Conference Facilities

The Wildey Conference Centre, is part of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) complex and has seating accommodation for 145 theatre style, 70 persons in conference format, and 200 classroom style. The Centre offers 44 table microphones and a podium.

A restaurant also forms part of the complex.

The Superb 1820 regency mansion is the legacy of an unusual man with an opulant lifestyle. The original owner, Samuel Hall Lord, a Barbadian planter of legendary notoriety, furnished the Castle with priceless antiques and paintings.

Today, the beautifully preserved Castle with 234 guest rooms, is owned by Grand Hotels Inc., and boasts conference facilities with a capacity for 600 persons in theatre style; 200 in classroom formation; 600 for reception or cocktail and 400 banquet style. Situated on 72 acres on the southeastern coast, the resort features 11 spectacular acres of palm-fringed beach B the largest on the island.

SHERBOURNE CENTRE

Two miles from Bridgetown, the capital city, and adjacent to the main highway linking the south and west coast hotels is the Sherbourne Centre, a fully air-conditioned and well-equipped facility able to accommodate seminars, meetings, international government conferences, trade shows and exhibitions. It is set in meticulously landscaped grounds near the Prime Minister's residence and overlooks the verdure of the St. George Valley.

Restaurants and cafeteria facilities are available with the Sugar Mill Dining Room seating 250 persons and the Tiffany Cafeteria catering to 180. These are located directly off the foyers, which also facilitate light exhibition space of 10,000 sq. ft.

The main hall seats 900 people theatre style and 400 in classroom style. An acoustic partition divides it into two separate spaces, each served by simultaneous translation facilities for six (6) languages. An observer/press gallery overlooks the Hall with a secretariat which houses 12 offices and aChairman's suite to provide the document production capability.