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68 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 Bookings: 508-752-5608 | events@mechanicshall.org 321 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01608 | mechanicshall.org Mechanics Hall Built 1857 | National Register of Historic Places Worcester County Mechanics Association is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization established 1842 E XPERTS AT HOSTING YOU R N E X T PER FOR MANCE OR EVENT • Live Music • Weddings • Galas • Educational Events • Ceremonies • Professional Meetings 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 508-865-4441 • 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 21 Charter Oak Country Club 394 Chestnut St., Hudson 01749 978-562-0800 • charteroakcc.com 300 2 0 500 0 Joanne Duganiero sales@charteroakcc.com 21 Juniper Hill Golf Course - Lakeside 202 Brigham St., Northborough 01532 508-393-2444 • juniperhillgc.com 300 3 0 300 0 Sue Polagruto spolagruto@juniperhillgc.com Rita Cappello rcappello@juniperhillgc.com 21 Stow Acres Country Club 58 Randall Road, Stow 01775 978-568-1100 • stowacres.com 300 2 100 220 0 Sirloin Catering sales@sirloincatering.com 21 The Wellsworth Hotel (8) 14 Mechanic St., Southbridge 01550 508-765-8000 • wellsworthhotel.com 300 22 250 400 203 Jessica Lavenburg jlavenburg@wellsworthhotel.com 27 Publick House Historic Inn Route 131, Main St., Sturbridge 01566 508-347-3313 • publickhouse.com 275 10 115 325 128 Connie Pion cpion@publickhouse.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 255 10 200 350 0 Anne Marie Case acase@apexentertainment.com 30 Assumption University Conference Services 500 Salisbury St., Worcester 01609 508-767-7392 • assumption.edu/ conference-services/meeting-facilities 250 5 160 300 200 (9) Todd Derderian events@assumption.edu 30 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 30 Chocksett Inn 59 Laurelwood Road, Sterling 01564 978-422-3355 • chocksettinn.com 250 3 250 300 27 Tianna Dionne sales@chocksettinn.com 30 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 30 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 30 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 30 The VERVE Hotel Boston Natick, Tapestry Collection by Hilton 1360 Worcester St., Natick 01760 508-653-8800 • vervehotelnatick.com 250 14 180 400 251 Michele Liftman mliftman@dhghotels.com Christine Roberts Tascione crt@dhghotels.com Sources: Each venue via survey as of Q1 2025 and company websites. Note: The Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Marlborough will be closed throughout 2025. 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 2024 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 & Conference Center (9) For conference attendees during summer months only (10) Additional locations in Norfolk and Taunton; data for Marlborough location -Compiled by: Stephanie R. Meagher, research@nebusinessmedia.com Stow Acres Country Club held its 1st Annual Robert H. Hawkins Memorial Golf Tournament in August 2024 in honor of Hawkins, who operated the first Black-owned golf course in New England at the site of today's Stow Acres. In the fall, the Publick House Historic Inn partnered with Tito's Handmade Vodka, which donated $1 from each spiced apple pie cocktail sold at the Publick House to Community Servings, a Jamaica Plain-based organization providing free medically tailored meals to those with chronic illnesses in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.