The City Rooms
The City Rooms, 16 Hotel Street, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 5AW
We invite you to discover our stunning and historic Grade 1 listed venue which attracts guests from all over Leicestershire, the East Midlands and further afield. Decorated in figures in niches on the north and south walls by Rossi, and with paintings in circular panels on the walls and ceiling, by R.R. Reinagle, it was truly a gem in the style of the brothers Adam, and bore a likeness and style of the regency period. But it was never a hotel.
Work on the building started in 1792 and in August 1800, when it was nearing completion, the ‘owner’ had great difficulty in raising the £3500 required to complete. Work was, however, eventually completed and the ‘hotel’ opened as Public Assembly Rooms in time for the annual Race Ball.
Comprising three lavishly decorated meeting rooms, a bar, a grand ballroom and four luxurious bedrooms, The City Rooms is open as first intended more than 200 years after work began.
Timings
- Friday 11 September:
- 10am to 3pm provided no events are taking place
- Monday 14 September:
- 10am to 4pm provided no events are taking place
- Tuesday 15 September:
- 10am to 4pm provided no events are taking place
- Thursday 17 September:
- 10am to 4pm provided no events are taking place
- Saturday 19 September:
- 1pm to 4pm provided no events are taking place
Location & directions
The City Rooms, 16 Hotel Street, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 5AW
- Contact on day:
- Cherlynn Bunting
- Telephone number:
- +441162515337
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking not required
Accessibility details
Bedrooms are not wheelchair accessible
Additional information
- Max number of people:
- 6
- Estimated duration:
- 0 hour(s) 20 minute(s)
