www.wbjournal.com Book Of Lists 2016 • Worcester Business Journal 75
Top meeting facilities
Ranked by maximum banquet accommodation
Name
Max. banquet
accommodation
No. of
meeting rooms
Total capacity
classroom/
theater
Contact name
contact e-mail
1
DCU Center
50 Foster St., Worcester 01608
508-755-6800 • www.dcucenter.com
2,500 11
2,500
4,500
Jim Moughan
jmoughan@dcucenter.com
2
Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel & Trade Center
181 Boston Post Road West, Marlborough 01752
508-460-0700 • www.rplazahotels.com
1,500 22
1,500
1,500
Christine Kelly
ckelly@rplazahotels.com
3
Holiday Inn Boxborough
242 Adams Place, Boxborough 01719
978-263-8701 • www.holidayinn.com/boxboroughma
1,000 N/A
600
1,000
Lindsay Dean
ldean@hiboxborough.com
4
DoubleTree by Hilton Boston/Milford
11 Beaver St., Milford 01757
508-478-7010 • www.bostonmilford.doubletree.com
960 10
750
1,500
Amy O'Neill
amy.oneill@hilton.com
5
Sturbridge Host Hotel & Conference Center
366 Main St., Sturbridge 01566
508-347-7393 • www.sturbridgehosthotel.com
900 16
700
1,600
Ann Nicholas
anicholas@sturbridgehosthotel.com
6
Sheraton Framingham Hotel & Conference Center
1657 Worcester Road, Framingham 01701
508-879-7200 • www.sheraton.com/framingham
750 23
600
1,200
Blake Alleyn
ballen@framinghamsheraton.com
7
DoubleTree by Hilton Boston/Westborough Hotel
5400 Computer Drive, Westborough 01581
508-366-5511 • www.bostonwestborough.doubletree.com
650 15
550
900
8
DoubleTree by Hilton Leominster *
99 Erdman Way, Leominster 01453
978-534-9000 • Leominster.DoubleTree.com
550 14
300
900
Susan Piper
susan.piper@hilton.com
8
Mechanics Hall
321 Main St., Worcester 01608
508-752-5608 • www.mechanicshall.org
550 5
450
1,600
Diana Casavecchia
dianac@mechanicshall.org
10
St. George Cathedral
30 Anna St., Worcester 01604
508-752-9150 • www.stgeorgeworcester.org
500 3
N/A
N/A
stgeorgeworc@gmail.com
10
Wachusett Mountain Ski Area
499 Mountain Road, Princeton 01541
978-464-2300 • www.wachusett.com
500 8
200
300
Melissa Banks
missy@wachusett.com
12
Pleasant Valley Country Club
95 Armsby Road, Sutton 01590
508-865-4441 • www.pleasantvalleycc.com
450 6
250
500
Michelle Violette
sales@pleasantvalleycc.com
12
Riverview Restaurant
13 Port St., Hudson 01749
978-763-9207 • www.riverviewhpc.com
450 5
450
600
Raychell Ferrara
functions@riverviewhpc.com
14
The Manor
42 W. Boylston St., West Boylston 01583
508-835-4722 • www.ourmanor.com
420 4
400
400
Andrea Rotolo
Andrea@ourmanor.com
15
Colonial Hotel
625 Betty Spring Road, Gardner 01440
978-630-2500 • www.colonial-hotel.com
400 7
300
500
Lindsay Kodys
corporatesales@colonial-hotel.com
15
Juniper Hill Golf Course
202 Brigham St., Northborough 01532
508-393-2444 • www.juniperhillgc.com
400 4
400
400
Rita Cappello
rcappello@juniperhillgc.com
15
Leicester Country Club
1430 Main St., Leicester 01524
508-892-1390 • www.leicestercc.com
400 3
300
300
Chuck Bois
cbois@leicestercc.com
15
Wachusett Country Club
187 Prospect St., West Boylston 01583
508-835-2264 • www.wachusettcc.com
400 3
400
400
Alyssa Friedman
events@wachusettcc.com
19
Devens Common Center
31 Andrews Parkway, Devens 01434
978-757-3003 • www.devenscommoncenter.com
380 10
380
760
Laura Hume
lhume@truenorthhotels.com
19
Hogan Campus Center, College of the Holy Cross
1 College St., Worcester 01610
508-793-2564 • www.holycross.edu
380 19
250
500
Elizabeth Rice
erice@holycross.edu
21
Arrowhead Acres
92 Aldrich St., Uxbridge 01569
508-278-5017 • www.arrowheadacres.com
350 2
250
500
David Morin
info@arrowheadacres.com
21
Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Marlborough
265 Lakeside Ave., Marlborough 01752
508-481-3000 • www.ihg.com
350 11
250
550
Lorraine St. Onge
Lst.onge@midlandhc.com
23
Charter Oak Country Club
394 Chestnut St., Hudson 01749
978-562-0800 • www.charteroakcc.com
325 N/A
150
500
Joanne Dugganiero
sales@charteroakcc.com
24
Stow Acres Country Club
58 Randall Road, Stow 01775
978-568-1100 • www.stowacres.com
320 1
100
220
Karen Giles
kgiles@stowacres.com
The AC Hotel by Marriott is
slated to open in downtown
Worcester in 18 months or so. The
120,000-square-foot hotel is said
to bring not just lodging, but
luxury with meeting space, a 250-
seat restaurant for hotel guests
and the public, and a price tag
about $30-$50 higher than the
average $199-a-night hotel rate in
the city.
The $33.1-million hotel aims to
create more of a modern
streetscape and urban, communal
feel to the property, with spaces
dedicated to gathering and art,
according to development
company XSS of Hooksett, N.H.,
and be different than anything the
city has seen before.
Rather than being threatened
by the presence of an upscale
competitor, meeting venues
around Worcester are encouraged
by its impending opening,
believing the rising tide will lift all
boats.
"Marriott is a terrific brand,"
said Sue Wardzala, director of sales
at The Beechwood Hotel. "But it's a
year and a half away, and not even
on our radar. We don't talk about it
at staff meetings or anything. Once
we see it's almost finished, we may
redirect some things, but it's not a
direct hit on us."
The opening of the AC Hotel's
meeting space creates a diversity
in the meetings' market and will
bring in different types of groups,
said Emily Mulhane, director of
sales and marketing at Worcester's
Hilton Garden Inn.
"It will raise the bar," Mulhane
said. "Citywide, it will be good for
everyone. It will bring people into
the city to go to restaurants, shop
… We're excited."
Healthy competition
When the AC Hotel is
Worcester meeting
venues encourage
high-end
competition
Rendering of the proposed $33-million
AC Hotel by Marriott, showcasing an
ex terior and interior to focus on luxury
and more communal spaces.
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