insideKENT Magazine Issue 51 - June 2016 | Page 156

BUSINESS MEET IN STYLE Hotel du Vin & Bistro Tunbridge Wells If you’re looking for a perfect meeting spot, a private room for a large corporate event or an ideal dining venue to impress a business associate, look no further than Hotel du Vin & Bistro Tunbridge Wells. Hotel du Vin is set in one of the town’s architectural landmarks, a Grade II-listed sandstone mansion built as a private residence in 1762. Think quintessential British style. Elegant and unpretentious. Housing a plethora of features such as unique meeting and events spaces, heated cigar shack, an outstanding alfresco dining area on the garden terrace with wonderful views out across Calverley Park, and most importantly 34 timelessly styled bedrooms, all of which have been sensitively converted to retain many of their original features and complemented beautifully with antiques and memorabilia. At the heart of the hotel is Bistro du Vin, a classic and elegant setting for lunch, dinner, to meet, celebrate or simply pass the time. Recently refurbished, the atmospheric restaurant is open seven days a week, and under the tutelage of head chef, the bistro creates stunning classic food using fresh seasonal ingredients and inspired by the rich French cooking traditions. Combine this with a knowledge and passion for wine, without wine there is no du Vin. Never ones to mystify with the jargon and mumbo-jumbo that often surrounds the appreciation of wine. Throughout the year Hotel du Vin Tunbridge Wells hosts a series of captivating wine dinners from around the world and insightful tastings. Alternatively you can always pop in and ask the Sommelier and his team for advice on wines, spirits, cocktails, cigars and anything else you may want to know before sitting back and enjoy it. If you’re looking for something a little more private, whether with colleagues, friends or family then one of the private dining rooms is complete with stunning art adorning the walls and a plethora of quirky features. Ruinart is a large versatile room seating up to 84 guests and has drawn its decorative influences from the famous mirrored room in the palace of Versailles. Add views over the hotel gardens and you have the perfect place to catch up with business colleagues. Havana is a 1950's Cuban style room which can seat up to 20 guests that floods with natural daylight through its French doors. Mouton Rothschild is the smallest of our rooms, and like Havana also benefits from an abundance of natural daylight through French doors and can also be opened out onto its own veranda. Hotel du Vin & Bistro Tunbridge Wells Crescent Road Tunbridge Wells TN1 2LY 01892 526 455 [email protected] www.hotelduvin.com/locations/tunbridge-wells 156