Conferences, incentive trips, gala dinners and weddings for up to 500 guests can be held at Trump Turnberry, a golf resort on the Ayrshire coast at Turnberry, in southwest Scotland. Seven event rooms, 204 guest rooms and three golf courses suit residential groups that want to combine work sessions with time outdoors, and the whole resort can be booked for exclusive use.
Seminars and company events
The largest room, the Donald J. Trump Ballroom, seats 500 and has floor-to-ceiling windows looking across the championship links toward Ailsa Craig and the Isle of Arran. The Caledonia Ballroom takes up to 200 theatre style and has a built-in projector and screen, and the Crystal Room holds up to 180 and doubles as the pre-function area for the main ballroom. For breakouts, the Ailsa Craig Suite seats about 100 theatre style, and the Trump Boardroom is set for ten.
Programs can add activities run on site: golf, the spa, horse riding and falconry through Turnberry Adventures, simulated clay shooting, and team-building sessions that include Highland Games. The golf academy has simulators and a driving range, useful when the weather turns. The hotel publishes a meetings package and takes requests through a proposal form.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings range from small ceremonies to receptions of up to 500 guests. The main ballroom, with chandeliers and views over the Firth of Clyde, hosts the largest dinners. The Turnberry Lighthouse, on the point beside the ruins of the castle of King Robert the Bruce, is used for smaller celebrations. A dedicated weddings team handles planning, and guests can stay in the hotel, the cottages or the Lighthouse Suite.
Rooms and capacities
The Donald J. Trump Ballroom seats 500. The Caledonia Ballroom takes up to 200 theatre style, and the Crystal Room up to 180. The Ailsa Craig Suite takes about 100 theatre style and has large picture windows and a screen. The Trump Boardroom seats ten for a meeting or a private dinner. The Old Tom Morris Suite serves as the drinks room before functions in the Caledonia Ballroom, and the Champions Suite, a large room with golf memorabilia, looks toward the 18th hole of the Ailsa course. Room sizes and other layouts are available from the events team.
Accommodation
The hotel has 204 guest rooms, including four suites named after Open champions who won at Turnberry. Self-catering cottages add space for teams or families that prefer more privacy, and the two-bedroom Lighthouse Suite occupies the lighthouse itself.
Catering
Event menus are prepared by the hotel kitchens. The resort's outlets include the 1906 restaurant, the Grand Tea Lounge and Bar, the Duel in the Sun, King of Scots, and a private dining option at a chef's table. Afternoon tea and whisky tastings can be added to a program.
History and setting
The hotel building is listed as a category B historic building, and it sits on a rise above the links with the sea and Ailsa Craig in view. The Ailsa course has hosted the Open Championship. Besides the Ailsa, the resort has the King Robert the Bruce course and Trump's Twelve, a 12-hole par 3 course.
Getting there
The resort is at Turnberry, KA26 9LT, on the coast south of Ayr. Glasgow Prestwick Airport is about 30 minutes by car and Glasgow Airport about an hour. The nearest railway station is Girvan, a short drive south.
