Worcester Business Journal

wbjournal.com | Book of Lists 2024 | Worcester Business Journal 63 H O S P I T A L I T Y F O C U S www.simplydcatering.com (508) 839-1911 Simply Delicious Catering S E R V I N G F A M I L I E S & B U S I N E S S E S Unique Menu Items Quality Equipment, Service and Food Experienced Chefs and Professional Staff Transparency and Clear Communication A Passion for Food & Event Planning C A T E R I N G T H A T M E A N S B U S I N E S S Scan to Book & Events 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) Aimeé Corkern conference-services/meeting-facilities 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 (10) 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 Angela Stockdale angela.stockdale@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 Denise Banach dbanach@dhghotels.com Christine Roberts crt@dhghotels.com 37 Butternut Farm Golf Club (4) 115 Wheeler Road, Stow 01775 978-897-3400 • butternutfarm.com 242 2 N/A N/A 0 Hope Page hope.butternutfarm@gmail.com 38 Stow Acres Country Club - North Course (4) 58 Randall Road, Stow 01775 978-568-1100 • stowacres.com 240 1 120 240 N/A Karen Giles kgiles@stowacres.com 38 Westminster Country Club (4) 51 Ellis Road, Westminster 01473 978-874-5938 • westminstercountryclub.com 240 1 240 0 0 Michael Leblanc westminstercountryclub@gmail.com 40 Groton Country Club (4) 94 Lovers Lane, Groton 01450 978-448-3996 • grotoncountryclub.com 230 1 200 230 N/A Leigh Ann Colvin lacolvin1@msn.com 40 Highfields Golf and Country Club 42 Magill Drive, Grafton 01519 508-839-1945 • highfieldsgolfcc.com 230 2 180 180 0 AnnMarie Mong annmarie@highfieldsgolfcc.com 42 Sterling National Country Club 33 Albright Road, Sterling 01564 978-422-0275 • sterlingcc.com 225 3 50 225 0 Jeffrey Carroll jeffc@sterlingcc.com Sources: Each venue via survey as of Q1 2024 and company websites. Note: N/A=not available or not applicable. (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) Data from WBJ's 2023 survey (5) Figure includes three-season outdoor tent with a capacity of 300. (6) The Colonial Grill can accommodate groups up to 50 patrons. (7) Additional outdoor tent and restaurant (8) Formerly Southbridge Hotel & Conferience Center (9) Summer months only (10) Additional locations in Norfolk and Taunton; data for Marlborough location -Compiled by: Stephanie R. Meagher, research@nebusinessmedia.com release issued May 7. DCU has had the naming rights of the venue since March 2005. Prior to that, the venue had gone by a variety of names, in- cluding the Centrum in Worcester, Worcester's Centrum Centre, or simply the Worcester Centrum. "For two decades, DCU has been proud to partner with the City of Worcester to support and promote the DCU Center as a cornerstone of entertain- ment, business, and community celebrations," Sue Burton Kirdahy, senior vice president of experi- ence at DCU, said in the press release. In November, Legends Hospi- tality, a New York-based company and a joint venture of the owner- ship of the New York Yankees and the Dallas Cowboys, announced it would be acquiring ASM Global, the California-based venue and event management company that manages the DCU Center. That deal has yet to be finalized. – Story by Eric Casey Continued from previous page

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