Conference Venues in Best Western Abbots Barton Hotel conference management, corporate events and meetings
Holiday Inn Express Canterbury
Location.
Holiday Inn Express Canterbury is a business friendly hotel located in Canterbury, close to St. Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Cathedral, and University of Kent. Additional points of interest include St. Dunstan's Church and West Gate.
Hotel Features.
Holiday Inn Express Canterbury features a restaurant and a bar/lounge. The hotel serves a complimentary breakfast. This 2.0 star property has a business center and offers small meeting rooms, a meeting/conference room, and audio visual equipment. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available in public areas. Guest parking is complimentary. Additional property venue amenities: barbecue grills, multilingual staff, and express check in. The property has designated areas for smoking.
Guestrooms.
89 air conditioned guestrooms at Holiday Inn Express Canterbury feature coffee/tea makers and safes. Furnishings include desks and sofa beds. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. In addition to fax machines and complimentary newspapers, guestrooms offer direct dial phones. Televisions have satellite channels and pay movies. Rooms also include windows that open and hair dryers. Guestrooms are all non smoking.
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Meeting and conference venue options in Canterbury
Finding the right Canterbury conference or meeting space
Meeting Room facilities where you can have meetings with staff or clients or, depending on the site, training or conference room facilities, and you can enquire about availability in Canterbury or make a booking here.
All of the sites offer refreshments upon arrival and if you require it, during the meeting. All offer internet access and Wi-Fi facilities as well as video conferencing. Additional stationery as well as use of office equipment such as photocopiers or printers can be made available upon request.
For business meeting venues, all of the sites also have on site management and staff available to help with any ad hoc requests and to add to the image that the meeting is taking place in a working office, with a manned reception area.
Canterbury Meeting Rooms can be hired out on an hourly basis, half day or full day. For prices and a list of sites where Meeting Rooms facilities are available please complete the enquiry form on this page.
Popular conference venue and meeting space arrangements
U-Shape
- Seating around three sides of the room - good for presentations from front
- Square layout conducive to discussion
- Presentation space in the middle of the room
Boardroom style
- Centrally located table
- Classic layout ideal for debate and discussion
- Popular for smaller meetings
Theatre style
- Used for larger conferences, product launches, presentations, displays
- Use to present to large numbers of delegates
- Allows for optimal room occupancy
Classroom style
- Used to present to small to medium groups
- Delegates (in ones or twos) have own workspace
- Ideal for focus meetings, testing and individual training
Herringbone classroom style
- Tables angled towards centre
- Allows more disussion than ordinary classroom layout
Cabaret style (also known as cafe or bistro style)
- All delegates facing front-centre on round tables
- Large space in the middle of the room
- Ideal for meetings involving small group work
Dinner dance layout
- Tables around the outside of the room
- Dancefloor in central area
- Used mostly for weddings and evening entertainment
Conference hotels in Canterbury - Catering, AV, IT, rooms and more
Need specialist AV, internet access, IT or presentation equipment? No problem. Need support with catering, on-site management, photographers, videographers, entertainment or help arranging team building exercises? Whatever you need from the best conference hotels in Canterbury, we're here for you. Whether you just want help sourcing the ideal venue or need full-on support with every aspect of your event, that's fine with us. Just get in touch and we'll take things from there!
Booking meeting space in an unfamiliar location can be complex and time consuming. With our local expertise in Canterbury we can help. We have the experience on the ground to arrange the conference or meeting space you need, book the necessary transport and transfers, arrange accommodation if necessary, and make all necessary local arrangements in Canterbury including catering, AV equipment, photographers, videographers, entertainment, corporate events and team-building for businesses.
Featured conference venue Saturday 5th May, 2012: Holiday Inn Express Canterbury
Rating:2. This conference hotel venue has: 89 rooms arranged over 2 floors. Location. Holiday Inn Express Canterbury is a business friendly hotel located in Canterbury, close to St. Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Cathedral, and University of Kent. Additional points of interest include St. Dunstan's Church and West Gate. Hotel Features. Holiday Inn Express Canterbury features a restaurant and a bar/lounge. The hotel serves a complimentary breakfast. This 2.0 star property has a business center and offers small meeting rooms, a meeting/conference room, and audio visual equipment. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available in public areas. Guest parking is complimentary. Additional property amenities include barbecue grills, multilingual staff, and express check in. The property has designated areas for smoking. Guestrooms. 89 air conditioned guestrooms at Holiday Inn Express Canterbury feature coffee/tea makers and safes. Furnishings include desks and sofa beds. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. In addition to fax machines and complimentary newspapers, guestrooms offer direct dial phones. Televisions have satellite channels and pay movies. Rooms also include windows that open and hair dryers. Guestrooms are all non smoking.
Best Western Abbots Barton Hotel Rating:3
Rooms: 53; Floors: 3
Check in: 2 PM; Check out: 11 AM
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From a small meeting or training course to a major international conference, we'll take the time to learn about your business and become an extension of your organisation. With our expert knowledge of conference venues, hotels, meeting facilities, transportation networks and unique local attractions, we will source and book everything for you, arrange the entire itinerary, look after the invitations and add that extra ingredient to ensure a unique event.
