74 Worcester Business Journal | Book of Lists 2020 | 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 (b)
50 Foster St., Worcester 01608
508-755-6800 • dcucenter.com
2,520 11 2,076 4,828 (c) 0
Jim Moughan
jmoughan@dcucenter.com
3
Southwick's Zoo
2 Southwick St., Mendon 01756
800-258-9182 x213 • southwickszoo.com
1,000 3 180 250 0
Sarah D'Alessandro
events@southwickszoo.com
4
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
5
Sturbridge Host Hotel & Conference Center
366 Main St., Sturbridge 01566
508-347-7393 • www.sturbridgehosthotel.com
900 16 700 1,600 232
Sales department
info@sturbridgehosthotel.com
6
Mechanics Hall
321 Main St., Worcester 01608
508-752-5608 • www.mechanicshall.org
850 7 360 2,000 0
Diana Casavecchia
dianac@mechanicshall.org
7
AC Hotel by Marriott Worcester
125 Front St., Worcester 01608
774-420-7555 • marriott.com/boswn
800 (d) 8 300 750 170
Courtney Maleakas
cmaleakas@colwenhotels.com
8
Boxboro Regency Hotel & Conference Center
242 Adams Place, Boxborough 01719
978-263-8701 • www.boxbororegency.com
750 12 500 1,000 143
Michelle Athas
Mathas@boxbororegency.com
8
Sheraton Framingham Hotel & Conference Center
1657 Worcester Road, Framingham 01701
508-879-7200 • www.sheratonframingham.com
750 23 600 1,200 375
Elana Duca
educa@sheratonframingham.com
10
Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel & Trade Center
181 Boston Post Road West, Marlborough 01752
508-460-0700 • www.rplazahotels.com
700 20 500 1,100 307
Christine Kelly
ckelly@rplazahotels.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
Maxwell Silverman's Banquet & Conference Center at Union
Station
2 Washington Square, Union Station, Worcester 01608
508-755-6408 • www.maxwellmaxine.com
600 0 700 700 0
Martin Oduol
info3@maxwellmaxine.com
13
DoubleTree by Hilton Leominster
99 Erdman Way, Leominster 01453
978-534-9000 • Leominster.DoubleTree.com
550 14 300 900 187
Joanne Rossley
joanne.rossley@hilton.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
14
The Hall at St. George Cathedral
30 Anna St., Worcester 01604
508-752-9150 • www.stgeorgeworcester.org
500 11 25 500 0
Richard Dowd
thehallatstgeorge@gmail.com
16
Colonial Hotel
625 Betty Spring Road, Gardner 01440
978-630-2500 • www.colonial-hotel.com
400 7 300 500 112
Kara Huntoon
corporatesales@colonial-hotel.com
16
Pleasant Valley Country Club
95 Armsby Road, Sutton 01590
508-865-4441 • www.pleasantvalleycc.com
400 3 200 300 0
Donna Libby
sales@pleasantvalleycc.com
16
Wachusett Country Club
187 Prospect St., West Boylston 01583
508-835-4484 • www.wachusettcc.com
400 2 250 400 0
Ashley Ryzewski
events@wachusettcc.com
19
Hogan Center, College of the Holy Cross
1 College St., Worcester 01610
508-793-2564 • www.holycross.edu
390 16 225 475 0
Elizabeth Rice
erice@holycross.edu
20
Arrowhead Acres
92 Aldrich St., Uxbridge 01569
508-278-5017 • www.arrowheadacres.com
350 2 300 500 N/A
David Morin
info@arrowheadacres.com
20
Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Marlborough
265 Lakeside Ave., Marlborough 01752
508-481-3000 • www.himarlborough.com
350 7 250 450 172
Jennifer Luna
jluna@himarlborough.com
30
1360 Worcester St., Natick 01760
508-653-8800 • www.vervehotelnatick.com
250 14 180 400 251
Christine Roberts Tascione
CRT@distinctivehospitalitygroup.com
35
Butternut Farm Golf Club
115 Wheeler Road, Stow 01775
978-897-3400 • www.butternutfarm.com
242 2 N/A N/A N/A
Hope Page
hope@butternutfarm.com
36
Highfields Golf and Country Club
42 Magill Drive, Grafton 01519
508-839-1945 • www.highfieldsgolfcc.com
230 N/A N/A N/A N/A
AnnMarie Mong
AnnMarie@Highfieldsgolfcc.com
37
Sterling National Country Club
33 Albright Road, Sterling 01564
978-422-0275 • www.sterlingcc.com
225 3 50 225 N/A
Jeffrey Carroll
Jeffc@sterlingcc.com
38
Courtyard by Marriott Marlborough
75 Felton St., Marlborough 01752
508-480-0015 • www.marriott.com/bosmd
220 11 150 300 202
Michael Sabina
Michael.Sabina@marriott.com
38
Hampton by Hilton Boston-Natick
319 Speen St., Natick 01760
508-653-5000 • www.bostonnatick.hamptoninn.com
220 12 200 355 188
Brenda Diaz
bdiaz@distinctivehospitalitygroup.com
38
The Warren Conference Center & Inn
529 Chestnut St., Ashland 01721
508-231-3000 • www.warrencenter.com
220 11 80 125 53
Lynn Sinclair
lsinclair@framingham.edu
41
Blissful Meadows Golf Club
801 Chockalog Road, Uxbridge 01569
508-278-6110 • www.blissfulmeadows.com
200 3 N/A N/A N/A
Mark Laskowski
mark@blissfulmeadows.com
41
Worcester Art Museum
55 Salisbury St., Worcester 01609
508-793-4330 • worcesterart.org
200 4 60 140 0
Kristen Kirk
kristenkirk@worcesterart.org
43
Blackstone National Golf Club
227 Putnam Hill Road, Sutton 01590
508-865-2111 ext. 113 • www.bngc.net
150 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Mary Jo Bazarian Murray
mjmurray@bngc.net
43
Hilton Garden Inn Worcester
35 Major Taylor Blvd., Worcester 01608
508-753-5700 • www.worcester.hgi.com
150 N/A 80 170 199
Emily Mulhane
emily.mulhane@hilton.com
43
New England Steak Seafood
11 Uxbridge Road, Mendon 01756
508-478-0871 • www.nesteakandseafood.com
150 2 100 100 N/A
James Quirk
nesteakhouse@aol.com
43
Tower Hill Botanic Garden
11 French Drive, Boylston 01505
508-869-6111 • www.towerhillbg.org
150 4 40 150 N/A
Lynn Chaput
privateevents@towerhillbg.org
47
Zukas Hilltop Barn Inc.
89 Smithville Road, Spencer 01562
508-885-5320 • www.zukas.com
140 2 N/A N/A N/A
Lynn Zukas or Alyson Russo
alyson@zukas.com
48
Devens Common Center
31 Andrews Parkway, Devens 01434
978-757-3003 • www.devenscommoncenter.com
125 3 125 175 120
Laura Hume
lhume@truenorthhotels.com
48
Hilton Garden Inn Devens
59 Andrews Parkway, Devens 01434
978-772-0600 • hiltongardeninn3.hilton.com
125 3 125 175 118
Laura Hume
lhume@truenorthhotels.com
50
Berlin Country Club
25 Carr Road, Berlin 01503
978-838-2733 • www.berlincountryclub.com
100 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Laura Cooper
berlincountryclub@gmail.com
50
O'Connor's Restaurant & Bar
1160 W. Boylston St., Worcester 01606
508-853-0789 • www.oconnorsrestaurant.com
100 7 50 60 N/A
Brendan O'Connor
brendanoconnor@oconnorsrestaurant.com
Source: Each facility via survey as of February 2020. Note: Originally published in the March 16, 2020 edition.
(a) Figure is for outdoor, tented events. Indoor accommodation is 600.
(b) Did not respond to 2020 survey, 2019 data
(c) DCU Center arena has seating of 14,000.
(d) Figure includes three season outdoor tent with a capacity of 300.
(e) Renters can visit the museum free of charge on the day of their event.
(f) Additional locations in Norfolk and Taunton; data for Marlborough location only
- Compiled by: Timothy Doyle, tdoyle@nebusinessmedia.com
