Leisure & Hospitality
92 HartforD business Journal • December 26, 2016 www.HartfordBusiness.com
BOOK OF LISTS & ECONOMIC FORECAST 2016-2017
Largest banquet and meeting venues in Connecticut
(Ranked by banquet capacity as of July 2016)
Rank Company Max. banquet
Meeting
rooms
Max. theater/
Classroom
Meeting
contact(s)
Catering/
AV equip.
Year built/
Upgraded
1
Connecticut Convention Center
100 Columbus Blvd., Hartford, CT 06103
860-249-6000; www.ctconventions.com
9,089 19
3,276
1,728
Michele M.
Hughes
Y
Y
2005
NA
2
Foxwoods Resort Casino
350 Trolley Line Blvd., Mashantucket, CT 06338
800-369-9663; www.foxwoods.com
3,230 40
5,500
3,225
Karen O'Connell
Y
Y
1992
2015
3
Mohegan Sun (1)
1 Mohegan Sun Blvd., Uncasville, CT 06382
888-226-7711; mohegansun.com
2,400 31
3,422
2,880
Gary Baker
Y
Y
1996
2006
4
Aqua Turf Club (2)
556 Mulberry St., Plantsville, CT 06479
860-621-9335; www.aquaturfclub.com
1,500 4
1,500
1,100
Tim Needham
Y (3)
Y
1972
2014
5
Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale
155 Temple St., New Haven, CT 06510
203-772-6664; www.omnihotels.com/newhaven
1,200 20
1,200
600
Lisa A Camolli
Dana Zimmerman
Y
Y
1963
2012
6
Toyota Presents Oakdale Theatre (2)
95 S. Turnpike Road, Wallingford, CT 06492
203-269-8721; specialevents.livenation.com
1,000 8
4,560
350
Natalie Krohn
Y
Y
1954
2006
7
Hilton Stamford Hotel and Executive Meeting Center (4)
1 First Stamford Place, Stamford, CT 06902
203-967-2222; www.hiltonstamfordhotel.com
950 20
1,200
575
call 203-967-2222
Y
Y
1984
2008
8
Crowne Plaza Stamford (5)
2701 Summer St., Stamford, CT 06905
203-359-1300; www.crowneplaza.com/stamfordct
800 17
1,000
500
Sara Subramanian
Y
Y
1984
2014
8
XL Center (2)
1 Civic Center Plaza, Hartford, CT 06103
860-249-6333; www.xlcenter.com
800 NA
NA
NA
Duane Randall
Y (6)
Y
1977
2006
10
Hyatt Regency Greenwich (2)
1800 E. Putnam Ave., Old Greenwich, CT 06870
203-637-1234; www.greenwich.hyatt.com
780 20
1,000
450
Pamela Bower
Y
Y
1986
2012
11
Groton Inn & Suites (4)
99 Gold Star Highway, Groton, CT 06340
860-445-9784; www.grotoninn.com
750 4
750
500
call 800-452-2191
Y
Y
1966
2012
11
Mystic Marriott Hotel and Spa (2)
625 North Road (Route 117), Groton, CT 06340
860-446-2600; www.mysticmarriott.com
750 20
1,200
750
Lori Woll
Y
Y
2001
2011
13
The Riverview
10 Winslow Place, Simsbury, CT 06089
860-651-5005; www.riverviewcatering.com
700 2
600
500
Stephanie O'Reilly
Y
N
2008
NA
14
Amber Room Colonnade
1 Stacey Road, Danbury, CT 06811
203-748-3800; www.theamberroom.net
650 4
675
400
Douglas Polistena
Alisha Turchick
Y
Y
1979
2016
14
Radisson Hotel Cromwell
100 Berlin Road, Cromwell, CT 06416
860-635-2000; www.radisson.com/cromwellct
650 20
1,000
500
Julie Bisignano
Y
Y
1970
2007
14
Stamford Marriott Hotel & Spa
243 Tresser Blvd., Stamford, CT 06901
203-357-9555; www.stamfordmarriott.com
650 20
1,000
550
Barri Bialko
Bruce H. Skidmore
Y
Y
1978
2010
17
Hartford/Windsor Airport Marriott
28 Day Hill Road, Windsor, CT 06095
860-688-7500; www.marriott.com/bdlap
600 15
600
480
Emily Williams
Y
Y
2001
2014
17
Italian Center of Stamford
1620 Newfield Ave., Stamford, CT 06903
203-322-6950; banquetsitaliancenter.org
600 4
600
300
Mark Della Pesca
Y
Y
1970
2011
17
Marriott Hartford Downtown
200 Columbus Blvd., Hartford, CT 06103
860-249-8000; www.HartfordMarriott.com
600 13
900
500
Stephanie
Simmons
860-760-2236
Y
Y
2005
2015
20
Trumbull Marriott (2)
180 Hawley Lane, Trumbull, CT 06611
203-378-1400; www.marriotttrumbull.com
520 13
700
228
call 203-378-1400
Y
Y
1986
2012
21
Ethan Allen Hotel
21 Lake Ave. Ext., Danbury, CT 06811
203-744-1776; www.ethanallenhotel.com
500 15
600
350
Colleen Coderre
Y
Y
1974
2012-2013; 2014; 2016
21
Hartford Marriott Farmington
15 Farm Springs Road, Farmington, CT 06032
860-678-1000; www.marriott.com/bdlct
500 22
650
350
Carol Kelley
Y
Y
1982
2005
21
Maneeley's
65 Rye St., South Windsor, CT 06074
860-528-6622; www.maneeleys.com
500 4
850
550
Sandy Dimitratos
Y
Y
2001
2012
21
Rome Commons Ballroom - University of Connecticut
626 Gilbert Road Ext., Storrs, CT 06269
860-486-1001; www.conferences.uconn.edu
500 NA
975
NA
University Events
& Conference
Services
Y
Y
1998
NA
25
Hilton Hartford
315 Trumbull St., Hartford, CT 06103
860-728-5151; www.hartford.hilton.com
470 15
600
350
JoAnn Sullivan
860-240-7345
Y
Y
1975
2005
26
Sheraton Hartford South (7)
100 Capital Blvd., Rocky Hill, CT 06067
860-257-6000; SheratonHartfordSouth.com
450 10
480
220
Jennifer Gokey
Y
Y
1991
2015
27
Crowne Plaza Danbury Hotel
18 Old Ridgebury Road, Danbury, CT 06810
203-794-0600; www.cpdanbury.com
445 19
595
225
Robin Kocot
Y
Y
1981
2012
28
Holiday Inn Bridgeport Hotel & Conference Center
1070 Main St., Bridgeport, CT 06604
203-334-1234; www.hibridgeport.com
440 8
440
280
Lorraine Scelfo
Natasha Adams
Allison Tresselt
Y
Y
1987
2010
29
Artists Collective
1200 Albany Ave., Hartford, CT 06112
860-527-3205; www.artistscollective.org
400 6
400
NA
Yvonne Harris
N
N
1970
NA
29
The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts
166 Capitol Ave., Hartford, CT 06106
860-987-6044; www.bushnell.org
400 5
2,799
2,799
David R. Fay
Kristin Davis
Y (8)
Y
1929
2001
Source: Each facility via survey. Notes: Waterbury's CoCo Key Water Resort Hotel and Conference Center is now closed. NA = not applicable or not available.
(1)
Mohegan Sun's Earth Hotel, slated to open mid-November 2016, will feature an additional 400 deluxe guest rooms and additional functional meeting space; mohegansun.com is currently taking bookings for the Earth hotel.
(2) Data are from 2015 survey.
(3) Off-premises.
(4) Data are from 2014 survey.
(5) Formerly Stamford Plaza Hotel & Conference Center.
(6) Ovations Food Service.
(7) Formerly called Hartford Marriott Rocky Hill; data are from 2015 survey.
(8) Max Catering.
—Compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher.
