Shin Yokohama Prince Hotel can host seminars, conventions, award dinners and weddings for up to 1,300 people in theatre layout, in a tower hotel two minutes' walk from Shin-Yokohama Station, in Yokohama, Kanagawa.
Seminars and company events
The hotel's banquet and meeting offer covers conferences, seminars, academic congresses, incentive parties, anniversary and merger celebrations, commemorative ceremonies and receptions. Lighting and sound systems for international meetings and seminars are available, and a meeting can run on the same day as a party in another room. The hotel can also set up catering at a location you specify, and it states that ceremonies can be coordinated with the neighboring Yokohama Arena.
Incentive programs are a stated use: an awards ceremony and celebration can be combined with a meeting, and the hotel offers to propose a combined plan.
Rooms and capacities
The main hall, Symphonia, is on the fifth floor. It covers 1,280 square meters with a 7 m ceiling and takes 500 guests at a seated dinner, 800 at a buffet, 1,300 in theatre layout and 600 in classroom layout.
Six medium rooms measure about 15.4 m by 27.3 m. Chidori, Wakana and Sakuragawa are on the fourth floor and seat 170 for dinner, 200 at a buffet, 400 in theatre and 200 in classroom layout. Nocturne, on the third floor, takes 150 for dinner and 200 at a buffet, with 400 in theatre and 200 in classroom layout. Serenade and Fantasia, also on the third floor, each include a 91 square meter anteroom and take 120 for dinner, 150 at a buffet, 250 in theatre and 150 in classroom layout.
Two small rooms, Ogami on the fourth floor and Prelude on the third, cover 135 square meters each. Each takes 40 for dinner, 60 at a buffet, 80 in theatre and 40 in classroom layout.
Sky Banquet is on the 42nd floor. It covers 120 square meters with a 2.6 m ceiling and takes 36 for dinner, 60 at a buffet, 50 in theatre and 40 in classroom layout. An 80 square meter foyer sits on the same floor. Smaller waiting and meeting rooms on floors three to five complete the set.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel runs a wedding service built around a sky chapel on the 41st floor, about 140 m above ground, with views over Yokohama. Receptions are held in the hotel's banquet rooms, and a bridal salon handles inquiries and visits. Family meetings and engagement dinners are also offered.
Accommodation
The hotel is a full-service property with rooms on the upper floors, from which the Minato Mirai district, Mount Fuji and central Tokyo can be seen in different directions. A public listing gives 875 rooms. Organisers can combine a day program with overnight stays for delegates, and the hotel offers stay-and-party plans for incentive groups.
Catering
Catering is handled by the hotel's own kitchens. The hotel lists party plans with food and drink packages, buffet dining with live kitchens, and restaurants on the 40th to 42nd floors. Off-site catering and decoration can be arranged.
History and setting
The hotel opened in 1992 and is run by Prince Hotels, part of the Seibu group. It stands in the Shin-Yokohama district, a business area built around the Tokaido Shinkansen station and next to Yokohama Arena. The hotel also sits close to the Shin-Yokohama skating center, a short walk away.
Getting there
The hotel is about two minutes on foot from Shin-Yokohama Station, which is served by the Tokaido Shinkansen. This makes day trips from Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka practical for delegates, which the hotel highlights for large conventions and academic meetings.
