The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess has broken ground on a new conference center, which will add 52,331 square feet of indoor meeting space anchored by the new 23,000-square-foot Palomino Ballroom. Debuting on October 11, 2012 (10/11/12), the new $20 million conference center gives the resort a total of 150,000 square feet of event space, making it the largest meetings resort in the Fairmont Hotels & Resorts portfolio worldwide.
The new facility, designed by Kollin Altomare Architects of Long Beach, California, will be adjacent to the existing ballroom near the resort’s main entrance. With a modern Southwest design inspired by the spirited Spanish horses that roamed the desert, the new event spaces will feature “nano” walls that open up to the outdoors for a refreshing open-air meeting or evening banquet.
Existing meeting rooms also will be updated to offer seamless transitions between spaces, and private walkways will be added between the two 23,000 square foot ballrooms to ensure group privacy. The entire 106,000 square feet of indoor space includes 47 meeting rooms, several with their own patios. The new porte cochere and outside veranda will have an artistic water feature and seating to relax between sessions.
