The Merchant Hotel — Event Rooms & Capacities
16 Skipper Street, Belfast, BT1 2DZ
11 event spaces · up to 200 guests (Rita Duffy Room (full suite))
The Merchant Hotel is a hotel in Belfast with 11 event spaces listed here, each with the capacities the venue publishes for it. The largest figure it publishes is 200 guests, in Rita Duffy Room (full suite). 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 200, seated dinners for 150, cabaret for 96 and standing receptions for 200.
Floor plan — Rita Duffy Room (full suite)
28 × 8.8 m (91.9 × 28.9 ft)
Drawn to scale by Floors from the venue’s published length and width (28 x 8.8m). Doors, windows and pillars are not shown. Check dimensions with the venue before you book.
Plan this roomUnverified listing — compiled from The Merchant Hotel’s own published information. Venue staff can verify it free: floors.live/venues/uk/northern-ireland/belfast/the-merchant-hotel/?claim=1.
Room capacities & sizes
Capacities by layout as The Merchant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rita Duffy Room (full suite) | 28 × 8.8 m (91.9 × 28.9 ft) | 200 | 90 | 150 | 96 | 200 | 80 | 88 | Plan this room → |
| Rita Duffy Room 1 | 11.6 × 8.8 m (38.1 × 28.9 ft) | 90 | 30 | 60 | 48 | 80 | 30 | 26 | Plan this room → |
| Rita Duffy Room 2 | 7.6 × 7.6 m (24.9 × 24.9 ft) | 40 | 20 | 40 | 32 | 50 | 20 | 20 | Plan this room → |
| Rita Duffy Room 3 | 8.2 × 6.8 m (26.9 × 22.3 ft) | 50 | 26 | 40 | 24 | 50 | 20 | 20 | Plan this room → |
| Jonathan Aiken Room | 7.1 × 5.8 m (23.3 × 19 ft) | 30 | 18 | 30 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 20 | Plan this room → |
| Brian Ballard Room | 7.1 × 5.8 m (23.3 × 19 ft) | 30 | 18 | 30 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 20 | Plan this room → |
| Alan Quigley Room | 6.7 × 4.5 m (22 × 14.8 ft) | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | Plan this room → |
| Roof Garden | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | — | — | Plan this room → |
| Private Dining Room | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 18 | — | Plan this room → |
| The Cocktail Lounge | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | Plan this room → |
| The Great Room | — | — | — | — | — | 200 | — | — | 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 The Merchant Hotel have?
11 event spaces are listed on this page.
How many guests can The Merchant Hotel seat for dinner?
Up to 150 banquet-style in Rita Duffy Room (full suite); Rita Duffy Room 1 seats 60, per the venue.
What is the largest theatre-style capacity at The Merchant Hotel?
200 in Rita Duffy Room (full suite), per the venue.
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from The Merchant Hotel’s own website, read on 22 October 2026:
- Official website: themerchanthotel.com
- Capacities: themerchanthotel.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/uploads/docs/SALES_Meetings-and-Events-brochure_APR26_v2.pdf
- Floor plan (on the venue’s site): themerchanthotel.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/uploads/docs/TMH_Meetings-and-Events_Floor-Plan_white_APR26_v1.pdf
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