Mbale Resort Hotel hosts corporate conferences, executive workshops, seminars, weddings and large outdoor celebrations, with gardens that take up to 1,000 guests and two indoor halls for meetings. The hotel stands at Plot 50 Bungokho Road in Mbale, in eastern Uganda, with views toward Wanale Hill and within reach of Mount Elgon.
Seminars and company events
The hotel sells full-day and half-day meeting packages. The full-day package covers a mid-morning and an afternoon coffee break, lunch with one soft drink per person and bottled water in the room. The half-day version includes one coffee break, lunch with a soft drink and water. The Crane Hall is the main indoor venue, with room for large conferences and setups adjusted to each event. The Pelican Hall suits workshops, smaller conferences and private parties. The gardens are also used for team-building activities, which gives a residential program some variety between working sessions.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are a large part of the hotel's events business, mainly because of its outdoor spaces. Flamingo Gardens takes up to 1,000 guests and Terrace Gardens up to 800, which covers large receptions with extended family and community guests. The Pool Stage Area holds up to 300 people for a smaller party or an evening program with music. Couples receive a wedding photo shoot on the hotel grounds and a night in the honeymoon suite with breakfast served in bed.
Rooms and capacities
Outdoors, Flamingo Gardens holds 1,000 guests, Terrace Gardens 800 and the Pool Stage Area 300. Indoors, the Crane Hall and the Pelican Hall have no published capacities, so organizers should ask the sales team for figures by layout before confirming a program. The hotel can pair indoor sessions with outdoor meals or receptions on the same day.
Accommodation
Guests stay in executive rooms and suites, some of them with separate lounges, and the executive rooms look out toward Wanale Hill. The site does not give a total number of rooms. The hotel also has a spa and health club with a swimming pool, which delegates can use after sessions.
Catering
The hotel runs two full-service restaurants and three bars, and its site names the Sterling, Pigeon and Doves restaurants. Meeting packages include coffee breaks and lunch prepared on site. For weddings and gala evenings, ask the events team for menus and service formats.
History and setting
Mbale is the main town of the Bugisu sub-region, below the slopes of Mount Elgon. The hotel presents itself as a base for exploring the town and the nature sites around it, including Wanale Hill and Mount Elgon, which suits groups who want to add an excursion to a conference.
Getting there
The hotel is on Bungokho Road in Mbale. Most groups reach the town by road from Kampala or from Entebbe International Airport. Check transfer times with the hotel when planning a conference with participants traveling from the capital.
