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The DOLPHIN HOTEL, Southampton is based in the
major retail hub for the south coast, with all the well known shops
as
well
as some more individual ones .The Hotel is situated within the
Old Walled Town, a short walk the Maritime Museum which features
the world renowned Titanic exhibition.
The Dolphin Hotel Southampton has four meeting rooms all situated
on the first floor of the hotel, in what was in the 1700’s
the main assembly rooms for Southampton, where the great and good
of
the
city regularly
met - some things don’t change.
The whole facility is supported, on the same floor, by it’s
own toilets and pantry.
Jane Austen Assembly Rooms -
Jane Austen was a regular visitor to Southampton and famously attended
a ball in the Assembly rooms here at the Dolphin on her 18th birthday. The
main room divides into three creating: Jane Austin Assembly Room
- One
A large room, decorated in the Georgian style, featuring a quite stunning stone
carved fireplace and one of two enormous bay windows, which are reputed to be
the largest in the world, providing ample natural daylight. Jane Austen Assembly
Room Two - The smallest of our meeting rooms is still a good size,
with three sash windows, opening onto the royal balcony, which
hangs over the high street. Jane Austen Assembly Room Three -
A large room, decorated in the Georgian style, featuring a quite
stunning stone carved fireplace on which one of our resident ghosts
(Beau) is reputed to lean, whilst looking out of the bay window,
which are reputed to be the largest in the world, providing ample
natural daylight. Jane Austen Assembly Rooms Full Room -
When the whole room is opened up, the symmetry of the architecture
can be seen in its full glory, much as it would have been when
Jane danced here. The two stone carved fireplaces, facing one another
across the length of the room and the two bay windows together
with the high ceilings reflect a style of architecture which has
sadly passed. Jane Austen Music Room - The music room
is also situated on the first floor, adjacent to Jane Austen Assembly
Room One, was built slightly later than the
main room in around 1780 and features a marble fireplace and five
sash windows, overlooking the high street. In keeping with it’s
name it is home to a J.L.Duysen (one of only three in the world)
grand piano and has polished ancient oak floor boards and a central
rug.
There are 70 bedrooms which
have been recently refurbished but all individual in their décor,
shape and size. The design of all rooms has created a very peaceful
and contemporary ambience. 70 different artists have been commissioned to design and build
70 different headboards and so every room is unique.
The food they serve is very simple - yet cooked to
perfection - grilled meat, grilled fish - all cooked by a team
of great chefs.
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