Hotel Arctic in Ilulissat, Greenland, runs a conference centre for up to 120 participants, with a plenary room of 204 square meters and four meeting rooms. The hotel stands on the shore of the Ilulissat Icefjord, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and sells meeting packages that combine rooms, meals and transfers.
Seminars and company events
The official site presents the conference centre as its main event offer. The Danish hotel and tourism trade association Horesta has given it its maximum rating of five stars. The hotel supplies the rooms, the interior, the audiovisual facilities and the group rooms for the program.
The example conference package on the site includes transfer between Ilulissat Airport and the hotel and to and from the town, overnight accommodation in a standard single or double room, breakfast buffet, morning and afternoon coffee breaks, lunch, a two-course dinner and a three-course dinner on the final evening. Use of the hotel's audiovisual equipment, the plenary room, group rooms and the guest PC is included, and meal times are adjusted to the day's program. The site states that the MICE product is not available in weeks 24 to 36, from June 14 to September 12.
Rooms and capacities
The Greenland Room is the plenary room and the heart of the conference centre. It measures 204 square meters and takes up to 120 participants depending on the layout, with a view of icebergs drifting past. The centre also has a smaller assembly room and a number of group rooms, and the site counts four meeting rooms in total: three meeting rooms plus the Greenland Room. A lounge in the middle of the conference centre opens onto an outdoor terrace overlooking the town of Ilulissat and the Icefjord.
Accommodation
The hotel has standard rooms with free Wi-Fi and television. It also lists Aurora Cabins and hotel apartments, and the same group operates the Glacier Lodge Eqi, the Igloo Lodge and the Ilimanaq Lodge for programs that add a night out of town. The number of rooms is not stated on the pages we read.
Catering
Meals are served in house. The Brasserie Ulo and the fine dining Restaurant Ulo build their menus from seasonal ingredients, and the hotel says it is in daily contact with local fishers and sealers. Flexible meal times can be arranged around the conference program.
History and setting
Hotel Arctic opened in 1984 and is run by Air Greenland. The Ilulissat Icefjord was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2004. Its glacier moves forward by about 40 meters a day, and the hotel also arranges experiences such as whale safaris, dog sledding, kayaking and northern lights outings for the free time of a program.
Getting there
The hotel is at Mittarfimmut B-1128 in Ilulissat, next to the airport, and the conference package includes the transfer from Ilulissat Airport. Flights are the usual way to reach the town.
