Seminars and company events
The Kimpton Surfcomber hosts board meetings, conferences, incentive groups and beach receptions, with two indoor meeting rooms for up to 100 and outdoor spaces on the pool deck and beach club that take up to 600 guests at reception. The hotel faces the Atlantic at 1717 Collins Avenue in South Beach, Miami Beach, about 0.3 miles from the Miami Beach Convention Center.
The hotel lists more than 3,120 square feet of air-conditioned meeting rooms and about 50,000 square feet of outdoor event space. Audio-visual support, including hybrid and virtual meetings, comes from Encore. Wi-Fi is included, a business center is open around the clock, and a meeting coordinator follows each event. The location near the convention center makes the hotel a practical base for side meetings, client dinners and receptions during a trade show. Team-building programs can be set on the beach, and ocean-view board meetings are part of the offer.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel sells wedding packages, room blocks for guests and a planner service, and it hosts rehearsal dinners and bachelorette parties. Ceremonies and receptions can take place on the pool deck, at the Solei Beach Club or in the poolside cabanas, with the ocean behind.
Rooms and capacities
Indoors, the Longboard room covers 1,140 square feet and takes 70 to 90 at banquet or theater and up to 100 at reception. The Shorebreak room, 1,243 square feet, takes 70 to 90 at banquet and 80 to 100 at reception or theater. Each room has a patio for 50 at banquet or 40 at reception. Outdoors, the Pool Deck covers 8,232 square feet for 200 at banquet and up to 250 at reception, and the Upper Pool Deck takes 100 at reception or theater. The Solei Beach Club, 6,240 square feet, holds 220 at banquet and 600 at reception. The north and south upper cabana terraces take 80 to 100 guests each. The floor plans also list the entire backyard for larger set-ups, with figures confirmed by the sales team.
Accommodation
Guest rooms are on site, and the hotel organizes room blocks for wedding and group guests. The hotel describes itself as newly renovated.
Catering
Catering comes from the hotel's Social Club restaurant: three-course plated dinners, buffets, themed stations such as a paella bar or a burger bar, hot and cold hors d'oeuvres, tapas-style small plates and desserts. Menus are published on the website for meetings and for weddings.
History and setting
The Surfcomber is an Art Deco building designed by the firm MacKay & Gibbs and today belongs to the Kimpton brand. It stands among the low-rise hotels of Collins Avenue in South Beach, with the sand directly behind the pool deck and the shops of Lincoln Road a few blocks away.
Getting there
Miami International Airport is about 25 minutes by car without traffic, and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport about 45 minutes. The Miami Beach Convention Center is within walking distance.
