The Savile Club
/ About
Founded in 1868 by a circle of writers and artists, the Savile Club has occupied 69 Brook Street since 1927. The house is Grade II* listed and among the most richly decorated of London's clubhouses, keeping the hall, the grand staircase and the ballroom created for the Burns and Harcourt families. Membership has always leaned literary and musical, and the club still runs a regular concert programme for members and their guests.
The Ballroom is the reason to know the address. Designed in the Louis XVI style, it lifts through a single sweep of space from the ground floor to the first, reached by an imperial staircase, and holds a vaulted ceiling, a sprung floor, painted limewood walls, deep mirroring and chandeliers given to the club by Sir William Orpen. Its acoustic is good enough that the club programmes concerts in it. Alongside sits the Dining Room: marble columns, boiseries carved in Paris in the 1880s, original gilding and chandeliers. Mirrored French doors along its east wall open to unite the two rooms, and together they seat up to 200.
For private events the club lets its rooms during the week and offers exclusive hire of the whole house at weekends, when the Ballroom, Dining Room, Drawing Room, the smaller rooms in the Undercroft, the courtyard and the roof terrace can all be used together. Cooking is done on site and an events co-ordinator handles the planning. Weekday access to the club's own rooms runs alongside member life, so timings are worth agreeing early.
/ Rooms Available
Exclusive Weekend Hire
Exclusive HireThe whole club, taken exclusively at weekends: the Ballroom and Dining Room together seat up to 200, with the Drawing Room, the Undercroft rooms, the courtyard and the roof terrace available alongside for a ceremony, a reception or quieter corners through the day.
The Ballroom
PrivateThe only room of its kind in a London club: a Louis XVI-style room rising through two floors off an imperial staircase, with a vaulted ceiling, a sprung floor, limewood walls, tall windows at both ends and chandeliers given by Sir William Orpen. The club programmes concerts here on the strength of its acoustic.
The Drawing Room
PrivateA first-floor room hung with pictures, with a fireplace, chandeliers and long windows over Brook Street. Used for ceremonies and drinks as readily as for seated dinners, and it sits directly off the ballroom staircase.
The Darwin Room
PrivateCreated when the basements were opened up in 2011, the Darwin Room is the largest of the Undercroft spaces and takes meetings, presentations and smaller dinners with full facilities.
The Elgar Room
PrivateA panelled room with a carved chimneypiece and a gilt overmantel mirror, sized for a private dinner or a board table rather than a party.
The Old Pantry
PrivateA small panelled room in the Undercroft, holding a marble credenza that once stood in the Bar. Wired for meetings, and the right size for a private lunch.
The Dining Room
PrivateMarble columns, boiseries carved in Paris in the 1880s, original gilding and chandeliers, and the club's long table at its centre. Mirrored French doors on the east wall open into the Ballroom, which is how the two rooms are joined for larger occasions. Reserved for members and their guests during the week; the club does not publish a capacity for it on its own.
The Courtyard and Roof Terrace
Semi PrivateA secluded ground-floor courtyard and, above it, a roof terrace set with tables under white parasols and olive trees. Both are used for drinks parties and receptions; neither carries a published capacity.
/ Perfect For
/ Features
AV Equipment
- – PA System
- – Microphone
- – Projector
- – Stage
Catering
- – In-House Luxury Dining
- – Private Bar
- – Canape Service
Licensing
- – Full Alcohol Licence
Venue Specs
- – Dedicated Events Team
- – Outdoor Terrace
/ Getting Here
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