Hermes Palace Hotel in Banda Aceh hosts conferences, training days, company meetings and wedding receptions across 15 meeting rooms. The largest, the Aceh BallRoom, takes up to 600 guests theatre-style and 300 at round tables, and the hotel announces wedding receptions for up to 2,500 invitees using indoor and outdoor settings. The hotel stands on Jalan T. Panglima Nyak Makam, in the capital of Aceh province on the northern tip of Sumatra, Indonesia.
Seminars and company events
The meeting rooms are grouped in one dedicated part of the hotel, which is practical for a conference with a plenary session and several breakout groups. The Aceh BallRoom on the first floor handles the plenary, with 250 seats in classroom or boardroom style. On the same floor, Aceh 1, Aceh 2 and Aceh 3 seat between 155 and 200 people theatre-style each, and Lhokme on the ground floor takes up to 190. Smaller rooms suit workshops and board meetings: Lampineung for up to 100, Lambhuk for 60, the four Medina rooms on the second floor for 15 to 55, and three private dining rooms for 10 to 30. The hotel describes all its rooms as fitted with current audiovisual technology. A Business Corner gives access to a computer, printer, photocopier, scanner and internet connection, which helps when a team needs to print material on the day.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are a large part of the hotel's activity. The Grand Ballroom is pillarless, so every table has a clear view of the stage and the head table, and the hotel offers both indoor and outdoor settings for the ceremony and the reception. Its wedding page gives a capacity of up to 2,500 invitees. Couples ask the hotel directly for the content of its wedding packages.
Rooms and capacities
The hotel lists 15 rooms in total. In the Aceh BallRoom, the capacities are 600 theatre, 300 at round tables, 250 classroom, 250 boardroom and 250 in a U-shape. Aceh 2 is the largest of the three Aceh rooms, with 200 theatre and 110 at round tables, while Aceh 1 and Aceh 3 take 155 theatre and 100 at round tables. Lhokme seats 120 at round tables and 100 classroom. Serambi Hall on the ground floor seats 70 theatre and 60 at round tables. The lobby adds a mezzanine meeting space and a large lounge for informal breaks or networking between sessions.
Accommodation
Guests stay in Deluxe and Business rooms, Junior Suites, Executive Suites and a Presidential Suite, so speakers, company directors and delegates can all be lodged on site. According to its website, the hotel has recently been renovated.
Catering
Food is served on site in the Restaurant and Poolside Bar, at Hermes Cafe and in a new all-day restaurant. Banquet menus and coffee breaks for events are arranged with the hotel, which does not publish them online.
Getting there
The hotel is in Banda Aceh itself, on Jalan T. Panglima Nyak Makam. Delegates flying in land at Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport, which serves the city. For a large wedding or a conference, ask the hotel about parking and group transfers.
