Imperial Royale Hotel can host conventions for up to 2,000 people seated in theatre layout, receptions for up to 3,000 standing, and weddings, banquets and meetings for 12 to 600 guests across 21 conference rooms and banqueting halls. The hotel has 274 bedrooms and stands in central Kampala, Uganda.
Seminars and company events
The hotel presents itself as a conference center first. Most halls sit on levels 3 and 4, so a large program stays on two floors. PrimRose Hall, built on two tiers, covers 1,284 square meters and takes 2,000 in theatre layout, 500 in U-shape, 400 in classroom layout, 500 in fishbone and 3,000 for a cocktail reception. For a national convention, the hall can hold the plenary while Sun Flower Hall, May Apple and Gardenia Hall host breakout sessions of several hundred each.
Shortly after it opened in late 2007, the hotel served as the media hotel during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Kampala, hosting more than 400 international journalists. Internet runs on a fiber backbone, with cable and wireless access.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel markets its halls for weddings and banquets as well as conventions. Gardenia Hall takes 600 for a reception, Sun Flower Hall 600, and the open-air Pool View Hall and Rumours Lounge 500 each. The Pool Side takes 300 for a cocktail. Parking for more than 500 cars in two underground levels helps on a large wedding day.
Rooms and capacities
Sun Flower Hall, 404 square meters, seats 600 in theatre and 300 in classroom layout. May Apple, 364 square meters, and Gardenia Hall, 365 square meters, each seat 500 in theatre and 250 in classroom layout. Magnolia and Anemone each seat 200 in theatre and 100 in classroom layout. Scarlet Hall seats 150, Daisy, Rose and the two Lilly rooms 100 each, Honey Bees 80 and Lantana 40. Iris, Cactus, Camellia and Hibiscus serve as small meeting rooms for 12 to 20.
Accommodation
The 274 air-conditioned rooms range from Deluxe Double and Deluxe Twin rooms to Executive rooms, Executive suites, Junior Presidential suites and two Presidential suites. Each has a work desk, satellite TV and a bathroom with separate shower and bathtub. Five elevators serve the building. The fifth floor holds an Olympic-size pool overlooking Kololo Hills, a health club and a spa with massages, sauna and steam room.
Catering
Restaurants and bars are on levels 3 and 4, next to the halls, and room service runs 24 hours. The conference page mentions healthy food options for delegates. Ask the banqueting team for menus for coffee breaks, lunches and gala dinners.
Getting there
The hotel is in central Kampala, close to government offices, banks, diplomatic missions, airline offices and shopping malls. Entebbe International Airport, the country's main airport, is south of the city by road. Golf can be arranged nearby.
