Royal National Hotel — Event Rooms & Capacities

51 Bedford Way, London, WC1H 0DG

11 event spaces · up to 800 guests (Galleon Hall)

Royal National Hotel is a hotel in London with 11 event spaces listed here, each with the capacities the venue publishes for it. The largest figure it publishes is 800 guests, in Galleon Hall. Check a room fits, then lay out your own tables, stage and dance floor to scale — free.

Across its rooms the venue lists theatre-style sessions for up to 719, seated dinners for 600, cabaret for 480 and standing receptions for 800.

No floor plan is drawn here: Royal National Hotel publishes no length and width we could draw to scale. The planner opens each room sized to fit its published capacity instead.

Plan an event in Galleon Hall — free

Unverified listing — compiled from Royal National Hotel’s own published information. Venue staff can verify it free: floors.live/venues/uk/england/london/royal-national-hotel/?claim=1.

Room capacities & sizes

Capacities by layout as Royal National Hotel publishes them. Sizes in metres and square metres, with feet and square feet alongside.

Room	Size	Theatre	Classroom	Banquet	Cabaret	Reception	Boardroom	U-shape	Plan
Galleon Hall	—	719	384	600	480	800	—	—	Plan this room →
Galleon A	293 m² (3,154 sq ft)	250	120	200	160	275	40	45	Plan this room →
Galleon B	166 m² (1,787 sq ft)	155	96	100	80	195	40	42	Plan this room →
Galleon C	166 m² (1,787 sq ft)	245	120	200	160	275	40	45	Plan this room →
Windsor Room	—	—	—	—	—	500	—	—	Plan this room →
Russell	45 m² (484 sq ft)	60	27	—	32	—	18	18	Plan this room →
Gordon	45 m² (484 sq ft)	60	27	—	32	—	18	18	Plan this room →
Brunswick	41 m² (441 sq ft)	30	18	—	24	—	14	15	Plan this room →
Cartwright	35 m² (377 sq ft)	30	18	—	24	—	14	15	Plan this room →
Meeting Room 1	—	40	25	36	28	45	12	—	Plan this room →
Meeting Room 2	—	30	16	27	21	30	12	15	Plan this room →

A dash means the venue does not publish that figure. 4 of 11 rooms have no published size, so those rooms open in the planner sized to fit their capacity. Confirm final numbers with the venue.

Frequently asked questions

How many event spaces does Royal National Hotel have?

11 event spaces are listed on this page.

How many guests can Royal National Hotel seat for dinner?

Up to 600 banquet-style in Galleon Hall; Galleon A seats 200, per the venue.

What is the largest theatre-style capacity at Royal National Hotel?

719 in Galleon Hall, per the venue.

What is the largest room at Royal National Hotel by floor area?

Galleon A, 293 m² (3,154 sq ft).

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from Royal National Hotel’s own website, read on 22 October 2026:

Official website: imperialhotels.co.uk
Capacities: imperialhotels.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ILH_ME_crib-sheet-compressed.pdf
Address: imperialhotels.co.uk/location-contact

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