Meeting room space in the heart of London

The College of Optometrists is conveniently located in the heart of London’s West End, just a stone’s throw away from Covent Garden and Trafalgar Square, and a few minutes walk from Charing Cross and Embankment tube stations. 

The College has five beautiful meeting rooms located inside a Grade II listed Georgian building. All the meeting rooms have recently undergone refurbishment and are available for hire by external companies, organisations and individuals. 

Whether you are planning a meeting, presentation, training, product launch, formal reception or a networking event, the College can offer state of the art facilities and a professional support team to cater for your needs.

Location

The College of Optometrists
42 Craven Street
London
WC2N 5NG

The Council Room

The Council Room is the largest meeting room and can seat up to 24 delegates Boardroom style.

Facilities:

  • Built in MS Teams and Zoom meeting system
  • Access to hot drinks making facilities
  • Ceiling mounted projector with 2.6m x 2m screen
  • Built in speakers, camera and microphones
  • Table top mounted power (3pin plug, USB A and USB C) for electronic devices
  • High-speed Wi-Fi and air conditioning

Room hire rates*:

  • Half day rate: £600
  • Full day rate: £800

Discounted rates available for College members and charities:

  • Half day rate: £300
  • Full day rate: £500

The Panelled Room

The Panelled Room can seat up to 10 delegates Boardroom style.

Facilities:

  • Built in MS Teams system
  • 55in wall mounted TV screen
  • Built in speaker, camera and microphone
  • Table top mounted power (3pin plug, USB A and USB C) for electronic devices
  • High-speed Wi-Fi and air conditioning

Room hire rates*:

  • Half day rate: £300
  • Full day rate: £400

Discounted rates available for College members and charities:

  • Half day rate: £180
  • Full day rate: £300

The Print Room

The Print Room can seat up to eight delegates Boardroom style.

Facilities:

  • Built in MS Teams system
  • 55in wall mounted TV screen
  • Built in speaker, camera and microphone
  • Table top mounted power (3pin plug, USB A and USB C) for electronic devices
  • High-speed Wi-Fi and air conditioning

Room hire rates*:

  • Half day rate: £300
  • Full day rate: £400

Discounted rates available for College members and charities:

  • Half day rate: £180
  • Full day rate: £300

Ground Floor meeting room

The Ground Floor meeting room can seat up to six delegates Boardroom style.

Facilities:

  • Table top mounted power (3pin plug, USB A and USB C) for electronic devices
  • High-speed Wi-Fi and air conditioning
  • Acoustically quiet

Room hire rates*:

  • Half day rate: £300
  • Full day rate: £400

Discounted rates available for College members and charities:

  • Half day rate: £180
  • Full day rate: £300

Media room

The Media Room is a soundproofed room suitable for meetings, interviews, recordings or focused work and can seat up to four delegates.

Facilities:

  • 3.32m long by 2.56m wide soundproofed room, designed to minimise external noise
  • Secure and enclosed room for confidential conversations or recordings
  • Wall-mounted TV with screen mirroring capabilities for presentations and content sharing
  • Easy access to charging points and workspace essentials
  • High-speed Wi-Fi

Room hire rates*:

  • Per hour: £25

Discounted rates available for College members and charities:

  • Per hour: £20

Terms and Conditions

  • Rates are room hire only with no other service provided. If any service is provided, then VAT is applicable at 20%
  • Tea, coffee & biscuits will be charged at £3.00 per person
  • Working lunch from £11.00 per person and other catering is available upon request
  • Discounted rates are only available for College members and charities

*Prices subject to change

Find out more and book

If you would like to make an appointment to view the meeting rooms or for further information, please contact Michael Kalinowski on 020 7766 5347 or email Michael.Kalinowski@college-optometrists.org