Conferences, conventions, banquets and weddings for up to 350 guests can be organized at the Prince Arthur Hotel, a waterfront hotel opened in 1911 in downtown Thunder Bay, Ontario. Six rooms add up to 10,000 square feet of meeting space overlooking Lake Superior, and all catering is prepared in the hotel's own kitchen.
Seminars and company events
The hotel lists conferences and conventions, meetings, company presentations and receptions among the events it hosts. The Provincial Room, at 71 by 49 feet, takes up to 350 people and works for a regional conference, an annual general meeting or a trade presentation. Salon E, for up to 100, and the Bertrand Room, for up to 80, suit breakout sessions or a mid-size training day, while Salon A seats 40 and Salons C and D take 12 and 10 for a board meeting or interviews. Because all the rooms sit in one building, a plenary, several workshops and lunch can follow each other without moving the group.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are a regular part of the hotel's business, and the kitchen prepares wedding dinners on site. The Provincial Room can host a large reception for up to 350 guests, and the smaller salons can take a rehearsal dinner or a family brunch the next day. The hotel also offers high tea parties, grand receptions, intimate gatherings and pool birthday packages, which shows the range of private events it handles. Guests from out of town can sleep in the hotel.
Rooms and capacities
The Provincial Room measures 71 by 49 feet and takes up to 350 guests. Salon E measures 64 by 20 feet, up to 100. The Bertrand Room measures 48 by 23 feet, up to 80. Salon A measures 32 by 19 feet, up to 40. Salon C measures 15 by 20 feet, up to 12, and Salon D 20 by 14 feet, up to 10. The site gives one maximum per room, so figures for each layout should be confirmed with the events team.
Accommodation
Guest rooms range from single and double rooms to junior, family, executive and Jacuzzi suites. The site does not state the total number of rooms. The hotel has a pool, which it also uses for children's birthday packages.
Catering
Every dish served at events is prepared in house. The Grill on Cumberland, the hotel restaurant, takes table reservations and works for a team dinner outside the main program.
History and setting
The hotel opened in 1911 and has operated for more than a century. It describes itself as the birthplace of Canada's Remembrance Poppy. It stands in the Waterfront District and looks over Lake Superior, Marina Park and the Sleeping Giant peninsula across the bay.
Getting there
The address is 17 North Cumberland Street, in downtown Thunder Bay. Thunder Bay International Airport, with flights from Toronto and Winnipeg, is a short drive away. There is no passenger train to the city, so most groups fly in or drive along the Trans-Canada Highway.
