the WBA Heavyweight Championship of the world. Haye believes that "this is going to be one of the most dramatic heavyweight fights in years."
