The resorts of the Costa del Sol in Spain have long been favourite destinations for those who want to take a break in the sun. But that’s not all this area of Spain has to offer: the sunshine coast also makes an ideal place to mix business with pleasure, so all the resorts have great hotel conference venues to attract delegates.

They can be reached easily from the airport at Malaga, with flights to and from the UK and other countries all day every day. Fast rail links make easy travelling between the Costa del Sol and other areas of Spain.

A few miles from the airport, in the city of Malaga, the Hotel MS Maestranza Malaga is perfect for a small conference venue, offering an exceptionally central location with views over Malaga’s famous bull ring and with the attractive backdrop of the city’s stunning walled fortress, the Alcazaba.

There are also plenty of beachside hotel conference venues to choose from further along the Costa del Sol. Head south west to the next main resort of Torremolinos and in the heart of desirable La Carihuela you’ll find the four star Hotel Tropicana right beside the sea. This will take up to 130 delegates.

For a major conference needing seating for up to 1600, the five star Hotel Torrequebrada at Benalmádena is just a few miles further along the coast and offers a central location which is excellent for golf, if indeed that is on the cards for extra curricular activity.

Just a little bit further along the coast you’ll come across Fuengirola where there is a wide range of hotel conference venues and then continuing on west you’ll reach Marbella and hit a whole host of possibilities, from the renowned Guadalpin chain to the Fuerte group and of course the Gran Melia Don Pepe, well known for its extensive hotel conference facilities.

Why not try out the Costa del Sol for your hotel conference venue this year? Many resorts; many hotels; many possibilities.

Barcelona offers a multitude of venues for client meetings, presentations, team meetings, incentive days, AGMs, conferences and exhibitions. Looking to hire meeting rooms in Barcelona?

Location, Location, Location

If you are planning a business meeting in Barcelona, the first thing to consider is location. If people are arriving by air, time is of the essence and they want to get away quickly, you’ll find what you need close to the airport which is about a 20 minute transfer to the city. For example, the four-star Tryp Barcelona Aeropuerto has several meeting rooms for hire in varying sizes, the smallest suitable for up to eight people.

On the other hand, if you want to give your guests, delegates or staff an experience of the city, pick a venue close to the centre or in one of the recognised business disctricts.

Purpose built examples include The Regus World Trade Center at the end of the ultra famous Las Ramblas in the old port area and the Euro Business Centre near the Placa d’Espana in Sant-Montjuic. The impressive Hotel Rey Juan Carlos I in Les Corts offers packages for ‘Small Luxury Meetings’; ‘Green Meetings’ to cut your carbon footprint and just generally make you feel better about your trip; and outdoor meeting spaces in delightful gardens to inspire and enhance meeting productivity.

Whatever your needs for meeting rooms for hire in Barcelona, call on a reputable professional conference coordinator like Conference Coordinator Spain who have established relationships with the various venues and therefore power to negotiate lower charges, saving you money along with valuable time.

There is a multitude of meeting rooms for hire in Madrid, however, finding one that exactly suits your purpose and your budget could prove a time consuming task. How to go about it? Here are a few ideas:

Use the Web

A natural place to start of course, but could it be a case of information overload? Type in the search term ‘meeting rooms Madrid’, and you’ll get about 560,000 sites listed in Google and well over 5,000 in Yahoo. Where are you going to find the time to look at even a small percentage of them? And those you do make time for will take some sifting through before you can be remotely confident about booking one.

Even then, you might have to telephone to check if all your requirements can be met. If not, you’ll have to start all over again. If they say yes, you could still turn up on the day and find things are not as expected.

So, what else could you do?

Recommendations from Colleagues and Contacts

Know anyone who has hired meeting rooms in Madrid? Trawl your contacts and make yourself a list of their recommendations. Then you can make a start on looking up their websites, calling them with your queries and comparing the results. Although probably not such a good idea if you are the sort of person who likes to keep an eye on your phone bill! And again, it’s time consuming and sometimes one person’s likes may be the very things that are your dislikes.

Visit Madrid

Expensive and time consuming maybe, however you’ll be able to see for yourself what is on offer where meeting rooms for hire are concerned. But will you be able to judge if you are getting a good deal? If the budget is tight, this option won’t be open to you anyway.

So, what to do? Time is of the essence and what you really want is someone who knows what they are doing and can negotiate on your behalf to take the entire task off your hands so you can get on with working your way through the rest of the jobs on your to do list.

Use a Business Event Organiser

The best thing to do is find yourself a professional conference coordinator who is familiar with the area and can point out Madrid’s best meeting rooms for hire. People who arrange business events for a living can be trusted to deliver every time, or they wouldn’t stay in business very long. They also have real negotiating power when it comes to getting you the best rates in the local hotels or business centres. Having someone else make all the arrangements while you get on with work you would otherwise have to neglect means you won’t come back to an enormous backlog.

Letting a professional find your meeting room for hire in Madrid saves you time and money and makes good business sense.