Poppy / 03 April 2025 / Categories: City, Hotels & Travel, Services

Human Resources at The Grosvenor House Hotel

Interview suites available

My boss got me to hire some meeting rooms at a Central london hotel, was the brief, not cheesy yet not crazy expensive I was told.

Not to be confused with the Dorchester also on Park Lane, The Grosvenor House hotel was selected to conduct a day of senior level executive interviews.

She didn’t want to do them in the office for issues of confidentiality and I couldn’t review the experience until the 3 months gardening leave non disclosure agreements were no longer in place.

The first thing to say about our day at the Grosvenor Hotel was the flowers. OMG from the moment we arrived every area of the hotel was full of dramatic floral displays. The scent of spectacular blooms filled the grand lobby and reception.

When we arrived we were escorted to the 2nd floor meeting rooms where we had our own small reception and then two interview rooms and a boardroom and there was a private loo powder room where candidates could take a moment of privacy or deal with last minute nerves.

Again the flowers were the first thing I noticed this time monochrome and in smaller glass displays to work with the simple pale grey and black lacquer deco style interior. We had everything provided from teas and coffees, iced water with lemon and small packets of gourmet biscuits.

It did cost the firm about a thousand pounds for the day. The staff at the Grosvenor could not have been more accommodating ringing my mobile every time someone new turned up so I could go down and greet them but also be available for candidates coming out and to ensure no one crossed over.

Everything went very smoothly we arrived at the Grosvenor House hotel at 9.00am and ended the day with a cocktail in the lobby bar at 7pm which was filling up nicely by the time we sat down.

In between our scheduled meetings we had a tray of gourmet sandwiches brought to the suite when the directors interviewing took a break. The executive board managed to see 7 candidates in total.

You don’t think about using a hotel for something like this but it couldn’t have gone any better, any smoother and our one issue about privacy and the appointment remaining confidential was not an issue in the silence and VIP privacy of the Grosvenor House Hotel.

There is no parking at this property and no valet service. The closest parking lot is a five minute walk away at the NCP on Park Lane. Speak to the concierge as we were able to get discounted rates for our visitors.