Hotel New Grand in Yokohama rents four banquet rooms for seminars, conferences, receptions and dinners, and the largest hall takes up to 400 guests in buffet or theater layout. The hotel stands across from Yamashita Park, in the port district of Yokohama, one minute on foot from Motomachi-Chukagai station.
Seminars and company events
The hotel lets its banquet rooms for alumni meetings, seminars, parties, exhibitions and memorial services. The official fee table prices each room by use: banquet, meeting or exhibition. Exhibition rental runs from 9:00 to 21:00. Every room is listed with guest numbers for dinner, buffet, theater and classroom layouts, so an organiser can match a format to a room before asking for a quote.
The Starlight Room, on the fifth floor of the main building, suits smaller groups. Its windows look over Yokohama Port, and the hotel describes it as a popular choice for small private dinners, parties and meetings. It can be hired whole or in three parts.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel has a dedicated wedding section on its site and runs bridal fairs. For receptions and parties, it also publishes party plans for general gatherings, course dinners, year-end and New Year parties, and graduation parties. The Rainbow Ballroom, on the second floor of the main building, was the social hall of the hotel when it opened, and it keeps a deep red color scheme, heavy columns and carved ceilings. The Phoenix Room, on the same floor, was the first main dining room, with a Japanese-style interior built for the foreign guests of the time.
Rooms and capacities
Perry Raiko no Ma is the largest room. It is on the third floor of the Tower wing, covers 440 square meters and faces Yamashita Park. It holds 250 guests at a seated dinner, 300 in classroom layout, and 400 at a buffet or in theater layout. It divides into an east section and a center-south section, each of 200 square meters. Each section takes 100 guests theater style and 120 at a buffet.
The Rainbow Ballroom covers 273 square meters and holds 120 for dinner, 200 for a buffet or theater layout, and 150 in classroom layout. The Phoenix Room holds 60 for dinner and 80 at a buffet.
The Starlight Room covers 221 square meters and holds 60 for dinner and 80 at a buffet. Its east part (82 square meters) takes 25 for dinner and 40 theater style. Its center part (60 square meters) takes 14 for dinner and 30 theater style. Its south part (79 square meters) matches the east part.
Catering
Banquet plans cover buffet, course and full French course menus. The hotel also runs several restaurants and bars, including Le Normandie for French cuisine, Il Giardino for Italian cuisine and The Cafe. The hotel publishes guidance on food allergies, which organisers should read before fixing a menu.
History and setting
The hotel presents itself as a European-style hotel opened in the early Showa era, and it belongs to the classic hotels of Japan. Its historic buildings are a feature in themselves. The Perry Raiko no Ma carries a mural of Commodore Perry landing at Yokohama, painted by the German artist Heine.
Getting there
Motomachi-Chukagai station on the Minatomirai line is one minute away on foot from exit 1. Ishikawacho station on the JR Negishi line is 13 minutes away on foot. The address is 10 Yamashita-cho, Naka Ward, Yokohama.
