Congresses, residential seminars, product launches, gala dinners and weddings can all be organized at the Epic Sana Marquês, for groups from a dozen people up to 1,800 across the whole event floor. The hotel stands on Avenida Fontes Pereira de Melo, a few steps from the Marquês de Pombal roundabout in central Lisbon, and stacks 379 rooms and suites above 2,142 m² of meeting space.
Seminars and company events
The congress and event center spreads over two lower floors and holds 18 meeting rooms. The main plenary rooms are Alfama I (187 m², 160 in theatre style), Chiado III (148 m², 154 in theatre style) and Gala Ballroom I, which seats 216 in theatre style. Breakout sessions fit in a run of smaller rooms named after Lisbon districts, Lapa, Estrela, Castelo and Carmo, most of them between 38 and 72 m² and seating about 30 in theatre style. Graça, at 20 m², works as a board room for a dozen people around an O-shaped table.
Some of the rooms have natural daylight. A team of event consultants plans the program, the room setup and the catering, then stays in charge on the day. For networking evenings and brand launches, the hotel also runs KŌJI, a private venue with its own entrance: 260 m² indoors for up to 250 guests, plus a 120 m² terrace for 50 with views over the Tagus River and St. George's Castle. It comes with a bar, music, professional sound and lighting, high-speed Wi-Fi and a dedicated team.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings take place in the Gala Ballroom or on the Sky Pool Lounge, which looks out over the city. Each couple has an event coordinator present throughout the day, and every proposal is built around the chef's menus, adjusted to the guest list and the timing of the day.
Rooms and capacities
Gala Ballroom I covers 305 m² and receives 350 for a cocktail or 120 at banquet tables. Joined with Gala Ballroom II, it reaches 425 m² and 500 guests standing or 184 seated. The ballroom has high ceilings, an audio system and intelligent lighting, and suits award ceremonies, fashion shows and dinners with a show. On floor -1, Alfama I takes 225 for a cocktail, Chiado I 160 for a banquet and Chiado III 180 for a cocktail, so two receptions can run at the same time.
Accommodation
With 379 rooms and suites, a large delegation sleeps under the same roof as the plenary. Hotel guests also have a lobby bar, a green urban garden and the Sky Pool Lounge, which is reserved for residents.
Catering
Catering is in-house. Every event proposal draws on menus written by the chef, and they can be adapted for coffee breaks, working lunches, buffets or seated dinners. The hotel has three restaurants, among them Allora.
Getting there
The address is Av. Fontes Pereira de Melo, 8, in the Marquês de Pombal area, served by the metro station of the same name. The hotel lists an airport shuttle among its services, useful for delegates flying in to Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport.
