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321 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01608 • www.mechanicshall.org • Bookings: 508-752-5608 • events@mechanicshall.org
501(c)3 not-for-profit organization • Built in 1857 • National Register of Historic Places
Largest meeting venues
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 • wachusett.com
3,000
(1)
8 200 350 0
Steffanie Luniewicz
sales@wachusett.com
2
DCU Center
50 Foster St., Worcester 01608
508-755-6800 • dcucenter.com
2,520
11
(2)
2,076
14,500
(3)
0
Jim Moughan
jmoughan@dcucenter.com
3
Maxwell Luciano's Banquet &
Conference Center at Union Station
2 Washington Square, Union Station,
Worcester 01604
508-755-6408 •
maxwellsilvermansbanquet.com
1,000 2 1,200 1,200 0
Martin Oduol
info3@maxwellmaxine.com
4
Sturbridge Host Hotel & Conference
Center
366 Main St., Sturbridge 01566
508-347-7393 •
sturbridgehosthotel.com
900 10 700 1,600 212
Lise Hunt
dos@sturbridgehosthotel.com
5
Boxboro Regency Hotel & Conference
Center
242 Adams Place, Boxborough 01719
978-263-8701 • boxbororegency.com
750 12 500 1,000 143
Sales department
sales@boxbororegency.com
5
Sheraton Framingham Hotel &
Conference Center
1657 Worcester Road, Framingham
01701
508-879-7200 • marriott.com/bosfs
750 23 600 1,200 200
Missy Madrid
mmadrid@colwenhotels.com
Stephanie Paschal
spaschal@colwenhotels.com
7
Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel &
Trade Center
181 Boston Post Road West,
Marlborough 01752
508-460-0700 • rplazahotels.com
700 20 500 1,100 307
Christine Kelly
ckelly@rplazahotels.com
8
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
9
DoubleTree by Hilton Leominster
99 Erdman Way, Leominster 01453
978-534-9000 •
leominster.doubletree.com
550 14 300 900 187
Shannon Ryan
shannon.ryan@hilton.com
9
Indian Ranch and Samuel Slater's
Restaurant
200 Gore Road, Webster 01570
508-943-3871 • indianranch.com
550 5 250 3,047 0
Julie Welch
julie@samuelslaters.com
11
The Hall at St. George Cathedral
30 Anna St., Worcester 01604
508-752-9150 • stgeorgeworcester.org
500 15 600 600 0
Richard Dowd
thehallatstgeorge@gmail.com
12
Great Wolf Lodge New England
150 Great Wolf Drive, Fitchburg 01420
978-343-9653 • greatwolf.com/new-
england
495 7 409 625 406
Paula Lawrence
plawrence@greatwolf.com
13
AC Hotel by Marriott Worcester
125 Front St., Worcester 01608
774-420-7555 • marriott.com/boswn
475
(4)
7 250 700 170
Elizabeth Winship
ewinship@claremontcorp.com
14
Mechanics Hall
321 Main St., Worcester 01608
508-752-5608 • mechanicshall.org
450 6 300 1,300 0
Diana Casavecchia
dianac@mechanicshall.org
15
Arrowhead Acres
92 Aldrich St., Uxbridge 01569
508-278-5017 • arrowheadacres.com
400 2 400 500 0
David Morin
info@arrowheadacres.com
15
Colonial Hotel & Colonial Grill
625 Betty Spring Road, Gardner 01440
978-630-2500 (hotel) 978-630-2322
(restaurant) • colonial-hotel.com
400
(5) 2 (6)
300 500 112
Emily Jillson
corporatesales@colonial-hotel.com
15
Pleasant Valley Country Club
95 Armsby Road, Sutton 01590
508-865-4441 • pleasantvalleycc.com
400 3 200 300 0
Donna Libby
sales@pleasantvalleycc.com
18
Hogan Center, College of the Holy
Cross
1 College St., Worcester 01610
508-793-2565 • holycross.edu
390 15 80 475 0
Elizabeth Rice
erice@holycross.edu
19
DoubleTree by Hilton Boston-Milford
11 Beaver St., Milford 01757
508-478-7010 •
bostonmilford.doubletree.com
350 8 300 500 177
Marie Thomason
marie.thomason@hilton.com
19
The Manor
42 W. Boylston St., West Boylston
01583
508-835-4722 • ourmanor.com
350 4 400 400 0
Maggie Carolan
functions@ourmanor.com
21
Charter Oak Country Club
394 Chestnut St., Hudson 01749
978-562-0800 • charteroakcc.com
325 2 0 500 0
Joanne Duganiero
sales@charteroakcc.com
22
Beechwood Hotel & Sonoma
restaurant
363 Plantation St., Worcester 01605
508-754-5789 • beechwoodhotel.com
300 11 200 400 73
Denise Banach
sales@beechwoodhotel.com
Bull Run Restaurant
22
Juniper Hill Golf Course
202 Brigham St., Northborough 01532
508-393-2444 • juniperhillgc.com
300 3 0 300 0
Rita Cappello
rcappello@juniperhillgc.com
22
Southbridge Hotel & Conference
Center
14 Mechanic St., Southbridge 01550
508-765-8000 • southbridgehotel.com
300 22 250 400 203
Jessica Lavenburg
jlavenburg@shanercorp.com
22
Stow Acres Country Club
58 Randall Road, Stow 01775
978-568-1100 • stowacres.com
300 2 100 220 0
Donna Andrews
events@stowacres.com
28
Tuckerman Hall
10 Tuckerman St., Worcester 01609
508-754-1234 • tuckermanhall.org
270 10 200 521 0
Paul Levenson
info@tuckermanhall.org
29
Apex Entertainment Marlborough
21 Apex Drive, Marlborough 01752
508-251-8666 •
apexentertainment.com
250 10 200 350 0
Anne Marie Case
acase@apexentertainment.com
29
Assumption University Conference
Services
500 Salisbury St., Worcester 01609
508-767-7392 • assumption.edu/
conference-services/meeting-facilities
250 5 160 300
200
(7)
Todd Derdeerian
events@assumption.edu
29
The Center at Eagle Hill
242 Old Petersham Road, Hardwick
01037
413-477-6746 •
thecenterateaglehill.org
250 0 0 460 0
Carl Mercier
cmercier@eaglehill.school
29
Chocksett Inn
59 Laurelwood Road, Sterling 01564
978-422-3355 • chocksettinn.com
250 3 250 300 27
Tianna Dionne
sales@chocksettinn.com
29
Cyprian Keyes Golf Club
284 E.Temple St., Boylston 01505
508-869-9900 • cypriankeyes.com
250 5 500 400 0
Deborah Murphy
deborahm@cypriankeyes.com
29
Fore Kicks Indoor and Outdoor Sports
Complex (8)
219 Forest St., Marlborough 01752
508-624-4433 • forekicks.com
250 6 150 500 0
Pat Teager
patteager@forekicks.com
29
The Haven Country Club
369 Cross St., Boylston 01505
508-869-2000 •
thehavencountryclub.com
250 2 120 140 0
Tim Eyring
timothy.eyring@invitedclubs.com
Nicole Stifnagle
nicole.stifnagle@invitedclubs.com
29
The VERVE Hotel Boston Natick,
Tapestry Collection by Hilton
1360 Worcester St., Natick 01760
508-653-8800 • vervehotelnatick.com
250 14 180 400 251
Erin Bienstock
ebienstock@dhghotels
Christine Roberts
crt@dhghotels.com
Sources: Each venue via survey and company websites
(1) Figure is for outdoor, tented events; indoor accommodation is 600.
(2) Four additional in arena
(3) Figure for arena seating; convention center maximum theater-style capacity is 4,828.
(4) Figure includes three-season outdoor tent with a capacity of 300.
(5) The Colonial Grill can accommodate groups up to 50 patrons.
(6) Additional outdoor tent and restaurant
(7) Summer months only
(8) Additional locations in Norfolk and Taunton; data for Marlborough location only
-Compiled by: Stephanie R. Meagher, smeagher@nebusinessmedia.com
Sources: Each venue via survey and
company websites
(1) Figure is for outdoor, tented
events; indoor accommodation is
600. (2) Four additional in arena (3)
Figure for arena seating; convention
center maximum theater-style
capacity is 4,828. (4) Figure includes
three-season outdoor tent with a
capacity of 300. (5) The Colonial
Grill can accommodate groups up
to 50 patrons. (6) Additional outdoor
tent and restaurant (7) Summer
months only (8) Additional locations
in Norfolk and Taunton; data for
Marlborough location only
-Compiled by: Stephanie R. Meagher,
smeagher@nebusinessmedia.com
Worcester in 2016 and have
played at the DCU Center for five
years.
The Railers have received the
ECHL Community Service Team of
the Year award four consecutive
years and have contributed more
than $1.2 million to community
programs through the Worcester
Railers HC Foundation, according
to the press release.
"The team was designed to be
a community-first organization,
and we have made a significant
impact," Railers Owner Cliff Rucker
said in the press release.