Conferences, award dinners, training sessions, seminars and weddings can be organised at The Westin Sendai, whose Grand Ballroom takes up to 756 people theater style and 380 at a seated banquet. The hotel opened in 2010 in Ichibancho, in the Aoba ward of central Sendai, and is operated by Mori Trust Hotels & Resorts. Its guest rooms are the highest in the city.
Seminars and company events
The hotel hosts large ceremonies and parties as well as small and medium-sized training sessions and seminars. The Grand Ballroom, on the second floor, covers 595 m² and takes 756 theater style, 420 in classroom rows or 500 standing; it divides into halves or thirds for parallel sessions. On the 25th floor, Moon and Miyabi each take around 180 to 210 theater style, and Hana/Yuki and Aoba/Hirose each take 126 when used whole and split into halves for breakout groups. Hermitage, on the third floor, takes 192 theater style. These mid-sized rooms can also be set as a U-shape for 42 to 60.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are a core part of the offer, with a dedicated wedding site. Receptions use the ballroom for large guest lists, with 380 seated, and the banquet rooms for smaller ones. On the 37th floor, Vista seats 80 at a banquet and The Crest seats 14, for a family dinner after the ceremony.
Rooms and capacities
Grand Ballroom, 2nd floor, 595 m²: 756 theater, 420 classroom, 500 standing, 380 banquet, 260 buffet. Hermitage, 3rd floor, 177 m²: 192 theater, 110 standing, 90 banquet. Moon, 25th floor, 178 m²: 209 theater, 90 banquet. Miyabi, 25th floor, 174 m²: 182 theater, 90 banquet. Vista, 37th floor, 151 m²: 150 theater, 80 banquet. Hana/Yuki and Aoba/Hirose, 25th floor, about 120 m² each: 126 theater, 60 banquet. The Crest, 37th floor, 53 m²: 14 at a banquet.
Accommodation
Guest rooms occupy the upper floors of the tower, with the Executive Club Lounge on the 35th and 36th floors. The site does not state the number of rooms on its home page; organisers should ask for a room block with the event request.
Catering
Banquets are served by the hotel kitchens. The hotel runs Restaurant Symphony, the Lounge & Bar Horizon and Ichimuan, a Japanese restaurant, which can host a dinner for a smaller group.
History and setting
The Westin Sendai opened in 2010 in a high-rise in Ichibancho, the business and shopping district at the heart of Sendai, the largest city in the Tohoku region. From the upper floors, the view runs over the city toward the mountains and the Pacific.
Getting there
The address is 1-9-1 Ichibancho, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi. Sendai Station, served by the Tohoku Shinkansen from Tokyo in about 90 minutes, is a short taxi or subway ride away. Sendai Airport links to Sendai Station by the airport rail line in about 25 minutes.
