The Kempinski Hotel Soma Bay hosts conferences, incentive trips, gala dinners and weddings for up to 400 guests in its main ballroom, with two smaller rooms for breakouts and board meetings. The resort stands at Soma Bay, on Egypt's Red Sea coast, and combines its event rooms with guest rooms, several restaurants and bars, and indoor and outdoor settings for receptions.
Seminars and company events
The hotel has three dedicated meeting venues. The Seashell Ballroom, the largest, covers 384 square meters, has its own entrance and foyer, and can be divided into two halls, A and B. Seated in classroom layout it takes 150 people, which suits the plenary of a sales conference or a product launch. The Seahorse Meeting Room, 158 square meters, works as a second plenary room or as two breakout rooms, since it also divides into two parts. The Seastar Boardroom, 47 square meters, is set as a boardroom for a small leadership group. The hotel also offers outdoor settings for events, which lets an incentive group move a dinner or a reception outside.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel presents the Seashell Ballroom as a room for weddings as well as conferences. With a private entrance and foyer, the ballroom keeps a wedding apart from the rest of the resort, and the foyer can serve for a welcome drink before guests sit down. The ballroom takes 200 at a banquet, and the hotel states that it accommodates 400.
Rooms and capacities
The Seashell Ballroom measures 384 square meters: 200 at a banquet, 150 in classroom layout and 76 in a boardroom setup, with up to 400 guests stated by the hotel; it divides into Hall A and Hall B. The Seahorse Meeting Room measures 158 square meters: 140 at a banquet, 60 in classroom layout and 36 in a boardroom setup; it divides into two parts. The Seastar Boardroom measures 47 square meters and seats 12 around a boardroom table.
Accommodation
Guest rooms come in four categories of 39 square meters, each for up to three guests: Resort View Room, Side Sea View Room, Sea View Room and Laguna Club Room, the last with access to a club lounge. Suites are also available. Step-free accessible rooms are offered in two categories, and connecting rooms can be arranged.
Catering
Catering comes from the resort's own kitchens. Restaurants and bars include The View Restaurant, Al Mar Restaurant and Bar, Bamboo Shoot Restaurant, the Beachcomber Bar and the Sultan Bar, which gives a group several options for dinners over a multi-day program.
Getting there
Soma Bay lies on the Red Sea coast between Hurghada and Safaga. Most groups fly into Hurghada International Airport and continue by road to the resort.
