Board retreats and away-days
A hall for 90, a coastline to walk off the afternoon, and rooms that sleep a team.
Business
Puri is not a convention city. But it does have the one thing a mid-size offsite needs: a room to meet in, a driver on call, and a coastline to walk off the day.
In detail
It is worth being clear at the outset: Puri is a pilgrimage and beach destination, not a corporate hub. There is no convention centre and no cluster of office towers. What there is, however, is genuinely useful for a specific kind of trip — a retreat, an offsite, a small conference, or a team spread across a few days who would rather not fly everyone into a big city.
The hotel has a banquet hall of 1,300 sq. ft. that seats up to 90. That is a genuine capacity for a board away-day, a dealer conference, a training session or a family gathering. It can be laid out in more than one configuration, which is the difference between a room that works for one thing and a room that works for several.
What we do not have is a fleet of smaller breakout rooms, a dedicated AV technician permanently on site, or the kind of high-bandwidth fibre a large hybrid event needs. If your agenda depends on any of those, tell us early and we will tell you plainly whether we can help rather than take the booking and disappoint you later.
Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar is the nearest airport, and it is over an hour away by road. That distance is the single biggest factor in planning a business trip to Puri. The travel desk can arrange a car, and for a group it is far simpler to book one vehicle than to have six people negotiate autos independently.
After a day of sessions, the sea-facing rooms are the argument for being here at all. The Platinum Twin Bed has twin beds and a balcony; the Platinum 4 Bed sleeps five with a separate living room, which suits a team sharing a villa-style arrangement.
Call the MICE desk, not reservations. Group bookings, room blocks and the banquet hall are handled on a separate line: +91 33 4006 0787. They will know what the hall can take far faster than the front desk will.
What to know
A hall for 90, a coastline to walk off the afternoon, and rooms that sleep a team.
Flexible layouts in a 1,300 sq. ft. hall, with in-house catering.
Groups that want a destination rather than another airport hotel.
The beach and the Marine Drive are the agenda for half of it, honestly.
Konark is 35 km along the coast and makes an extraordinary half-day outing.
No convention centre, and no permanent on-site AV technician. Ask early.
Compared
| Room | Sleeps | Beds | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platinum 4 Bed | 5 | Two doubles + living room | A team sharing one unit |
| Premium 4 Bed | 5 | Two large doubles | Families or small teams |
| Suite | 3 | King + lounge | A senior delegate wanting space |
| Platinum Twin Bed | 3 | Two singles | Colleagues sharing, twin preference |
| Platinum Double | 3 | One large double | A couple travelling for work |
| Deluxe Ground (Non-view) | 3 | One double | Budget-conscious, no stairs |
Step by step
+91 33 4006 0787. They hold the hall diary and the group rooming lists.
Rath Yatra fills the town and closes roads. Check before you commit.
The airport is over an hour away. Six separate autos will not work.
Say what your agenda needs. Better to know now than on the day.
Rates move weekly, so a block agreed months ahead is worth locking.
The beach is why people extend. Build that into the itinerary deliberately.
No. What the hotel has is a 1,300 sq. ft. banquet hall seating up to 90, which suits retreats, training and small conferences. If you need a large convention venue, Puri is the wrong city.
Yes, within the capacity of the hall. Call the MICE desk on +91 33 4006 0787 and they will confirm what the layout and equipment will support.
Biju Patnaik International in Bhubaneswar, over an hour away by road. That distance is the main factor in planning. The travel desk can arrange a car.
We will not overstate this. Tell us what your sessions need when you call, and the MICE desk will answer honestly about what is supported.