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Manchester Conference Centre & The Pendulum Hotel

Weston Building Sackville Street, Manchester, England, M1 3BB
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About us

The meeting rooms at Manchester Conference Centre has undergone a refurbishment in recent years. All spaces come complete with modern AV equipment. The spaces available range from syndicate rooms, convenient for interview sessions for 2 people, to meeting rooms for 30 to 70 delegates. Additionally, the Pendulum Suite and the Cotton Theatre are perfect spaces for larger conferences. Both spaces come complete with their own registration space and all AV equipment is built into these rooms. Private breakout spaces can be booked in addition for meetings, catering, exhibition or poster board sessions. Our spaces are flexible and multi-functional. Our clients cover the whole spectrum and include government organisations, trade unions, large corporate companies, non-profit organisations, health and education sectors and small to medium-sized businesses. We would love to assist you with your inquiries and look forward to hearing from you. We now accommodate lounge layouts for your meetings and events.

Venue Details

ChainIndependent / Other
BrandIndependent
Built-
Renovated-
Total meeting space-
Guest Rooms117
Venue typeHotel

Amenities

Room features and guest services

  • Internet access
  • Luggage storage
  • Room service
  • Voicemail box

Facilities

  • Onsite catering
  • Onsite restaurant
  • Space (private)
  • Wheelchair accessible

Business services

  • AV capabilities
  • Business center
  • Video conference

Transportation

  • Airport shuttle
  • Bus
  • Taxi
  • Train

Meeting rooms

Largest room
2,787.9 sq. ft.
Space (private)
Available
Meeting rooms
15
Second largest room
2,142.0 sq. ft.
Seating capacity
280
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Meeting space

Name
Room size
Ceiling height
Maximum capacity
U-Shape
Banquet rounds
Cocktail rounds
Theater
Classroom
Boardroom
Crescent rounds (Cabaret)
Pendulum Suite
2,142.0 sq. ft.
52.8 x 40.7 sq. ft.
12.1 ft.
280
-
18
-
280
108
50
112
Pioneer Room
2,787.9 sq. ft.
59.1 x 47.2 sq. ft.
15.1 ft.
220
62
180
-
220
105
48
90
Cotton Theatre
1,237.9 sq. ft.
40.0 x 30.8 sq. ft.
12.1 ft.
120
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120
120
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Graphene 1
484.4 sq. ft.
30.5 x 15.7 sq. ft.
8.9 ft.
52
21
--
52
24
24
21
Graphene 2
624.3 sq. ft.
30.8 x 20.3 sq. ft.
7.9 ft.
70
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70
28
28
28
Edgerton Suite
538.2 sq. ft.
22.6 x 24.0 sq. ft.
15.7 ft.
40
20
30
40
40
20
28
-
Adamson Suite
247.6 sq. ft.
13.5 x 19.0 sq. ft.
11.2 ft.
35
16
20
-
35
15
16
-
Conference Room 3
279.9 sq. ft.
19.7 x 14.4 sq. ft.
7.9 ft.
26
13
--
26
10
14
-
Conference Room 4
312.2 sq. ft.
21.0 x 15.4 sq. ft.
7.9 ft.
30
13
--
30
14
14
-

Guest rooms

Total guest rooms
117

Location

Getting Here

Distance from airport 8 mi
Parking in the area
Paid parking

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Museum
15 mins
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Theater
7 mins
The Palace Theatre, Manchester, is one of the main theatres in Manchester, England. It is situated on Oxford Street, on the north-east corner of the intersection with Whitworth Street.
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Additional details

At Manchester Conference Centre, we pride ourselves on the specialist service that we can offer in-house from experienced chefs, a dedicated conference and events team of specialist AV technicians. The team are committed to excellence and treat each event as unique and strive to deliver the highest of standard. Wifi speed: 300MB/S

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