Meeting News - May 19, 2008 - (Page 36)

resort showcase Saddlebrook Resort tampa, florida • Regulation-size basketball court • 3,000 square-foot open-air pavilion for fitness classes and events • 3,300 square-foot Fitness Center with state-of-the-art exercise equipment and free weights • Fitness and movement trainer Olympian Pat Etcheberry available for group consultation and speeches • Healthy meeting breaks, including exercise and stretching • 500,000-gallon Superpool • The European-style Spa at Saddlebrook; complete spa services; group booking available MEETING FACILITIES • More than 95,000 square feet of flexible meeting and function space for groups from 10 to 1,000 • The 17,743 square-foot Grand Pavilion: 2,000 theater style or for receptions; 1,500 for banquets; 1,200 classroom style • The 12,500 square-foot Royal Palm Ballroom divisible by nine; 1,600 theater style; 1,400 for receptions; 1,000 for banquets; 800 classroom style • Easy exhibitor access to Royal Palm Ballroom via a 12-foot by 14-foot doorway; to the Grand pavilion by extra-large 25-foot by 11-foot roll-up bay doors • The 7,790-square-foot Pegasus Ballroom; 900 theater style or for receptions; 600 for banquets; 440 classroom style; break out into 10 smaller units • The waterfront Lagoon Pavilion; 420 for banquets or 700 for receptions • Ten quality meeting rooms for groups of 20 or less • Executive Challenge Course, one of the country’s most popular, set in a five-acre tract of woods, features low and high ropes initiatives and more • Customized teambuilding programs are created to meet the needs of groups. GETTING THERE Saddlebrook Resort is 35 minutes from Tampa International Airport. CONTACT S. Mark Marker VP of Sales (813) 907-4702 Fax: (813) 973-1312 E-mail: mmarker@saddlebrookresort.com www.saddlebrook.com Offering every meeting essential and wish, from abundant space to great golf. Meetings are at the heart of Saddlebrook Resort’s business plan. A full 95,000 square feet of meeting space; an on-site A/V company and business center; high-speed wireless Internet access throughout; a five-acre teambuilding site on property; customized teambuilding programs; plus all the golf and tennis opportunities any group could wish for… everything meeting planners want can be found at this secluded Tampaarea resort. GUEST UNITS Space is generous in Saddlebrook’s 800 newly renovated deluxe guest rooms. In fact, a full 75 percent of them are one- and two-bedroom suites. All accommodations come complete with new furnishings, marble bathrooms, spacious patios or balconies, and an away-from-it-all Tropical Bahama design. What gets the raves, however, are the new “Saddlebrook Beds from Paradise,” complete with 220thread count Egyptian cotton sheets and goose down duvets and pillows. Business needs are met with a work desk and high-speed wireless Internet access, plus a twoline speaker phone with voicemail and a dataport. There’s not a bad view in the house—whether the room overlooks one of the rolling golf courses, the oversized pool, or the sprawling, manicured lawns and gardens. DINING AND ENTERTAINMENT • Tropics Restaurant—Marketfresh seafood and other choices. Also open for breakfast and lunch; al fresco dining on the terrace • Dempsey’s Steak House— Prime beef and Caesar salad prepared at your table • T.D.’s Sports Bar—Hearty snacks and libations • Tropics Lounge—Music and dancing nightly, just off the main lobby • Poolside Cafe—Light fare and drinks served all day • Coffee Bar—A wide variety of coffee and tea, plus pastries and fruit. RECREATION • 18-hole, par 71 Palmer Course; Arnold Palmer, designer • 18-hole, par 70 Saddlebrook Course; Arnold Palmer, designer • Arnold Palmer Golf Academy, instruction, seminars, and customized golf programs • 45 tennis courts, in all four Grand Slam surfaces • Harry Hopman Tennis Academy for instruction, round robins, group tournaments • The Sports Village and Fitness Center at Saddlebrook; one of the most complete sports complexes at any resort • 1.3-acre soccer and softball field • Sand and grass volleyball courts 36 May 19, 2008 SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION http://www.saddlebrook.com

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