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F O C U S H O S P I T A L I T Y
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 (4)
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 1,600 220
Lise Hunt
dos@sturbridgehosthotel.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
6
Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel &
Trade Center
181 Boston Post Road West,
Marlborough 01752
508-460-0700 • rplazahotels.com
700 23 500 1,100 307
Christine Kelly
ckelly@rplazahotels.com
7
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
8
Boxboro Regency Hotel & Conference
Center
242 Adams Place, Boxborough 01719
978-263-8701 • boxbororegency.com
600 12 300 1,000 143
Joanne Rossley
sales@boxbororegency.com
9
DoubleTree by Hilton Leominster
99 Erdman Way, Leominster 01453
978-534-9000 •
leominster.doubletree.com
550 14 300 900 187
Bharath Bojedla
bharath.bojedla@hilton.com
9
Indian Ranch and Samuel Slater's
Restaurant
200 Gore Road, Webster 01570
508-943-3871 • indianranch.com;
samuelslaters.com
550 6 250 3,064 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
(5)
7 250 700 170
Eric Giancola
egiancola@claremontcorp.com
14
Mechanics Hall
321 Main St., Worcester 01608
508-752-5608 • mechanicshall.org
450 6 300 1,300 0
Olivia Hashesh
ohashesh@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 Grille
625 Betty Spring Road, Gardner 01440
978-630-2500 (hotel) 978-630-2322
(restaurant) • colonial-hotel.com
400
(6) 2 (7)
300 500 112
Mary Whitman
weddingsales@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/
hospitality-services
390 16 80 500 0
Jennifer Parks
jparks@holycross.edu
19
DoubleTree by Hilton Boston-
Milford (4)
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 Banquet Facility
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 Street, Worcester
01605
508-754-5789 • beechwoodhotel.com
300 13 175 350 73
BetteAnn Wallen
bwallen@beechwoodhotel.com
22
Bull Run Restaurant
215 Great Road, Route 2A, Shirley
01464
978-425-4311 • bullrunrestaurant.com
300 7 250 250 0
Amanda Davidson
amandadavidson@bullrunrestaurant.com
22
Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites
Marlborough (4)
265 Lakeside Ave., Marlborough
01752
508-481-3000 • himarlborough.com
300 10 275 500 172
Aimeé Corkern
acorkern@hipeabody.com
22
Juniper Hill Golf Course - Lakeside
202 Brigham St., Northborough 01532
508-393-2444 • juniperhillgc.com
300 3 0 300 0
Rita Cappello
rcappello@juniperhillgc.com
Southbridge Hotel
changes name
following historic
designation
A hotel located on the former
campus of the American Optical
Co. is undergoing a name change,
in a move meant to embrace the
location of the hotel being added
to the National Register of Historic
Places.
The Southbridge Hotel and Con-
ference Center will now be known
as the Wellsworth Hotel, as part of
a branding reconfiguration meant
to reflect the historic nature of the
district it is located in, according to
a press release issued by the hotel
on Jan. 22.
The 81-acre American Optical
Company Historic District was
formally designated to the National
Register of Historic Places during
a plaque ceremony at the hotel on
Jan. 25.
The district, which sits within
the larger 150-acre Southbridge
Innovation Center, was first added to
the register in May, according to the
National Park Service's website.
The hotel's new name and
branding is a reference to a line of
Wellsworth glasses produced by the
American Optical Company, which
was founded in Southbridge in 1833
as a small optical store.
The historic ceremony included
remarks and reflections on the
historic significance from Con-
gressman Richard Neal (D-Spring-
field), according to a separate
release issued Jan. 22 by Franklin
Realty Advisors, which invested an
estimated $150 million into the
Southbridge Innovation Center.
The Wellsworth is ranked seventh
on WBJ's list of largest hotels in
Central Massachusetts as ranked
by number of guest rooms, with
203 rooms, and the 22nd largest
meeting venue as ranked by maxi-
mum banquet accommodation, with
space to accommodate 300 people.
– Story by Eric Casey
