Conferences for up to 600 people, trade shows, banquets, family reunions and weddings can be organised at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort, a resort in southwest Montana near Anaconda, between Butte and the Pintler Wilderness. It combines a 20,000-square-foot conference center, 153 guest rooms, four naturally heated hot springs pools, a golf course and an in-house catering department on one site.
Seminars and company events
The resort takes groups from a private dinner meeting to a full conference of up to 600 people, and the conference center is large enough for a trade show. Alongside the main hall and its foyer, there are several smaller meeting rooms for breakout sessions and a private boardroom for executive meetings. A sales and catering team works with organisers on the schedule, the room plan and the meals, and a conference center map is available on request. Group golf outings and tournaments can be added to a program, as can time in the hot springs pools, the spa, tennis or guided fishing.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are held both outdoors and indoors. The resort has several outdoor ceremony locations, including the Pavilion, and the conference center is used for traditional indoor ceremonies and receptions. The wedding package includes three conference center rooms from the day before the wedding, which gives time to decorate. Bridal showers and rehearsal dinners can be booked on site, and a wedding specialist handles planning. Custom arrangements are possible without the package.
Rooms and capacities
The conference center covers 20,000 square feet including its foyer and hallway, with a maximum stated capacity of 600 guests. The Board Room serves small executive groups. Outside, a large pavilion and barbecue area sits next to sand volleyball courts, basketball hoops, horseshoe pits and a playground, which suits company picnics and family reunions. The site does not publish capacities room by room, so ask for the floor plan.
Accommodation
There are 153 guest rooms, 22 of them suites. Registered guests have free access to the hot springs pools from 8 am on arrival day to 4 pm on departure day. The first phase of a pool renovation has opened, and the waterslide is closed this fall while the second phase is built.
Catering
Catering is in-house. The banquet team offers sit-down meals and themed buffets, sets rooms with linens in the colors chosen for the event, and can design a custom menu for a group. At the pavilion, staff prepare barbecue lunches or dinners. For guests between sessions there is the Waters Edge Dining Room for fine dining, the Springwater Café for casual meals and the Minerals Lounge.
History and setting
The resort sits at the foot of the Pintler Wilderness and is built around natural hot springs. Besides the pools, it offers Whispering Willows Spa, golf with mini golf and a golf simulator, and summer and winter recreation.
Getting there
The resort lies just off Interstate 90 between Butte and Anaconda. The nearest commercial airport is Bert Mooney Airport in Butte, and larger groups often fly into Bozeman. There is no passenger rail service nearby.
