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Park Plaza Nottingham

A city-centre Nottingham hotel combining conference facilities, accommodation, sustainability credentials, and panoramic meeting spaces close to the rail station and business district.

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire · Nottingham Railway Station — approximately 10 minutes on foot
14–200 guests
10 spaces
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About Park Plaza Nottingham

Park Plaza Nottingham is a contemporary four-star hotel and conference venue located on Maid Marian Way in central Nottingham. Part of the Park Plaza portfolio and bookable through Radisson Hotel Group, the property combines 178 guest rooms with a dedicated meetings and events offering spread across the 11th floor Vista suites and the Plaza Suite.

The venue is particularly strong for corporate meetings, residential conferences, healthcare-compliant events, training days, and sustainable business events requiring central access and hotel accommodation. All principal event rooms feature natural daylight, with the Vista rooms on the 11th floor offering panoramic views across Nottingham.

Why bookers choose Park Plaza Nottingham

The meeting rooms have natural light and city views

All principal event rooms feature natural daylight, with the Vista rooms on the 11th floor offering panoramic views across Nottingham. This gives the venue a lighter and more contemporary feel than many city-centre conference hotels.

Strong sustainability and compliance positioning

Every meeting and event is automatically carbon compensated at no extra cost, and the hotel holds AIM Gold accreditation alongside healthcare venue compliance recognition through Healthcare-Venues.com.

Residential events are straightforward to manage

With 178 bedrooms, on-site dining, parking, and conference facilities in the same building, the venue works well for multi-day meetings and residential business events.

Flexible room combinations support different event sizes

The Vista rooms can be combined into progressively larger configurations, allowing organisers to scale events from small workshops through to conferences of around 200 people.

Central Nottingham access is convenient

The hotel sits within walking distance of Nottingham railway station, business districts, shopping areas, and major entertainment venues, while remaining accessible from the M1.

Spaces

Vista 1

A bright city-view meeting room for workshops and presentations.

11th floor 54m² Workshops Presentations Training sessions Board meetings

Vista 1 is one of the hotel's modular syndicate rooms and offers natural daylight alongside panoramic city views.

Capacities
45 theatre
14 boardroom
16 u-shape
18 classroom
24 cabaret
30 dinner
Facilities & AV

Natural daylight, city views, air conditioning, WiFi and AV equipment available for hire.

Vista 2

A modular conference room with city views.

11th floor 54m² Training sessions Seminars Breakout meetings

Vista 2 mirrors Vista 1 in layout and capacity, making it suitable for parallel sessions and breakout events.

Capacities
45 theatre
14 boardroom
16 u-shape
18 classroom
24 cabaret
30 dinner
Facilities & AV

Natural daylight, city views, air conditioning, WiFi and AV equipment available for hire.

Vista 3

A flexible syndicate room within the Vista suite row.

11th floor 54m² Presentations Workshops Small conferences

Vista 3 supports smaller conferences and breakout activity while benefiting from the same city-view positioning as the other Vista rooms.

Capacities
45 theatre
14 boardroom
16 u-shape
18 classroom
24 cabaret
30 dinner
Facilities & AV

Natural daylight, city views, air conditioning, WiFi and AV equipment available for hire.

Vista 4

A flexible meeting room suitable for networking events.

11th floor 45m² Networking events Receptions Seminars

Vista 4 is slightly smaller than the adjoining Vista rooms but supports higher reception capacity.

Capacities
45 theatre
24 cabaret
30 dinner
50 reception
Facilities & AV

Natural daylight, city views, air conditioning, WiFi and AV equipment available for hire.

Vista 5

A larger standalone Vista room for mid-sized events.

11th floor 63m² Seminars Workshops Private dining Training

Vista 5 provides slightly greater capacity than the other standalone Vista rooms and works well for workshops and dining events.

Capacities
50 theatre
16 boardroom
20 u-shape
22 classroom
32 cabaret
40 dinner
40 reception
Facilities & AV

Natural daylight, city views, air conditioning, WiFi and AV equipment available for hire.

Vista 1+2

A combined conference space for medium-sized business events.

11th floor 108m² Seminars Presentations Workshops Training

Combining Vista 1 and Vista 2 creates a larger flexible event space suitable for conferences and networking.

Capacities
100 theatre
30 boardroom
48 cabaret
70 dinner
70 reception
Facilities & AV

Natural daylight, city views, air conditioning, WiFi and AV equipment available for hire.

Vista 3+4

A combined event space with reception flexibility.

11th floor 99m² Networking events Training Presentations

Vista 3 and Vista 4 can operate as a larger linked conference and reception environment.

Capacities
90 theatre
48 cabaret
70 dinner
70 reception
Facilities & AV

Natural daylight, city views, air conditioning, WiFi and AV equipment available for hire.

Vista 1+2+3

A larger modular conference suite with panoramic views.

11th floor 162m² Conferences Seminars Corporate dining Training programmes

This combined configuration allows the hotel to host larger business conferences while retaining natural daylight throughout.

Capacities
135 theatre
40 boardroom
32 u-shape
54 classroom
72 cabaret
110 dinner
110 reception
Facilities & AV

Natural daylight, city views, air conditioning, WiFi and AV equipment available for hire.

Pairs with Vista 1+2+3+4

Vista 1+2+3+4

The hotel's largest conference configuration.

11th floor 207m² Conferences Corporate receptions Awards dinners Seminars

Combining four Vista rooms creates the venue's flagship conference and reception space. The venue's own conference material cites a full Vista Suite capacity of up to 185 theatre, so confirm the current maximum before publishing.

Capacities
200 theatre
120 cabaret
180 dinner
170 dinner dance
180 reception
Facilities & AV

Panoramic city views, air conditioning, WiFi and flexible room partitioning. AV equipment available for hire.

Pairs with Plaza Suite

Plaza Suite

A standalone conference and dining suite with outdoor balcony access.

Ground or first floor (confirm with venue) 130m² Conferences Dining events Receptions Celebrations

The Plaza Suite differs from the Vista rooms by offering its own small private balcony or terrace, making it suitable for receptions and breakout moments.

Capacities
90 theatre
72 cabaret
80 dinner
80 reception
Facilities & AV

Balcony or terrace access, natural daylight, air conditioning, WiFi and AV equipment available for hire.

Pairs with Vista 1+2+3+4

All spaces at a glance

Space theatre dinner cabaret classroom boardroom u-shape reception dinner-dance
Vista 1 45 30 24 18 14 16 – –
Vista 2 45 30 24 18 14 16 – –
Vista 3 45 30 24 18 14 16 – –
Vista 4 45 30 24 – – – 50 –
Vista 5 50 40 32 22 16 20 40 –
Vista 1+2 100 70 48 – 30 – 70 –
Vista 3+4 90 70 48 – – – 70 –
Vista 1+2+3 135 110 72 54 40 32 110 –
Vista 1+2+3+4 200 180 120 – – – 180 170
Plaza Suite 90 80 72 – – – 80 –

Guest numbers for the layout shown. A dash means that layout isn't offered in that space.

Popular combinations
Vista 1+2+3+4
Main conference or awards event
Vista 1+2 + Vista 3+4
Conference with breakout streams
Plaza Suite + Vista Rooms
Residential conferences with evening dining
Vista Rooms + Chino Latino
Corporate dining and networking

Facilities & amenities

On-site Parking
Near Train Station
WiFi
Licensed Bar
In-house Catering
Natural Daylight
Air Conditioning
Disabled Access
On Site Accommodation
City Views

Catering

Approach

Catering is provided in-house by the hotel and Chino Latino Restaurant & Bar. Styles include conference refreshments, working lunches, buffet catering, corporate dining, Pan-Asian private dining and reception catering.

External caterers

External catering is not referenced on the venue website.

Bars

Chino Latino Bar operates daily; confirm current hours with the venue.

Dietary

Dietary requirements can be accommodated through the in-house catering team. Specific allergen procedures should be confirmed directly with the venue.

Is it right for your event?

Great for

  • Conferences
  • Business seminars
  • Healthcare meetings
  • Training days
  • Board meetings
  • Residential conferences
  • Sustainable corporate events
  • Corporate dining

Less suited to

  • Large exhibition events
  • Outdoor summer parties
  • Large weddings above 200 guests
  • Events requiring extensive free parking
  • High-production entertainment events needing tall ceilings or heavy rigging

Accessibility

Accessible guest rooms
Dedicated accessible parking spaces
Lift-served hotel
Accessible meeting facilities referenced
Digital key system

The website references accessible facilities but does not currently publish detailed operational accessibility guidance for each meeting room. Organisers should confirm step-free routes, hearing loop availability, and accessible bathroom locations directly with the hotel.

Weddings

Ceremonies

The venue accommodates weddings, anniversaries, and celebrations within its conference and dining spaces. Civil ceremony licence status is not explicitly stated on the website and should be confirmed directly with the venue.

Scale

The Plaza Suite is particularly suited to smaller city-centre wedding receptions and celebration dining events.

Notes

Confirm wedding packages and civil ceremony licensing directly with the venue.

Location & getting there

Park Plaza Nottingham is located on Maid Marian Way in central Nottingham, within walking distance of the city's rail station, shopping district, and entertainment venues.

Nottingham Railway Station approximately 10 minutes on foot
Old Market Square NET tram stop approximately 0.2 miles away
Accessible via the M1
East Midlands Airport approximately 20 minutes away by car
On-site parking beneath the building, including accessible spaces — pre-booking required, overnight charge applies (confirm current rate)

Sustainability

The venue has a notably strong sustainability and compliance profile for a regional conference hotel. Key credentials include automatic carbon-compensated meetings at no cost to clients, AIM Gold accreditation, healthcare venue compliance via Healthcare-Venues.com, Radisson Hotel Group sustainability programmes, and responsible business and inclusion commitments.

Frequently asked questions

Yes. The hotel is designed specifically for business meetings and conferences, with dedicated event floors, natural-light meeting rooms, AV support, and capacities up to around 200 theatre-style (confirm current maximum).

Yes. The hotel includes 178 guest rooms across Superior, Executive and Junior Suite categories, making it suitable for residential conferences and multi-day events.

Yes. The hotel has on-site parking beneath the building, including accessible spaces. Parking must be pre-booked, and current space numbers and charges should be confirmed with the venue.

The Vista meeting rooms on the 11th floor offer panoramic city views across Nottingham.

Yes. The venue is listed through Healthcare-Venues.com and assessed for healthcare-sector compliance.

Yes. Meetings and events are automatically carbon compensated, and the hotel participates in Radisson Hotel Group sustainability programmes.