News about venues for special events, including hotels, restaurants, catering halls, banquet halls, museums, cultural institutions and dedicated event spaces.
The Orlando World Center Marriott Resort and Convention Center, located in Orlando, Fla., offers 2,000 rooms and a new ballroom. Measuring 105,000 square feet, the Cypress Ballroom has no pillars for unimpeded views. It holds an impressive 13,000...
X Bar, located in the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza hotel in Los Angeles, is a new lounge featuring a 28-foot bar. Outside, a screening wall shows classic films while fire pits keep guests warm. Indoors, plasma TVs entertain and an unstructured "bar...
The Setai hotel in Miami has opened a new steakhouse, The Grill. The restaurant has floor-to-ceiling wine cabinets, which hold a selection of wines from small boutique vineyards around the world. Only Kobe, Wagyu and U.S. Department of Agriculture...
The Canyon Suites at the Phoenician, located in Scottsdale, Ariz., announces the completion of its $5.5 million renovation. The new Red Rock boardroom features wireless Internet access, surround sound and other high-tech features. For example, a...
Located in Philadelphia, the Doubletree Hotel Philadelphia will open a new 4,000-square-foot meeting center this month. Dubbed Assembly on Five, the center can accommodate up to 60 people. Available spaces include six conference rooms, a lobby and...
Associated Luxury Hotels International has announced its first property in Missouri, the InterContinental Kansas City at the Plaza, located in Kansas City, Mo. The 366-room hotel is in downtown Kansas City, near the entertainment district...
Ovanna's, a new banquet facility and floral shop in Henderson, Nev., opened two weeks ago. The 7,000-square-foot venue features a view of the Las Vegas strip and a floral shop on the second floor. Other amenities include a large commercial kitchen...
The Reef Resort on Grand Cayman Island is set on a 1,600-square-foot beach; its new meeting space measures 900 square feet and accommodates 90 guests. The resort has partnered with Bound for Success, an experiential training program for meetings...
Recently transformed into a lounge, former power plant the Edison in Los Angeles features the art and architecture of the 1920s, including projections of old movies on the walls. The new nightspot has multiple event spaces: the 200-person Lab, the...
