Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - 16

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Add Leaf Peeping
to Your Meeting
Where to safely stay this turn of the season
BY MORGAN SALTZ
H
ow better to embrace the natural beauty of fall foliage than to source an event space so your guests can
enjoy a true fall backdrop? We gathered some of the best venues for taking in the meeting and the view.
Sugarloaf Mountain
Carrabassett Valley, Maine
Steve Lyons, Director of Maine Office of Tourism,
says leaf peeping is big in Maine. " Probably
about 20-25% of our annual business comes in
the fall during the foliage season and most people
(are) up here for leaf peeping and viewing the
fall colors. " Lyons recommends Sugarloaf Mountain
Hotel and Sugarloaf Convention Center for
their event spaces and outdoor activities.
" They have beautiful golf courses, mountain
biking, disc golf, zip lining...they have chairlift
rides and you can go hiking in the area as well, "
said Lyons.
Sugarbush Resort
Warren, Vermont
Famous for its vibrant foliage, Vermont is home
to Sugarbush Inn and Conference Center. The
large windows in meeting rooms bring the outdoors
inside as groups gather. The resort can
host up to 450 people and offers AV support and
motivational team-building activities.
Keeping with the ski resort trend, Sugarbush
is also fun in the fall and offers outdoor activities
for team building such as zip lining and a climbing
wall.
Conrad Hotel Midtown
Manhattan, New York
Only 5 blocks away from iconic Central Park,
the Conrad Hotel Midtown offers a breathtaking
view of the heart of The City that Never Sleeps.
Central Park is visually striking in the fall with an
artistically stark contrast to the metallic towering
high-rise buildings. A view of Central Park from
your guests' hotel rooms and meeting spaces is
a leaf peeper's dream.
Conrad Hotel Midtown embraces the juxtaposition
of modern urban architecture and rustic
natural beauty with large windows in their event
and conference centers to display the unique
landscape of Manhattan. For smaller meetings,
an atrium space with glass walls and ceiling can
host guests and provide far reaching views of
Central Park and all of Manhattan.
Winvian Farm
Litchfield, Connecticut
Although only a 2-hour drive from New York City,
Winviam Farm is a remote location for small
corporate retreats that will showcase the best of
New England's foliage. With 18 individual resort
cottages in addition to the Hadley Suite, Winviam
Farm offers nothing short of top-notch hospitality.
The hotel offers state-of-the-art technology
and skilled staff and has earned itself a ranking
in CEO World Magazine's " 20 Most Luxurious
Hotels in the United States for CEOs. "
Fresh seasonal cuisine from on-site gardens,
accessible group activities, luxurious amenities
and the epitome of leaf peeping fun are all
included.
Chetola Resort at Blowing Rock
Blowing Rock, North Carolina
Near the famous Grandfather Mountain in North
Carolina, Chetola Resort at Blowing Rock offers
private outdoor business meeting spaces to
truly be engulfed by the multicolored fall foliage.
Interior meeting spaces are available for smaller
groups as well, equipped with conference equipment
and high-speed Wi-Fi.
Leadership building programs are available at
the resort and off-site. With fun activities such
as scavenger hunts, archery and zip lining, your
group will be sure to have a fall experience they
won't soon forget.
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