98 Worcester Business Journal | Book of Lists 2019 | wbjournal.com
F O C U S T O U R I S M & H O S P I T A L I T Y
Largest meeting facilities
Ranked by maximum banquet accommodation
Total capacity
Venue
Max. banquet
accommodation
No. of
meeting
rooms
Classroom Theater
No. of overnight
rooms
Contact name
contact e-mail
1
Wachusett Mountain Ski Area
499 Mountain Road, Princeton 01541
978-464-2300 • www.wachusett.com
3,000 (a) 8 200 350 0
Stef Luniewicz
sales@wachusett.com
2
DCU Center
50 Foster St., Worcester 01608
508-755-6800 • dcucenter.com
2,520 11 2,076 4,828 (b) 0
Jim Moughan
jmoughan@dcucenter.com
3
Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel & Trade Center
181 Boston Post Road West, Marlborough 01752
508-460-0700 • www.rplazahotels.com
1,500 23 1,500 1,500 307
Christine Kelly
ckelly@rplazahotels.com
4
Boxboro Regency Hotel & Conference Center
242 Adams Place, Boxborough 01719
978-263-8701 • www.boxbororegency.com
1,000 12 600 1,000 143
Stephen Guay
sguay@boxbororegency.com
4
Southwick's Zoo
2 Southwick St., Mendon 01756
800-258-9182 x213 • southwickszoo.com
1,000 (c) 3 150 N/A 0
Belinda Mazur
belinda@southwickszoo.com
6
DoubleTree by Hilton Boston/Milford
11 Beaver St., Milford 01757
508-478-7010 • bostonmilford.doubletree.com
960 10 750 1,500 177
Amy O'Neill
amy.oneill@hilton.com
7
Sturbridge Host Hotel & Conference Center (d)
366 Main St., Sturbridge 01566
508-347-7393 • www.sturbridgehosthotel.com
900 16 700 1,600 232
Ann Nicholas
anicholas@sturbridgehosthotel.com
8
Mechanics Hall
321 Main St., Worcester 01608
508-752-5608 • www.mechanicshall.org
850 7 360 2,000 0 (e)
Diana Casavecchia
dianac@mechanicshall.org
9
Sheraton Framingham Hotel & Conference Center (d)
1657 Worcester Road, Framingham 01701
508-879-7200 • www.sheratonframingham.com
750 23 600 1,200 375
Elana Duca
educa@sheratonframingham.com
10
Maxwell Silverman's Banquet & Conference Center at Union
Station
Union Station, Worcester 01608
508-755-6408 • www.maxwellmaxine.com
700 2 N/A N/A 0
Martin O'Doul
info3@maxwellmaxine.com
11
DoubleTree by Hilton Boston/Westborough
5400 Computer Drive, Westborough 01581
508-366-5511 • doubletree.com
650 17 550 900 225
Oliver Knight
Oliver.Knight@hilton.com
12
The Hall at St. George Cathedral
30 Anna St., Worcester 01604
508-752-9150 • www.stgeorgeworcester.org
600 3 25 800 0
Richard Dowd
thehallatstgeorge@gmail.com
13
DoubleTree by Hilton Leominster (f)
99 Erdman Way, Leominster 01453
978-534-9000 • Leominster.DoubleTree.com
550 14 300 900 187
Joanne Rossley
joanne.rossley@hilton.com
14
AC Hotel by Marriott
125 Front St., Worcester 01608
774-420-7555 • marriott.com/boswn
500 8 300 750 170
Courtney Maleakas
cmaleakas@colwenhotels.com
14
Great Wolf Lodge New England
150 Great Wolf Drive, Fitchburg 01420
978-343-9653 • www.greatwolf.com
500 7 409 625 406
Paula Lawrence
plawrence@greatwolf.com
16
Pleasant Valley Country Club
95 Armsby Road, Sutton 01590
508-865-4441 • www.pleasantvalleycc.com
450 5 250 500 0
Eileen Aviza
sales@pleasantvalleycc.com
16
Riverview Restaurant (d)
13 Port St., Hudson 01749
978-763-9207 • www.riverviewhpc.com
450 5 400 675 0
Raychell Ferrara
functions@riverviewhpc.com
18
The Manor
42 W. Boylston St., West Boylston 01583
508-835-4722 • www.ourmanor.com
420 4 400 400 0 Functions@ourmanor.com
19
Apex Entertainment Marlborough
21 Apex Drive, Marlborough 01752
508-251-8666 • apexentertainmentcenter.com
400 11 200 300 0
Jackie Fritz
jfritz@apexentertainment.com
19
Arrowhead Acres
David Morin
86
Asa Waters Mansion
123 Elm St., Millbury 01527
508-865-0855 • www.asawaters.org
80 4 75 100 0
John K. McElroy
jmcelroy@townofmillbury.net
86
Escape Games Worcester
108 Grove St., Worcester 01605
855-372-4263 • escapegamesworcester.com
80 1 N/A N/A 0
Justin Mussler
info@escapegamesworcester.com
88
Museum of Russian Icons
203 Union St., Clinton 01510
978-598-5000 • museumofrussianicons.org
64 2 25 90 0
Melanie Trottier
mtrottier@museumofrussianicons.org
89
Embassy Suites Marlborough (d)
123 Boston Post Road West, Marlborough 01752
508-485-5900 • embassysuites.com
55 6 50 75 229
April Harvey
April.Lee@hilton.com
90
Clearly Coworking Inc.
474 Grove St., Worcester 01605
508-556-0031 • www.clearlycoworking.com
50 5 20 40 0
Rob DelMastro
meetings@clearlycoworking.com
91
111 Chop House
111 Shrewsbury St., Worcester 01604
508-799-4111 • www.111chophouse.com
40 1 40 40 0
Faith Shannon
faith@111chophouse.com
91
The Sole Proprietor
118 Highland St., Worcester 01609
508-798-3474 • www.thesole.com
40 3 N/A N/A 0
Heather Fallavollita
heather@thesole.com
91
VIA Italian Table
89 Shrewsbury St., Worcester 01604
508-754-4842 • www.viaitaliantable.com
40 3 40 40 0
Maria Trigiano
maria@viaitaliantable.com
94
Maguire House Bed and Breakfast
30 Cobb Road, Ashburnham 01430
978-827-5053 • www.maguirehouse.com
10 N/A N/A N/A 3
Terry Maguire
innkeeper@maguirehouse.com
95
Hilton Garden Inn Boston/Marlborough
170 Forest St., Marlborough 01752
508-251-6706 • bostonmarlborough.hgi.com
N/A 5 N/A N/A N/A
Donna Libby
dlibby@csmcorp.net
Source: Each facility via survey as of March 2019. Notes: N/A = not available or not applicable. Berlin's Homewood Suites by Hilton Boston/Marlborough opened in spring 2019; unable to confirm meeting venue data by press time. For the full
list of 95 meeting venues, see WBJ's digital edition.
(a) Figure for outdoor, tented events; indoor accommodation for 600
(b) DCU Center arena has theater seating of 14,000.
(c) 4,000-square-foot private pavilion
(d) Data from 2018 survey
(e) Partners with area hotels and Discover Central Mass. to offer group rates to patrons; carpeting newly renovated in 2019.
(f) Formerly Four Points Hotel by Sheraton-Leominster
(g) Room for 3,000 in the amphitheatre and outdoor venue
(h) Additional locations in Norfolk and Taunton; data for Marlborough location only
(i) Sold to Spire Hospitality of Illinois on Nov. 26, 2018
(j) Meeting facilities, restaurant and lodge are open to the public; golf facilities are semi-private.
(k) Four additional cabins, holding 15 guests each, provide overnight accommodations for 60 additional guests.
(l) Renters can visit the museum free of charge on the day of their event.
(m) Assumption College offers 200 overnight rooms during the summer months.
(n) Search for a new golf pro was underway at press time.
(o) 1,200 people can be accommodated when entire facility is rented out.
(p) Effective July 1, 2018 Alternatives Unlimited merged with The Bridge of Central Massachusetts to form Open Sky Community Services.
(q) Auditorium and an additional conference room that seats 12 people
- Compiled by: Stephanie R. Meagher, smeagher@nebusinessmedia.com
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