Every year we host an awards ceremony for the direct sales and marketing industry, after this year’s huge success we want to make sure that next year lives up to expectations. So this week we went to investigate some incredible London venues.

The Royal Festival Hall is where we have previously hosted our annual awards ceremony, it’s a world famous arts centre on the Southbank of the Thames. Opened in 1951 as part of the Festival of Britain, the Grade 1 listed Hall is one of the world’s leading performance venues. The venue is home to a large auditorium, The Clore Ballroom, the Saison Poetry Library, a Riverside Terrace cafe, plus a Central Bar and Skylon restaurant. Perfect for entertaining. We love working with the venue and have rebooked for our 2015 event.

We also visited The Mondrian Hotel London which is a striking building located on the banks of the River Thames in the famous Sea Containers building. Mondrian London offers river view balcony suites directly on the Thames as well as a rooftop bar, outdoor terrace, and panoramic views over London. The stylish venue is within walking distance of famous London landmarks such as Globe theatres, Borough Market and the London Eye. The venue has 5 stylish event and meeting rooms that can hold varying amounts of people. This could be a great venue for our VIP after-party, we’ll probably check out a few more before making a final decision.

We’re aiming to make next year’s event the best one yet!