Beacon Island Resort hosts conferences, training days, cocktail functions and board meetings for up to 150 guests in two rooms, with 200 en-suite rooms and eight suites on site. The Southern Sun hotel stands on the shore at Plettenberg Bay, on South Africa's Garden Route, and every standard room looks over the ocean or the lagoon.
Seminars and company events
The resort suits a residential conference or an incentive stay where the group meets in the morning and spends the afternoon on the coast. The Lagoon Room, on the ground floor, opens onto a private garden and takes up to 100 people in cinema layout, 60 in schoolroom layout or 80 at a banquet. The Boardroom, on the seventh floor, seats 14 around one table with a panoramic view of the ocean, which suits a management meeting or a client session held in parallel with a larger program. Both rooms come with a data projector, a screen, whiteboards, a flipchart, a lectern and stationery, and the hotel has a business center with self-service workstations and support staff.
Rooms and capacities
The Lagoon Room covers 152 square meters. Its capacities are 100 in cinema style, 60 in schoolroom style, 80 for a banquet and 150 for a standing cocktail function. The Boardroom covers 32 square meters and seats 14 in boardroom style. Additional services and equipment can be arranged on request, and menus are tailored to each event.
Accommodation
The resort has 200 en-suite rooms and eight suites. Standard rooms overlook either the ocean or the lagoon, and the suites face the sea with a separate lounge. With this many rooms, a group of 150 can stay on site, and the suites give options for speakers and senior guests.
Catering
The hotel runs several outlets that a group can use between sessions. Breakfast is served at the Beacon Café and the Gazebo Lounge. The Robberg Room specializes in seafood and steak, the Captain's Cabin offers another dining option, and the Sea Lounge Bar is the place for drinks with a view. Conference menus are prepared by the hotel and can be tailored.
History and setting
Beacon Island Resort stands on a rocky point at the edge of Plettenberg Bay, with the beach on one side and the river lagoon on the other. The hotel belongs to Southern Sun, one of the main hotel groups in South Africa. Plettenberg Bay is one of the best known resort towns on the Garden Route, the coastal road between Mossel Bay and the Tsitsikamma forest, which gives an incentive program plenty of options for outdoor activities after the working sessions.
Getting there
Plettenberg Bay lies on the N2 coastal highway. Groups usually fly into George Airport and continue by road along the Garden Route, or drive the coast from Port Elizabeth or Cape Town. The resort can be contacted on +27 44 533 1120 to plan transfers for a group.
