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66 Worcester Business Journal | Book of Lists 2025 | wbjournal.com 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 2 Washington Square, Union Station, Worcester 01604 508-755-6408 • maxwellsilvermansbanquet.com 1,000 2 700 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 1,600 197 Lise Hunt dos@sturbridgehosthotel.com 5 Sheraton Framingham Hotel & Conference Center (4) 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 Brady Lallier brady.lallier2@hilton.com 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 10 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 11 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 12 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 13 Mechanics Hall 321 Main St., Worcester 01608 508-752-5608 • mechanicshall.org 450 6 300 1,300 0 Olivia Hashesh ohashesh@mechanicshall.org 14 Arrowhead Acres 92 Aldrich St., Uxbridge 01569 508-278-5017 • arrowheadacres.com 400 2 400 500 0 David Morin info@arrowheadacres.com 14 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 14 Pleasant Valley Country Club 95 Armsby Road, Sutton 01590 508-865-4441 • pleasantvalleycc.com 400 3 200 300 0 Donna Libby sales@pleasantvalleycc.com 17 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 18 DoubleTree by Hilton Boston-Milford 11 Beaver St., Milford 01757 508-478-7010 • bostonmilford.doubletree.com 350 8 260 450 174 Marie Thomason marie.thomason@hilton.com 18 The Manor Banquet Facility 42 W. Boylston St., West Boylston 01583 508-835-4722 • ourmanor.com 350 (4) 4 400 400 0 Maggie Carolan functions@ourmanor.com 20 Indian Ranch and Samuel Slater's Restaurant 200 Gore Road, Webster 01570 508-943-3871 (Indian Ranch); 508 943-1639 (Samuel Slater's Restaurant) • indianranch.com; samuelslaters.com 304 6 340 3,064 0 Julie Welch julie@samuelslaters.com 21 Beechwood Hotel & Sonoma Restaurant (4) 363 Plantation Street, Worcester 01605 508-754-5789 • beechwoodhotel.com 300 13 175 350 73 BetteAnn Wallen bwallen@beechwoodhotel.com 21 The Bull Run Restaurant 215 Great Road, Shirley 01464 978-425-4311 • bullrunrestaurant.com 300 7 250 250 0 Amanda Davidson amandadavidson@bullrunrestaurant.com In order to open in a timely fashion while navigating the effects of climate change, Wachusett Mountain Ski Area invested $500,000 on snowmaking units this past ski season. The DCU Center generates $46.2 million in annual economic impact, according to a study released in 2025, conducted by Minnesota- based CSL International. Great Wolf Lodge New England had been the sole Great Wolf Lodge location in New England until the national indoor water park resort opened a Mashantucket, Connecticut location in April. Kathleen Gagne retired from her role as executive director of Mechanics Hall in June, calling it a career after 30 years with the Worcester landmark. In April, the Sheraton Framingham Hotel & Conference Center served as host to the 12th Annual Taste of MetroWest, a yearly food festival with samples from local vendors presented by the MetroWest Chamber of Commerce. The country music venue Indian Ranch hosted The Beach Boys in August.