Conferences, executive retreats, team meetings, company celebrations and weddings can be organized here for groups of 18 to 250 guests. The King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort stands on the Atlantic shore of St. Simons Island, in Georgia's Golden Isles, and is the only resort on the island with direct oceanfront access.
Seminars and company events
The resort sells meetings from an executive board session to a full conference with breakouts. Its ballroom divides into three rooms for parallel sessions, several meeting rooms face the ocean, and outdoor lawns take presentations and receptions in the open air. A sales team handles group requests, and group room blocks are offered at a special rate. Between sessions, teams can use the beach, the pool, tennis and bicycle rentals. The resort's meeting program has received the Convention South Readers' Choice Award, the Successful Meetings Pinnacle Award, the Meeting South Best of the South Award and the Smart Meetings Platinum Choice Award.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings can be held in a ballroom with several hundred guests or outside under the stars, on an oceanfront lawn or on the lawn of the golf club among live oaks and marshland. The wedding team works on every detail with the couple, and guests can book a reserved block of rooms.
Rooms and capacities
The Lanier Ballroom is the largest indoor room at 2,880 sq ft, for up to 250 guests, and divides into three sections. The Delegal Room, 2,655 sq ft, takes 220 and keeps original stained glass panoramas showing scenes from the island's history, with views of the Atlantic. The Solarium, 1,100 sq ft, takes 80 among antique furniture with ocean views and suits meetings and luncheons. The Retreat Room on the second floor, 1,050 sq ft, takes 64, has 180-degree ocean views and a large pre-function area for breaks. The Butler Room, 550 sq ft, seats 18 around an oak conference table and faces the ocean.
Outdoors, the Atlantic Court Lawn covers 2,392 sq ft and takes 250 for receptions and talks. Away from the beach, the King and Prince Golf Clubhouse, 1,590 sq ft, takes 70 for evening events behind floor-to-ceiling windows and a terrace over Lake Butler, and the golf club lawn takes 50 for ceremonies and receptions.
Accommodation
The resort offers guest rooms and suites with ocean views, recently renovated. Two beach villa buildings hold units of one or two bedrooms with a patio or balcony, a private pool, a hot tub, grills and gated parking. Seven guest houses of one to five bedrooms suit families and small teams who want more space.
Catering
Catering is done on site, with fresh seafood and Southern dishes for meetings, dinners and weddings.
History and setting
The National Trust for Historic Preservation lists the resort among the Historic Hotels of America, and the main building keeps its historic character next to renovated rooms. Spanish moss hangs from the live oaks, and the beach is in front of the hotel. The golf course is currently being reworked and is temporarily closed.
Getting there
The resort is at 201 Arnold Road on St. Simons Island, reached by causeway from Brunswick on the mainland. Brunswick Golden Isles Airport is the closest airport, and Jacksonville and Savannah have larger airports within driving distance.
