Why Irvine? the Top 5 Reasons to Hold Your Meetings in Irvine
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Why Irvine? The Top 5 Reasons to Hold Your Meetings in Irvine Convenient Location Located in the center of Orange County, Irvine is just 45 miles south of Los Angeles 1 and 90 miles north of San Diego. Irvine is serviced by John Wayne/Orange County Airport (SNA), located minutes from the majority of Irvine’s hotels. John Wayne/Orange County Airport offers non-stop flights to most of the country’s largest metropolitan centers – including Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Las Vegas, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Newark, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver, and more. Irvine is easily accessible by car via Interstates 5 and 405. Once here, getting around is easy, as routes 73 and 55 can take you nearly everywhere in the area. Hotels for Every Budget Irvine boasts 22 hotels ranging from AAA three-diamond to economy with nearly 4,900 sleeping rooms and 2 thousands of square feet of meeting space to accommodate 10 to 1,200 people. Unique Off-site Venues Beyond the more than 190,000 square feet of Irvine meeting space available at hotels, other unique 3 meeting venues include: the Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center, Marconi Automotive Museum, Orange County Great Park, Pretend City Children’s Museum, Strawberry Farms Golf Course, University of California, Irvine, and more, all encompassing more than one million square feet of space. Diverse Dining Options Irvine’s restaurants allow you to plan memorable dinners and banquets at unique locations that range from 4 casual to upscale. Irvine’s international community means you can find culinary options of all kinds, from locally-grown organic produce to authentic Asian-inspired cuisine. Close to Perfect Weather Irvine averages 280+ sunny days a year! Temperatures range from highs between 5 the mid 60s to mid 80s and lows from the 40s to 60s, with an annual high temperature of 72.7°F. How Destination Irvine Can Help Destination Irvine is a one-stop shop resource offering complimentary services for planning and service support to all groups holding conferences, trade shows, meetings, and public events in Irvine. • RFP distribution • Contract negotiations • Referrals to area restaurants, • Event planning assistance • Familiarization tours shopping, and attractions • Site negotiations • Off-site venue • Site visits recommendations and more For more information contact: AnaLaura Becerra, Director of Corporate Sales, Destination Irvine; [email protected] or 949.502.4127 Fullerton Richard Nixon Knott’s Library & Birthplace Berry Arboretum Farm BALL RD TAFT ® SANTIAGO CANYON RD Adventure City Disneyland Resort VILLA PARK RD VALLEY VIEW ST VALLEY BUENA PARK ANAHEIM Honda Center KATELLA AVE Angel Stadium of Anaheim Irvine Regional Park Anaheim Convention Center ORANGE TUSTIN AVE KNOTT GLASSEL ST CHAPMAN AVE CHAPMAN AVE BROOKHURST ST Crystal Cathedral Old Towne Orange GARDEN GROVE The Block at Orange Main Place Discovery GARDEN GROVE FWY Santa Ana Science Center Santiago Reservoir HEWES ST Peters Canyon Long Beach SANTA ANA FWY (Irvine Lake) Bowers Regional Park Airport 17TH STREET SANTIAGO CANYON RD WESTMINSTER AVE Museum NEWPORT BLVD (TOLL ROAD) TUSTIN Tustin Ranch JAMBOREE RD Orchard BOLSA AVE Little Saigon FIRST ST Golf Club Hills SILVERADO CANYON L WEST IRVINE AI WESTMINSTER SANTA ANA Marconi TRAIL ON TR POR EDINGER AVE GRAND TOLA TRAI Automotive Museum L SAN DIEGO FWY RS CANY PETE HICKS CANY Old World ON TRAIL Village The Market Place IRVINE BLVD EDINGER SP VE NT MAIN ST UR TRAI A BRISTOL ST BEACH BLVD WARNER AVE L PORTOLA PKWY RED HILLBill AVE Barber Park Northwood Gratitude L L TRAI and Honor Memorial Segerstrom Center District at TRAI 22 VARD ACE HAR GOLDEN WEST ST Limestone Canyon TALBERT AVE MACARTHUR BLVD for the Arts K1 Speed Tustin Legacy William Wollett Jr. 11 L Wilderness Area 21 Diamond Jamboree Aquatic Center JEFFREY RD IRVINE CENTERWA DR FFREY OPEN SP JE (TOLL ROAD) RAIL ESKA TRAI LN T (TOLL ROAD) U T Five ON 6 T MODJ South Coast Plaza RAI The Irvine SAN DI CULVER DR L John Wayne/Orange 3 CANY Points FOUNTAIN EG L D County Airport 14 O CR BARRANCA PKWY SANDAN CANYON AVE Round Canyon Museum 19 17 RAI S LAX (43 13 EE E T IRVINE BLVD Plaza K TRAI DG Miles) VALLEY COSTA 2 10 12 BoomersALTON PKWYL DBRI WOO Oak Creek BROOKHURST ST 1 BARR MAIN ST Orange 14 ADAMS AVE MESA 9 AN CAGolf TRAI Club 15 WALNUT TRAI County Irvine HistoricalL 8 Tanaka Farms L Orange County Great Park/Sports Complex Fairgrounds CAMPUS Museum Rancho San 20 5 International MICHELSON Joaquin Golf UNIVERSITY TRAIL VON KARMAN O 4 IEG Surfing D HARBOR BLVD SAN UNIVERSITY DR Irvine FivePoint Amphitheater EEK TRAIL CR 16 7 Museum HUNTINGTON LAKE FOREST DR William R. 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Hotel Irvine 541 17 32,623 14,600 25 18,805 51,427 Irvine Marriott 496 9 25,225 12,960 29 9,775 35,000 Hilton Irvine 306 0 17,825 7,020 14 12,000 29,825 Orange County Airport Atrium Hotel Orange County 208 15 14,049 5,000 12 1,000 15,050 Sonesta Irvine 335 2 10,750 3,710 11 0 10,750 Orange County Airport Courtyard Irvine Spectrum 210 14 5,500 5,000 4 2,500 8,000 Hilton Garden Inn Irvine Orange 170 6 1,900 1,600 3 1,500 3,400 County Airport Doubletree Irvine Spectrum 252 0 3,130 2,554 5 0 3,130 Embassy Suites Irvine 293 275 2,200 1,000 4 350 2,550 Orange County Airport Homewood Suites Irvine John 161 161 1,500 1,500 3 0 1,500 Wayne Airport Courtyard Irvine 153 14 1,250 625 2 0 1,250 John Wayne Airport Residence Inn Irvine John 174 174 1,202 968 3 0 1,202 Wayne Airport Orange County Hampton Inn & Suites 164 164 1,200 1,200 1 0 1,200 Hyatt House 149 117 1,000 600 2 0 1,000 AC Hotel 176 0 788 500 3 0 788 Springhill Suites Irvine John Wayne Airport 132 132 400 400 1 0 400 Orange County Staybridge Suites 168 168 900 900 1 0 900 www.destinationirvine.com Ideal Meeting Location One of the many reasons Irvine is such a great place to visit is its accessibility. Whether traveling by air, train, bus, or car, visitors can easily reach Irvine without the congestion one might experience in other major metropolitan centers. By Air John Wayne Airport (SNA), owned and operated by By Car the County of Orange, is minutes from the majority of Once in Irvine, getting around is easy because of the Irvine’s hotels and is served by eight commercial and city’s master-planned Orange County transportation commuter airlines, including Alaska, Allegiant, American, street system, which minimizes congestion. Nearby Delta, Frontier, Southwest, United, and WestJet, offering Interstates 5 and 405, as well as Routes 73 and 55, can over 30 nonstop flights. Many of the local hotels offer take you nearly everywhere in the area. complimentary airport shuttle service. www.ocair.com Several other airports in Southern California are also By Train within easy driving distance of Irvine: Long Beach Airport The Irvine Station offers Amtrak and Metrolink service (LGB): www.lgb.org – 23 miles. Los Angeles International and Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) bus Airport (LAX): www.lawa.org – 43 miles. Ontario service. Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner offers great service, International Airport (ONT): www.flyontario.com – style, and amenities as it travels the Southern California 39 miles. San Diego International Airport (SAN): coast between San Luis Obispo and San Diego. A www.san.org – 84 miles. regional commuter train system, Metrolink trains run ▶ Atlanta (ATL) from Orange County to the Inland Empire, North San ▶ Boise (BOI) Diego, and Los Angeles. ▶ Cabo San Lucas (SJD) Non-Stop Chicago (ORD | MDW) ▶ The Irvine Station, located in the Irvine Spectrum Destinations ▶ Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) Served ▶ Denver (DEN) Center area, offers a complimentary parking structure, ▶ Detroit (DTW) restrooms, pay phones, ATM machines, food services, ▶ Everett, WA (PAE) bike lockers, vending machines, information kiosks, ▶ Grand Junction (GJT) ▶ Houston (IAH | HOU) newspaper stands, and ticket machines.