LEISURE & HOSPITALITY
DECEMBER 24, 2018 • HARTFORD BUSINESS JOURNAL | 67
LARGEST BANQUET AND MEETING VENUES IN CONNECTICUT
(Ranked by banquet capacity as of August 2018)
Source: Each venue via survey. NA = not applicable or not available. (a) Spectra Food Services & Hospitality. (b) Minimal AV equipment available. (c) Figures
from 2017. (d) Complete upgrade made to hotel in 2018. (e) Outdoor picnic area with cabana, indoor pool, tent, horseshoes and tennis, volleyball, baseball,
softball and bocce courts also available. (f) Using Max Catering. —Compiled by Heide Martin.
Largest banquet and meeting venues in
Connecticut
(Ranked by banquet capacity as of August 2018)
Rank Venue
Max.
banquet
Meeting
rooms
Max.
theater/
Classroom Meeting contact(s)
Catering/
AV equip.
Year built/
Upgraded
1
Connecticut Convention Center
100 Columbus Blvd., Hartford, CT 06103
860-249-6000; www.ctconventions.com
9,089 19
3,276
1,728
Michele M. Hughes
Y
Y
2005
NA
2
Mohegan Sun
1 Mohegan Sun Blvd., Uncasville, CT
06382
888-226-7711; mohegansun.com
9,000 45
11,170
4,140
John Washko
Y
Y
1996
2008, 2016,
2018
3
Foxwoods Resort Casino
350 Trolley Line Blvd., Mashantucket, CT
06338
800-369-9663; www.foxwoods.com
3,230 40
5,500
3,225
Resort sales
860-312-4238
resort_sales@foxwoods.com
Y
Y
1992
2015, 2018
4
Aqua Turf Club
556 Mulberry St., Plantsville, CT 06479
860-621-9335; www.aquaturfclub.com
1,500 4
1,500
1,100
Karen Alix
Y
Y
1972
2014
5
XL Center
1 Civic Center Plaza, Hartford, CT 06103
860-249-6333; www.xlcenter.com
1,336 7
4,000
1,548
Ashley Vanett
Y (a)
Y (b)
1977
2014
6
Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk
10 N. Water St., Norwalk, CT 06854
203-852-0700; www.maritimeaquarium.org
1,000 3
310
40
Catherine Carlucci
Y
Y
1988
NA
6
Toyota Presents Oakdale Theatre
95 S. Turnpike Road, Wallingford, CT
06492
203-269-8721; oakdale.com
1,000 6
4,560
350
Lorraine Nuha
Y
Y
1954
2006, 2010
8
Hilton Stamford Hotel and Executive
Meeting Center
1 First Stamford Place, Stamford, CT
06902
203-967-2222;
www.hiltonstamfordhotel.com
950 37
1,200
575
call 203-967-2222
Y
Y
1984
2017
9
Crowne Plaza Hotel Stamford (c)
2701 Summer St., Stamford, CT 06905
203-359-1300; www.crowneplaza.com/
stamfordct
880 16
1,100
500
Deborah Gilronan
Y
Y
1984
2014
10
Hyatt Regency Greenwich
1800 E. Putnam Ave., Old Greenwich, CT
06870
203-637-1234; www.greenwich.hyatt.com
840 23
1,000
500
Denise Florio
Y
Y
1986
2012
11
Groton Inn & Suites
99 Gold Star Highway, Groton, CT 06340
860-445-9784; www.grotoninn.com
750 4
750
500
call 800-452-2191
Y
Y
1966
2012
11
Mystic Marriott Hotel and Spa
625 North Road (Route 117), Groton, CT
06340
860-446-2600; www.mysticmarriott.com
750 20
1,400
750
Anant Joshi
Y
Y
2001
2011, 2018 (d)
13
Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale
155 Temple St., New Haven, CT 06510
203-772-6664; www.omnihotels.com/
newhaven
700 19
1,400
600
Lisa A. Camolli
Dana Zimmerman
Y
Y
1963
2012
13
Red Lion Hotel Cromwell
100 Berlin Road, Cromwell, CT 06416
860-635-2000; www.redlion.com/cromwell
700 21
1,100
500
Becky Polaski
Y
Y
1970
2007
13
The Riverview
10 Winslow Place, Simsbury, CT 06089
860-651-5005; www.riverviewcatering.com
700 2
600
500
Stephanie O'Reilly
Y
N
2008
NA
16
Amber Room Colonnade
1 Stacey Road, Danbury, CT 06811
203-748-3800; www.theamberroom.net
650 4
1,000
600
Douglas Polistena
Alisha Turchick
Y
Y
1969
2016
16
Stamford Marriott Hotel & Spa
243 Tresser Blvd., Stamford, CT 06901
203-357-9555; www.stamfordmarriott.com
650 19
1,000
550
Peter Weise
Lynne Coppola
Y
Y
1978
2010
18
Hartford/Windsor Airport Marriott
28 Day Hill Road, Windsor, CT 06095
860-688-7500; www.marriott.com/bdlap
600 12
600
480
Emily Williams
Y
Y
2001
2017
18
Italian Center of Stamford
1620 Newfield Ave., Stamford, CT 06903
203-322-6950; banquets.italiancenter.org
600 4 (e)
600
600
Anna Maisner
Y
Y
1970
2011, 2018
18
Marriott Hartford Downtown
200 Columbus Blvd., Hartford, CT 06103
860-249-8000; www.HartfordMarriott.com
600 13
900
500
Stephanie Simmons
Y
Y
2005
2015
21
Trumbull Marriott
180 Hawley Lane, Trumbull, CT 06611
203-378-1400; www.marriotttrumbull.com
520 13
700
228
call 203-378-1400
Y
Y
1986
2012
22
Ethan Allen Hotel
21 Lake Ave. Ext., Danbury, CT 06811
203-744-1776; www.ethanallenhotel.com
500 15
450
300
Colleen Coderre
Minnie Spruill
Eileen Whitney
Y
Y
1974
2012, 2014,
2017
22
Hartford Marriott Farmington
15 Farm Springs Road, Farmington, CT
06032
860-678-1000; www.marriott.com/bdlct
500 22
650
350
Carol Kelley
Y
Y
1982
2005
22
Maneeley's
65 Rye St., South Windsor, CT 06074
860-528-6622; www.maneeleys.com
500 6
1,000
600
Sandy Dimitratos
Y
Y
2001
2012
22
Rome Commons Ballroom - University
of Connecticut
626 Gilbert Road Ext., Storrs, CT 06269
860-486-1001;
www.conferences.uconn.edu
500 1
800
200
contact 860-486-1001
or
conferences@uconn.edu
Y
Y
1998
NA
22
The Bushnell Center for the Performing
Arts
166 Capitol Ave., Hartford, CT 06106
860-987-5900; www.bushnell.org
500 4
2,799
150
David Fay
Y (f)
Y
1929
2017
27
Hilton Hartford
315 Trumbull St., Hartford, CT 06103
860-728-5151; www.hartfordhilton.com
470 15
600
350
Robin McHill
Y
Y
1975
2013
Source: Each venue via survey. NA = not applicable or not available.
(a) Spectra Food Services & Hospitality.
(b) Minimal AV equipment available.
(c) Figures from 2017.
(d) Complete upgrade made to hotel in 2018.
(e) Outdoor picnic area with cabana, indoor pool, tent, horseshoes and tennis, volleyball, baseball, softball and bocce courts also available.
(f) Using Max Catering.
—Compiled by Heide Martin.
Connecticut Convention
Center's attendance (363,279)
and operating revenues ($3.7
million) both fell in fiscal 2018
by 1.2 percent and 13.1 percent,
respectively, state data shows. The
facility has been challenged by
increased competition from casinos,
including MGM's new Springfield
gaming facility.
Mohegan Sun unveiled its new
$80 million, 250,000-square-foot
Earth Expo & Convention Center in
May.
Foxwoods unveiled several
new amenities in 2018 including
New England's first on-site casino
brewery and a zipline.
In fiscal 2018, the
XL Center
lost $2.9 million, attributed to
seven canceled/unsuccessful events
and the addition of a state event
admissions tax half way through the
fiscal year.
