Corporate Meeting Rooms for Hire
We can help you source your next meeting room, conference venue or training room to match your corporate event requirements and budget.
Experienced Venue Finders
Why Choose Us?
DeSouza Associates are a meetings venue finder who can assist you with your meeting room/venues search for free, to help find that perfect space from training rooms to a private meeting room.
Knowledge
Our experienced team combine their years of knowledge, alongside using our extensive database, to search for all types of venues for meetings. This means we can find the perfect meeting room to fit your brief and budget
We can help with your meeting room requirements, whether you are looking for a hotel meeting room or a more unusual or unique venue.
Let us do the hard work for you!
Our free venue-finding service extends to searching venues, both in the UK and a vast majority of International destinations.
How can we offer this free?
We earn a small commission from the venues for introducing the business
It’s as easy as this………
Send us your enquiry
We match the venues to your brief
We contact the venues and negotiate rates
We create a bespoke proposal
You decide
We book your chosen venue
Over to you to fine tune your event.
Meeting Room Set Ups
Choosing the right meeting room layout can significantly enhance the success of your event. With several room layouts to consider, your choice should reflect the objectives of your event and the experience you want for your attendees. Each layout serves different purposes. Here are some of the most popular meeting room layouts to consider:
The 5 Most Popular Layouts
Boardroom Style Meeting Room
Description: A large, rectangular or oval table with chairs around it.
Best for: Formal meetings, board meetings, and small group discussions.
Benefits: Facilitates direct communication, ideal for discussions and decision-making, and promotes a sense of equality among participants

Theatre Style Meeting Room
Description: Chairs are arranged in rows facing the front of the room.
Best for: Large presentations, lectures, and conferences.
Benefits: Maximizes seating capacity, suitable for large audiences, and all attendees have a clear view of the presenter.

U-Shape Or Horseshoe Meeting Room
Description: Tables are arranged in a U-shape with chairs on the outer sides.
Best for: Presentations with discussions, training sessions, and workshops.
Benefits: Encourages interaction, provides a central space for a presenter or materials, and allows participants to see each other easily…

Classroom Style Meeting Room
Description: Rows of tables with chairs facing the front of the room.
Best for: Training sessions, workshops, and seminars.
Benefits: Provides a writing surface for note-taking, ideal for longer sessions, and allows for some interaction with the instructor whilst seeing being able to see the presentations easily

Cabaret Style Meeting Room
Description: Round tables with chairs arranged around three-quarters of the table, leaving one side open to face the front.
Best for: Training sessions, workshops, and informal presentations.
Benefits: Combines social interaction with focus on a speaker, encourages group work, and maintains a clear line of sight to the front.

Search Venues
These are our top tips to consider when booking a Meeting Room
- The space available
- The size of the audience
- The level of activity and interaction required
- Audience appeal – choose a venue that you feel will attract delegates to attend your meeting
- Does the room/venue reflect your company image? The chosen venue should remind delegates of your company vision
- Colour – perhaps you are looking for a creative space to encourage brainstorming
- AV – allow space for the AV you are planning
- Natural Light/Daylight
Our Top Tips
Contact
Get in touch to discuss your next event
9:00 AM – 5:15 PM
70a Castle Street,
Farnham,
Surrey, GU9 7LP
United Kingdom