Set within 157 acres of Cheshire countryside, Fairmont Cheshire, The Mere is a luxury hotel with excellent meeting room and conference facilities, combining stunning ballrooms, acclaimed gastronomy and serious business infrastructure. The hotel is also extremely well located, being just 10 minutes from Manchester Airport and within easy reach of Manchester, Liverpool and the North West motorway network.
The overall feel is elegant and sophisticated, with everything from intimate boardrooms to statement event suites and the Grand Ballroom. That breadth makes the hotel suitable for executive meetings, conferences, product launches, exhibitions, networking events and corporate retreats, whether the brief is discreet and focused or designed to make a splash.
For smaller meetings, the James Braid and Nick Faldo rooms each accommodate 15 guests, ideal for board meetings, strategy sessions or senior leadership gatherings. The Lakeside takes up to 85, while The Mere Suite accommodates 150 and The Cheshire 250. At the top end, the Grand Ballroom can host up to 500 delegates, giving larger conferences and corporate events a suitably impressive setting.
There are 10 venues in total, supported by advanced technology and a dedicated events team who can manage everything from choosing the right room and layout to audiovisual requirements, bespoke catering and on-the-day coordination. For organisers juggling a complicated brief, having that level of support in-house is a real advantage.
Fairmont’s award-winning culinary team creates bespoke menus inspired by contemporary British cuisine, using seasonal and locally sourced ingredients. Depending on the structure of the day, that could mean anything from a working lunch to a more formal dinner once the meeting wraps up, with menus tailored to the event.
As for enjoying the whole space, Fairmont Cheshire, The Mere boasts sumptuous accommodation, multiple dining options and a lakeside setting, in case you fancy making a night of it. As for accessibility, 450 parking spaces make it easy to arrive by car.