78 Worcester Business Journal • Book Of Lists 2016 www.wbjournal.com
40
51 Ellis Road, Westminster 01473
978-874-5938 • www.westminstercountryclub.com
240 N/A
N/A chefjamesquill@gmail.com
41
Highfields Golf and Country Club
42 Magill Drive, Grafton 01519
508-839-1945 • www.highfieldsgolfcc.org
225 2
125
200
AnnMarie Mong
AnnMarie@Highfieldsgolfcc.com
41
Sterling National Country Club
33 Albright Road, Sterling 01564
978-422-0275 • www.sterlingcc.com
225 3
300
0
Jeff Carroll
jeffc@sterlingcc.com
43
Courtyard by Marriott Marlborough
75 Felton St., Marlborough 01752
508-480-0015 • www.marriott.com/bosmd
220 11
150
300
Nadine Thompson
Nadine.Thompson@Marriott.com
44
Blackstone National Golf Club
227 Putnam Hill Road, Sutton 01590
508-865-2111 x113 • www.bngc.net
200 4
N/A
N/A
Mary Jo Bazarian Murray
mjmurray@bngc.net
44
Blissful Meadows Golf Club
801 Chockalog Road, Uxbridge 01569
508-278-6110 • www.blissfulmeadows.com
200 4
200
200
Mark Laskowski
mark@blissfulmeadows.com
44
Heritage Country Club
85 Sampson Road, Charlton 01507
508-248-5111 • www.heritagecountryclub.com
200 1
150
N/A
Sandra Terlizzi or Shane Bayer
info@heritagecountryclub.com
44
New England Country Club
180 Paine St., Bellingham 02019
508-883-2300 • www.newenglandcountryclub.com
200 2
N/A
N/A
Diane Hamilton
dianehamilton@newenglandcountryclub.com
44
New England Steak and Seafood
11 Uxbridge Road, Mendon 01756
508-478-0871 • www.nesteakandseafood.com
200 3
N/A
N/A
James Quirk
nesteakhouse@aol.com
44
Salem Cross Inn
Route 9, 260 W. Main St., West Brookfield 01585
508-867-2345 • www.salemcrossinn.com
200 8
70
100
Nancy Salem
info@salemcrossinn.com
44
Shaker Hills Country Club
146 Shaker Road, Harvard 01451
978-772-3330 • www.shakerhills.com
200 3
150
300
JoAnn Upham
joann@shakerhills.com
44
The Publick House Historic Inn
Route 131, Main St., Sturbridge 01566
508-347-3313 • www.publickhouse.com
200 10
70
280
Laura Skowron
lskowron@publickhouse.com
44
Wedgewood Pines Country Club
215 Harvard Road, Stow 01775
978-897-1790 • www.wedgewoodpines.com
200 1
50
N/A
Kerri Macaluso
kerri@wedgewoodpines.com
53
Fruitlands Museums Inc.
102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard 01451
978-456-3924 • www.fruitlands.org
190 2
75
N/A
Fireside Catering
info@fruitlandsevents.com
54
Marlborough Country Club
200 Concord Road, Marlborough 01752
508-485-1660 • www.marlboroughcountryclub.com
180 3
N/A
280
Rachel LeClair
rleclair@marlboroughcc.com
55
Oak Hill Country Club
840 Oak Hill Road, Fitchburg 01420
978-342-2717 • www.oakhillcc.org
160 N/A
N/A
N/A
Fran Ventura
fventura@oakhillcc.org
55
Sandy Burr Country Club
103 Cochituate Road, Wayland 01778
508-358-7211 • www.sandyburr.com
160 N/A
N/A
N/A
57
Boys & Girls Club of Fitchburg and Leominster
365 Lindell Ave., Leominster 01453
150 7
40
600
Rocco Spagnuolo
rspagnuolo@bgcfl.org
57
Tower Hill Botanic Garden
11 French Drive, Boylston 01505
508-869-6111 • www.towerhillbg.org
150 6
150
116
Lynn Chaput
privateevents@towerhillbg.org
59
Firefly's BBQ
350 East Main St., Marlborough 01752
508-357-8883 • www.fireflysbbq.com
135 2
N/A
32
Kerri Malizia-Wimberly
kerri@fireflysbbq.com
60
Cohasse Country Club
393 Eastford Road, Southbridge 01550
508-764-6801 • www.cohasse.com
130 1
N/A
N/A
Caroline Fontaine
cohasse.caroline@gmail.com
61
Hilton Garden Inn Devens
59 Andrews Parkway, Devens 01434
978-772-0600 • hiltongardeninn3.hilton.com
125 3
125
175
Laura Hume
lhume@truenorthhotels.com
62
Alternatives Unlimited Inc.
50 Douglas Road, Whitinsville 01588
508-234-6232 • alternativesnet.org
120 4
120
125
Cristi Collari
Cristi.Collari@alternativesnet.org
63
The Grafton Inn
25 Grafton Common, Grafton 01519
508-839-5931 • thegraftoninn.com
115 1
120
120
Nancy Jewel
pardsjoh@aol.com
Source: Each facility via survey. Note: N/A = not available or not applicable.
* Formerly Four Points Hotel by Sheraton-Leominster
** Meeting facilities, restaurant and lodge are open to the public; golf facilities are semi-private.
*** Formerly Eagle Hill School
**** Formerly Mount Pleasant Country Club
- Compiled by: Stephanie R. Meagher, smeagher@nebusinessmedia.com
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
about 1,200; Marlborough/
Westborough has more than
1,500. This lack of rooms,
especially for events like area
college graduations – or, as
Moughan pointed out, the recent
Garth Brooks' concerts – also
impacts the local meetings
industry and the local economy
overall.
"NCAA basketball won't
consider us because we don't have
enough hotel rooms to take care of
them," Moughan said.
Niche marketing
The AC Hotel creates a different
type of meeting venue in the city,
while other venues plan to market
their own unique attributes to
bring in customers.
The Worcester Museum of Art
does not have a large meeting
market, said Janice Potter, event
sales manager, or an ability to
have daylong meetings and or
room for expansion. The meeting
market WAM does have – area
hospital and university groups,
mainly – are often looking for a
very different kind of space. WAM's
Renaissance Court can hold 300
people for a cocktail reception.
"It's not just four walls," Potter
said. "You can have food and
beverage everywhere but not this
kind of exposure to art."
The same sentiment exists at
Mechanics Hall. Associate
Executive Director Kathleen Gagne
said she doesn't predict the AC
Hotel will interfere with its market
share.
"Folks who want a meeting
here are looking for historical
qualities, a special place for their
people, but competition is a great
thing," Gagne said. "It keeps us all
on our A game."
- Susan Shalhoub
Worcester has had success with hockey
at the DCU Center.
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