The whole Manor seen from the Dining Room to the gallery

First time — Rooms

The Rooms

80.11 m², 3-metre ceilings, eleven zones

Queen's Butler — Definition

About The Rooms

The Rooms is a guide to all eleven zones of the Queen's Butler Manor, seen through their furnishings, the butler's gestures and the ways you might spend your time. Across 80.11 square metres with 3-metre ceilings, English manor house and French rococo are layered together, and each zone is set as a scene in a single story.

First view

Even on a first visit, the butler guides you from the door to your seat

A tour of the Manor means coming to know the light, the sounds and the distances between furnishings that a floor plan alone cannot convey, in the order you will meet them from arrival to departure. At the time of your booking, the butler waits at the entrance and welcomes you with a bow. After taking your luggage and coat, we quietly lead you to the place best suited to the day's purpose.

Inside the Manor stand the suit of knight's armour at the entrance to the Study, the Dining Room, the Lounge and the bedroom. The butler walks at your pace, keeping an eye on the distance to the furnishings and briefly pointing out what is worth seeing. Both female and male butlers are in residence, and the Manor is never let out unattended.

See how a visit unfolds

A butler opening the French oak double doors into the Dining Room

Queen's Butler — Rooms

Choose where in the Manor you would like to spend time with your Queen's Butler

A butler opening the double doors into the Dining Room

Entrance

The Entrance

Your welcome at the door, the taking of your luggage and coat, and the passage past the armour to the double doors leading into the Dining Room.

Dining

The Dining Room

A yew table by Bradley, a nine-light Maria Theresa chandelier, a gramophone and a silver bell.

Study

The Study

A leather-topped desk, a black leather chair and two tiers of light create an English gravity.

Lounge

The Lounge

A mantelpiece, a wine-red sofa and a 120-inch screen for quiet company.

Bedroom

The Bedroom — French Rococo Room

Arranged like a basket of flowers around a 19th-century French corbeille bed.

Wardrobe

The Wardrobe

Barley-twist bookcases, a Chesterfield chair and the butlers' attire.

Gallery

The Gallery and Walls

Double doors, a hall clock, a cabinet and wall sconces lead the eye from scene to scene.

A butler's white gloves presenting the Manor's facilities

Amenities

Bathroom and Facilities

A shower room within the Salon, plus the building's shared drum washing machine, a refrigerator, Wi-Fi, a changing area and air conditioning. The refrigerator may be used only during your visit; we do not store items outside your booked hours.

Rooftop night view

From the building's rooftop, the night view of Odaiba

Rainbow Bridge

Looking out to Rainbow Bridge

From the rooftop of the building you can see Rainbow Bridge by night.

A guest admiring the night view on the rooftop as a butler brings tea

Odaiba

The night view of Odaiba

On the rooftop, you can take in the beautiful night view of Odaiba with your butler.

Eleven zones

The eleven zones, chosen by scene and role

The Dining Room: yew table and chairs beneath the chandelier

Zone	What you will see	Suited to
Entrance	Where your luggage and coat are taken	Welcome and farewell
Kitchen	Where the butler makes preparations	Preparing tea, cookery lessons with the butler
Sanitary	Private lavatory, shower room	Freshening up, tidying after changing
Wardrobe	Butlers' attire, bookcases, leather chair	Changing, photography in costume
Study	Desk, leather chair, globe, armour	Reading, letters, conversation, portraits
Left wall	A wall connecting the rooms	Photography making use of the gallery
Dining	Double doors, yew table, chandelier	Afternoon tea, dining, meetings
Partition wall	A wall dividing the rooms	Photography that shifts between scenes
Right wall	A wall connecting the rooms	Photography making use of the gallery
Fireplace / Lounge	Mantelpiece, sofa, screen	Reading, film, conversation
Bedroom	Corbeille bed, canopy	Resting on the bed, photography

Design

Furnishings that do not match too neatly give the Manor its layered time

The idea behind the Manor is to bind furnishings of different eras and origins together with a single palette and a single story. The Study carries English gravity, the bedroom French rococo, and the fireside the air of a Victorian salon, with cobalt blue, gold, wine red and silver running through the whole.

The butler does not only describe the striking pieces; we attend to the relationship with the furnishings down to where a chair is drawn, which way a door opens and the order in which the lights are dimmed. The hands handling silver in white gloves, the lowering of the needle onto the gramophone, the sound of curtains opening: these too are part of the Manor's scenery. The provenance of each piece is told in more detail in The Collection.

Read about the Collection

Bookshelves layered with leather-bound volumes and antique pieces

Choose a room

Decide your first place by how you would like to spend the time

To read in quiet	The leather chair in the Study, or the sofa in the Lounge. The butler adjusts the light and the sounds around you.
To enjoy conversation	Sit facing one another in the Dining Room, or at an angle in the Lounge. The butler arranges the seating to suit your party and purpose.
To admire the furnishings	Moving from the Dining Room through the gallery to the Study and bedroom, you can compare English and French design in turn.
To watch a film	The 120-inch screen in the Lounge. The butler sets the lighting and curtains to shape the view.
To take photographs	Beside the armour, at the Study desk, before the fireplace or in the bedroom: we can suggest backdrops to suit your attire and composition.
To rest on the bed	Rest on the bed in the French Rococo Room. The butler prepares the linen and the light.

Walk through

From arrival to departure, the Manor opens in this order

A butler waiting inside the entrance door

Welcome at the door

The butler greets you with a bow. On rainy days we attend at once to anything that has got wet.

Your luggage and coat taken

We carry them to the Wardrobe so that you may move about unencumbered. Please keep valuables with you.

Through the Manor

Past the armour and other furnishings, the butler leads you to the seat of your choice.

Settling your first place

From the Dining Room, the Study, the Lounge and beyond, we prepare the place that suits your wishes and party size.

Moving from scene to scene

For reading, conversation, a film or admiring the furnishings, the butler adjusts the light so that you may settle wherever you please.

What you may bring and request

Choose attire that is comfortable to walk in and suits the day's purpose
You are welcome to bring props for photographs or a book to read
You are welcome to bring your own food and drink
Both male and female butlers are in residence; please tell us any preference when you book
The silver and porcelain may be held in your hands, and you can watch the butler's handling at close quarters

What we do not offer at the Manor

Letting the Manor out unattended
Serving meals
Moving the armour or the hall clock without the butler's guidance
Handing over keys

QHow many spaces is the Manor divided into?

Eleven zones in all. The Entrance, Kitchen, Sanitary area, Wardrobe, Study, three walls and the Dining Room, the Fireplace and Lounge, and the Bedroom are connected as a single Manor.

QDo I need to decide how I will use the rooms before I come?

There is no need to decide in advance. The butler will ask your wishes and guide you to the place that suits the mood of the moment, whether reading, conversation, photography or a film.

QHow many guests can visit together?

Up to six guests. For one guest we centre the visit on the quiet Study; for several, on the Dining Room or the Lounge. The butler arranges the rooms to suit your party.

QMay a female butler show me round?

Both male and female butlers are in residence. Please let us know your preference when you book, and we will confirm availability.

QMay I eat and drink in the Manor?

You are welcome to bring your own food and drink. We do not serve meals, so please bring anything you need with you.

QHow do I enter on a rainy day?

The butler waits inside the door and takes your wet coat and belongings. Please mind your footing and arrive at your booked time as usual.