cylogo
Venue Shortlist 0
Venue Shortlist 14
Best Venues

Top 10 Team Building Venues in Bournemouth

Thanks to its stunning seaside location, vibrant town centre, and excellent variety of venues, Bournemouth is a superb destination for team building activities and events. Whether you are looking for outdoor adventures, indoor challenges, or evening entertainment, you can find a teambuilding venue that suits your needs and budget in this coastal resort town. So, remembering there’s no ‘I’ in team, let’s forego the icebreaker and read on together, as we consider some of the best team building venues in Bournemouth.The Green HouseThe Green House is a beautifully restored, Grade II Victorian villa in the heart of Bournemouth, recognised as one of the world’s top eco-hotels. Perfectly nestled between Dorset’s finest blue-flag golden beaches and the ancient mysteries of the New Forest, this award-winning, eco-friendly venue offers oodles of inspiration for your next teambuilding event. It can accommodate up to 100 teambuilding delegates and offers five meeting rooms. Residential options are available, with 32 bedrooms on offer. Riviera Hotel BournemouthThe Riviera Hotel Bournemouth offers the perfect environment for teambuilding events, with flexible event and training rooms that can accommodate between 8-200 delegates. Flexible rooms feature natural daylight and air-conditioning, and the facilities offer free WI-FI, projector and screen, free parking, flipcharts, white boards, PA and microphones.Friendly staff are on hand to help put delegates at ease throughout your teambuilding event and they are ready to take care of your needs. The venue’s beautiful location is perfect for a refreshing walk outdoors in the sea air to keep minds at peak performance.  During breaks between sessions, the hotel’s leisure club with indoor pool, spa bath and gym are very popular.Hilton BournemouthThe 4-star Hilton Bournemouth has all you need to create impactful training and teambuilding events. With 177 stylish and spacious bedrooms complete with large panoramic windows, residential options are hard to beat. The hotel houses seven meeting rooms, with maximum capacity of 306 in its spectacular ballroom. For large teambuilding events, convert the four meeting rooms into one, via a connecting balcony.Delegates can enjoy the indoor heated plunge pool, bespoke treatments as they rest, relax, and recuperate after their day’s activities. In the hotel’s signature restaurant, Schpoons & Forx, they can watch as their food is prepared and cooked in a Tandoor oven, before taking a trip to the spectacular Level8ight The Sky Bar, the highest bar in the South West, with panoramic views over Bournemouth, for a truly unforgettable experience.NEO RestaurantA sumptuous meal can be a great way to bring your team together and Bournemouth restaurant NEO is a first-class option, offering elegant glass-fronted event space. Get them talking over cocktails in the lounge bar or reward them with a generous afternoon tea. Dinners have a strong focus on local, seasonal, and sustainable ingredients, with a contemporary take on traditional British cuisine.Everything at NEO is hand-picked and carefully crafted. The restaurant is inspired by its surroundings, embracing the spectacular views of the seafront and gardens to create a truly unique experience. Bournemouth Carlton Hotel | Signature Collection by Best WesternTraining and teambuilding sessions have a natural home at the Bournemouth Carlton Hotel | Signature Collection by Best Western. The venue overlooks the sea and is close to Bournemouth town centre, with a dedicated events team on hand and ready to help.Offering six very different meeting spaces, each of which can be laid out in five or six different ways, the hotel is a perfect teambuilding venue, offering all the flexibility you will need to get really creative and strive for maximum results. Capacity for these rooms ranges from two right up to 150. Ocean Beach HotelAtop the prestigious East Cliff of Bournemouth, the Ocean Beach Hotel is located directly on the seafront and offers some of the best views available in the area. The contemporary hotel is only a few minutes’ walk from seven miles of award-winning sandy beaches, providing excellent options for outdoor group activities and is close to the town centre for your team excursions.With event space able to accommodate up to 140, 63 guest bedrooms, a day spa, outdoor swimming pool, two restaurants—one with views out to sea and a large outdoor sun terrace—this hotel is has all you need to create team building activities that inspire and motivate. The Cumberland Hotel, BournemouthThe Cumberland offers a wide selection of flexible teambuilding and training facilities, with help to create a successful event coming from dedicated coordinators. The hotel caters for residential training courses, board meetings, interviews, product launches and award ceremonies.Offering several stylish conference suites accommodating from 2 to 150 delegates and ample leisure facilities available at the Suncliff Hotel next door. These include swimming pool, sauna, mini gym, and tournament-size squash courts.Russell Court HotelThe Russell Court Hotel is a warm and inviting home away from home, the perfect place to break the ice and get your team working together like a happy family. Close to the Bournemouth town centre and within easy reach of sandy beaches, the Russell Court Hotel provides a down-to-earth atmosphere where you can create special teambuilding events with that extra level of intimacy and charm that can make all the difference. The Neptune, HarvesterA beacon on the stunning seafront in Boscombe, close to Bournemouth, is the Neptune, a light bright function room, providing a blank canvas for teambuilding activities that can accommodate groups of up to 250. Keep it simple, or let your imagination run wild and use this large space to build a variety of team building activities that connect and inspire. A Harvester restaurant and bar are available below.Mercure Bournemouth Queens Hotel & SpaWith a range of light, air-conditioned spaces, the Mercure Bournemouth Queens Hotel & Spa—the jewel in the crown of the South Coast—can help you deliver highly-effective teambuilding events for groups large or small. A dedicated events team is on hand to help you make best use of the extensive facilities. This hotel is a celebration of the British seaside, offering nostalgic trip for delegates, complemented by the hotel’s glamorous art deco-inspired feel.Click here to discover more Team Building Venues in Bournemouth

Top 10 Team Building Venues in Bournemouth

Thanks to its stunning seaside location, vibrant town centre, and excellent variety of venues, Bournemouth is a superb destination for team building activities and events. Whether you are looking for outdoor adventures, indoor challenges, or evening entertainment, you can find a teambuilding venue that suits your needs and budget in this coastal resort town. So, remembering there’s no ‘I’ in team, let’s forego the icebreaker and read on together, as we consider some of the best team building venues in Bournemouth.

The Green House

The Green House is a beautifully restored, Grade II Victorian villa in the heart of Bournemouth, recognised as one of the world’s top eco-hotels. Perfectly nestled between Dorset’s finest blue-flag golden beaches and the ancient mysteries of the New Forest, this award-winning, eco-friendly venue offers oodles of inspiration for your next teambuilding event. It can accommodate up to 100 teambuilding delegates and offers five meeting rooms. Residential options are available, with 32 bedrooms on offer.

Riviera Hotel Bournemouth

The Riviera Hotel Bournemouth offers the perfect environment for teambuilding events, with flexible event and training rooms that can accommodate between 8-200 delegates. Flexible rooms feature natural daylight and air-conditioning, and the facilities offer free WI-FI, projector and screen, free parking, flipcharts, white boards, PA and microphones.

Friendly staff are on hand to help put delegates at ease throughout your teambuilding event and they are ready to take care of your needs. The venue’s beautiful location is perfect for a refreshing walk outdoors in the sea air to keep minds at peak performance.  During breaks between sessions, the hotel’s leisure club with indoor pool, spa bath and gym are very popular.

Hilton Bournemouth

The 4-star Hilton Bournemouth has all you need to create impactful training and teambuilding events. With 177 stylish and spacious bedrooms complete with large panoramic windows, residential options are hard to beat. The hotel houses seven meeting rooms, with maximum capacity of 306 in its spectacular ballroom. For large teambuilding events, convert the four meeting rooms into one, via a connecting balcony.

Delegates can enjoy the indoor heated plunge pool, bespoke treatments as they rest, relax, and recuperate after their day’s activities. In the hotel’s signature restaurant, Schpoons & Forx, they can watch as their food is prepared and cooked in a Tandoor oven, before taking a trip to the spectacular Level8ight The Sky Bar, the highest bar in the South West, with panoramic views over Bournemouth, for a truly unforgettable experience.

NEO Restaurant

A sumptuous meal can be a great way to bring your team together and Bournemouth restaurant NEO is a first-class option, offering elegant glass-fronted event space. Get them talking over cocktails in the lounge bar or reward them with a generous afternoon tea. Dinners have a strong focus on local, seasonal, and sustainable ingredients, with a contemporary take on traditional British cuisine.

Everything at NEO is hand-picked and carefully crafted. The restaurant is inspired by its surroundings, embracing the spectacular views of the seafront and gardens to create a truly unique experience.

Bournemouth Carlton Hotel | Signature Collection by Best Western

Training and teambuilding sessions have a natural home at the Bournemouth Carlton Hotel | Signature Collection by Best Western. The venue overlooks the sea and is close to Bournemouth town centre, with a dedicated events team on hand and ready to help.

Offering six very different meeting spaces, each of which can be laid out in five or six different ways, the hotel is a perfect teambuilding venue, offering all the flexibility you will need to get really creative and strive for maximum results. Capacity for these rooms ranges from two right up to 150.

Ocean Beach Hotel

Atop the prestigious East Cliff of Bournemouth, the Ocean Beach Hotel is located directly on the seafront and offers some of the best views available in the area. The contemporary hotel is only a few minutes’ walk from seven miles of award-winning sandy beaches, providing excellent options for outdoor group activities and is close to the town centre for your team excursions.

With event space able to accommodate up to 140, 63 guest bedrooms, a day spa, outdoor swimming pool, two restaurants—one with views out to sea and a large outdoor sun terrace—this hotel is has all you need to create team building activities that inspire and motivate.

The Cumberland Hotel, Bournemouth

The Cumberland offers a wide selection of flexible teambuilding and training facilities, with help to create a successful event coming from dedicated coordinators. The hotel caters for residential training courses, board meetings, interviews, product launches and award ceremonies.

Offering several stylish conference suites accommodating from 2 to 150 delegates and ample leisure facilities available at the Suncliff Hotel next door. These include swimming pool, sauna, mini gym, and tournament-size squash courts.

Russell Court Hotel

The Russell Court Hotel is a warm and inviting home away from home, the perfect place to break the ice and get your team working together like a happy family. Close to the Bournemouth town centre and within easy reach of sandy beaches, the Russell Court Hotel provides a down-to-earth atmosphere where you can create special teambuilding events with that extra level of intimacy and charm that can make all the difference.

The Neptune, Harvester

A beacon on the stunning seafront in Boscombe, close to Bournemouth, is the Neptune, a light bright function room, providing a blank canvas for teambuilding activities that can accommodate groups of up to 250. Keep it simple, or let your imagination run wild and use this large space to build a variety of team building activities that connect and inspire. A Harvester restaurant and bar are available below.

Mercure Bournemouth Queens Hotel & Spa

With a range of light, air-conditioned spaces, the Mercure Bournemouth Queens Hotel & Spa—the jewel in the crown of the South Coast—can help you deliver highly-effective teambuilding events for groups large or small. A dedicated events team is on hand to help you make best use of the extensive facilities.

This hotel is a celebration of the British seaside, offering nostalgic trip for delegates, complemented by the hotel’s glamorous art deco-inspired feel.

Click here to discover more Team Building Venues in Bournemouth

Other Blog Posts

How to Guide 27/05/25
Planning a Christmas Party: Shared versus Exclusive Events

Thanks to its stunning seaside location, vibrant town centre, and excellent variety of venues, Bournemouth is a superb destination for team building activities and events. Whether you are looking for outdoor adventures, indoor challenges, or evening entertainment, you can find a teambuilding venue that suits your needs and budget in this coastal resort town. So, remembering there’s no ‘I’ in team, let’s forego the icebreaker and read on together, as we consider some of the best team building venues in Bournemouth.The Green HouseThe Green House is a beautifully restored, Grade II Victorian villa in the heart of Bournemouth, recognised as one of the world’s top eco-hotels. Perfectly nestled between Dorset’s finest blue-flag golden beaches and the ancient mysteries of the New Forest, this award-winning, eco-friendly venue offers oodles of inspiration for your next teambuilding event. It can accommodate up to 100 teambuilding delegates and offers five meeting rooms. Residential options are available, with 32 bedrooms on offer. Riviera Hotel BournemouthThe Riviera Hotel Bournemouth offers the perfect environment for teambuilding events, with flexible event and training rooms that can accommodate between 8-200 delegates. Flexible rooms feature natural daylight and air-conditioning, and the facilities offer free WI-FI, projector and screen, free parking, flipcharts, white boards, PA and microphones.Friendly staff are on hand to help put delegates at ease throughout your teambuilding event and they are ready to take care of your needs. The venue’s beautiful location is perfect for a refreshing walk outdoors in the sea air to keep minds at peak performance.  During breaks between sessions, the hotel’s leisure club with indoor pool, spa bath and gym are very popular.Hilton BournemouthThe 4-star Hilton Bournemouth has all you need to create impactful training and teambuilding events. With 177 stylish and spacious bedrooms complete with large panoramic windows, residential options are hard to beat. The hotel houses seven meeting rooms, with maximum capacity of 306 in its spectacular ballroom. For large teambuilding events, convert the four meeting rooms into one, via a connecting balcony.Delegates can enjoy the indoor heated plunge pool, bespoke treatments as they rest, relax, and recuperate after their day’s activities. In the hotel’s signature restaurant, Schpoons & Forx, they can watch as their food is prepared and cooked in a Tandoor oven, before taking a trip to the spectacular Level8ight The Sky Bar, the highest bar in the South West, with panoramic views over Bournemouth, for a truly unforgettable experience.NEO RestaurantA sumptuous meal can be a great way to bring your team together and Bournemouth restaurant NEO is a first-class option, offering elegant glass-fronted event space. Get them talking over cocktails in the lounge bar or reward them with a generous afternoon tea. Dinners have a strong focus on local, seasonal, and sustainable ingredients, with a contemporary take on traditional British cuisine.Everything at NEO is hand-picked and carefully crafted. The restaurant is inspired by its surroundings, embracing the spectacular views of the seafront and gardens to create a truly unique experience. Bournemouth Carlton Hotel | Signature Collection by Best WesternTraining and teambuilding sessions have a natural home at the Bournemouth Carlton Hotel | Signature Collection by Best Western. The venue overlooks the sea and is close to Bournemouth town centre, with a dedicated events team on hand and ready to help.Offering six very different meeting spaces, each of which can be laid out in five or six different ways, the hotel is a perfect teambuilding venue, offering all the flexibility you will need to get really creative and strive for maximum results. Capacity for these rooms ranges from two right up to 150. Ocean Beach HotelAtop the prestigious East Cliff of Bournemouth, the Ocean Beach Hotel is located directly on the seafront and offers some of the best views available in the area. The contemporary hotel is only a few minutes’ walk from seven miles of award-winning sandy beaches, providing excellent options for outdoor group activities and is close to the town centre for your team excursions.With event space able to accommodate up to 140, 63 guest bedrooms, a day spa, outdoor swimming pool, two restaurants—one with views out to sea and a large outdoor sun terrace—this hotel is has all you need to create team building activities that inspire and motivate. The Cumberland Hotel, BournemouthThe Cumberland offers a wide selection of flexible teambuilding and training facilities, with help to create a successful event coming from dedicated coordinators. The hotel caters for residential training courses, board meetings, interviews, product launches and award ceremonies.Offering several stylish conference suites accommodating from 2 to 150 delegates and ample leisure facilities available at the Suncliff Hotel next door. These include swimming pool, sauna, mini gym, and tournament-size squash courts.Russell Court HotelThe Russell Court Hotel is a warm and inviting home away from home, the perfect place to break the ice and get your team working together like a happy family. Close to the Bournemouth town centre and within easy reach of sandy beaches, the Russell Court Hotel provides a down-to-earth atmosphere where you can create special teambuilding events with that extra level of intimacy and charm that can make all the difference. The Neptune, HarvesterA beacon on the stunning seafront in Boscombe, close to Bournemouth, is the Neptune, a light bright function room, providing a blank canvas for teambuilding activities that can accommodate groups of up to 250. Keep it simple, or let your imagination run wild and use this large space to build a variety of team building activities that connect and inspire. A Harvester restaurant and bar are available below.Mercure Bournemouth Queens Hotel & SpaWith a range of light, air-conditioned spaces, the Mercure Bournemouth Queens Hotel & Spa—the jewel in the crown of the South Coast—can help you deliver highly-effective teambuilding events for groups large or small. A dedicated events team is on hand to help you make best use of the extensive facilities. This hotel is a celebration of the British seaside, offering nostalgic trip for delegates, complemented by the hotel’s glamorous art deco-inspired feel.Click here to discover more Team Building Venues in Bournemouth

View blog
How to Guide 16/05/25

Top Christmas Party Hacks that Get Guests Rocking

Thanks to its stunning seaside location, vibrant town centre, and excellent variety of venues, Bournemouth is a superb destination for team building activities and events. Whether you are looking for outdoor adventures, indoor challenges, or evening entertainment, you can find a teambuilding venue that suits your needs and budget in this coastal resort town. So, remembering there’s no ‘I’ in team, let’s forego the icebreaker and read on together, as we consider some of the best team building venues in Bournemouth.The Green HouseThe Green House is a beautifully restored, Grade II Victorian villa in the heart of Bournemouth, recognised as one of the world’s top eco-hotels. Perfectly nestled between Dorset’s finest blue-flag golden beaches and the ancient mysteries of the New Forest, this award-winning, eco-friendly venue offers oodles of inspiration for your next teambuilding event. It can accommodate up to 100 teambuilding delegates and offers five meeting rooms. Residential options are available, with 32 bedrooms on offer. Riviera Hotel BournemouthThe Riviera Hotel Bournemouth offers the perfect environment for teambuilding events, with flexible event and training rooms that can accommodate between 8-200 delegates. Flexible rooms feature natural daylight and air-conditioning, and the facilities offer free WI-FI, projector and screen, free parking, flipcharts, white boards, PA and microphones.Friendly staff are on hand to help put delegates at ease throughout your teambuilding event and they are ready to take care of your needs. The venue’s beautiful location is perfect for a refreshing walk outdoors in the sea air to keep minds at peak performance.  During breaks between sessions, the hotel’s leisure club with indoor pool, spa bath and gym are very popular.Hilton BournemouthThe 4-star Hilton Bournemouth has all you need to create impactful training and teambuilding events. With 177 stylish and spacious bedrooms complete with large panoramic windows, residential options are hard to beat. The hotel houses seven meeting rooms, with maximum capacity of 306 in its spectacular ballroom. For large teambuilding events, convert the four meeting rooms into one, via a connecting balcony.Delegates can enjoy the indoor heated plunge pool, bespoke treatments as they rest, relax, and recuperate after their day’s activities. In the hotel’s signature restaurant, Schpoons & Forx, they can watch as their food is prepared and cooked in a Tandoor oven, before taking a trip to the spectacular Level8ight The Sky Bar, the highest bar in the South West, with panoramic views over Bournemouth, for a truly unforgettable experience.NEO RestaurantA sumptuous meal can be a great way to bring your team together and Bournemouth restaurant NEO is a first-class option, offering elegant glass-fronted event space. Get them talking over cocktails in the lounge bar or reward them with a generous afternoon tea. Dinners have a strong focus on local, seasonal, and sustainable ingredients, with a contemporary take on traditional British cuisine.Everything at NEO is hand-picked and carefully crafted. The restaurant is inspired by its surroundings, embracing the spectacular views of the seafront and gardens to create a truly unique experience. Bournemouth Carlton Hotel | Signature Collection by Best WesternTraining and teambuilding sessions have a natural home at the Bournemouth Carlton Hotel | Signature Collection by Best Western. The venue overlooks the sea and is close to Bournemouth town centre, with a dedicated events team on hand and ready to help.Offering six very different meeting spaces, each of which can be laid out in five or six different ways, the hotel is a perfect teambuilding venue, offering all the flexibility you will need to get really creative and strive for maximum results. Capacity for these rooms ranges from two right up to 150. Ocean Beach HotelAtop the prestigious East Cliff of Bournemouth, the Ocean Beach Hotel is located directly on the seafront and offers some of the best views available in the area. The contemporary hotel is only a few minutes’ walk from seven miles of award-winning sandy beaches, providing excellent options for outdoor group activities and is close to the town centre for your team excursions.With event space able to accommodate up to 140, 63 guest bedrooms, a day spa, outdoor swimming pool, two restaurants—one with views out to sea and a large outdoor sun terrace—this hotel is has all you need to create team building activities that inspire and motivate. The Cumberland Hotel, BournemouthThe Cumberland offers a wide selection of flexible teambuilding and training facilities, with help to create a successful event coming from dedicated coordinators. The hotel caters for residential training courses, board meetings, interviews, product launches and award ceremonies.Offering several stylish conference suites accommodating from 2 to 150 delegates and ample leisure facilities available at the Suncliff Hotel next door. These include swimming pool, sauna, mini gym, and tournament-size squash courts.Russell Court HotelThe Russell Court Hotel is a warm and inviting home away from home, the perfect place to break the ice and get your team working together like a happy family. Close to the Bournemouth town centre and within easy reach of sandy beaches, the Russell Court Hotel provides a down-to-earth atmosphere where you can create special teambuilding events with that extra level of intimacy and charm that can make all the difference. The Neptune, HarvesterA beacon on the stunning seafront in Boscombe, close to Bournemouth, is the Neptune, a light bright function room, providing a blank canvas for teambuilding activities that can accommodate groups of up to 250. Keep it simple, or let your imagination run wild and use this large space to build a variety of team building activities that connect and inspire. A Harvester restaurant and bar are available below.Mercure Bournemouth Queens Hotel & SpaWith a range of light, air-conditioned spaces, the Mercure Bournemouth Queens Hotel & Spa—the jewel in the crown of the South Coast—can help you deliver highly-effective teambuilding events for groups large or small. A dedicated events team is on hand to help you make best use of the extensive facilities. This hotel is a celebration of the British seaside, offering nostalgic trip for delegates, complemented by the hotel’s glamorous art deco-inspired feel.Click here to discover more Team Building Venues in Bournemouth

View blog
  • 19,388 Venues
  • FREE Enquiries
  • 23,617 Rooms for Hire
  • Highly Rated
News & Media All Articles
Lime Venue Portfolio to Launch Groundbreaking ‘G’ Guide on Sustainable Event Planning
10/06/25 Lime Venue Portfolio to Launch Groundbreaking ‘G’ Guide on Sustainable Event Planning

Lime Venue Portfolio is set to release the third and final edition of its ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Event Planning Guide series, with the ‘G’ Guide making its debut at The Meetings Show.

The comprehensive guides, released over the past year, address each element of ESG, offering practical frameworks for member venues and event organisers. The ‘E’ (Environmental) Guide was launched in November at the Event Sustainability Live, followed by the ‘S’ (Social) Guide at International Confex. Together, these resources form part of Lime Venue Portfolio’s wider commitment to advancing sustainability, social value, and long-term event legacies across the sector.

As part of this campaign, Lime Venue Portfolio will host its signature Roundtable sessions with event agency leaders at The Meetings Show, which runs from 25-26 June. A key highlight will be the ‘Governance: The Final Frontier in ESG’ session, which will delve into themes from the guide and discuss how the industry can demonstrate genuine progress through governance tools such as auditing, reporting, and compliance.

Jo Austin, Conference & Event Sustainability Lead at Compass UK&I and Sales Director at Lime Venue Portfolio, commented: “This series is about equipping organisers with tangible tools – from food waste reduction templates to guidance on communicating sustainability achievements. We believe these guides can drive real change across the events landscape.”

Delegates at The Meetings Show will be among the first to access the ‘G’ Guide and speak with Lime Venue Portfolio’s team about the complete ESG series. Following the event, the guide will also be available for public download via the content hub at www.limevenueportfolio.com.

  • 07/06/25 Coastal Cruises Poole Crew Rescue Two Paddleboarders in Distress in Swash Channel

    The crew of Coastal Cruises Poole vessel Fortuna sprang into action today when two paddleboarders got into difficulty in the fast-moving waters of the Swash Channel, just outside Poole Harbour.

    The incident occurred during the Poole – Swanage Jurassic Coast Cruise when Fortuna’s captain spotted the individuals struggling to stay afloat and clearly in distress. Responding without hesitation, the vessel’s crew coordinated swiftly with Solent Coastguard to initiate a rescue.

    Thanks to the quick-thinking and professional conduct of Captain Jamie Moysey, Crew Luke Johnson, and Chris Furniss, both paddleboarders were brought safely onboard Fortuna and returned to shore unharmed.

    “This is a perfect example of the high level of vigilance and seamanship our crews maintain at all times,” said Carol Scott, Managing Director at Coastal Cruises Poole. “We are extremely proud of Jamie, Luke, and Chris for their calm, capable handling of what could have been a very serious situation.”

    This event underscores the vital role that commercial passenger vessels and trained crews can play in supporting marine safety in busy harbour areas.

  • 07/06/25 Hilton Cambridge City Centre’s Head Chef Wins Passion For Plating 2025 Aviko MasterChef Competition in Mallorca

    Hilton Cambridge City Centre’s head chef, Ermal Cani has been crowned one of the winners of the Passion For Plating 2025 Aviko MasterChef competition, showcasing extraordinary culinary creativity and skill in one of the industry's most prestigious events.

    Originally from Albania, chef Ermal discovered his passion for cooking after moving to the UK in 2000, transforming a hobby into a career through dedication and experience. Having worked at renowned establishments such as Hilton Hotels and Marco Pierre White restaurants, he has built a reputation for innovation and excellence. Currently, he serves as the executive head chef at Bull & Bass Restaurant, located within Hilton Cambridge City Centre, where he leads a team of 17 culinary professionals. His expertise in Mediterranean, Asian, and fusion cuisines shines

    through in every dish, combining the finest ingredients from land and sea to create bold, mouth-watering flavors. Bull & Bass offers a diverse à la carte menu, alongside seasonal specials and its signature monthly Friday Supper Clubs, featuring Tanzanian nights, Surf & Turf, and seasonal-themed experiences, all designed to bring exciting global flavors to the heart of Cambridge.

    Reflecting on his journey in the competition, chef Ermal highlighted the Dish Mystery Box challenge as his personal favourite. Given a selection of eight market ingredients, he crafted a charcoal-grilled cauliflower steak with a green peppercorn sauce, accompanied by vegan Aviko gratins. The challenge required instinctive creativity and quick thinking—qualities that define his approach to culinary artistry.

    "Creating dishes that leave a lasting impression is what drives my passion for cooking. Seeing guests enjoy and appreciate the flavours I put together is the most rewarding part of the job," said Ermal Cani, head chef, Hilton Cambridge City Centre.

    As part of his achievement, chef Ermal has been invited to Aviko HQ from October 14th to 16th, where he will tour their factory and gain deeper insights into their innovative food production. His remarkable success has also earned him an interview with Euronews Albania, further cementing his status as an emerging leader in the culinary industry.

    The Passion For Plating competition, held annually, celebrates chefs who push the boundaries of creativity and excellence in plating. With this prestigious win, chef Ermal continues to inspire the next generation of culinary artists while redefining the dining experience for his guests.

    Hilton Cambridge City Centre is part of Hilton Honors®, the award-winning guest loyalty program for Hilton’s 24 world-class brands. Hilton Honors members who book directly through preferred Hilton channels have access to instant benefits, including a flexible payment slider that allows members to choose nearly any combination of Points and money to book a stay, an exclusive member discount that can’t be found anywhere else and free standard WiFi. Members also have access to contactless technology exclusively through the industry-leading Hilton Honors mobile app, where Hilton Honors members can check-in, choose their room and access their room using Digital Key.

  • 05/06/25 Double Win for Hilton Cambridge City Centre at SME Cambridgeshire Business Awards 2025

    Hilton Cambridge City Centre is celebrating a remarkable achievement after securing two prestigious accolades at the SME Cambridgeshire Business Awards 2025.

    The hotel was honoured with the Gold Award for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), recognising its exceptional commitment to responsible business practices and creating positive social and environmental impact. This award highlights organisations that prioritise sustainability, community engagement, and ethical operations—areas in which Hilton Cambridge City Centre has shown ongoing leadership.

    In addition, the hotel received the Silver Award for Hospitality Business of the Year, a category that celebrates hospitality organisations delivering consistently outstanding service, exceeding guest expectations, and building lasting customer relationships. The award spans across a range of hospitality businesses, including hotels, restaurants, and event companies.

    These accolades are a testament to the team’s dedication to excellence in both guest experience and corporate responsibility. Hilton Cambridge City Centre continues to set high standards in the region’s hospitality sector, and this recognition reflects the hard work and passion of the entire team.