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Host classy, successful events at Le Meridien Coimbatore

The ideal venue for banquets, functions, conferences, celebrations, with best infrastructure and hospitality

By Smiti Jain Narayan

For the smooth hosting and success of an event, it is important to choose the right venue, with well-oiled infrastructure, good food, great ambience, trained service – all these need to come together seamlessly to create the right impact for a memorable event. Banquets at Le Meridien are your perfect ally for hosting any and every kind of function or event that will be remembered for its proper and professional presentation. Recently WIPRO hosted a large international corporate event at Le Meridien with delegates and executives from all over the world. With 254 beautifully-appointed rooms (including single rooms, double rooms, deluxe rooms, Presidential Suite, Tamil Nadu Suite), five

Rishabh Siddharth F&B Manager restaurants, bar, landscaped exteriors, elegant interiors, latest conferencing facilities and infrastructure, the customised food and service – the event was a great success. From such prestigious company events to elaborate weddings with different functions like haldi, mehndi, sangeet, reception and all other functions in between, Le Meridien can handle it all with practised ease and expertise. Even decorations, floral arrangements, DJ and other facilities can be arranged. For company conferences, dealer meets, employee training programs, prize distribution ceremonies, Government launches, as well as family events like engagement functions, wedding receptions, birthday or anniversary celebrations, group get-togethers, there is no better choice in Coimbatore than Le Meridien, the hotel that brings its years of experience in the hospitality segment to enable the smoothest hosting of functions. Le Meridien offers 14 different banquet venue options, including pool side, indoors, al fresco, with spaces that can host from 30 to 50 guests for small conferences, going up to 1500 guests for bigger events. Ample parking space is available too for up to 1000 cars with valet facility. Arrangements for Banquet services at Le Meridien are customised to client specifications and requirements. Food catering can be set up in buffet style dining or Brigadier service which is formal sit-down affairs, or leaf plate service for South Indian sit-down meals. There is a separate kitchen for strict vegetarians. All kinds of cuisines

are available fresh off the bustling kitchens – North Indian, South Indian, even in Southern there are regional or coastal like Andhra, Kerala or Tamilian style cuisines. Apart from Indian, you have the choice of Continental, Chinese, Mediterranean and other cuisines as well. Large events can be held at the biggest banquet hall in the city – Grand Kovai Ballroom which can accommodate up to 4000-5000 people on a floating basis. A pre-function area can be set up as a reception space. The choice of halls includes Ruby, Crystal, Emerald and Diamond, all with different permutations and combinations for different numbers of guests. Pearl is the Meeting Room, while Coral and Amber are Board Rooms with varying, adjustable capacities. For functions that need one or two stages, different sizes of stages can be arranged from 4 ft x 8 ft, and going up to 20 ft x 24 ft. Similarly, single or double dance floors can be put up from 12 ft x 12 ft, scaling up to 15 ft x 21 ft depending on the crowd expected. All modern amenities are provided like microphone, amplifiers, high-resolution LCD projectors, state-of-the-art audio-visual equipment, preview theatre type facilities with 15 ft high screens, and other conveniences to make Le Meridien the complete event venue. Get this end-to-end spectrum of Banquet facilities set in an expanse of seven acres of property, with beautiful entrance point and impressive façade to set the tone. This is the perfect way to host the best managed, memorable event only at Le Meridien.

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BANQUETS & EVENTS Le Meridien Coimbatore

762, Avinashi Road Tel: 236-4343, 425-4343