Sonesta Los Angeles Airport LAX, at 5985 West Century Boulevard, has more than 14,000 sq ft of event space, led by the 5,876 sq ft Continental Ballroom, minutes from LAX with a 24/7 airport shuttle. Above the Line provides audio, video, lighting and LED for conferences, galas and meetings.
The renovated hotel pairs a four-section ballroom with paired meeting rooms, a boardroom and the Sonesta Work Suite. We size sound, video and lighting to each space from the hotel's own chart.
Room names, sizes and capacities come from the hotel's Events page at sonesta.com. Photos are the hotel's own. Production notes describe a typical Above the Line setup for each space.
The hotel's largest space, for conferences, banquets and galas, divisible into Salons A to D.
Reception 800 · Theater 750 · Banquet 400 · Classroom 350
For a 400-guest awards dinner in the Continental Ballroom, we build a stage on the long wall with two wide screens, a line-array sound system and uplighting around the room.
Four ballroom sections for general sessions and breakouts of up to 187 theater-style.
Reception 200 · Theater 187 · Banquet 100 · Classroom 87
For four simultaneous breakouts in the Salons, we give each a projector, screen and wireless mic, and keep the audio isolated across the air walls.
Mid-sized meeting rooms that pair into Burgundy-Bordeaux and Colombard-Moselle for up to 120 theater-style.
Theater 120 · Reception 150 · Banquet 100 · Classroom 80 (pairs)
When Burgundy-Bordeaux is opened up for 120, we add a second screen halfway down the 64 ft room so the back rows can read the slides.
Paired meeting rooms of 504 sq ft each, for up to 80 theater-style when combined.
Theater 80 · Reception 80 · Banquet 70 · Classroom 40
For a training session in Napa-Sonoma, we set a display on each side of the front wall and a wireless presenter for the trainer.
A meeting room for theater seating of up to 50.
Theater 50 · Reception 40 · Banquet 40 · Classroom 30
For a 30-seat classroom in Santa Barbara, we bring a 75-inch display on a stand and a speakerphone for remote presenters.
Smaller meeting rooms for breakouts and interviews of up to 40.
Theater 30 to 40 · Reception 30 to 40 · Banquet 20
For interview suites in these rooms, we provide a display and a wireless screen-share box in each, so teams can switch presenters quickly.
A boardroom for 10.
Conference 10
For a hybrid board meeting in the Executive Boardroom, we add a camera bar and table mics to a display at the head of the table.
A collaborative suite with zones for focus, collaboration and socializing, for up to 20 guests.
Reception 30 · Conference 10
For a design sprint in the Sonesta Work Suite, we add portable displays and a wireless mic kit that moves between the zones.
All figures come from the capacity chart on the hotel's Events page.
| Room | Sq ft | Dimensions (ft) | Theater | Classroom | Banquet | Reception | U-shape / conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental Ballroom | |||||||
| Continental Ballroom | 5,876 | 113 x 52 | 750 | 350 | 400 | 800 | 200 |
| Salon A | 1,482 | 52 x 28 | 187 | 87 | 100 | 200 | 50 |
| Salon B | 1,456 | 52 x 28 | 187 | 87 | 100 | 200 | 50 |
| Salon C | 1,456 | 52 x 28 | 187 | 87 | 100 | 200 | 50 |
| Salon D | 1,482 | 52 x 28 | 187 | 87 | 100 | 200 | 50 |
| Meeting rooms | |||||||
| Burgundy-Bordeaux | 1,408 | 64 x 22 | 120 | 80 | 100 | 150 | 45 |
| Burgundy | 704 | 32 x 22 | 60 | 40 | 50 | 75 | 22 |
| Bordeaux | 704 | 32 x 22 | 60 | 40 | 50 | 75 | 23 |
| Colombard-Moselle | 1,408 | 64 x 22 | 120 | 80 | 100 | 150 | 45 |
| Colombard | 704 | 34 x 22 | 60 | 40 | 50 | 75 | 22 |
| Moselle | 704 | 34 x 22 | 60 | 40 | 50 | 75 | 23 |
| Napa-Sonoma | 1,008 | 48 x 21 | 80 | 40 | 70 | 80 | 34 |
| Napa | 504 | 24 x 21 | 40 | 20 | 35 | 40 | 17 |
| Sonoma | 504 | 24 x 21 | 40 | 20 | 35 | 40 | 17 |
| Santa Barbara | 504 | 27 x 20 | 50 | 30 | 40 | 40 | 20 |
| Monterey-Mendocino | 1,008 | 48 x 21 | 80 | 40 | 70 | 80 | 34 |
| Monterey | 504 | 24 x 21 | 40 | 20 | 35 | 40 | 17 |
| Mendocino | 504 | 24 x 21 | 40 | 20 | 35 | 40 | 17 |
| Los Alamos | 504 | 24 x 21 | 30 | 16 | 20 | 40 | 12 |
| Santa Ynez | 504 | 24 x 21 | 40 | 16 | 20 | 40 | 12 |
| Temecula | 504 | 24 x 21 | 40 | 16 | 20 | 40 | 12 |
| Santa Cruz | 456 | 24 x 21 | 30 | 16 | 20 | 30 | 12 |
| Boardroom and Work Suite | |||||||
| Executive Boardroom | 456 | 24 x 21 | 10 | ||||
| Sonesta Work Suite | 750 | 30 | 10 | ||||
Sources: Events at sonesta.com; Sonesta LAX Meeting Brochure (2025); Cvent venue listing; Encore locations. Retrieved October 25, 2026. A blank cell means the figure is not published.
Figures come from the capacity chart in the hotel's 2025 Meeting Brochure. The brochure text describes groups of up to 675 attendees, and Cvent lists the Continental Ballroom at 675 theater and 500 banquet; the chart's figures are shown.
The chart calculates capacities with the Meeting Professionals International comfort calculator. U-shape figures are shown in the last column; the Executive Boardroom and Work Suite figures in that column are conference seating.
Not an official Sonesta website. Confirm every capacity with the hotel before contracting.
Photos: the Santa Barbara, Executive Boardroom and Sonesta Work Suite photos are the venue's own, from its Cvent venue listing.
Floor plans: from documents the hotel posted on its Cvent venue listing, cropped to the plan. Retrieved October 25, 2026.
Plans posted by the hotel on its Cvent venue listing. Confirm current layouts with the hotel before planning.
Wireless and podium mics with a PA tuned for the Sonesta Work Suite.
Projection and bright LED displays sized to each room and its daylight.
Warm lighting and uplighting for dinners, receptions and award nights.
LED walls for general sessions, launches and award moments.
Cameras, switching and streaming for hybrid meetings and boardrooms.
We draw layouts from Sonesta LAX's own room specs and a site walk.
Weather-rated audio and lighting for terraces and outdoor spaces.
Itemized budgets for Sonesta LAX, with every line explained.
Our technicians work alongside the hotel's event team from load-in to strike.
Gear ships from our own Southern California warehouses.
We maintain our inventory from VUE, Shure, Barco, Avid, Yamaha and Sony.
We work around LAX every week, from Century Boulevard and El Segundo to Inglewood, Playa Vista and Marina del Rey.
We build walk-in loops, sponsor slides and award graphics sized to your screens.
Our itemized budgets match what is actually in the room.
We keep you updated clearly and consistently from proposal to strike.
Our proposals are drawn from the hotel's own room specs.
In 16 years and 2,113 events, including 85 concerts, our team has handled everything from early design to show day.
Learn More →We support conferences, galas and meetings, from the Continental Ballroom to the Sonesta Work Suite.
Learn More →In-house AV: Encore. Outside AV vendors like Above the Line can work alongside or instead, subject to hotel policy.
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