We are constantly on the lookout for suitable venues for Autscape. The ideal venue is very difficult to find - perhaps impossible. Compromises always have to be made.
These are features that we absolutely require:
- £50 or less per person per day
- A variety of bedroom sizes, from single to at least 4 bed (preferably 5)
- Total capacity at least 80, preferably 100 (so we don't have to move again)
- At least one meeting room with high enough capacity to hold all participants
- Catering for special diets
- Self-catering facilities
- A number of meeting rooms of various sizes
- Very quiet setting
- Good natural lighting (so fluorescent can be avoided)
- Very understanding and accommodating staff willing to be asked literally hundreds of highly detailed questions - a venue with an underlying ethos other than simple profit making is more likely to suit this one
- Availability for school holiday period (late July or August).
It would be nice if we had the following too:
- En-suite bathrooms
- Locking bedroom doors
- Accessible to public transport
- Ability to book sole use with a minimum registration of no more than 50
- Natural surroundings
- Discounted rates for children and carers
- Internet access – this one may come under essential requirements
- Computer projection equipment – also possibly essential