Welcome to another week at
Cloud 9!
We’d like to remind you
about our free venue finding service this week and although we have been
providing this service for over eight years, it’s something which we rarely
shout about.
As it’s increasingly popular
with our clients, saving them time, and money, we thought we would share some
of our great venue finds around the UK and abroad.
So in addition to our
Daily Recommendation which we post on Twitter via our “Venue Tip of the Day” at
12.30pm Monday to Friday, we thought a focus on a
particular destination would be handy.
And, where better to start
than in our own city of Nottingham!
Nottingham is a great location for conferences and meetings
as its well served by road and rail networks and being so central, is very
accessible from the rest of the UK.
Visit Nottingham for a weekend break in England's green and pleasant land or a day out with
the kids at top attractions. See world class sport, amazing live performances,
excellent nightlife and cutting edge art in some outstanding venues.
Get a taste for fine dining at the end of a hard day’s
shopping. Browse the freshest local produce in traditional market towns.
Hear legendary tales of Robin Hood
and experience Sherwood
Forest, stories of
castles torn apart by civil war and the rumble of industry that built a city
around Nottingham Lace.
Here are our top venue
picks from Nottingham and the surrounding area:
Nottingham Hilton Hotel
This Nottingham hotel is a beautiful Victorian building situated
in the heart of the city centre, with contemporary décor and furnishings
throughout the interior. Featuring a 60 foot indoor heated pool with Jacuzzi -
the longest hotel pool in the city - a fully equipped Living Well health club
and fitness centre and a business centre for corporate events and business
guests, this unique Nottingham hotel is a delight for guests visiting historic Nottingham on business or to take in the sights and sounds.
Step into Nottingham restaurant
Nicholson’s Bar and Diner and enjoy modern and stylish American cuisine in an
upscale diner setting, perfect for group dining or intimate romantic meals.
Choose delicious cocktails from the extensive drinks menu and relax before a
sampling the popular and lively night life that Nottingham has to offer.
Great for conferences and
events, its City Centre Location makes the Hilton ideal for any event, with its
10 meetings and function rooms. This Nottingham hotel
also houses the Wembley Suite, which can hold up to 200 guests/delegates for a
special event or conference. The hotel can also provide a large space for dance
floor, dedicated event co-ordinator, high quality equipment, business centre
and WiFi access in selected areas.
The Park Plaza in Nottingham City Centre is another great venue. With 12 air-conditioned
meeting rooms with neutral décor, comprising a generous conference suite on the
11th floor with panoramic views of the city, adjacent to the Vista Suite which
can be split into five syndicate rooms, and the Park Suite with outdoor terrace
on the first floor. This modern hotel also offers comfortable guest rooms,
a fitness suite, lobby bar and the award-winning Chino Latino Pan-Asian
restaurant and cocktail bar.
Whether you're hosting a conference or
business seminar, entertaining colleagues or associates over lunch or dinner or
celebrating a wedding or anniversary, Park Plaza Nottingham is the perfect
venue for your upcoming events.
Another favourite of
Cloud 9 is The Nottingham Belfry.
From its ultra
modern design to its enviable location just 1 mile from the M1 and 5 miles from
the city centre, The Nottingham
Belfry is a stylish oasis of magnificent proportions. When it
comes to hotels in Nottingham, the Belfry has it all covered. The geometric
design of the building with its walls of glass, coupled with a plush,
contemporary interior makes for one very special hotel experience.
Helping to cement
its reputation as one of the best Nottingham
hotels around, the Nottingham Belfry boasts a luxurious spa that will have you
floating up to your room on a cloud of sweet smelling loveliness! Master
therapists provide an extensive list of delicious treatments and packages for
you to indulge in.
A
versatile Nottingham conference centre, it’s an
ultra-convenient, flexible and accessible Nottingham conference
centre, just 1 mile from junction 26 of the M1. Stylish and modern, with
fantastic facilities, The Nottingham Belfry has the
environment and acoustics conducive to a fantastic conference, meeting or
event.
One of the largest banqueting and conference venues in Nottingham, with the capacity
to host up to 700 delegates in the Admiralty Suite, there are a total of 13
meeting rooms on site, with Free and unlimited WiFi for all guests and
visitors.
If you are looking for somewhere outside
of the city, yet only a stones throw away then our next suggestion might be the
one for you. Colwick Hall Hotel is a magnificent Palladian style Georgian
country house mansion nestling in over sixty acres of parkland. A historic
building dating back to Saxon times and once the ancestral home of Lord Byron.
Located just two miles from Nottingham
City Centre, Colwick Hall is a grade II* listed manor with a grand entrance
overlooking Nottingham racecourse offering exquisite facilities. From the
award winning
Georgetown Restaurant,
1776 The Grand Ballroom ~ hugely popular for grand
weddings, several function
rooms for meetings and conferences and private dining, through to the Lakeside
Pavilion ~ a grand marquee within the grounds of Colwick Hall overlooking the
lake.
From the intimate George Stubbs for
seating on 10 people to the Lakeside Pavilion for product launches and
exhibitions for up to 500 delegates at a time. Colwick Hall is determined to
make a difference to your event.
If you are on the look out for something a
little out of the ordinary then Trent Bridge might be worth look and the famous Cricket Ground has excellent
conference and meeting facilities. People host their event at Trent Bridge for the same reasons they come and watch cricket - The friendly
atmosphere, the unique historic charm, and the polish and professionalism – in
short, a place where you can sit back, relax and be entertained without a care
in the world.
Unlike a cricket match though, you set the
score at Trent Bridge. Whatever the event, the team at the venue are first class and
nothing is too much trouble, no order too small or too tall. From the food to
the room layout to the order of play!
Don’t forget to look at our Daily Venue
Tip and in October, we’ll be all about destination Leeds…
Now a few dates for your diary in October..…
4th October The Fresh Creative Awards, The Midland
Hotel, Manchester
18th October The Some Comm Awards, Radisson Blu Edwardian
Hotel, Manchester
19th October The Cymru Wales PRide Awards, Hilton Hotel, Cardiff
26th October The North East PRide Awards, Hilton Newcastle Gateshead
31st October The CIPR Northern Conference, Leeds Metropolitan
University
Have a great week!
Welcome
to another week and with the great weather it's been an amazing opportunity to
take a look at some truly great properties in the last week - to help keep our
knowledge up to date for our free venue fixing service. 
We
also discovered a bit of a hidden gem last week at The Mercure Daventry Court Hotel
and Spa. 
We
also enjoyed a great fam with our friends at Trident Hospitality last week at
the Lane End Conference Centre in High Wycombe, and it was great to be pleasantly
surprised by the great space and facilities. Although it's a little out of our
radar for some events, for specific ones it would make a truly ideal location. 
