St. Pancras London, Autograph Collection, is the former Midland Grand Hotel on Euston Road, beside St. Pancras International in King’s Cross. It is listed on this directory as St Pancras Renaissance Hotel London, the name it traded under until 3 June 2025. The building is Grade I listed, designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott in the Gothic Revival style and opened on 5 May 1873. It has ten event rooms, all licensed for civil ceremonies, and weddings of 20 to 280 guests. It also has 207 bedrooms and 36 suites, so a wedding can run from preparation to the last dance in one building.
There are no fixed wedding prices. This article covers the rooms and what each holds, how the ceremony works, where guests stay, the catering position, and what to ask before a date is held.
The building and its history
The Midland Grand closed in 1935 and stood empty for almost twenty years after British Rail left it in 1985. It survived a plan for demolition in the 1960s after a campaign led by Sir John Betjeman, and one of the hotel’s suites now carries his name. It reopened on 5 May 2011 and joined Marriott’s Autograph Collection in June 2025. The Eurostar terminal sits directly below the hotel.
The ten event rooms and what each holds
The hotel has 15,726 square feet of event space across ten rooms. Hansom Hall is the largest. It stands on the former cobbled drive where hansom cabs set down passengers, under a glazed roof with Barlow Blue girders. It holds 280 guests at a banquet, 375 theatre-style and 575 standing. The hotel’s stated maximum for a wedding is 280. The 575 is a standing figure for the room, so it applies to a drinks reception rather than a seated dinner. Kosher and halal catering are listed for Hansom Hall.
The Gallery holds 120 guests at a banquet or 200 standing, with a grand fireplace and a chandelier. It is hired together with the Ladies Smoking Room, which has a hand-painted ceiling and French doors to a private terrace. Between them they offer a smaller alternative to Hansom Hall, with the ceremony in one room and the meal in the other.
The smaller rooms suit private dinners, ceremonies for a handful of guests and the days around the wedding. The Billiard Room holds up to 35 guests. The Station Masters Office is 69 square metres and takes up to 30 standing. The Exchange holds up to 30, The Quarters up to 24 and the Royal Suite Lounge up to 22. The Cashier takes 10 at a banquet or 35 standing, and The Paxton and The Ordish take up to 12 each. The Chambers Club, a Victorian room, is listed for large afternoon tea parties and private celebrations.
Outdoors, St. Pancras Terrace is a private terrace for up to 100 guests, and the Ladies Smoking Room has its own. The Grand Staircase takes champagne receptions for up to 50.
Civil ceremonies
All ten event rooms are licensed for civil wedding ceremonies, the Grand Staircase among them. A couple can therefore marry in the room they choose and move to the dinner without leaving the hotel. The day covers bridal preparation, ceremony, dinner and dancing all under one roof. If you want a ceremony on the Grand Staircase, ask how many guests can be seated or stand for it, since the only figure given for the staircase is for champagne receptions.
Couples marrying at the hotel have access to the Grand Staircase for photographs as part of the day. Couples marrying elsewhere can book a photoshoot package on the staircase, booked in advance, subject to availability and a location fee.
Rooms and suites for the wedding party
The hotel has 207 bedrooms and 36 Signature Suites, in two parts of the building. The Chambers wing holds the suites and the larger rooms. The Royal Suite is the former Venetian Ballroom on the second floor, at 248 square metres, with a living and dining area that seats 22 for dinner and a master bedroom with a four-poster bed and a roll-top bath. The Queen Victoria Suite has two king bedrooms and two bathrooms and sleeps up to five. The Sir George Gilbert Scott Suite has a king bedroom, a separate living room and a piano. The Grand Staircase Suite is split-level, arranged around an original 19th century staircase, at 73 square metres.
The Haywood Suite is named after John Haywood, who designed the glass roof over the lobby and Hansom Hall. Junior Suites and Grand Junior Suites are also in Chambers, and some look over St. Pancras station. Chambers Suite guests have a Eurostar Suite to Seat service and a complimentary Eurostar transfer, requested 72 hours ahead.
Barlow House holds the standard bedrooms. The Premier King Bedroom is 32 square metres and sleeps two. The Superior King Bedroom is 27 to 30 square metres, the Deluxe King 25 square metres and the Loft Bedroom 22 square metres, on the upper floors. The Superior Family Bedroom has two queen beds and sleeps up to four, and interconnecting rooms are available. Barlow House guests in the Superior King, Loft and Superior Family rooms have access to the spa.
Most rooms sleep two, so a wedding of 280 cannot all stay on site. If you plan to house most of your guests, ask how many rooms the hotel can hold for the wedding weekend and at what rate.
Dining, spa and the days around the wedding
Beyond the event rooms, the hotel has Booking Office 1869, The Hansom and St. Pancras Terrace for dining. The St. Pancras Spa is in the original steam kitchens, with six treatment rooms including a couple’s suite, a relaxation pool with hydro loungers, a sauna, a steam room and a gym open around the clock.
The hotel can arrange pre-wedding dinners, rehearsal dinners and ushers’ brunches. Hair and make-up, floral design, celebration cakes, stationery, photographers and videographers, entertainment and transport can be arranged through the hotel and its suppliers.
Catering and who plans the day
Catering is in-house, and the hotel offers personalised packages, with options such as custom cocktails, themed menus and signature canapes, and classic all-inclusive packages. A dedicated Wedding Manager is the main contact throughout planning, handling recommendations, logistics and timelines. Selected packages include on-the-day coordination. For full-service planning, the hotel recommends external planners.
Catering is in-house, and it is not clear whether outside caterers are allowed. If you want your own caterer, ask before you go further.
Price: what to ask
There is no fixed wedding price. Quotes are given on request, and the price is on enquiry. When you ask, request in writing: the venue hire fee for your room and date; the minimum spend or per-guest price for food and drink; what the all-inclusive package covers compared with the personalised one; the cost of the Grand Staircase for a ceremony; the room rate and the number of rooms held for guests; the finish time for music; the rain plan if you want the terrace; and which suppliers are recommended and which are required.
Ask the wedding team whether this applies to your booking.
Getting there and parking
The hotel sits directly above St. Pancras International. King’s Cross St. Pancras Underground station, served by six lines, and King’s Cross and Euston stations are alongside. By rail, London Luton Airport is about 25 minutes away, London Gatwick about 44 minutes and London Heathrow about 60 minutes on the direct Piccadilly line. The Eurostar terminal is in the same building. Guests arriving by Eurostar reach the hotel without a transfer, and the Underground and national rail stations next door cover the rest of London and the airports.
The concierge can arrange private chauffeur-driven transfers from Heathrow, Gatwick and London City. On-site parking is limited, subject to availability and booked in advance with the concierge. There is no valet service.
Who it suits
St. Pancras London suits a couple who want a London city wedding in a listed building, with the ceremony, dinner, rooms and spa under one roof and rail links for guests coming from the Continent. Ten licensed rooms mean the size of the wedding can range from 20 guests to 280, and a dedicated Wedding Manager stays on the planning from first enquiry. A couple planning a weekend can add a rehearsal dinner, an ushers’ brunch and a spa visit without booking a second venue.
It is less suited to a couple who want the whole hotel to themselves, since there is no exclusive-use option, or to those who need a fixed price before they make an enquiry.
See more
The St Pancras Renaissance Hotel London listing carries the full record, including the room types, the spaces and the frequently asked questions.
