Fairmont Monte Carlo hosts business meetings, conferences, gala dinners, weddings and private receptions in Monaco. The hotel lists 19 event rooms and a capacity of up to 900 guests. It stands at 12 Avenue des Spélugues, five minutes on foot from the Grimaldi Forum convention center and the Yacht Club.
Seminars and company events
The hotel describes its event space as about 7,000 square meters, set up for meetings, conferences and galas. A dedicated events team and an in-house banquet service run the program. Le Grand Salon, in the main lobby with its own private entrance, covers 1,465 square meters and holds 512 people theater style. The hotel suggests it for large conferences, product or vehicle launches, exhibitions and fashion shows. For working sessions, the Grand Prix rooms, Lacoste, Salon Mistral and the Naïade rooms take between 19 and 130 people depending on the layout. A 36 square meter boardroom seats 20.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings use the same rooms, from small ceremonies to large dinners. The hotel offers wedding packages, planners and indoor and outdoor venues with views of the Mediterranean. The Galerie Cristal, in the lobby next to the Salle d'Or, covers 642 square meters with a 3.57 meter ceiling and hosts cocktails or receptions for up to 300 guests. The Salle de la Mer, 425 square meters, seats 230 at a banquet.
Rooms and capacities
The Salle d'Or is described as the largest pillar-free event room on the Riviera. It measures 1,406 square meters with a 4.50 meter ceiling and splits into two identical rooms. Used whole, it takes 900 people theater style or at a banquet, and 700 in classroom layout. Salle d'Or II alone is 703 square meters: 450 theater or banquet, 350 classroom, 84 U-shape. Le Grand Salon takes 504 at a banquet and 250 in classroom or boardroom layout. Grand Prix B (165 square meters) holds 130 theater, 100 classroom or 96 banquet, and Grand Prix A (140 square meters) holds 110, 80 or 72. The three Naïade rooms combine into a 173 square meter space for 90 theater, 100 classroom or 90 banquet.
Accommodation
Guests can stay in the hotel. The site lists guest rooms and suites, including Hairpin city view rooms with private terraces and sea view rooms. It does not give a bedroom total on the pages read, so confirm the number of rooms available for your dates when you send a request.
Catering
The hotel runs its own banquet service, which it calls renowned in the Principality. Amù, on the roof beside the pool, serves Riviera cuisine that blends Italian and French flavors, and the hotel has other restaurants and bars for smaller groups.
History and setting
The hotel marks 50 years of hosting events. It sits on the Monaco waterfront close to the Casino, and the sharp bend known as the Fairmont Hairpin on the Grand Prix circuit passes in front of it. Two of the meeting rooms are named Grand Prix.
Getting there
From major European cities the hotel is reachable by train. Nice Côte d'Azur International Airport is a 30 minute drive. The Grimaldi Forum is a five minute walk.
