Sea Containers Hotel

Sea Containers London is a South Bank hotel with over 25,000 square feet of event space and a dual identity that most hotels lack. The building — originally 1970s headquarters for a transatlantic shipping company — now houses Tom Dixon-designed interiors inspired by golden-age ocean liner travel, alongside dedicated event floors managed separately by Green & Fortune. The result is a venue that can deliver intimate rooftop drinks for 100 as easily as a 200-person conference spanning two levels, all with the Thames running past the windows.

Hotel Spaces and the Sea Containers Design Language

The hotel side offers character-driven spaces with genuine design credentials. 12th Knot, the rooftop bar on the twelfth floor, takes up to 300 guests with its wraparound terrace and panoramic Thames views. The Screening Room seats 56 in cinema configuration with 4K projection and Dolby 7.1 surround sound — a genuinely impressive specification that suits film previews, presentations, and creative briefings. The Private Dining Room accommodates 20 around bespoke gold tables beneath preserved S&C letters salvaged from the building's original signage, giving corporate dinners and board meetings a setting with real provenance. Lyaness, the award-winning ground-floor cocktail bar, and the hotel's 359 rooms for residential events round out the hotel offering.

Sea Containers Events: The Dedicated Floors

Levels 12 and 13 operate as a separate events entity managed by Green & Fortune, with blank canvas spaces that flex across formats. Level 12 accommodates 200 standing or 120 seated, with floor-to-ceiling windows, a wraparound terrace, and the kind of natural light that transforms daytime events. The Amphitheatre spans both floors and seats 200 theatre-style for conferences and presentations. Green & Fortune design menus drawing on global food trends — in-house catering with the creativity of an independent caterer.

South Bank Riverside Location

The building sits directly on the Thames between Blackfriars Bridge and Waterloo, with Blackfriars and Waterloo stations both within walking distance. Southwark tube is close. The South Bank cultural quarter — Tate Modern, National Theatre, BFI — surrounds the hotel, and the river views from the upper floors are among the best available for private events in London. For programmes that combine conference content with social entertaining, the ability to move guests from the Amphitheatre to 12th Knot's rooftop terrace within the same building creates a natural event arc.