The 71 Rooms & Silk Suites boutique hotel is situated at the heart of the Ricoh Arena, a multi-purpose exhibition and conference centre in Coventry.

71 rooms offers a combination of Pitch View rooms, Service Apartments and Suites. The 46 Pitch View rooms overlooking the stadium bowl can be transformed into executive boxes to host private meetings for up to 12 clients, which is ideal for smaller meetings within an event.

The luxury Maple, Slate, Water and Platinum Suites are perfect for VIP guests since they have an exclusive feel. They feature a separate bedroom, dining and lounge areas with bespoke furniture and are ideal for hosting informal meetings.

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Singers Bar and Bistro provide breakfast, lunch and dinner, which has internet access and plasma television screens, making it an ideal place to catch up over coffee or a meal with colleagues, clients and potential clients in a relaxed environment.

Also located at the Ricoh Arena is the Arena Health and Fitness Club, perfect to unwind and the use of all the equipment, running track around the Pitch, Sauna and Steam are all free to use as a Hotel guest.

With all this it’s easy to understand why votes from guests earned 71 rooms the silver award for best hotel in the regional awards for the leisure and hospitality industry in Coventry and Warwickshire.



About the Ricoh Arena

More than two million business and leisure guests have visited the £113 million Ricoh Arena since it opened in 2005.

The multi-purpose venue situated in the heart of England has raised the barometers of entertainment, conferencing and hotel accommodation in the Midlands.

One of its unique factors is its versatility because the Ricoh can host a wide range of events for ten to 40,000 people.

Canadian rocker Bryan Adams, Midlands soul diva Beverley Knight and Coventrys own The Enemy and The Specials have wowed the crowds in the sound-proof Jaguar Exhibition Hall which is also an extremely popular venue for trade exhibitions.

The 6,000 sqm Jaguar Exhibition Hall can be split into 4,000sqm and 2,000sqm and has catering facilities within the huge building.

The 1,295 sqm E.ON Lounge can host banquets for up to 1,000 guests and is the only column-free space of this size in the region.

Event organisers can also hire the 1,000 sqm Yorkshire Bank Lounge which has the benefit of having three break-out areas.

There are over 100 pieces of equipment in the state-of-the-art gym at the Arena Health & Fitness Club. Club members can also take advantage of a variety of exercise classes, running track and sauna and steam room.

The Community Space is available for community groups, city-wide groups and other organisations looking to hire a room for up to 150 guests theatre-style who are hosting a regional conference, presentation, theatre performance, meeting or workshop.

The Ricoh, which is the home of Championship Coventry City, has also hosted Bon Jovi, Oasis and 3 sell out performaces of Take That concerts in the stadium bowl.

The Ricoh will also be holding ABBA Mania 2009 which will provide the biggest and best festive parties in the city for work colleagues, families and friends. ABBA Mania 2009 will feature a Sparkling Reception, three course meal, live performance from the original production from London's West End, fairground rides, amusement stalls and dancing to the groovy Love Train Disco.