The King Fahd Palace in Dakar is built for large meetings: a conference center of 6,000 square meters with 66 meeting rooms and offices, a 700-seat amphitheater, a second amphitheater of 120 seats and two twin halls of 1,000 square meters each. Organisers can run a congress, an exhibition, a corporate convention or a two-day board seminar on one site, then move on to banquets, gala dinners and weddings in the same grounds. The hotel stands on Route des Almadies, at the western tip of the Dakar peninsula, in a landscaped park of 35 hectares facing the Atlantic.
Seminars and company events
The conference center is the core of the offer. The large amphitheater suits plenary sessions, product launches and award ceremonies for up to 700 seated guests. The 120-seat amphitheater works for breakout sessions, press conferences or training days. The two halls of 1,000 square meters each can take exhibitions, trade stands, catering areas or a large dinner, and the 66 smaller rooms and offices give space for committees, workshops, a secretariat and interviews running in parallel. The hotel states that it has hosted more than 3,000 national and international events, which places it among the reference addresses in West Africa for institutional conferences and international meetings.
Weddings and receptions
Banquets and weddings are listed among the hotel's services. The park, the halls and the restaurants give several settings for a reception, from a cocktail outdoors to a seated dinner indoors. Capacities for weddings are not published, so couples and families should ask the events team for a layout matched to their guest list.
Rooms and capacities
Published figures: 6,000 square meters of conference space, 66 meeting rooms and offices, one amphitheater of 700 seats, one of 120 seats, and two halls of 1,000 square meters. Layout capacities for the halls and the smaller rooms are given on request, which is the norm for a center of this size where rooms are combined event by event.
Accommodation
Guests stay on site in five room categories: Supérieure rooms of 28 square meters, Deluxe rooms of 42 square meters with Atlantic views, Executive rooms of 33 square meters, Junior Suites of 95 square meters and a Presidential Suite. Delegates, speakers and wedding guests can therefore sleep where the event takes place, which simplifies transfers and late programs.
Catering
Food and drink are handled in house. The hotel runs the Manguier and JO restaurants, the Dizzy Bar and a Lounge Bar, which can cover coffee breaks, working lunches, cocktails and gala dinners during a conference.
History and setting
The hotel has received events since 1991, according to its own pages. Its 35-hectare park runs down to the ocean, and the site lists pools among its services and refers to its own golf course. For a multi-day meeting, participants stay within one perimeter between sessions, meals and evening receptions.
Getting there
The hotel is in Almadies, the residential and hotel district at the western end of Dakar. International delegations arrive at Blaise Diagne International Airport and reach the hotel by road.