The Place Sunderland

The Place

Luxurious Grade II Listed City Centre Accommodation in Sunderland

Function Room Hire

Multi-use Function Room to Hire in the Sunderland City Centre

Meeting and Function room hire in Sunderland

Boardroom Hire in Sunderland

Hire a Boardroom in Sunderland City Centre

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The Place redefines luxury group stays, special occasions, functions and events.

Welcome to The Place, Sunderland’s most distinctive destination for group stays, team off site meetings and unforgettable events. Located within the National Esports Performance Campus, we offer three beautifully renovated Grade II listed houses in Sunniside at the heart of the city. Our unique site brings together elegant accommodation, modern meeting spaces, a premium boardroom, flexible classrooms and a stunning function room. From leadership retreats and creative workshops to birthday parties and private celebrations, The Place is where ideas flow, teams connect and moments are made.

Luxury Stays

Choose from one of three large houses, each located in the heart of Sunderland’s Sunniside conservation area.

Ruby, Emerald and Sapphire, all tastefully restored Grade II listed properties offering exclusive accommodation for groups of 7 to 12 people. Experience luxurious kitchen and dining areas and breathtaking living rooms. Private groups, and those on business trips benefit from our 24 hour concierge, while creative teams and gamers can up their game and unleash to power of our workstation lofts, all equipped with powerful Esports-ready PC’s.

Work. Rest. And Play at The Place.

Ruby House

Ruby House offers an open plan indulgent luxury living Read more →

Sleeps 7

5G WIFI

High Spec

Emerald House

Emerald House offers an inspiring space to host an event, unwind or gather outside. Read more →

Sleeps 8

5G WIFI

High Spec

Sapphire House

Sapphire House guests can enjoy a quiet shared courtyard that offers an inspiring space to host an event Read more →

Sleeps 12

5G WIFI

High Spec

Function Room

With capacity for up to 80 people, it’s a true multi-use space Read more →

80 People

City Center

Multi Use

Boardroom

Ideal for meetings, strategy sessions, interviews, training, or presentations, the boardroom provides a calm, well-equipped environment where ideas can flow without distractions. Read more →

Capacity 12

City Center

4K Webcam

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What They Say

State of the art facilities

Incredible venue with state of the art facilities. The team couldn’t be more helpful.

Chloe Kelly
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Excellent venue

Excellent venue for hosting events. The team couldn’t be more helpful in ensuring our Growth Lab events run smoothly

Joanne
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Highly recommend!

Highly recommend! I travel a lot for business and this feels like a 2nd home. Great kitchen to cook but also well located to eat out.

Luke Jecks
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

The space was perfect

A lovely function room with everything we needed for our business breakfast. The space was perfect, with excellent acoustics and great tech available to use. The staff were so welcoming and helpful. I would highly recommend this venue to anyone.

Grace Fawcett
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Staff were incredibly helpful

Had my 25th in the function room hall and was so pleased with the venue! Staff were incredibly helpful with the organisation beforehand and reception helped massively with showing me around and setting up. It’s a really cool venue in general and I will definitely be coming back here for more of my events in the future!!

Isaura .K
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Great experience

Huge living space with spacious bedrooms. Overall great experience. No issues with our stay at all! Jason was a great help. Thanks Jason!

Joe Lloyd
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Helpful and friendly staff

Attended a event in the function room, it is a lovely place, helpful and friendly staff, great facilities and location.

Carole Connor
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Perfect for family time

Walking in just before Christmas and instantly feeling settled. We stayed at British eSports in Sunderland from 24th December right through to 2nd January, and honestly it was spot on. The house was huge, beautifully done, and fully equipped with everything you could need. Christmas lunch was a breeze to cook because the kitchen had it all, no hunting for pans or making do. There was loads of space for the whole family to relax without being on top of each other, which matters over the festive stretch.

New Year’s Eve in the players’ lounge was a great touch. Comfortable, spacious, and a brilliant place to celebrate properly. Midweek, while juggling multiple businesses, I was able to use the boardroom to get work done in a quiet, warm, professional space, which made life much easier.

I also have to mention the staff. The reception team were incredibly professional, friendly, and always happy to help with anything we needed. The housekeeper was just as impressive, everything was spotless, well looked after, and clearly cared for. You could really feel the pride they take in the place.

The whole experience felt welcoming, cosy, and very well thought out. Perfect for family time, celebrations, and still being able to crack on with work when needed. I would absolutely stay again.

Stephanie Brown
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Great venue, great staff!

Great venue, great staff … made what could have been a stressful event extremely easy !!!

All at Helen Wilson School of Dance and Drama thoroughly enjoyed the Christmas recital. That is in no small part with thanks to the wonderful venue.

Best Wishes Helen Wilson xxx

Helen Wilson
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

The apartments are stunning!

I recently hired the boardroom to deliver a workshop, what a great space! Lovely comfy seats, tv and recording for presentations and lovely atmosphere. I had a tour of the building and I was blown away! The apartments are stunning! Really lovely place and friendly, helpful staff. Looking forward to hosting more events here in the future!

Melissa Jones
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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