Meeting News - October 6, 2008 - (Page 4L) “The Long Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau is, without a doubt, one of the most responsive and professional Information is always accurate and complete and assistance is always prompt and courteous.” Julie Gordon, Site Services Accommodations Choose from a wide selection of accommodations, including city and ocean views, hotels within walking distance of conference facilities and downtown, and rooms fitting a variety of budgets. Every major downtown and airport hotel is virtually brand new, thanks to $40 million in recent renovations, including almost 3,000 rooms in the downtown area alone. Nine hotels include meeting facilities, several with more than 20,000 square feet of meeting space. In fact, the Queen Mary boasts an impressive 85,000 square feet, accommodating events for up to 6,000 people. Other major event hosts include the Hyatt Regency, Westin, Hilton, Renaissance, and the Marriott. Hyatt Regency Long Beach 200 South Pine Avenue (562) 624-6100 • (562) 624-6115 [fax] www.hyattregencylongbeach.com Contact: Kim Wijmer, Director of Sales & Marketing, kwijmer@hyatt.com Location: Adjacent to the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center, the Hyatt sits at the edge of Rainbow Harbor. Footsteps away from Shoreline Village, Pine Avenue, Aquarium of the Pacific, and The Pike at Rainbow Harbor. Accommodations: 523 recently renovated guest rooms and suites, all with T-Mobile Wireless access. Meeting Facilities: 27,000 square feet of flexible function space, which includes the newly renovated 10,000 square-foot Regency Ballroom. Beacon Ballroom features 100-feet of windows overlooking the Pacific Ocean. All meeting rooms equipped with high-speed Internet access and teleconferencing facilities. Spectacular outdoor venues offer fabulous views for catered events. The Westin Long Beach 333 East Ocean Boulevard (562) 436-3000 • (562) 901-3432 [fax] www.westin.com Contact: Raymond Bustamante, Director of Sales & Marketing, Raymond.bustamante@westinlb.com Location: Across from the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center, and just blocks from shopping, theaters, restaurants, and the beach. Accommodations: 469 guest rooms, which includes 31 suites. Meeting Facilities: More than 41,000 square feet of flexible indoor meeting space with garden terrace views, along with 23 multi-function meeting rooms. Spacious Ocean Ballroom accommodates up to 250 guests and the Centennial Ballroom seats up to 1,540 guests. Meeting facilities feature high-speed Internet access, video conferencing capabilities, satellite, and T-1 line connections. On-site audio/visual staff. Outdoor function areas available for groups from 25 to 500. Hilton Long Beach & Executive Meeting Center 701 West Ocean Boulevard (562) 983-3400 • (562) 983-1200 [fax] www.hilton-Long Beach.com Contact: Kevin Busch, Director of Sales & Marketing, kevin.busch@hilton.com Location: The Hilton Long Beach & Executive Meeting Center is located in downtown Long Beach, is adjacent to the World Trade Center and only four blocks from the Long Beach Convention Center. Accommodations: 398 recently renovated guest rooms featuring, “The Bed” by Hilton. Meeting Facilities: In addition to the 28,000 square feet of meeting space in the Hotel (including the 9,730 square foot International Ballroom) the Hilton Long Beach hosts an IACC (International Association of Conference Centers) approved Executive Meeting Center. The 12,000 square foot EMC is designed to meet the highest criteria of conference planner professionals, delivering requirements for living, learning and leisure. The EMC at the Hilton Long Beach features tackable wall surfaces, non-glare hard writing surfaces, ergonomic chairs, white board surfaces, unobstructed interior views, individual climate control, business center/concierge, and a T4 line. http://www.hyattregencylongbeach.com http://www.westin.com http://www.hilton-longbeach.com
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