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in outdoor areas with oak trees and two restaurants: the Bull and Crown Publick House and Spanish Taberna. "We have many things that attract meeting planners and their groups to our destination," says Kathy Catron, spokesperson for St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra & The Beaches VCB. "The abundance of onsite and offsite amenities and attractions is one of the top reasons groups come to our area." Also new, the Sawgrass Marriott Golf & Resort completed a multimillion dollar renovation to the lagoon villas suites, Alice & Pete's Pub, the Island Green Pavilion, Champions Ballroom, and the resort's signature restaurant, Vernon's. For the ﬁrst time, Flagler College has opened the historic Hotel Ponce de Leon for special events. Highlighting the heritage of early Florida, the Ponce de Leon Ballroom is considered one of the country's ﬁnest examples of Spanish Renaissance architecture. The 8,990-sf ballroom is surrounded by Tiffany stained glass windows and lavishly carved wooden columns. Capacity is 400 pax for cocktails, 300 for dinner, inside the very hotel representing the birthplace of Florida tourism. CONTACTS VISIT FLORIDA: FloridaMeetings.com Miami & The Beaches: miamiandbeaches.com Florida Keys & Key West TDC: ﬂa-keys.com Naples, Marco Island, Everglades CVB: paradisecoast.com The Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel VCB: fortmyers-sanibel.com Discover Palm Beach County: palmbeachﬂ.com Greater Fort Lauderdale CVB: sunny.org Visit Orlando: orlandomeeting Visit Tampa Bay: visittampabay.com Visit Sarasota County: visitsarasota.org Daytona Beach Area CVB: daytonabeach.com Visit Jacksonville: visitjacksonville.com Visit South Walton: visitsouthwalton.com Ocala/Marion County VCB: planners.ocalamarion.com St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra & The Beaches VCB: ﬂoridashistoriccoast.com CREATE THE PERFECT MEETING. SarasotaMeetings.org or call 1.800.473.4180 Siesta Beach is One of America's Top Beaches! THE HELMSLEY SANDCASTLE HOTEL THE RESORT AT LONGBOAT KEY CLUB First-class-level resort with 600 ft. of private beach, 179 spacious rooms and complimentary Wi-Fi. Luxury suites with beach-view balconies, 45 holes of championship golf, and 8 restaurants and lounges. 800.225.2181 HelmsleySandcastle.com 800.237.8821 LongboatKeyClub.com prevueonline.net | 53 35-55_FLORIDA.indd 53 1/8/14 8:48 AM http://www.FloridaMeetings.com http://www.miamiandbeaches.com http://www.fla-keys.com http://www.paradisecoast.com http://www.fortmyers-sanibel.com http://www.palmbeachfl.com http://www.sunny.org http://www.visittampabay.com http://www.visitsarasota.org http://www.daytonabeach.com http://www.visitjacksonville.com http://www.visitsouthwalton.com http://planners.ocalamarion.com http://www.floridashistoriccoast.com http://www.SarasotaMeetings.org http://www.HelmsleySandcastle.com http://www.LongboatKeyClub.com http://www.prevueonline.net

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