The Fairmont Orchid on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi can host company events and receptions of up to 1,500 guests, from a 16-seat boardroom to a ballroom of about 14,000 square feet. The resort lists more than twenty indoor and outdoor spaces, so a small leadership retreat and a large conference can run under the same roof.
Seminars and company events
The hotel's meetings page is built around capacity tables. The Grande Ballroom holds 1,170 guests theater style, 840 classroom style and 1,278 at banquet rounds. It divides into three salons (Salon I, II and III), which seat 390 theater style, 216 classroom style and 280 banquet style when used together. Two further ballrooms, Promenade and Plaza, take 261 and 300 theater style, and each splits into three smaller rooms for breakouts of 87 to 100 people theater style.
For working sessions in small groups, the hotel lists a Boardroom for 16, a Director's Room for 20 around a boardroom table, and six Flower Rooms (ʻIlima, Maile, Orchid, Hala, Hibiscus and Pikake) that seat 30 to 42 banquet style or 18 to 22 boardroom style. The Lehua Theater has 138 fixed seats, which suits a keynote or a product presentation.
Weddings and receptions
The resort runs separate Weddings and Social Events pages. For a reception and dinner, the Kilohana room is described with a built-in wooden dance floor and seating for up to 80 guests. Outdoor options matter for larger parties: the Croquet Lawn is listed for 800 at banquet rounds, Coconut Grove for 600, the Plantation Estate for 400 and Turtle Pointe, the largest space listed, for 1,500.
Rooms and capacities
Capacity depends on layout, so the figures below are the ones the hotel publishes. Outdoor spaces are listed with banquet figures only.
Smaller outdoor areas include Wailana Garden (100 banquet), the Courtyard Lanai (150), Nanea Lanai (70) and Brown's Knoll (30). The Ballroom Foyer and Courtyard seats 120 at banquet rounds and works as an arrival and reception area next to the ballroom.
Accommodation
The hotel offers Garden View, Ocean View, Partial Ocean View and Oceanfront rooms, suites, a Presidential Suite, a Fairmont Gold level and mobility-accessible rooms. The meetings page does not state the number of bedrooms, so confirm the room block you need when you send a request.
Catering
Menus are built around fresh, local and in-season products, and the kitchen may substitute items that are out of season. Banquet menus are published on a separate page of the hotel's website. Menus and prices can change, so ask for the current offer when you plan your event.
Getting there
The resort sits on the Kohala Coast side of the Big Island, at 1 North Kaniku Drive. Most groups arrive by air and transfer by road. Ask the hotel about shuttle options and the closest airport when you plan group travel.
