News about venues for special events, including hotels, restaurants, catering halls, banquet halls, museums, cultural institutions and dedicated event spaces.
Located in Detroit, the new MGM Grand Detroit is accepting reservations for its meeting and convention space. The 400-room hotel features a Grand Ballroom with a capacity of 1,200 guests. Other spaces include the Amber, Garnet and Sapphire meeting...
Located in San Francisco, the restaurant Bacar recently refreshed its design and reopened its 60-seat Wine Salon for private events. Other event spaces include the mezzanine level with room for 50 guests; the entire restaurant seats 200 people...
Located in Las Vegas, the Stratosphere Casino Hotel and Tower offers its observation decks--1,000 feet above the Las Vegas Strip--for events of 300 to 1,100 people. The hotel's meeting space on the 104th floor features new, customized chairs...
Chicago restaurant Boka measures 4,000 square feet; a recent renovation added new earthy colors, walls with silk curtains, and artwork from local artist Liza Price. The bar, which seats 20 people, features stone, mirror and leather elements...
Events at Universal Orlando in Orlando, Fla., now can include the Blue Man Group as an event element. The Sharp Aquos Theatre at Universal Studios can accommodate 1,000 attendees. Complete venue buyouts are available with such unique activities as...
Located in New Orleans, the Renaissance Pere Marquette hotel has launched a $5 million renovation. The first phase of the makeover will bring a new restaurant and upgraded front desk, elevators and elevator interiors. Other improvements include a...
The Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort and Spa in Santa Ana Pueblo, N.M., offers a new 12,000-square-foot ballroom. The open-air House of the Hummingbird resembles an adobe ruin and features a lawn, garden, rose bushes and honeylocust trees. Other...
Located in Bedford Springs, Pa., the Bedford Springs Resort reopened July 12 after a $120-million renovation. Its classic golf course has also been restored. The hotel features 20,000 square feet of meeting space, both indoors and out. Amenities...
The Field Museum in Chicago has recently renovated its meeting spaces. Both auditorium-style and breakout rooms are available; the museum can accommodate groups up to 700. Free general museum admission during the day comes with the meeting spaces...
The 156-room Crowne Plaza Miami Kendall recently opened in Miami. With four banquet halls, the hotel offers 5,000 square feet of event space. Meetings at the hotel include the services of a staff meetings director and the "Meetings Daily Debrief,"...