NORTHEAST
Photo Credit: Baltimore Marriott Waterfront HotelSet along the vibrant Inner Harbor in Harbor East, the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel offers dramatic waterfront views paired with immediate access to the top cultural, culinary and entertainment attractions of Maryland's largest city. This prime location creates a seamless experience for both leisure and group travelers seeking a dynamic urban setting with walkable convenience. Features include 754 well-appointed guest rooms (including 21 suites); the on-site Apropoe’s restaurant, serving seasonal, locally sourced American cuisine; and seasonal guest programming inspired by iconic city traditions.
Meeting professionals will find more than 80,000 square feet of dedicated function space spread among 44 event rooms, including 41 breakout rooms; the largest space accommodates up to 2,800 people. Advanced technology solutions — from seamless hybrid-meeting capabilities to enhanced connectivity — support planners and attendees in creating engaging, productive events. The hotel’s robust operational protocols ensure a safe and comfortable environment for all guests, while thoughtful initiatives support environmental responsibility and local partnerships that strengthen the surrounding community.
The centerpiece of Vermont’s most elevated slope-side luxury community, the Lodge at Spruce Park is at the base of Mt. Mansfield in Stowe. Blending refined alpine hospitality with local character and outdoor culture, the resort is a year-round destination for recreation, wellness, dining and gatherings in the Green Mountains. As Stowe’s only ski-in/ski-out luxury hotel, the Lodge offers direct access to Spruce Peak’s geothermal-powered Village Center, a walkable alpine hub featuring locally inspired dining, retail and wellness experiences; also nearby are outdoor recreation, a 427-seat performing arts center, an award-winning Bob Cupp-designed golf course and much more. For meetings and events, more than 56,000 square feet of flexible indoor and outdoor space will suit planners' requirements.
In a prime location spanning 21 acres bordered on one side by the famed Atlantic City Boardwalk, the Resorts Casino Hotel features 942 guest rooms and suites in two towers, an 80,000 square-foot casino, two theaters, 10 restaurants, a food court featuring six eateries, a casino bar, an indoor-outdoor swimming pool, a health club and spa, a salon, and retail shops. The hotel’s 64,000 square feet of technologically advanced meeting space includes 24 meeting rooms, most featuring natural light and ocean views, and a 13,000 square-foot ballroom.
SOUTHEAST
Photo Credit: The Equestrian HotelWithin the World Equestrian Center in Ocala, Fla., the Equestrian Hotel has emerged as one of the Southeast’s distinctive destinations for meetings, incentive travel, executive retreats and group experiences. As the centerpiece hotel on an expansive 2,000-acre resort campus, the 248-room property combines European-inspired grandeur with modern event capabilities, offering a fully integrated destination that blends hospitality, dining, wellness, entertainment and events within one walkable environment.
The hotel pairs neoclassical architecture with refined design, and the large gathering spaces create a memorable backdrop for corporate events and leisure experiences. Guests can unwind at the Calluna Spa, explore luxury retail, and dine across acclaimed culinary concepts, including the nationally recognized Stirrups Restaurant, with an award-winning wine program and a covered terrace designed for chef’s dinners that overlook the property’s flagship arena. The hotel also serves as a vibrant social hub, hosting galas, seasonal celebrations, corporate gatherings and signature events that attract visitors from across the country.
The 1,592-room Grande Lakes Orlando features luxurious accommodations and award-winning service from the 1,010-room JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes and the 582-room Ritz-Carlton, Grande Lakes. Amenities include Michelin-recommended dining (using ingredients from the on-site, 18,000-square-foot Whisper Creek Farm), a championship golf course, and a full-service spa that recently debuted innovative and tech-forward treatments, such as cryotherapy, a robot massage and red-light therapy. The property shares a total of 320,000 square feet of versatile indoor and outdoor meeting and event space between the two hotels.
The 1,501-room Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando is a premier destination for executives, meeting planners and guests from all over the world. This Mediterranean Revival–style hotel on 255 acres of lush Florida landscaping offers an ideal combination of purpose and tranquility. The 524,000 square feet of high-tech event space is highlighted by three expansive column-free ballrooms, while 136,000 square feet of outdoor space allows a planner’s creative imagination to roam. Amenities include 15 unique dining options, an 18-hole signature Arnold Palmer golf course, a full-service spa and multiple outdoor pools.
A century-old landmark on a storied island's largest private beach, the 311-room Casa Marina Key West showcases an award-winning staff known for seamless, detail-driven execution. The property has 11,000 square feet of flexible indoor event space and 30,000 square feet of outdoor venue space, along with a roster of unique team-building experiences, private sandbar excursions, reef snorkeling and jet ski rides, all departing just steps from the resort. Two newly reactivated beachfront piers allow groups to transition directly from conference sessions to sunset cocktail cruises and more.
With more than 30 years of offering hospitality excellence, the 1,334-room Rosen Centre has more than 150,000 square feet of meeting space, including three ballrooms, plus a skybridge connecting to the Orange County Convention Center. The nine dining venues range from aged prime steaks and fresh Florida seafood to Caribbean-inspired cuisine. While the Spa at Rosen Centre delivers award-winning treatments and wellness experiences, guests also can unwind beside the hotel’s Olympic-size tropical outdoor pool, exercise in the 24-hour fitness center or take advantage of nearby championship golf at Shingle Creek Golf Club. In addition, the resort is close to Orlando’s world-famous attractions, luxury shopping and entertainment venues.
Opened in January 2024, the Signia by Hilton Atlanta is a 42-story luxury downtown hotel connected directly to the Georgia World Congress Center. The 976-room property, with its walls festooned with the works of more than 70 local Georgia artists, has eight dining venues, an outdoor pool, and 100,000 square feet of event space, including the largest hotel ballroom in Georgia. Dedicated wellness facilities include the Spa Signia, a large fitness center and an outdoor saltwater pool. Set up group wellness programming, such as curated meeting breaks and tailored fitness classes. The property is steps from Mercedes-Benz Stadium and the State Farm Arena.
MIDWEST
Photo Credit: MotorCity Casino HotelRooted in the heart of Detroit, the MotorCity Casino Hotel presents a variety of inducements for guests, including planners of all types of events. The property has 400 guest rooms, including 41 suites and 24 rooms that are fully compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. In addition to 67,000 square feet of meeting and convention space, the hotel’s luxurious 13,000-square-foot D. Tour Spa provides attendees with a genuine retreat, offering relaxing, restorative treatments that make inspired incentive offerings and VIP gifts.
Other onsite features include the 100,000-square-foot Fanduel Casino with 2,500 slot machines and 59 table games. For dining, the upscale Revel Steak serves delicious prime tomahawk bone-in ribeye, barrel-cut filet mignon New York strip and more, while the Grand River Deli & Burgers offers more casual eats. For entertainment, the 2,400-seat Sound Board Theater attracts top acts, as well as live boxing and major product launches.
Just 50 minutes from Milwaukee, the all-season AAA Four Diamond Grand Geneva Resort & Spa features 358 guest rooms with private patios or balconies overlooking the stunning southern Wisconsin landscape. Guests also enjoy the Well Spa + Salon, two championship 18-hole golf courses, a ski and snowboard facility, several acclaimed restaurants, and a separate lodge and waterpark. For meetings, more than 62,000 square feet includes plenty of outdoor space, the 13,500-square-foot Forum Convention Center, and additional breakout meeting rooms and ballrooms. Possible team-building activities include rock climbing, corporate golf clinics, 5k runs, activity games at the resort’s Adventure Center and more.
The 339-room Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago is a 92-story luxury hotel downtown overlooking the Chicago River. More than 26,000 square feet of meeting space includes a grand ballroom, several executive boardrooms, and a variety of prefunction and reception areas. Terrace 16 is the hotel’s signature restaurant, serving seasonal New American cuisine, while the property’s 23,000-square-foot spa includes a 75-foot indoor pool. Surrounding attractions include the Chicago Riverwalk, the Art Institute of Chicago and Millennium Park. The hotel also is steps from North Michigan Avenue and the Magnificent Mile, Chicago's best-known downtown shopping districts.
SOUTHWEST
Photo Credit: JW Marriott Tucson Star Pass Resort & SpaWith its classic Old Pueblo architecture, the JW Marriott Tucson Starr Pass Resort & Spa has been a distinctive presence in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert since opening in 2005 — even as it continually improves and adapts to evolving guest needs. A renovation of the resort’s 575 guest rooms and suites was completed in 2026, while the property’s 115,000 square feet of meeting space has been refreshed with more modern, light-filled spaces that evoke the surrounding terrain.
Moments from Saguaro National Park and surrounded by Tucson Mountain Park, the resort features an award-winning spa, seven diverse dining options, and a pool complex with Southern Arizona’s largest lazy river and a waterslide, as well as a separate adults-only pool area. Also onsite are three nine-hole, Arnold Palmer-designed golf courses; the Clubhouse's new Creosote Sonoran Kitchen & Cocktails is perfect for a post-round tipple or event. If all that isn’t enough, guests enjoy complimentary amenities, such as morning guided hikes, Native American–led prayer rituals, and nightly tequila toasts, often flavored with ingredients from the resort’s own garden.
Set across 600 acres in the Texas Hill Country, the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa blends a host of luxury amenities with sweeping views of the surrounding landscape. The resort has 1,002 guest rooms, more than 265,000 square feet of customizable meeting and event space (including the 40,500-square-foot Grand Oaks Ballroom, 40,080-square-foot Nelson W. Wolff Exhibit Hall, 21,120-square-foot Cibolo Canyon Ballroom and various outdoor venues). When not meeting, guests enjoy the 36-hole PGA TOUR golf facility, a 9-acre water park (including two 60-foot-high bodyslides), a full-service spa, eight culinary experiences, a state-of-the-art fitness center, an adults-only infinity pool, sports courts, trails and curated activities.
In Colorado, as Breckenridge’s only true upscale hotel, the Hotel Alpenrock combines attentive service, thoughtful design and a prime location on Peak 9 to create a distinctive mountain-meetings experience. The 205-room Curio Collection by Hilton property is steps from both the slopes and Historic Main Street Breckenridge, placing attendees within walking distance of recreation, dining, shopping and cultural attractions. Meetings and events for groups of up to 300 people take place in 11,000 square feet of flexible indoor and outdoor space, including the Northstar Deck with its sweeping mountain views.
The elements of fire, water, earth and sky are woven into the guest experience at the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa, set on 316 acres of sweeping Sonoran Desert. Fresh from an $80 million transformation, the resort features 950 guest rooms and suites with dramatic desert and mountain views. Guests can luxuriate in the Revive Spa, enjoy 36 holes of championship golf, play on 17 world-class pickleball courts, and dine in a variety of outlets including two signature restaurants helmed by Top Chef alum Angelo Sosa. For events, an impressive 240,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor space includes around 29 distinct meeting rooms.
FAR WEST
Photo Credit: The Venetian Resort Las VegasThis famous luxury hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip is truly a world unto itself, with 4,049 luxury suites and more than 7,100 such accommodations in the combined Venetian Resort Las Vegas and the Palazzo at the Venetian Resort complex. In keeping with the prevailing theme of Venice, Italy, the resort offers gondola rides steered by opera-singing gondoliers along a series of indoor and outdoor canals. Guests enjoy resident headliner shows in onsite entertainment venues, such as the TAO Nightclub and the elegant Volitaire showroom, along with all the fun of exploring an 875,000-square-foot indoor shopping mall lined with high-end boutiques.
For dining, the resort’s more than 40 restaurants feature cuisine from celebrity chefs such as Emeril Lagasse, Thomas Keller and Wolfgang Puck. Gaming enthusiasts can partake of a 120,000-square-foot casino area featuring a full roster of slots, table games and a sports book. For planners, the Venetian provides fully 2.2 million square feet of meeting and trade show spaces just a few-minutes’ walk from the guest suites. In addition, the meeting rooms and exhibit areas are organized vertically and connected by escalators, making it easy for attendees of larger events to move from room to room quickly and seamlessly.
A premier waterfront destination for events, the 347-room Hyatt Regency Lake Washington at Seattle's Southport has more than 60,000 square feet of flexible indoor and outdoor meeting space, with several venues designed to showcase the location, including ballrooms with floor-to-ceiling windows and expansive outdoor terraces that provide panoramic views of Lake Washington and Seattle’s downtown skyline. During downtime, attendees can relax at the hotel’s spa, dine at the lakeside Water’s Table, swim in a relaxing indoor saline pool and use the 24-hour StayFit gym. Seasonal water sports options include paddleboarding, jet skiing and floating pickleball.
In Henderson, Nev., just minutes from the Las Vegas Strip, the Green Valley Ranch Resort Spa and Casino features an 8-acre backyard pool area with a manmade sandy beach, a 30,000-square-foot European-style spa, a pulsing casino with race and sports books, and adjacent open-air shopping at the District at Green Valley Ranch. The property seamlessly combines resort luxury with top-tier meetings and events capabilities in its recently reimagined 69,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor space that is designed to foster effective executive retreats, incentive programs, conferences, product launches, galas and more.
INTERNATIONAL AND. U.S. TERRITORIES
Photo Credit: Gold: Finch Bay Galapagos HotelAs the only beachfront hotel in Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz Island, the Finch Bay Galapagos Hotel offers direct access to the famed archipelago and a unique opportunity for those that want to plan intimate events like executive retreats or board meetings in this extraordinary location. In the Pacific Ocean about 700 miles off the Ecuadorian coast, the property has 33 boutique guest rooms and suites, along with one meeting room for 10 participants. Guests enjoy snorkeling in the ocean, exploring uninhabited islands with certified naturalist guides and open-air dining overlooking the ocean.
Of primary importance is Finch Bay’s longstanding commitment to sustainability and responsible tourism. The hotel has become a benchmark for environmentally conscious hospitality in the Galápagos, implementing pioneering conservation initiatives that align luxury travel with environmental stewardship. Finch Bay operates as a carbon-neutral hotel, supports local recycling and conservation efforts, and prioritizes responsible sourcing and resource management. Fully 40 percent of its ingredients and food comes from local producers on the Island.
Originally built in 1919 by Frederick William Vanderbilt, the iconic Condado Vanderbilt Hotel preserves the elegance and legacy that have made it a landmark of Puerto Rican hospitality even while evolving with ever-improving features. On oceanfront property in the heart of San Juan's vibrant Condado District, the hotel has 317 guest rooms, including 100 suites, a 10,000-square-foot spa, award-winning dining and more than 35,000 square feet of meeting and event space. For planners, the property offers the unique advantage of a Caribbean destination within a U.S. territory, allowing attendees to enjoy an international-style experience without passport requirements.
With 178 guest rooms, suites and overwater villas, the Hard Rock Hotel Maldives makes the most of its perch in the South Asian island nation. Meetings here take place in 9,160 square feet across two primary spaces, including the multipurpose Event Hall @ Crossroads. A scenic event lawn provides direct views of the Emboodhoo Lagoon. For recreation, music-themed perks include complimentary Fender guitar rentals and Crosley record players, while a pedestrian bridge provides a connection to The Marina @ Crossroads, featuring retail shops, wellness centers and a multitude of international restaurants.