Host your next meeting at our luxurious Maine resort
Located just south of Camden, Maine, and nestled along 230 acres of scenic coastline, the Samoset Resort offers a distinctive setting for your next conference, meeting, or work gathering. Whether you want to plan something on a larger scale at our Conference Center – which features 20,000 square feet of function space – or host a more intimate business dinner at our beloved Italian restaurant La Bella Vita, our meeting specialists will help oversee every detail of your gathering, from customized catering options to audiovisual enhancements.
Our Venues
Capacity: 400-650 Guests
Our New England Conference Center features 20,000 square feet of function space, including two elegant ballrooms, a 6,438-square-foot exhibit hall, and intimate venues ideal for meetings, training sessions, and private banquets.
Our Venues
The 6,438-square-foot State of Maine Exhibit Hall accommodates up to 36 10’ x 10’ exhibit booths and offers a dynamic setting for large-scale gatherings, demonstrations and product launches. Our versatile Exhibit Hall can also be divided into two separate spaces to best suit your guest list and event needs.
Our Venues
Choose from 12 contemporary venues equipped with high speed wireless Internet access and advanced A/V technology.
Our Venues
Our tented outdoor areas allow the beauty of Penobscot Bay to serve as your backdrop.
Capacity: 400-650 Guests
Our New England Conference Center features 20,000 square feet of function space, including two elegant ballrooms, a 6,438-square-foot exhibit hall, and intimate venues ideal for meetings, training sessions, and private banquets.
The 6,438-square-foot State of Maine Exhibit Hall accommodates up to 36 10’ x 10’ exhibit booths and offers a dynamic setting for large-scale gatherings, demonstrations and product launches. Our versatile Exhibit Hall can also be divided into two separate spaces to best suit your guest list and event needs.
Choose from 12 contemporary venues equipped with high speed wireless Internet access and advanced A/V technology.
Our tented outdoor areas allow the beauty of Penobscot Bay to serve as your backdrop.
Catering
The talented culinary team at Maine’s Samoset Resort will create the perfect menu for your upcoming gathering. Let us keep your attendees engaged with personalized menus featuring fresh and creative cuisine that address the unique needs and dietary requests of your group. With a focus on fresh flavors and quality ingredients, each buffet and banquet is planned to perfection. In addition to formal and informal menus for breakfast, lunch and dinner, we offer variety of refreshing meeting break options that range from granola bars and fresh fruit to delicious desserts and carnival-style snacks. We also offer options for stylish cocktail receptions, complete with elegant displays and passed hors d’oeuvres.
Packages
Our dedicated resort team can accommodate any golf tournaments and events of all sizes, whether you’re planning a business-focused meeting of the minds or a casual golf outing with a special group.
Meeting Experiences to Explore
Donate Your Time to Various Community Non-Profits
Midcoast Maine non-profits are always in need of a helping hand. Your group could help pack boxes and bags of food for Rockland’s AIO Food Pantry or assist in building new area homes or weatherizing existing ones with Midcoast Habitat for Humanity – to name just a couple. Your collective efforts not only leave a lasting impact; they create ripples of connection and compassion in our community.
Collect Items for a Local Animal Shelter
Set in Thomaston, Pope Memorial Humane Society has tended, rehabilitated, and adopted out thousands of animals since its opening 1989. And they’re always in need of cat and dog essentials, like collars and leashes, unopened canned dog/cat food and treats, and more. Consider organizing a group effort to purchase items for dropping off at the shelter.
BYOB: Be Your Own Bartender
Elevate your corporate event with an on-site mixology class, where Samoset Resort’s skilled mixologists teach groups the keys to creating their favorite drinks, followed by a little friendly competition to see who can then shake, muddle, and mix them best. It’s not just an interactive and hands-on team-building activity, but a unique way to enjoy a few cocktails together after a day full of meetings.
Throw Down in an Outdoor-Activity Showdown
Samoset Resort is perched on 230 beautiful waterfront acres that can be your oyster for group-oriented, competitive outdoor games spread across the grounds, like nine-hold disc golf, tennis or pickleball, shuffleboard, and badminton. Or set up a multi-event tournament on one of our rolling lawns with tug of war, Jenga, and corn hole.
Show Your Skills in a Photography Scavenger Hunt
A twist on the traditional scavenger hunt, this challenge splits corporate groups into smaller teams and tasks them with capturing photos that meet specific and funny prompts (i.e. “recreate an iconic photograph with your team members,” “stage a mock wedding engagement photoshoot,” “take a Christmas-card style photo with your team members”). Each team’s submissions are voted on by the entire corporate group with winning photos displayed on a project screen.
Help Clean Up Our Maine Coastline
Maine’s rugged coastline is one of the most scenic parts of the Northeast. And groups can help keep it that way with a local litter clean-up at Breakwater Beach (the rocky beach area at the base of the Rockland Breakwater) or Birch Point State Park. The sessions can also be accompanied with a lesson on what makes our coastal Maine environment so distinct, led by a local sustainability-focused organization (i.e. Island Institute, Friends of Penobscot Bay, Renew Rockland)
Volunteer on Vinalhaven
Located 14 miles off the coast from Rockland, Vinalhaven may be a bit off the beaten path, but it sure is a gem of an island if you’re looking for something quiet and coastal with a nice dose of nature. And when we say nature, we mean roughly 20 hiking preserves of which the Vinalhaven Land Trust is always looking for volunteers in trail maintenance, coastal clean-up, and monitoring conservation easement properties. Think of it as a chance to see this unique island while actively contributing to its preservation.
Practice Your Sun Salutations by the Sea
Groups can enjoy guided yoga sessions right on Samoset’s grounds with a local instructor, against a backdrop of Penobscot Bay, the mile-long Rockland Breakwater, and the twin islands of Vinalhaven and North Haven in the distance. After all, seaside scenes like these only get better when you’re pairing them with guided meditations and deep, mind-unwinding stretches.
Hit the Hills in Camden Hill State Park
The hardest part isn’t locating a route, it’s narrowing it down to just one from the 25-mile trail system of Camden Hills State Park. Local favorites include Maiden Cliff Trail, Mount Megunticook Trail, and Bald Rock, but for a general group crowd-pleaser, opt for Mount Battie, weaving up the south-facing side of the mountain. While a few steep sections and scrambles may challenge your group, the summit’s castle-like stone tower and commanding views of Camden Harbor and Penobscot Bay make it more than worth it.
Stroll the Seaside Breakwater
Did you know the construction of the Rockland Breakwater took about nine years? Or that it’s constructed entirely of local granite blocks quarried and brought over from nearby Vinalhaven Island? Your group will after a scenic stroll – guided by a Samoset staff member – on this almost one-mile-long jetty that pierces the waters of Penobscot Bay.