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Albany...... 5 New Places to Stay in the Region...... 6 Hotels and Resorts...... 7 Meeting and Banquet Venues...... 8 Golf Courses...... 10

Buffalo...... 12 Conference Centers...... 18 Hotels...... 18 Meeting & Banquet Facilities...... 22 Resorts...... 25

Central New York...... 25 Conference & Meeting Centers...... 27 Hotels...... 32 Tourist Attractions...... 35

Rochester...... 37 Conference Centers...... 40 Hotels...... 40 Meeting & Banquet Facilities...... 43 Resorts...... 47

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A look at Albany from across the Hudson River in Rensselaer. The city has played host toAlbany more events since the opening of the $78 million Albany Capital Center, which was two decades in the making.

DONNA ABBOTT-VLAHOS Old meets new in Albany For one of the oldest cities in America, new downtown momentum means new businesses, restaurants and a convention center

BY MIKE DE SOCIO given rise to the $330 million Riv- prominent corner at Howard and Eagle [email protected] ers Casino and Resort. Since opening streets around the block from the state two years ago, the waterfront meeting Capitol. or a region steeped in history, facilities have proven to be a popular The Capital Center’s 82,000-square- there’s a lot that’s new in Alba- destination. foot meeting hall has hosted conven- F ny these days. In 2019, Rivers hosted almost 200 tions, trade shows, sporting events, Developments in the region’s down- meetings, conferences and special social events and meetings. It has gen- towns are transforming urban neigh- events. The events center can fit up to erated millions in new spending in the borhoods into hubs for apartments, 1,000 people, or seat 600 in a banquet county and tens of thousands of hotel retail, restaurants and offices. A grow- setting. room stays. ing tech industry has drawn young The same year Rivers opened its The venue’s downtown location workers. And major investments in the doors in Schenectady, the Albany Cap- includes connections to the Times convention business have yielded new ital Center became Albany’s newest Union Center and Empire State Plaza, venues for meetings and events. convention venue. and is walking distance to many other One of the most striking chang- The $78 million project material- downtown Albany destinations. es: A former industrial site along the ized after two decades of planning The city of Albany has not been left Mohawk River in Schenectady has and wrangling, and now occupies a out of the urban revitalization playing 6 MEET STAY VISIT 2020 - UPSTATE NEW YORK’S EXECUTIVE TRAVEL GUIDE MEET STAY VISIT ALBANY

NOW OPEN NEW PLACES TO STAY IN THE REGION A number of new hotels and resorts have opened in the area over the past few years. A closer look at a few of the new properties now welcoming business travelers:

DONNA ABBOTT-VLAHOS COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT/ RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT Address: 227 Wolf Road, Colonie Developer: First Columbia LLC Size: 130 rooms (Courtyard); 85 rooms (Residence Inn) Details: First Columbia also recently opened a Courtyard by Marriott on the waterfront in downtown Troy. O The Albany Capital Center opened in 2017 and has hosted conventions, trade shows, sporting

ALBANY events, social events and meetings.

Q In 2019, Rivers Casino DONNA ABBOTT-VLAHOS and Resort in Schenectady TRU BY HILTON hosted almost 200 Address: 798 Albany Shaker meetings, conferences and Road, Colonie, near Albany special events. International Airport Owner: BA Hospitality LLC, the R Following a $28 members of which are Prestige million renovation, the Hospitality Group, British 150-year-old Adelphi American Development Corp., Dewey Delsignore and Paul Hotel in Saratoga Springs Harding. reopened in 2017. Size: 106 rooms Details: It’s the second Tru by Hilton to open in the region. The first, near Crossgates Mall, opened PHOTOS BY DONNA ABBOTT-VLAHOS in fall 2018 as part of a dual-brand with Homewood Suites. out across the country. The latest Outside of the Albany region’s wellness center with a juice bar. example: One developer is invest- core cities, it doesn’t take long Investors in the Hudson Valley ing $80 million in 10 buildings to to reach some of the state’s best village of Coxsackie are betting create 340 apartments and 11 com- spots for hiking, skiing, boating $15 million to bring new life to mercial spaces — including an axe and golfing. its riverfront downtown — adding throwing bar and wedding venue. Lake George and the Adiron- an event center, a boutique hotel, Elsewhere in the region, new dacks, or the Catskills and Hudson a restaurant/brewpub and per- restaurants and apartments con- Valley, are an hour’s drive north forming arts venue. tinue to pop up in Troy, the riv- and south. And in any direction, These sorts of investments DONNA ABBOTT-VLAHOS erfront city famed for its weekly the cities and suburbs give way to seem to be paying off. Hotel occu- THE LANDING HOTEL farmers market and dense, histor- a landscape of mountains, lakes pancy rates have held steady even Address: 21 Rush St., ic downtown. and rivers. as Airbnb reported a large increase Schenectady And a $10 million state grant Most of those locales are invest- in regional stays during summer Owner: Rush Street Gaming is set to prompt more investment ing in new places to stay, eat, drink 2019. Size: 165 rooms in Schenectady, where downtown a n d e nj oy. And there’s more to come — 11 has already seen millions invested New owners of Roaring Brook new hotels are are in the construc- Details: The hotel is attached to Rivers Casino & Resort and has 76 in amenities for visitors and resi- Ranch Resort at Lake George are tion or planning phase around the rooms facing the Mohawk River. dents alike. constructing a two-story spa and region. MEET STAY VISIT 2020 - UPSTATE NEW YORK’S EXECUTIVE TRAVEL GUIDE 7 MEET STAY VISIT ALBANY

NY 12946 Phone: 518-523-2556 Website: crowneplaza.com/lakeplacid Rooms: 245 Banquet seating capacity: 650 Theater seating capacity: 650 General manager: Donovan Stephens

DOUBLETREE BY HILTON SCHENECTADY Address: 100 Nott Terrace, Schenectady, NY 12308 Phone: 518-393-4141 Website: schenectady.doubletree.com Rooms: 120 Banquet seating capacity: 250 Theater seating capacity: 350 General manager: Kathleen Fahey, [email protected] Sales manager: Rosemary Whelan, [email protected] Catering manager: Samantha Bonnano, [email protected]

EMBASSY SUITES BY HILTON SARATOGA SPRINGS Address: 86 Congress St., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 Phone: 518-290-9090 Website: saratogasprings. embassysuites.com Rooms: 149 Banquet seating capacity: 200 Theater seating capacity: 400 General manager: Daniel Fortier, [email protected]

Catering manager: Stuart deVoe, ALBANY [email protected]

FORT WILLIAM HENRY HOTEL Address: 48 Canada St., Lake George, NY 12845 Phone: 518-668-3081 Website: fortwilliamhenry.com Rooms: 193 General manager: Sam Luciano

HILTON ALBANY Address: 40 Lodge St., Albany, NY 12207 Phone: 518-462-6611 Website: hiltonalbany.com Rooms: 385 Banquet seating capacity: 1,810 Theater seating capacity: 3,500 General manager: John D’Adamo

HILTON GARDEN INN ALBANY AIRPORT Address: 800 Albany Shaker Rd., Albany, DONNA ABBOTT-VLAHOS NY 12211 Phone: 518-464-6666 Listings are generated from survey Phone: 518-668-5701 Rooms: 132 Website: hiltongardeninn3.hilton.com/ responses for The List. Want to be Website: bestwesternlakegeorge.com Theater seating capacity: 40 en/hotels/new-york/hilton-garden-inn- albany-airport-ALBAHGI/index.html on The List? Email Todd Kehoe at Rooms: 87 General manager: Andy Kennedy, [email protected] Rooms: 155 [email protected]. General manager: Darcy Rathje Banquet seating capacity: 65 Sales manager: Tom Wysocki, [email protected] COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT Theater seating capacity: 80 HOTELS AND RESORTS CLIFTON PARK General manager: Paul Lawrence, COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT Address: 627 Plank Rd., Clifton Park, NY [email protected] 12065 Sales manager: Jennifer Cunningham, Address: 11 Excelsior Ave., Saratoga ALBANY MARRIOTT HOTEL Phone: 518-579-6100 [email protected] Springs, NY 12866 Address: 189 Wolf Rd., Albany, NY 12205 Website: marriott.com/hotels/travel/ Phone: 518-458-8444 Phone: 518-226-0538 albpk-courtyard-clifton-park HOLIDAY INN SARATOGA Website: albanymarriott.com Website: marriott.com/albss Rooms: 130 SPRINGS Rooms: 356 Rooms: 146 Banquet seating capacity: 60 Address: 232 Broadway, Saratoga Banquet seating capacity: 820 Sales manager: Colleen Whittaker, Theater seating capacity: 100 Springs, NY 12866 [email protected] Theater seating capacity: 1,500 General manager: Bob Greene, Phone: 518-584-4550 General manager: Holly Nichols, [email protected] Website: saratogahi.com and [email protected] COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT Sales manager: Amanda Little, saratogaweddingsandevents.com ALBANY/TROY WATERFRONT [email protected] Rooms: 168 BEST WESTERN OF LAKE Address: 515 River St., Troy, NY 12180 Banquet seating capacity: 300 GEORGE Phone: 518-240-1000 CROWNE PLAZA LAKE Theater seating capacity: 450 Address: 2452 State Route 9N, Lake Website: marriott.com/hotels/travel/ PLACID General manager: Kevin Tuohy, George, NY 12845 albty-courtyard-albany-troy-waterfront Address: 101 Olympic Dr., Lake Placid, [email protected] 8 MEET STAY VISIT 2020 - UPSTATE NEW YORK’S EXECUTIVE TRAVEL GUIDE MEET STAY VISIT ALBANY

ALBANY MARRIOTT HOTEL Address: 189 Wolf Rd., Albany, NY 12205 Phone: 518-458-8444 Website: albanymarriott.com Total rentable square footage: 22,000 Sales/catering contact: Steve Schifley, [email protected]

BIRCH HILL Address: 1 Celebration Way, Castleton- on-Hudson, NY 12033 Phone: 518-732-4444 Website: birchhillcatering.com Total rentable square footage: 62,000 Sales/catering contact: Bridget Guardy, [email protected]

CAREY INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL GOOD Address: 63 Huyck Rd., Rensselaerville, NY 12147 Phone: 518-797-5100 Website: careyinstitute.org Total rentable square footage: 10,000 Sales/catering contact: Tina Stannard, DONNA ABBOTT-VLAHOS [email protected] The Times Union Center has undergone nearly $30 million in renovations and upgrades in recent years. In March, the venue will host first- and second-round games of the men’s NCAA basketball tournament. COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT CLIFTON PARK HOMEWOOD SUITES AND Rooms: 150 Theater seating capacity: 1,000 Address: 627 Plank Rd., Clifton Park, NY 12065 TRU BY HILTON General manager: Steve Tamm General manager: Laura Primiano, Phone: 518-579-6100 Address: 1651 Western Ave., Albany, NY Sales manager: Lindsey Butler, [email protected] 12203 [email protected] Sales manager: Carney McGuire, Website: marriott.com/hotels/travel/ Phone: 518-704-4010 [email protected] albpk-courtyard-clifton-park Website: hilton.com/en/hotels/albuuru- THE CENTURY HOUSE Total rentable square footage: 1,450 tru-albany-crossgates-mall Address: 997 New Loudon Rd., Latham, THE OTESAGA RESORT HOTEL Sales/catering contact: Amanda Little, Rooms: 192 NY 12110 Address: 60 Lake St., Cooperstown, NY [email protected] General manager: Adam Gollub, adam. Phone: 518-785-0834 13326 [email protected] Website: thecenturyhouse.com Phone: 607-547-9931 CROWNE PLAZA LAKE PLACID Rooms: 68 Website: otesaga.com Address: 101 Olympic Dr., Lake Placid, NY 12946 PAVILION GRAND HOTEL Banquet seating capacity: 1,000 Rooms: 132 Phone: 518-523-2556 Address: 30 Lake Ave., Saratoga Theater seating capacity: 2,000 General manager: James Miles, Springs, NY 12866 Website: crowneplaza.com/lakeplacid ALBANY General manager: Colin DeMers, [email protected] Phone: 518-583-2727 [email protected] Total rentable square footage: 25,000 Website: paviliongrandhotel.com THE QUEENSBURY HOTEL Sales/catering contact: Cristina Lussi, [email protected] Rooms: 48 THE DESMOND HOTEL Address: 88 Ridge St., Glens Falls, NY General manager: Susanne Simpson, ALBANY 12801 [email protected] Address: 660 Albany Shaker Rd., Albany, Phone: 518-792-1121 EMBASSY SUITES BY HILTON NY 12211 SARATOGA SPRINGS Website: thequeensburyhotel.com RENAISSANCE ALBANY Phone: 518-869-8100 Address: 86 Congress St., Saratoga Rooms: 125 Address: 144 State St., Albany, NY 12207 Website: desmondhotelsalbany.com Springs, NY 12866 Banquet seating capacity: 340 Phone: 518-992-2500 Rooms: 323 Phone: 518-290-9090 General manager: Tyler Herrick, Website: marriott.com General manager: Tyler Desmond, Website: saratogasprings. [email protected] embassysuites.com Rooms: 203 [email protected] Total rentable square footage: 6,613 General manager: Leola Edelin, THE SARATOGA HILTON [email protected] THE GIDEON PUTNAM Sales/catering contact: Michael Address: 534 Broadway, Saratoga Address: 24 Gideon Putnam Road, Spilman, [email protected] Sales manager: Laura Petrovic, Springs, NY 12866 [email protected] Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 Phone: 866-890-1171 Phone: 518-584-4000 EMPIRE STATE PLAZA RESIDENCE INN ALBANY Website: gideonputnam.com Website: thesaratogahotel.com CONVENTION CENTER CLIFTON PARK Rooms: 124 Rooms: 242 Address: Empire State Plz., Albany, NY 12242 Address: 1740 Route 9, Clifton Park, NY General manager: John Howard, General manager: Thomas Olsen, 12065 [email protected] [email protected] Phone: 518-486-1873 Phone: 518-374-4444 Website: empirestateplaza.org Website: marriott.com/hotels/travel/ THE HILTON GARDEN INN Total rentable square footage: 40,050 albcr-residence-inn-albany-clifton-park CLIFTON PARK MEETING & BANQUET Sales/catering contact: Vanessa Rooms: 112 Address: 30 Clifton County Rd., Clifton McMahon, vanessav@mazzonehospitality. Theater seating capacity: 35 Park, NY 12065 com; Heidi Greenberg, heidi_greenberg@ VENUES aubonpain.com General manager: Victoria Polonsky, Phone: 518-371-7777 [email protected] Website: hiltongardeninn3.hilton.com/ 90 STATE EVENTS en/hotels/new-york/hilton-garden-inn- FORT WILLIAM HENRY HOTEL SARATOGA CASINO HOTEL clifton-park-ALBCPGI/index.html Address: 90 State St., Albany, NY 12207 Address: 48 Canada St., Lake George, Phone: 518-688-2123 NY 12845 Address: 342 Jefferson St., Saratoga Rooms: 104 Springs, NY 12866 Banquet seating capacity: 250 Website: 90stateevents.com Phone: 518-668-3081 Phone: 800-727-2990 Theater seating capacity: 300 Total rentable square footage: 3,307 Website: fortwilliamhenry.com Website: saratogacasino.com General manager: Lauren Archambault Sales/catering contact: Amanda Total rentable square footage: 16,000 Rooms: 117 Catering manager: Carol Kristel, Dembroski, amandadem@ Sales/catering contact: Tom Wysocki, mazzonehospitality.com [email protected] General manager: Alex Tucker [email protected] ALBANY CAPITAL CENTER SILVER BAY YMCA THE LANDING HOTEL GLEN SANDERS MANSION CONFERENCE AND FAMILY Address: 21 Rush St., Schenectady, NY Address: 55 Eagle St., Albany, NY 12207 Address: 1 Glen Ave., Scotia, NY 12302 RETREAT CENTER 12305 Phone: 518-487-2155 Phone: 518-374-7262 Address: 87 Silver Bay Rd., Silver Bay, Phone: 518-579-8840 Website: albanycapitalcenter.com Website: glensandersmansion.com NY 12874 Website: thelandinghotelny.com Total rentable square footage: 45,200 Total rentable square footage: 7,431 Phone: 518-543-8833 Rooms: 165 Sales/catering contact: Jennifer Grogan, Sales/catering contact: Andrea Cole, Website: silverbay.org Banquet seating capacity: 600 [email protected] [email protected] MEET STAY VISIT 2020 - UPSTATE NEW YORK’S EXECUTIVE TRAVEL GUIDE 9 MEET STAY VISIT ALBANY

HILTON ALBANY RIVERS CASINO & RESORT Address: 40 Lodge St., Albany, NY 12207 SCHENECTADY Phone: 518-462-6611 Address: 1 Rush St., Schenectady, NY Website: hiltonalbany.com 12305 Total rentable square footage: 30,841 Phone: 518-579-8800 Sales/catering contact: Connie Slocum, Website: riverscasinoandresort.com [email protected] Total rentable square footage: 13,018 HOLIDAY INN SARATOGA Sales/catering contact: Carney SPRINGS McGuire, [email protected] Address: 232 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 SARATOGA CASINO HOTEL Phone: 518-584-4550 Address: 342 Jefferson St., Saratoga Website: saratogahi.com and Springs, NY 12866 saratogaweddingsandevents.com Phone: 800-727-2990 Total rentable square footage: 9,300 Website: saratogacasino.com Sales/catering contact: Julie Tierney, [email protected] Total rentable square footage: 23,500 Sales/catering contact: Colleen Carlson, JUNE FARMS [email protected] Address: 275 Parker Rd., West Sand Lake, NY 12196 DONNA ABBOTT-VLAHOS SARATOGA SPRINGS CITY Phone: 518-444-3276 CENTER Thousands of people come out every wekeend for the Troy Website: junefarms.com Address: 522 Broadway, Saratoga Total rentable square footage: 5.2 Waterfront Farmers Market. Springs, NY 12866 million (120 acres) Phone: 518-584-0027 Sales/catering contact: Sarah Hough, Website: olddaley.com Phone: 518-382-3884 Website: saratogacitycenter.org [email protected] Total rentable square footage: 8,000 Website: proctors.org Total rentable square footage: 32,000 Sales/catering contact: Elise Testo, Total rentable square footage: 12,930 NORMANSIDE [email protected] Sales/catering contact: Jesse Conti, Sales/catering contact: Susan Baker, Address: 150 Salisbury Rd., Delmar, NY [email protected] [email protected] 12054 POLISH COMMUNITY CENTER Phone: 518-439-2117 Address: 225 Washington Ave. Ext., RESIDENCE INN ALBANY SILVER BAY YMCA Website: normanside.com Albany, NY 12205 CLIFTON PARK CONFERENCE AND FAMILY Total rentable square footage: 8,000 Phone: 518-456-3995 Address: 1740 Route 9, Clifton Park, NY RETREAT CENTER Sales/catering contact: David Hostig, Website: albanypcc.com 12065 Address: 87 Silver Bay Rd., Silver Bay, [email protected] Total rentable square footage: 1,700 Phone: 518-374-4444 NY 12874

Sales/catering contact: Wanda Pawlak, Website: marriott.com/hotels/travel/ Phone: 518-543-8833 ALBANY OLD DALEY ON CROOKED [email protected] albcr-residence-inn-albany-clifton-park Website: silverbay.org LAKE Total rentable square footage: 450 Total rentable square footage: 19,173 Address: 2339 State Route 43, Averill PROCTORS Sales/catering contact: Victoria Park, NY 12018 Address: 432 State St., Schenectady, Polonsky, vpolonsky@rockgatehotels. Sales/catering contact: Chet Phone: 518-674-3132 NY 12305 com Lastowski, [email protected] Meet, Stay & Play in the Lake George Area! Whether you are a meeting planner, sports team, reunion organizer or retreat planner, the Lake George Area offers everything you need to plan a memorable event. You’ll find a wide variety of unique venues, attractions and amenities all year long. Plan your event at historical sites, waterfront Lake George Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau spaces, spacious ballrooms, conference centers and world- class sports venues. 32 mile lake 6,600 guest rooms Hundreds of attractions, amenities and fun!

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THE CENTURY HOUSE Total rentable square footage: 51,000 BALLSTON SPA COUNTRY Holes: 18 Address: 997 New Loudon Rd., Latham, Sales/catering contact: David Gaul, CLUB Course type: Public NY 12110 [email protected] Address: 1366 Amsterdam Rd., Ballston Phone: 518-785-0834 Spa, NY 12020 COLONIE GOLF & COUNTRY Website: thecenturyhouse.com TIMES UNION CENTER Phone: 518-885-1603 CLUB Total rentable square footage: 13,000 Address: 51 S. Pearl St., Albany, NY Website: ballstonspacc.com Address: 13 Country Club Lane, 12207 Voorheesville, NY 12186 Sales/catering contact: Amanda Holes: 18 Piccolo, [email protected] Phone: 518-487-2000 Course type: Semi-public Phone: 518-765-4100 Website: timesunioncenter-albany.com Website: coloniegcc.com THE DESMOND HOTEL Total rentable square footage: 87,580 BLACKHEAD MOUNTAIN Holes: 18 ALBANY LODGE & COUNTRY CLUB Course type: Private Address: 660 Albany Shaker Rd., Albany, Address: Crow’s Nest Rd., Round Top, NY 12211 NY 12473 COLUMBIA GOLF & COUNTRY Phone: 518-869-8100 GOLF COURSES Phone: 518-622-3157 CLUB Website: desmondhotelsalbany.com Website: blackheadmtn.com Address: 295 Route 217, Claverack, NY Total rentable square footage: 24,438 AIRWAY MEADOWS GOLF 12513 CLUB Holes: 18 Sales/catering contact: Jack Roddy, Course type: Public Phone: 518-851-9195 Address: 262 Brownville Rd., [email protected] Website: columbiagolf.org Gansevoort, NY 12831 Holes: 18 THE GIDEON PUTNAM Phone: 518-792-4144 BROOKHAVEN GOLF COURSE Address: 333 Alpine Meadows Rd., Course type: Private Address: 24 Gideon Putnam Road, Website: airwaymeadowsgolf.com Porter Corners, NY 12859 Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 Holes: 18 Phone: 518-893-7458 COUNTRY CLUB OF TROY Phone: 866-890-1171 Course type: Semi-private brookhavengolfcourse.com Address: P.O. Box 178, Troy, NY 12181 Website: gideonputnam.com Website: Holes: 18 Phone: 518-274-4207 Total rentable square footage: 12,000 ALBANY COUNTRY CLUB Course type: Public Website: countrycluboftroy.com Sales/catering contact: Mark Davis, Address: 300 Wormer Rd., [email protected] Voorheesville, NY 12186 Holes: 18 BURDEN LAKE COUNTRY Phone: 518-765-2851 Course type: Private THE OTESAGA RESORT HOTEL CLUB Website: albanycc.cc Address: 60 Lake St., Cooperstown, NY Address: 162 Totem Lodge Rd., Averill CRONIN’S GOLF RESORT Holes: 18 Park, NY 12018 13326 Address: Golf Course Road, Phone: 607-547-9931 Course type: Private Phone: 518-674-1770 Warrensburg, NY 12885 Website: otesaga.com Website: burdenlakecountryclub.com Phone: 518-623-9336 Total rentable square footage: 30,000 AMSTERDAM MUNICIPAL Holes: 18 Website: croninsgolfresort.com GOLF COURSE Sales/catering contact: Gordon Course type: Semi-private Holes: 18 Clarkson, [email protected] Address: 158 Van Dyke Ave., Amsterdam, Course type: Public NY 12010 CAPITAL HILLS AT ALBANY Phone: 518-842-6480 THE SAGE COLLEGES Address: 65 O’Neil Rd., Albany, NY FREAR PARK MUNICIPAL Address: 65 1st St., Troy, NY 12180 Website: amsterdammuni.com 12208 GOLF COURSE Phone: 518-244-2000 Holes: 18 Phone: 518-438-2208 Address: 2701 Lavin Court, Troy, NY Website: sage.edu Course type: Public Website: caphills.com 12180 ALBANY

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GLENS FALLS COUNTRY CLUB Address: 211 Round Pond Rd., Queensbury, NY 12804 Phone: 518-793-0021 Website: glensfallscountryclub.com Holes: 18 Course type: Private

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KINGSBURY NATIONAL GOLF CLUB Address: 111 County Route 41, Hudson MIKE DE SOCIO Falls, NY 12839 Saratoga National Golf Club is one of the toughest courses in the region. Phone: 518-747-8888 Website: kingsburynational.com Holes: 18 NY 12009 SCHENECTADY MUNICIPAL Holes: 18 Course type: Semi-private Phone: 518-861-5000 GOLF COURSE Course type: Public Website: orchardcreek.com Address: 400 Oregon Ave., MCGREGOR LINKS COUNTRY Holes: 18 Schenectady, NY 12304 TOWN OF COLONIE GOLF CLUB Course type: Public Phone: 518-382-5155 COURSE Address: 359 Northern Pines Rd., Wilton, Website: muni.golf Address: 418 Consaul Rd., Schenectady, NY 12831 PINEHAVEN COUNTRY CLUB Holes: 18 NY Phone: 518-584-6270 Course type: Public Phone: 518-374-4181 Address: P.O. Box 567, Guilderland, NY ALBANY Website: mcgregorlinks.com 12084 Website: colonie.org/parks/golf Holes: 18 Phone: 518-456-7111 SCHUYLER MEADOWS CLUB Holes: 36 Course type: Semi-private Website: pinehavencc.com Address: Schuyler Meadows Club Rd., Course type: Public Holes: 18 Loudonville, NY 12211 MILL ROAD ACRES GOLF Course type: Private Phone: 518-785-8558 VAN PATTEN GOLF CLUB COURSE Website: schuylermeadows.com Address: 924 Main St., Clifton Park, NY Address: 30 Mill Road, Latham, NY 12110 ROLLING HILLS COUNTRY Holes: 18 12065 Phone: 518-785-4653 CLUB AT THE ANTLERS Course type: Private Phone: 518-877-5400 Website: millroadacres.com Address: 2258 State Route 5, Fort Website: vanpattengolf.com Johnson, NY 12070 Holes: 9 SHAKER RIDGE COUNTRY Holes: 27 Phone: 518-684-6263 CLUB Course type: Public Course type: Public Website: golfrollinghills.cc Address: 802 Albany Shaker Rd., Loudonville, NY 12211 MOHAWK GOLF CLUB Holes: 18 VAN SCHAICK ISLAND Address: 1849 Union St., Schenectady, Course type: Semi-private Phone: 518-869-0246 COUNTRY CLUB NY 12309 Website: shakerridge.com Address: 201 Continental Ave., Cohoes, Phone: 518-374-9121 SARATOGA GOLF & POLO Holes: 18 NY 12047 Website: mohawkgolfclub.com CLUB Course type: Private Phone: 518-237-6127 Address: 301 Church St., Saratoga Holes: 18 Website: vsicc.net Springs, NY 12866 Course type: Private STADIUM GOLF CLUB Holes: 9 Phone: 518-584-8121 Address: 333 Jackson Ave, Schenectady, Course type: Private MOHAWK RIVER COUNTRY Website: saratogagolfpoloclub.org NY 12304 CLUB Holes: 9 Phone: 518-374-9104 WESTERN TURNPIKE GOLF Course type: Private Website: stadiumgolfclub.com Address: 847 Riverview Road, Rexford, COURSE NY 12148 Holes: 18 Phone: 518-399-2345 SARATOGA LAKE GOLF CLUB 2350 Western Ave., Guilderland, NY Course type: Public 12084 Website: mohawkrivercc.com Address: 35 Gracemoore Rd., Saratoga Phone: 518-456-0786 Holes: 18 Springs, NY 12866 THE EDISON CLUB Website: westernturnpike.com Course type: Public Phone: 518-581-6616 Address: 891 Riverview Rd., Rexford, NY Website: saratogalakegolf.com 12148 Holes: 27 NORMANSIDE Holes: 18 Phone: 518-399-2393 Course type: Public Address: 150 Salisbury Rd., Delmar, NY Course type: Public Website: edisonclub.com 12054 Holes: 27 WINDHAM COUNTRY CLUB Phone: 518-439-2117 SARATOGA NATIONAL GOLF Course type: Private Address: 36 South St., Windham, NY Website: normanside.com CLUB 12496 Holes: 18 458 Union Ave., Saratoga Springs, NY THE SAGAMORE RESORT Phone: 518-734-9910 12866 Course type: Semi-private Address: 110 Sagamore Rd., Bolton Website: windhammountain.com/ Phone: 518-583-4653 Landing, NY 12814 events-activities/windham-country-club OLDE KINDERHOOK GOLF Website: golfsaratoga.com Phone: 518-644-9400 Holes: 18 CLUB Holes: 18 Website: thesagamore.com Course type: Public Address: 202 Country Route 32, Valatie, Course type: Public Holes: 18 NY 12106 Course type: Public WOLFERTS ROOST COUNTRY Phone: 518-766-6542 SARATOGA SPA GOLF CLUB Website: oldekinderhook.com 60 Roosevelt Dr., Saratoga Springs, NY THUNDERHART GOLF Address: Van Rensselaer Blvd., Albany, Holes: 18 1Address: 2866 COURSE NY 12204 Phone: 518-462-2115 Course type: Private Phone: 518-584-2006 Address: 2740 County Route 67, Website: saratogaspagolf.com Freehold, NY 12431 Website: wolfertsroost.com ORCHARD CREEK GOLF CLUB Holes: 27 Phone: 518-634-7816 Holes: 18 Address: 6700 Dunnsville Rd., Altamont, Course type: Public Website: thunderhartgolf.com Course type: Private MEET12 MEET STAY VISIT 2020 - UPSTATE NEW YORK’S EXECUTIVE TRAVEL GUIDE STAY VISITBuffalo

Buffalo’s Erie Basin Marina is a residential and recreational destination.

JOED VIERA Hooray for Buffalo Once considered a Rust Belt has-been, the Buffalo Niagara region is now a must-go, go-to destination for tourists

BY JANE SCHMITT [email protected]

ome to Buffalo Niagara and scene, wine trails, agri-tourism, guide) has named Buffalo one of markets in the year to come,” Kaler discover a region with a specialty shopping and culinary its Top Ten Value Destinations said. never-ending list of things adventures. in its annual Best in Travel issue To the north is Niagara Falls, N.Y., Cto see and do in all four seasons. Indeed, there’s something for for 2020. (This is) just one more home of the thundering waterfalls Tourism and hospitality leaders everyone, said Kaler, president and validation and endorsement of all and so much more, said Percy, Patrick Kaler and John Percy call it CEO of regional marketing organi- the work that’s been done to make president and CEO of Destination a world-class destination for cor- zation Visit Buffalo Niagara. Buffalo a top-tier destination.” Niagara USA. porate visitors, trade groups and “Years of investment in our His group helps spread the word Continued growth of the tourism leisure travelers. tourism product and infrastructure about why Western New York is industry in Niagara County has him Good things are happening in are paying huge dividends as such a prime spot. excited about the future. this part of the state that boasts a Buffalo continues to step into the “Visit Buffalo Niagara will be “I love to see the evolution of rich history, natural and manmade national and even international taking this message of a reborn the tourism products here and attractions, architectural treasures, spotlight as a premier destination,” region to potential visitors in the the expansion of the hospitality an impressive arts and cultural he said. “Lonely Planet (travel leisure, meetings, group and sports industry within Niagara County,” he MEET STAY VISIT 2020 - UPSTATE NEW YORK’S EXECUTIVE TRAVEL GUIDE 13 MEET STAY VISIT BUFFALO

ALL AROUND WNY OFFICIAL TOURIST INFORMATION AND VISITOR GUIDES RRVisit Buffalo Niagara 403 Main St. Buffalo NY 14203 800-BUFFALO • 800-283-3256 visitbuffaloniagara.com RRDestination Niagara USA 10 Rainbow Blvd. Niagara Falls, NY 14303 877-FALLS US • 877-325-5787 RRAllegany County Tourism & Culture 800-836-1869 wnywilds.com RRCattaraugus County Economic Development Planning & Tourism 800-331-0543 • 716-938-2310 enchantedmountains.com RRChautauqua County Visitors Bureau 866-908-4569 • 716-357-4569 BOTH PHOTOS: JOED VIERA Niagara Falls tourchautauqua.com has been visited RRGenesee County Chamber by generations of Commerce of tourists from 800-622-2686 • 585-343-7440 visitgeneseeny.com around the world. RROrleans County Tourism BUFFALO The famous 800-724-0314 • 585-589-3100 waterfalls are orleanscountytourism.com just one of many RRWyoming County Tourism attractions along 800-839-3919 the Niagara River. gowyomingcountyny.com Buffalo’s historic waterfront, left, is RR on display in the OVERHEARD Canalside district, on the city’s Inner “As a region, we offer Harbor. a truly encompassing tourism experience for any visitor. From the natural and historic wonder said. “It has grown over 35 percent Buffalo, meanwhile, contin- its rusty roots and experiencing a of Niagara Falls, in visitation and economic impact ues the transition from an indus- bona fide renaissance.” to the community in the last five to trial past to an innovative econo- — New York Times the diversity of 10 years ... Year after year, we want my fueled by major investments in experiences in the to see that return visitor.” banking, health care and advanced RR“Although it may feel like Fresh water is a key attraction. manufacturing. Buffalo has been dormant for arts and culinary “The waterways that surround us Combine that with water- decades, this Rust Belt city is in culture throughout are one of our greatest advantages front redevelopment and a mas- the midst of a resurgence thanks in Niagara County: Niagara Falls, sive expansion in the works at to its beautifully restored architec- Buffalo to the the lower and upper Niagara River, Albright-Knox Art Gallery and ture, burgeoning culinary scene expansive landscapes the Erie Canal, Lake Ontario,” people find more reasons than and new art compounds.” Percy said. “There’s a multitude of ever to plan a visit. — Architectural Digest and history of the water features for visitors to enjoy.” Out-of-town media and travel Southern Tier, Get an up-close look from writers have taken notice. RR“An industrial powerhouse Niagara Falls State Park, book a and a major port city over a cen- Western New York jet boat tour on the river or enjoy RR“A new wave of bars and tury ago, today’s Buffalo is getting offers a memorable a narrated tour by Lockport Locks restaurants are putting Buffalo on noticed for its architectural won- & Erie Canal Cruises Inc. the contemporary food map.” ders, historic ties, an inventive food adventure for It was big news last fall when — The Telegraph scene and repurposed buildings.” anything a visitor the Niagara River corridor received — Travelocity an international designation: RR“Like many small American may desire.” Corridor wetlands became the cities, Buffalo, which had early RR“From immigrants to vision- ROSCOE NAGUIT, country’s 40th Ramsar site in booms from various industries, aries, open-hearted Buffalo has Assistant director, Niagara Global recognition of their importance including railways, shipyards and Tourism Institute to biological diversity. steel manufacturing, is shedding CONTINUED ON PAGE 14 14 MEET STAY VISIT 2020 - UPSTATE NEW YORK’S EXECUTIVE TRAVEL GUIDE MEET STAY VISIT BUFFALO

Downtown Buffalo provides the backdrop for residences along the city’s waterfront.

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always welcomed both workaday folks and ambitious leaders to its The Buffalo River emerged from its industrial past to become a cramped Victorian rowhouses and recreational waterway. handsome turn-of-the-century mansions.” — The Washington Post

Kaler said the energy in Buffa- lo is real. “Every writer, every meeting planner, every group tour opera- tor that (we bring) to town feels it and responds enthusiastically to it,” he said. “Whether it’s a new craft brew- ery that’s transformed a former industrial space, the silos at Riv- erworks being used for ziplining, the Richardson Olmsted Campus hosting a packed Sunday after- noon craft show or the excite- ment found at events like Porchfest and Garden Walk, Buffalo exudes a new confidence and sense of fun that intrigues and excites our activity, as well. The list of sce- County’s second-largest employ- ful deciding factor for people to visitors.” nic and historic attributes is long er and has an annual economic visit. That personal connection Buffalo exceeds expectations and the area is viewed as a natu- impact of $752 million, the group elevates us in the decision-mak- and the online reviews and pos- ral playground for those who like said. ing process for business lead- itive press show that the region is to hike, fish and boat. Said Percy: “When I travel, I ers and convention and meeting headed in an exciting direction. An estimated 8 million people hear people say, ‘I visited there planners.” Tourism in Erie County is a $1.8 visit the Niagara Falls area each when I was small’ or ‘My grand- The thundering waterfalls are billion industry, according to Visit year, according to Destination parents honeymooned there.’ just the start. You’ll find arts and Buffalo Niagara. Niagara USA. That nostalgic and historical Niagara County is a hotbed of The tourism industry is Niagara appeal will always be a wonder- CONTINUED ON PAGE 16 DESTINATION MEETINGS&EVENTS Turn your meetings and events into unforgettable adventures at our elegant waterfront hotels offering myriad recreational activities for team building, group activities and leisure fun.

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RROVERHEARD CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14 Office of Parks, Recreation and groundbreakings during 2019,” Historic Preservation. said Michael Schmand, execu- “There has been a culture, shopping and dining, “We have been working tive director of Buffalo Place Inc. agriculture and a full slate of closely with our colleagues at “For families and persons of all rebirth (here). Once outdoor activities, no matter the the Conference Center Niagara ages, the official opening of the thought of as a Rust season. Falls, Destination Niagara and Explore & More/Ralph C. Wil- Percy said the local hotel scene Visit Buffalo Niagara to make son Jr. Children’s Museum was Belt region, this area is stronger than ever with new sure that we are able to help a welcome addition to the cor- had grown into a major and existing properties that wel- them secure groups who want ridor. The museum focuses on come individuals and groups. A to use a world-famous icon as our regional history and cultural tourist attraction. $42 million restoration is in the an amenity to their conference or diversity and provides the district Buffalo Niagara has works for Hotel Niagara, a down- meeting,” she said. “What better with a fresh new experience for town landmark built in 1925 that’s place for an afternoon breakout families.” learned to focus on what on the National Register of Histor- session or an early morning stroll History buffs can explore the makes us great – our ic Places. than along the rapids of Niagara Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural People looking for experien- Falls?” National Historic Site, the Michi- rich cultural heritage, tial tourism will get it here all Another regional gem is gan Street African American Her- our love of great food year long, he said. Niagara Wine Trail USA, which itage Corridor or the Buffalo His- Plan a visit to the Niagara was established in 2002 and tory Museum, which is housed in and the close proximity Falls Underground Railroad includes 21 wineries. The trail a building that dates to the 1901 to so many wonderful Heritage Center. Or head to runs through Niagara, Erie, Pan-American Exposition. Niagara Falls State Park, just a Orleans and Monroe counties. Book a night or two at Hotel things. Combined with few blocks away from the city’s There’s also the Niagara USA Henry Urban Resort Conference the ability for visitors convention center. The park is Wine Festival, which takes Center on the historic Richardson open every day of the year and place the last weekend of July in Olmsted Campus. to stay in any number offers interactive exhibits, miles Lewiston. The arts and theater offer- of fine hotels ... it’s no of hiking trails and attractions Back in Buffalo, the water- ings here rival major U.S. cities. such as Cave of the Winds, where front with its revived Outer Har- Art lovers can visit the nation- wonder there has been visitors descend 175 feet into the bor offers year-round fun, the ally known Albright-Knox, the such a rise in tourism.” Niagara Gorge and experience the craft brewery scene is lively and Burchfield Penney Art Center power of the waterfalls from the growing, and a regional trail sys- and countless smaller galleries. KORY SCHULER Hurricane Deck. tem is taking shape. The historic Shea’s Perform- Executive director, Angela Berti is spokesman for “All sections of the down- ing Arts Center in Buffalo, mean- Niagara USA Chamber the Western District of the state town district were teeming with while, is an architectural jew- BUFFALO We brought it Home to B u a lo

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JOED VIERA Development of Wilkeson Point on Buffalo’s Outer Harbor attracts watersports enthusiasts of all descriptions to the lakeshore park. el that hosts touring Broadway is a hot spot for free concerts, shows and special events all year public art, festivals and dining. In long. the winter, visitors can enjoy ice Smaller community theaters skating, ice bikes, curling and ice are everywhere and work hard to bowling. satisfy every interest. “Each year brings a steadi- Plan a visit to the Darwin D. ly advancing Western New York Martin House complex, which tourism industry,” said Roscoe was designed more than a centu- Naguit, assistant director of the ry ago by Frank Lloyd Wright. Niagara Global Tourism Institute. Or head to the Buffalo and Erie “I am excited to constantly see County Naval & Military Park to a deliberate approach to utilize learn about the area’s maritime tourism as a driver of our regional BOOK AN ALL-INCLUSIVE PACKAGE history. economy. New assets throughout Those are just some of the many (the region) such as the Niagara local attractions. Falls Underground Railroad Heri- athenaeum.chq.org There’s also the Buffalo and tage Center, the National Comedy Erie County Botanical Gardens, Center in Jamestown and Explore Penn Dixie Fossil Park & Nature & More Children’s Museum con- Reserve in Hamburg and the Rein- tinue to bolster the strength of our stein Woods Nature Preserve in regional offering. Cheektowaga. “We as a community continue Special events each year to share the proud history ... and include festivals ranging from the have been mindful to incorporate National Buffalo Wing Festival at technology into our storytelling, Sahlen Field in September to the respecting the past and while summertime Chautauqua Food understanding continuing trends and Film Festival at Chautauqua in our industry. ... As we continue Institution and the Northwest Jazz to improve our modes of connec- Festival in Lewiston. tivity throughout our region, we Canalside is the 21-acre water- are positioning ourselves to be a CHAUTAUQUA INSTITUTION • CHQ.ORG front district that in the summer unique global experience.” 18 MEET STAY VISIT 2020 UPSTATE NEW YORK’S EXECUTIVE TRAVEL GUIDE MEET STAY VISIT BUFFALO CONFERENCE CENTERS BUFFALO NIAGARA CONVENTION CENTER Address: Convention Center Plaza, Bu alo, NY 14202 Phone: 716-855-5555 Website: bu aloconvention.com General manager: Paul Murphy, paul@ bu aloconvention.com Sales director: Melissa Burke, melissa@ bu aloconvention.com Catering director: Susan Kimmins, sue@ bu aloconvention.com Banquet seating capacity: 7,000 Classroom/theater seating capacity: 4,000

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• Triple meeting planner points • Complimentary coffee break Contact: Kelly Fox with meeting room rental Contact: Courtney Weiser 4219 Genesee Street 133 Buell Avenue Cheektowaga, NY 14225 • Complimentary flip chart Cheektowaga, NY 14225 aloftbuffalo.com buffaloairportsuites.hamptoninn.com 716.626.1800 • One complimentary room per 716.631.0200

1,400 sq of meeting space 40 rooms actualized 600 sq of meeting space and 153 sleeping rooms. and 101 sleeping rooms 22 MEET STAY VISIT 2020 - UPSTATE NEW YORK’S EXECUTIVE TRAVEL GUIDE MEET STAY VISIT BUFFALO

JOED VIERA Buffalo City Hall towers over Niagara Square in the city’s central business district. BUFFALO

SALVATORE’S HOSPITALITY BIG DITCH BREWING BOGEY’S AT BEAVER ISLAND Address: 6461 Transit Road, Depew, NY MEETING & BANQUET COMPANY GOLF CLUB 14043 FACILITIES Address: 55 East Huron St., Buffalo, NY Address: 2136 Oakfield Road, Grand Website: salvatoreshospitality.com 14203 Island NY 14072 General manager: Josette Salvatore- 500 PEARL Phone: 716-854-5050 Phone: 716-775-1831 Hickey, [email protected] Website: bigditchbrewing.com Website: bogeys.pub Address: 500 Pearl St., Buffalo, NY Sales director: Kate Tolley, ktolley@ 14202 General manager: Erica Harrison, erica. General manager: Cyndy Montana, salvatores.net [email protected] [email protected] Website: marriott.com/hotels/travel/ Catering director: Josette Salvatore- bufad-aloft-buffalo-downtown Sales/catering director: Patty Deitrick, Sales director: Jim Strzalkowski, jim@ Hickey, [email protected] [email protected] thefalconwood.com Facility director: Justin Zarnoch, Number of hotel rooms: 240 [email protected] Banquet seating capacity: 65 Banquet seating capacity: 50-100 Banquet seating capacity: 1,250 Sales director: Linda D’Agostino, Classroom/theater seating capacity: Classroom/theater seating capacity: Classroom/theater seating capacity: [email protected] 125 20 900 Banquet seating capacity: 350 Classroom/theater seating capacity: BUFFALO RIVERWORKS THE BUFFALO HISTORY THE WESTIN BUFFALO 350 Address: 359 Ganson St., Buffalo, NY MUSEUM Address: 250 Delaware Ave., Buffalo, NY 14203 Address: 1 Museum Court, Buffalo, NY 14202 ADMIRAL ROOM AT THE Phone: 7163422292 14216 Phone: 716-854-9000 MARIN Website: buffaloriverworks.com Phone: 716-873-9644 Website: westinbuffalo.com Address: 237 Main St., Buffalo, NY 14203 Sales director: Becky Jones, bjones@ Website: buffalohistory.org Number of hotel rooms: 115 Phone: 716-842-0502 pearlstreetgrill.com General manager/sales director: Robin Foley, [email protected] General manager: Thomas Long, tlong@ Website: admiralroom.com Catering director: Charlie Safy, csafy@ westinbuffalo.com pearlstreetgrill.com Catering director: Jeannine Ruffino, General manager: Josh Poblocki, info@ [email protected] Sales director: Russ Papia, rpapia@ admiralroom.com Banquet seating capacity: 600 westinbuffalo.com Banquet seating capacity: 175 Sales director: Cyndi D’Avignon, Classroom/theater seating capacity: Catering director: Dianne Pace, dpace@ [email protected] 350 Classroom/theater seating capacity: westinbuffalo.com 200 Catering director: Josh Poblocki, Banquet seating capacity: 200 [email protected] BUFFALO’S BEST CATERING & Classroom/theater seating capacity: Banquet seating capacity: 450 BANQUETS BY KIM BUFFALO TORONTO PUBLIC 125 MEDIA/WNED/WBFO Classroom/theater seating capacity: Address: 1436 Ridge Road, West Seneca 420 NY 14218 Address: WNY Public Broadcasting WINGATE BY WYNDHAM Phone: 716-481-1117 Association Horizons Plaza, 140 Lower Terrace, Buffalo, NY 14202 Address: 11 Mill St., Ellicottville, NY 14731 BUFFALO AND ERIE COUNTY General manager: Kim Hammerl Phone: 716-845-7010 Phone: 716-699-6000 BOTANICAL GARDENS Website: wned.org Number of hotel rooms: 84 Address: 26 Bidwell Pkwy., Buffalo, NY 14222 General manager: Phil Teibel, pteibel@ General manager, sales/catering wned.org director: Amanda Walsh, awalsh@ Phone: 716-725-3733 Banquet seating capacity: 400 ellicotthotels.com Website: buffalogardens.com Classroom/theater seating capacity: 24 Classroom/theater seating capacity: Sales/catering director: AmyRae Nessa, Portable bleacher seating and/or chairs [email protected] at tables-capacity: 100-200 Banquet seating capacity: 100 Classroom/theater seating capacity: 75 MEET STAY VISIT 2020 - UPSTATE NEW YORK’S EXECUTIVE TRAVEL GUIDE 23 MEET STAY VISIT BUFFALO

THE LEXUS CLUB - KEYBANK CENTER Address: 1 Seymour H. Knox III Plaza, Buffalo, NY 14203 Phone: 716-919-1499 General manager, sales/catering director: Mike Buczkowski, [email protected] Banquet seating capacity: 350 Classroom/theater seating capacity: 450

LOCAL GRILLE AND CATERING AT THE DOME Address: 8230 Wehrle Drive, Williamsville, NY 14221 Phone: 716-529-3429 Website: localgrille.com General manager: Kimberly Hammerl, [email protected] Banquet seating capacity: 250 Classroom/theater seating capacity: 100

LOCAL KITCHEN & BEER BAR/ CATERING Address: 88 W. Chippewa St., Buffalo, NY 14202 Phone: 716-339-9195 General manager: Kim Hammerl, kim@ localkitchenandbeerbar.net BUFFALO

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CHEF’S RESTAURANT THE FALCONWOOD Address: 291 Seneca St., Buffalo, NY Address: 2136 Oakfield Road, Grand 14204 Island, NY 14072 Phone: 716-856-9187 Phone: 716-775-1831 Website: ilovechefs.com Website: thefalconwood.com General manager: Mary Beth Billittier, General manager: Cyndy Montana, [email protected] [email protected] Sales director: suzanne@ilovechefs. Sales director: Jim Strzalkowski, jim@ Experience Western New York’s Premier Spot for com, [email protected] thefalconwood.com Business Meetings, Seminars, and Private Events Catering director: Jim Brier, jim@ Banquet seating capacity: 220-500 ilovechefs.com Classroom/theater seating capacity: Classroom/theater seating capacity: 200 120 FASHIONABLE EVENTS DPOST / DSTUDIO Address: 21 15th St., Buffalo, NY 14213- Address: 678 Main St., Buffalo, NY 14202 2705 Phone: 716-998-9447 Phone: 716-427-4826 Website: dpost.com Website: facebook.com/ General manager, sales/catering fashionableevents director: Gregory Wichlacz, greg@ General manager: Juanita Worboys, dpost.com [email protected] Classroom/theater seating capacity: 50 GIANCARLO’S SICILIAN THE EVENT CENTER AT THE STEAKHOUSE BARREL FACTORY Address: 5110 Main St., Williamsville NY Address: 65 Vandalia St., Buffalo, NY 14221 14204 Phone: 716-650-5566 Phone: 716-706-8382 Website: giancarlossteakhouse.com/ Website: barrelfactory.com General manager: Gabriela Ragusa, General manager, sales/catering [email protected] director: Andrea Bystran, andi@ Sales director: Anthony Ragusa, WE MAKE IT EASY barrelfactory.com [email protected] Banquet seating capacity: 225 Catering director: Gina LaDuca, ginal@ Private Meeting Rooms Classroom/theater seating capacity: giancarlossteakhouse.com 300 Banquet seating capacity: 85 World Class Technology Classroom/theater seating capacity: Layout is customizable Central & Easy Location Delicious Food Options Exceptional Service

Call Emily at [716] 650-5566 to Book Your Next Meeting GIANCARLOSSTEAKHOUSE.COM | LOCATED IN THE WALKER CENTER 24 MEET STAY VISIT 2020 - UPSTATE NEW YORK’S EXECUTIVE TRAVEL GUIDE MEET STAY VISIT BUFFALO BUFFALO

NANCY KNIGHT Whirlpool State Park along the Niagara Gorge can be at its most spectacular in the fall.

THE MARTIN HOUSE PEARL STREET GRILL & SALVATORE’S ITALIAN Address: 125 Jewett Parkway, Buffalo, BREWERY GARDENS RESORTS NY 14214 Address: 76 Pearl St., Buffalo, NY 14202 Address: 6461 Transit Road, Depew NY ATHENAEUM HOTEL Phone: 716-856-3858 Phone: 716-865-0057 14043 Website: martinhouse.org Phone: 716-683-7990 Address: One Ames Avenue, Website: pearlstreetcatering.com Chautauqua, NY 14722 General manager, sales/catering Website: salvatores.net Catering director: Charlie Safy, csafy@ Phone: 800-821-1881 director: Maureen Rogers, mrogers@ pearlstreetgrill.com Number of hotel rooms: 65 martinhouse.org Website: athenaeum.chq.org Banquet seating capacity: 300 General manager: Joe Salvatore Classroom/theater seating capacity: Number of hotel rooms: 150 150 Classroom/theater seating capacity: Sales/catering director: Josette 175 Salvatore Hickey, josettesalvatore@ General manager: Leland Lewis, llewis@ salvatores.net chq.org MY TOMATO PIE RESURGENCE BREWING CO. Banquet seating capacity: 1,550 Sales director: Brittany Stormer, [email protected] Address: 3035 Niagara Falls Blvd., Classroom/theater seating capacity: Buffalo, NY 14228 Address: 55 Chicago St., Buffalo, NY 14204 350 Catering director: Josh Vogle, jvogle@ Phone: 716-838-0969 chq.org Phone: 716-768-6018 Website: mytomatopie.com Banquet seating capacity: 150 Website: resurgencebrewing.com TRALF MUSIC HALL General manager: Anthony Scioli, info@ Address: 622 Main St., Buffalo, NY 14202 Classroom/theater seating capacity: mytomatopie.com General manager: Ben Kestner, ben@ 150 resurgencebrewing.com Phone: 716-835-3500 Banquet seating capacity: 54 Banquet seating capacity: 200 Website: tralf.com Classroom/theater seating capacity: 32 HOLIDAY VALLEY RESORT Classroom/theater seating capacity: General manager: Tom Barone, Address: 6557 Holiday Valley Road, 150 [email protected] OLIVER’S RESTAURANT Ellicottville, NY 14731 Catering director: Bonnie Barone, Phone: 716-699-3904 Address: 2095 Delaware Ave., Buffalo, RUSSELLS STEAKS CHOPS [email protected] Website: holidayvalley.com NY 14216 AND MORE Banquet seating capacity: 350 Number of hotel rooms: 300 Phone: 716-877-9662 Address: 6675 Transit Road, Lancaster, Website: www.oliverscuisine.com NY 14221 General manager: Dennis Eshbaugh, president, deshbaugh@holidayvalley. General manager: David Schutte, info@ Phone: 716-636-4900 com oliverscuisine.com Website: russellssteaks.com Sales director: nklein@holidayvalley. Sales director: amyp.oliverscatering@ Number of hotel rooms: 95 com gmail.com General manager/sales director: Mark Catering director: Franco Brady, food Catering director: Leah Deutsch, leah. Jerge, [email protected] and beverage general manager, fbrady@ [email protected] Catering director: Christina Sergakis, holidayvalley.com Classroom/theater seating capacity: [email protected] Banquet seating capacity: 300 650 Banquet seating capacity: 95 Classroom/theater seating capacity: Classroom/theater seating capacity: 50 2,024 MEETMEET STAY VISIT 2020 - UPSTATE NEW YORK’S EXECUTIVE TRAVEL GUIDE 25 STAY VISIT Central New York

Clinton Square in Syracuse, at night. The Central New York Business Journal covers all 16 counties in the Central New York area, including Onondaga County.

PHOTO BY GETTY IMAGES In the center of the action The Central New York region attracts visitors from near and far. They come to check out the region’s vast recreational opportunities, enjoy world-class gaming, attend major college sports games and concerts, attend a business conference or convention, visit wineries, breweries, and museums, and much more.

BY JOURNAL STAFF abundance of interesting places to to help us detail what Central New Suites hotel, Destiny USA’s on-site [email protected] see and things to do. York has to offer visitors. Here are hotel. The region is a major destina- some of the highlights. “Our investment in tourism reater Syracuse and the tion for conventions, conferences, outreach has once again delivered Finger Lakes, the Mohawk business meetings, tour operators, GREATER SYRACUSE impressive results” Rose Hapano- Valley, North Country, and outings like wine tours, annual fes- The Syracuse area’s major tour- wich, director of travel and tour- GGreater Binghamton make up the tivals such as Oswego Harborfest, ist attractions include Destiny USA, ism, said in a statement. “Desti- Central New York region. and athletic competitions and oth- New York state’s largest enclosed ny USA has established itself as an Central New York offers big er special events. shopping, dining, and entertain- important ingredient in an upstate events, a central location, cultur- Central New York is in the center ment destination. Destiny USA says New York itinerary as well as a al opportunities, ease of travel, of all the action. it attracts 26 million guests annu- recognized travel destination in its affordable and spacious accomo- We turned to area tourism pro- ally. It welcomed travelers from 26 own right. The affordability of the dations, natural attractions, out- motion agencies, convention and countries throughout 2019, many Central New York area, along with door sports and recreation, and an visitors bureaus, and other sources of whom stayed at the Embassy its centralized and easily accessible 26 MEET STAY VISIT 2020 - UPSTATE NEW YORK’S EXECUTIVE TRAVEL GUIDE MEET STAY VISIT CENTRAL NEW YORK

PHOTO BY VANZANDBERGEN PHOTOGRAPHY LUMA Festival, Binghamton.

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PHOTO BY SCOTT M. ANDERSON PHOTOGRAPHY A recent lecture at the Frederic Remington Art Museum in Children feed giraffes at Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville in Broome County. Ogdensburg in St. Lawrence County. location have made Destiny USA vice president of film, TV & enter- which hosts the Utica Comets of itors to learn about the only refu- and Syracuse attractive to leisure tainment to the team. It’s branded the AHL. gee shelter in the U.S. during World travelers and tour operators.” as the Visit Syracuse Film Office. Herkimer County’s attractions War II. Oswego’s Harborfest is an Another major tourist draw is Madison County attracts tour- include the Herkimer Diamond award-winning international event the annual New York State Fair, ists with All Things Oz Museum Mines, Canal Place in Little Falls, that attracts about 75,000 visitors which has been growing since in Chittenango, Chittenango Falls and the Remington Arms Museum a year to celebrate the waterfront. the state made major investments State Park, Delphi Falls Coun- and Country Store in Ilion. Her- St. Lawrence County is a vaca- in facilities. Fair attendance is up ty Park in Cazenovia, the Inter- kimer College in Herkimer offers tion destination for natural beauty, more than 46 percent since the national Boxing Hall of Fame in several event spaces and onsite award-winning fisheries, history, state began to make more than Canastota, Point Place Casino in catering. unique driving tours, and healthy $120 million in investments, with Bridgeport, and Yellow Brick Road Cooperstown in Otsego Coun- living. The St. Lawrence River 1.33 million people attending the Casino in Chittenango. ty is of course home to the popu- has been named the 2019 #1 bass Fair in 2019, according to the state Cortland County’s highlights lar National Baseball Hall of Fame, fishery by Bassmaster Magazine. Agriculture and Markets Depart- include Greek Peak Mountain which draws about 300,000 visi- Tourist attractions include Freder- ment. More growth is on the way Resort, the Center for the Arts of tors a year. The Farmers’ Museum ic Remington Art Museum, Nican- with the state proposing to extend Homer, Cortland Repertory The- and the Fenimore Art Museum are dri Nature Center, and Singer Cas- CENTRAL NEW YORK NEW CENTRAL the State Fair to 18 days this year, atre, Lime Hollow Nature Center, two other museums in town that tle. Barn quilt tours, harvest tours, up from the current 13 days. Dragonfyre Distillery, Cortland may not be as familiar to visitors. and farm visits are other draws. The iconic Carrier Dome draws Beer Company, and the histor- And, Brewery Ommegang draws visitors from near and far for bas- ic downtowns of both the City of beer enthusiasts and offers con- ketball and football. It is the only Cortland and the Village of Homer. certs and events. GREATER BINGHAMTON domed stadium in the Northeast The Finger Lakes offers fish- Greater Binghamton’s major and the largest of its kind on a ing and recreational opportuni- attractions include Animal Adven- college campus, in the U.S. The ties, wineries, breweries, bed and NORTH COUNTRY ture Park, home of the famous Dome is undergoing a more than breakfasts, villas, and resorts, Oswego County says it offers YouTube star “April the Giraffe” $100 million renovation project in such as Geneva on the Lake and something for everyone in every and her family. This park is also 2020 that will include a new fixed del Lago Resort & Casino. season including year-round home to many creatures from all roof and scoreboard, sound, light- adventure, historic sites of national over the world in an outdoor hill- ing, and technology upgrades. significance, and colorful festivals. top venue. Greater Binghamton is Installation of air-conditioning MOHAWK VALLEY Home to 12 state and world record also known as the “Carousel Capi- system will come later. The Oneida Nation’s Turning fish, anglers travel from around tal of the World,” housing six fully Downtown Syracuse has been Stone Resort Casino is a major the globe to fish Oswego Coun- operational carousels throughout undergoing an urban renaissance tourist draw in Verona with casi- ty waters. Nestled between Lake Broome County. Roberson Muse- with loft apartments and a grow- no gaming (including the recent Ontario and the Tug Hill Plateau, um & Science Center and the Dis- ing downtown residential popula- introduction of sports wagering), Oswego County’s unique geogra- covery Center of the Southern Tier tion, upscale dining, craft brewer- nightlife and lounges, dining, phy offers many other opportuni- also attract visitors. The Floyd L. ies, and an exciting festival scene. shopping, shows and events, golf ties for outdoor recreation. Snow Maines Veterans Memorial Are- The Syracuse area also has a and sports, spa and fitness, and enthusiasts enjoy cross-country na in Binghamton is home to the growing film industry. Visit Syra- business meetings and events. skiing, snowshoeing, and snow- Binghamton Devils of the AHL, as cuse, the area’s tourism promotion Other major Oneida County mobiling here where the highest well as concerts and special events. industry, says “a record-break- attractions include Vernon Downs snowfall east of the Rocky Moun- Chenango County offers the ing seven films were filmed here Hotel & Casino, Munson Williams tains was recorded. Visitors can Northeast Classic Car Museum in in 2019, and we are dedicated to Proctor Arts Institute, Saranac also explore the 110-foot water- Norwich, Wolf Mountain Nature continue to grow the local film Brewery, Adirondack Scenic Rail- fall at Salmon River Falls Unique Center in Smyrna, Friends of industry into 2020 and beyond.” road, Fort Stanwix National Mon- Area. Fascinating museums such Rogers Environmental Education Last year, Visit Syracuse became ument, the Stanley Theater, and as Fort Ontario State Historic Site Center in Sherburne, and the Una- the official home of the CNY film the Adirondack Bank Center at and Safe Haven Holocaust Refu- dilla Valley Sports Center in New industry, adding the position of the Utica Memorial Auditorium, gee Shelter Museum welcome vis- Berlin. n MEET STAY VISIT 2020 - UPSTATE NEW YORK’S EXECUTIVE TRAVEL GUIDE 27 MEET STAY VISIT CENTRAL NEW YORK

Phone: (315) 788-8105 ext. 244 (2400 sq ft) available during spring- Director of Sales: Tanya Gleason CONFERENCE & Website: brucewrightcenter.com summer-early fall months. Number of guest rooms: 166 E-mail: [email protected] President, Friends of the Zoo: Janet Agostini Number of meeting rooms: 7 MEETING CENTERS Year Established: 2012 Events Manager : Brittany Waszkiewicz Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 3,132 Equipment Available: tables, chairs, PA Number of guest rooms: 0 Seating capacity in: BAYSHORE systems, projectors, TVs, screens Number of meeting rooms: 3 Banquet rooms: 261 Address: 104 Bayshore Drive, Oswego, Facility Manager: Jeff Call Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 3,700 Theater seating: 330 NY 13126 Classroom seating: 160 Number of guest rooms: 0 Seating capacity in: Phone: (315) 343-3779 Number of meeting rooms: 5 Banquet rooms: 225 Website: bayshoregrove.com Theater seating: 240 Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 13,000 CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL & Year Established: 1968 Seating capacity in: CONFERENCE CENTER Equipment Available: LCD projector, Banquet rooms: 300 CELEBRATIONS BANQUET Address: 701 E. Genesee St., Syracuse, screen, podium, wireless microphones, Theater seating: 650 FACILITY & CONFERENCE NY 13210 easels (outdoor events/clambakes for CENTER Phone: (315) 479-7000 more than 1,000 guests) Address: 2331 Slaterville Road, Ithaca, Website: cpsyracuse.com Director of Special Events: George S. CARNEGIE CONFERENCE NY 14850 E-mail: [email protected] Broadwell CENTER @ DRIVER’S VILLAGE Phone: (607) 539-7416 Year Established: 1969 Number of guest rooms: 0 Address: 5885 E. Circle Drive, Cicero, NY 13039 Website: celebrationsbanquetfacility.com Equipment Available: slide, LCD & Number of meeting rooms: 1 Phone: (315) 233-5310 ext. 2977 E-mail: [email protected] overhead projectors, cable modem, Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 5,800 DVD player, flip chart and markers, Website: carnegiecatering.com Year Established: 1999 Seating capacity in: whiteboard, laser disc, lectern, Equipment Available: AV, customized Banquet rooms: 350 E-mail: [email protected] microphone menus, breakout areas, podium, wireless Theater seating: 420 Year Established: 2005 microphones, private parking, meals, General Manager: Kyle Hares Classroom seating: 220 Equipment Available: AV equipment, all custom menus, outdoor activities, full bar Number of guest rooms: 277 meeting rooms equipped with wireless- Owner: John Morse Number of meeting rooms: 16 internet access BONNIE CASTLE RESORT Owner: Laurie Morse Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 12,243 Catering General Manager: Joe Fichera AND MARINA Number of guest rooms: 0 Seating capacity in: Address: 31 Holland St., Alexandria Bay, Number of guest rooms: 0 Number of meeting rooms: 1 Banquet rooms: 300 NY 13607 Number of meeting rooms: 6 Theater seating: 280 Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 5,000 Phone: (315) 482-4511 Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 12,000 Classroom seating: 250 Seating capacity in: Website: bonniecastle.com Seating capacity in: Banquet rooms: 300 Banquet rooms: 550 E-mail: [email protected] Theater seating: 300 DEL LAGO RESORT & CASINO Theater seating: 600 Year Established: 1984 Classroom seating: 300 Classroom seating: 380 Address: 1133 State Route 414, Waterloo, Equipment Available: NA NY 13165 COMFORT INN & SUITES Phone: (315) 946-1777 General Manager: Eduardo Brown CATERING AT THE ZOO Number of guest rooms: 128 SYRACUSE AIRPORT Website: dellagoresort.com CENTRAL NEW YORK Address: 1 Conservation Place, Address: 6701 Buckley Road, Syracuse, Year Established: 2017 Number of meeting rooms: 7 Syracuse, NY 13204 NY 13212 Equipment Available: A/V, staging, lighting Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 8,360 Phone: (315) 435-8511 Phone: (315) 457-4000 EVP & General Manager: Lance Young Seating capacity in: Website: cateringatthezoo.org Banquet rooms: 550 Website: choicehotels.com/new-york/ Number of guest rooms: 205 Theater seating: 600 E-mail: [email protected]/ syracuse/comfort-inn-hotels/ny341 [email protected] Number of meeting rooms: 7 E-mail: [email protected] Year Established: Zoo - 1914, Friends of Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 32,000 Year Established: 2006 BRUCE M. WRIGHT the Zoo - 1970 Seating capacity in: Equipment Available: all A/V equipment MEMORIAL CONFERENCE Equipment Available: wireless mics, Banquet rooms: 400 is outsourced to handle all possible CENTER 1080p high-definition projection system Theater seating: 500 needs and provide the latest technology Address: 1291 Faichney Drive, P.O. 88, with wall projector, 60” portable TV Watertown, NY 13601 monitor, outdoor events patio space General Manager: Mark Goodfellow

We offer itinerary planning for fishing, museums, hikes, guided tours and other activities. Call: 315.349.8322

From rustic luxury to spectacular waterfront views, Oswego County offers multiple indoor and outdoor event venues.

For the full list, visit: visitoswegocounty.com/event-venues/ 28 MEET STAY VISIT 2020 - UPSTATE NEW YORK’S EXECUTIVE TRAVEL GUIDE MEET STAY VISIT CENTRAL NEW YORK

DELTA HOTELS BY MARRIOTT EMBASSY SUITES SYRACUSE GREEK PEAK MOUNTAIN remote, flip chart, and easel UTICA Address: 6646 Old Collamer Road S., RESORT President: Michael P. Sullivan Address: 200 Genesee St., Utica, NY 13502 East Syracuse, NY 13057 Address: 2000 NYS Route 392, Number of guest rooms: 0 Phone: (315) 797-8010 Phone: (315) 446-3200 Cortland, NY 13045 Number of meeting rooms: 4 Website: https://marriott.com/hotels/ Website: syracuse.embassysuites.com Phone: (800) 955-2754 Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 8,000 travel/ucade-delta-hotels-utica/ E-mail: NA Website: greekpeak.net Seating capacity in: E-mail: [email protected] Year Established: 1990 Year Established: 2009 Banquet rooms: 200 Theater seating: 250 Year Established: 1980 Equipment Available: built-in screens, Equipment Available: overhead Classroom seating: 200 Equipment Available: screens, television, microphone, podium projector, screens, easels, wireless DVD player, computer/laptop, LCD projector Director of Sales: Karen Rogowski internet, podium, pipe & drape Director of Sales: Christine Lopez Number of guest rooms: 215 President: Wes Kryger HILTON GARDEN INN AUBURN Number of guest rooms: 162 Number of meeting rooms: 11 CFO: John Pointek Address: 74 State St., Auburn, NY 13021 Number of meeting rooms: 7 Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 5,612 VP Sales & Marketing: Drew Broderick Phone: (315) 252-5511 Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 4,582 Seating capacity in: General Manager: Brian Rozewski Website: Auburn.HGI.com Seating capacity in: Banquet rooms: 200 Number of guest rooms: 150 E-mail: [email protected] Banquet rooms: 360 Theater seating: 300 Number of meeting rooms: 9 Year Established: 2012 Theater seating: 500 Classroom seating: 175 Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 10,672 Equipment Available: projectors, Classroom seating: 250 Seating capacity in: screens, podiums, wireless FLOYD L. MAINES VETERANS Banquet rooms: 300 microphones, easels, markers DOUBLETREE BY HILTON MEMORIAL ARENA Theater seating: 400 General Manager: Eric Ridley BINGHAMTON Address: 1 Stuart St., Binghamton, NY 13901 Classroom seating: 375 Director of Sales: Rita Trenti Address: 225 Water St., Binghamton, NY Phone: (607) 778-1528 Number of guest rooms: 92 13901 Website: broomearenaforum.com HART’S HILL INN Number of meeting rooms: 4 Phone: (607) 722-7575 E-mail: [email protected] Address: 135 Clinton St., Whitesboro, Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 4,200 NY 13492 Website: binghamton.doubletree.com Year Established: 1973 Seating capacity in: Phone: (315) 736-3011 E-mail: [email protected] Equipment Available: chairs, tables, Banquet rooms: 220 Year Established: 1987 sound system, podium, easels Website: hartshillinn.com Theater seating: 300 Classroom seating: 250 Equipment Available: AV equipment Arena Manager: Chris Marion E-mail: [email protected] General Manager: Michael Pemberton Number of guest rooms: 0 Year Established: 1963 HILTON GARDEN INN Director of Sales: Patty Weist Number of meeting rooms: 2 Equipment Available: all AV equipment available WATERTOWN/THOUSAND Number of guest rooms: 207 Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 30,000 President & Owner: Scott David ISLANDS Number of meeting rooms: 19 Seating capacity in: Lichorowic Address: 1290 Arsenal St., Suite 8, Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 11,350 Banquet rooms: 150 Theater seating: 7,000 Owner: Barbara Lichorowic Watertown, NY 13601 Seating capacity in: Phone: (315) 788-1234 Banquet rooms: 630 Classroom seating: 5,500 Number of guest rooms: 0 Theater seating: 1,100 Number of meeting rooms: 4 Website: watertown.hgi.com Classroom seating: 400 GENEVA ON THE LAKE Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 7,500 E-mail: [email protected] Address: 1001 Lochland Road, Geneva, Seating capacity in: Year Established: 2011 DOUBLETREE BY HILTON NY 14456 Banquet rooms: 900 Equipment Available: high-definition SYRACUSE Phone: (315) 789-7190 Theater seating: 1,000 projectors with 120” diagonal screen, Classroom seating: 300 blu-ray/DVD & cable TV, podiums, genevaonthelake.com Address: 6301 State Route 298 E., East Website: microphones, microphone mixer, Syracuse, NY 13057 E-mail: [email protected] HATHAWAY HOUSE technical support Phone: (315) 432-0200 Year Established: 1981 General Manager: Jody Pettit Address: 3976 Route 41, P.O. Box 621 Website: syracuse.doubletree.com Equipment Available: complete A/V Director of Sales and Marketing: Shawn E-mail: NA equipment, LCD projector, high-speed McGraw, NY 13101 McCormick business class internet, natural light, outdoor Phone: (607) 836-6006 Year Established: 1977 Number of guest rooms: 136 elegant tent accommodates 150 (May-Sept.) Website: hathawayhousecny.com Equipment Available: in-house AV Number of meeting rooms: 20 General Manager: William J. Schickel E-mail: [email protected] department, full line of meeting equipment Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 5,625 Number of guest rooms: 29 Year Established: 1971 General Manager: Robert Benetti Seating capacity in: 3 Number of guest rooms: 250 Number of meeting rooms: Equipment Available: overhead Banquet rooms: 350 Number of meeting rooms: 19 Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 504 projector, podium, tables, chairs, Theater seating: 489 Seating capacity in: wireless PA, risers, easels, TV, internet Classroom seating: 280 CENTRAL NEW YORK NEW CENTRAL Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 12,000 Banquet rooms: 45 access, PowerPoint Seating capacity in: Theater seating: 35 President: Anthony Tinelli Banquet rooms: 400 Classroom seating: 24 HOLIDAY INN AUBURN- Theater seating: 500 VP/ Chef: Gina Tinelli FINGER LAKES REGION Number of guest rooms: 0 Classroom seating: 300 Address: 75 North St., Auburn, NY 13021 GREATER ONEIDA KALLET Number of meeting rooms: 3 Phone: (315) 253-4531 CIVIC CENTER Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 3,750 EMBASSY SUITES BY HILTON Website: ihg.com Address: 159 Main St., Oneida, NY 13421 Seating capacity in: SYRACUSE-DESTINY USA E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (315) 363-8525 Banquet rooms: 400 Address: 311 Hiawatha Blvd. W., Year Established: 1980 Syracuse, NY 13204 Website: kalletciviccenter.org Theater seating: 300 Classroom seating: 200 Equipment Available: LCD projector [email protected] Phone: (315) 303-1650 E-mail: & high-definition monitor with DVD, Website: embassysuites3.hilton.com Year Established: 1983 PA system, microphones, polycom Equipment Available: portable stage, HERKIMER COLLEGE conference telephone, flipcharts, easels, E-mail: NA CONFERENCE SERVICES Year Established: 2017 stage curtains, concession stand, full- whiteboards service bar, sound system, Wi-Fi, lighting, Address: 100 Reservoir Road, Herkimer, General Manager: Steve McGuire Equipment Available: audio/visual and projector, projector screen, baby grand NY 13350 IT/HSIA support Number of guest rooms: 165 piano, catering kitchen facilities Phone: (315) 866-0300 Director of Sales: Danielle Neuser Number of meeting rooms: 9 Executive Director: Michele Farwell Website: herkimer.edu Number of guest rooms: 209 Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 6,264 Number of guest rooms: 0 E-mail: [email protected] Number of meeting rooms: 5 Seating capacity in: Number of meeting rooms: 1 Year Established: 1967 Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 5,766 Banquet rooms: 550 Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 6,000 Equipment Available: laptop, LCD Theater seating: 650 Seating capacity in: Seating capacity in: projector, screens, TV/DVD, computer lab Classroom seating: 500 Banquet rooms: 350 Banquet rooms: 400 Director: Linda C. Lamb Theater seating: 500 Theater seating: 700 General Manager: Noelle Sprague HOLIDAY INN BINGHAMTON Number of guest rooms: 0 Address: 2-8 Hawley St., Binghamton, Fresh and local From ourLOCAL, Farm WOMAN to yourOWNED table AND OPERATED Number of meeting rooms: 7 NY 13901 Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 2,500 Phone: (607) 722-1212 local, Seating capacity in: Website: holidayinnbinghamton.com Banquet rooms: 120 E-mail: sales@holidayinnbinghamton. woman Theater seating: 500 com owned and Classroom seating: 110 Year Established: 1968 Equipment Available: complete AV oPerated HILL TOP INN RESTAURANT, inventory BANQUETS, & CATERING General Manager: Vinnie Sano Address: 171 Jerusalem Hill Road, Elmira, Number of guest rooms: 240 NY 14901 Number of meeting rooms: 11 Spend your evening at Stone’s Steakhouse Phone: (607) 732-6728 Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 6,156 where we put our passion for food on your plate! Website: hill-top-inn.com Where we put our passion for food on your plate! Seating capacity in: v c E-mail: [email protected] Banquet rooms: 500 Fresh and local from our farm to your table Year Established: 1933 Theater seating: 700 Stone’s Steakhouse is committed to supporting local business. Classroom seating: 360 With the best beef from our own Green Acres Farm and Equipment Available: screen, projector, 3220 Erie Blvd E. • Syracuse, NY 13214 • 315.214.5408 • StonesSteak.com podium, microphone, laser pointer with exceptional service, you’re sure to have a night to remember!

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HOLIDAY INN ELMIRA white boards and flip charts, Wi-Fi Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 10,000 Year Established: 1926 HORSEHEADS Managing Director: Scott Wiggins Seating capacity in: Equipment Available: podium and Address: 760 E. Water St., Elmira, NY Resident Manager: Cameron Ostmeier Banquet rooms: 460 microphone, projection screen Theater seating: 600 14901 Sales and Events Manager: Christina Owner: Deb Pascale Phone: (607) 734-4211 Joyce Sales Director: Laura Massa Website: holidayinn.com Number of guest rooms: 54 MOHEGAN MANOR Number of guest rooms: 0 E-mail: [email protected] Number of meeting rooms: 2 Address: 58 Oswego St., Baldwinsville, Number of meeting rooms: 5 NY 13027 Year Established: 1974 Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 3,000 Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 7,500 Phone: (315) 935-6866 Equipment Available: easel, TV, DVD Seating capacity in: Seating capacity in: Player, projection screen, overhead Banquet rooms: 135 Website: moheganweddings.com Banquet rooms: 450 projector, LCD projector, wireless Theater seating: 180 E-mail: [email protected] Theater seating: 800 microphone, wireless internet Classroom seating: 60 Year Established: 1990 Classroom seating: 400 General Manager: Anthony Fusco Equipment Available: Apple TV, screens, Number of guest rooms: 149 LAKE ONTARIO EVENT & microphones, on-site AirBnB QUALITY INN & SUITES Number of meeting rooms: 8 CONFERENCE CENTER General Manager: Dennis N. Sick FAIRGROUNDS Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 4,800 Address: 26 E. 1st St., Oswego, NY 13126 Number of guest rooms: 9 Address: 100 Farrell Road, Syracuse, NY Seating capacity in: Phone: (315) 343-3779 Number of meeting rooms: 6 13209 Banquet rooms: 400 Website: lakeontarioecc.com Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 5,500 Phone: (315) 457-8700 Theater seating: 400 E-mail: [email protected] Seating capacity in: Website: choicehotels.com Classroom seating: 200 Year Established: 1987 Banquet rooms: 150 E-mail: [email protected] Equipment Available: 5 LCD ceiling Theater seating: 200 Year Established: 1963 HOLIDAY INN SYRACUSE/ projectors, screens & speakers, wireless Classroom seating: 200 Equipment Available: 2,500 Lumens LIVERPOOL microphones, Skype, laptops, podiums, LCD projector (long or short throw Address: 441 Electronics Parkway, white boards, in-house IT service, flip NEW YORK STATE lens), dry erase board with markers, flip Liverpool, NY 13088 charts FAIRGROUNDS chart, microphone, multiple-frequency speakers & PA system Phone: (315) 457-1122 Director of Special Events: George S. Address: 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse, Website: staysyracuse.com Broadwell NY 13209 General Manager: Harry Patel E-mail: [email protected] Number of guest rooms: 203 Phone: (315) 487-7711 Number of guest rooms: 143 Year Established: 1962 Number of meeting rooms: 5 Website: nysfairgrounds.ny.gov Number of meeting rooms: 3 Equipment Available: 6’ tables, 5’ Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 10,500 E-mail: newyorkstatefair@agriculture. Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 3,234 rounds, 6’ rounds, 1,400 banquet chairs, Seating capacity in: ny.gov Seating capacity in: 72 ft. of staging area, linen, skirting, AV Banquet rooms: 470 Year Established: 1841 Banquet rooms: 230 subcontracted (on-site) Theater seating: 600 Theater seating: 300 Classroom seating: 275 Equipment Available: Podium, mics, Classroom seating: 150 Front Office Manager: Andy Gottehrer projector and screen, mult-box, speakers Number of guest rooms: 197 Events Manager: Gary F. Kerr Number of meeting rooms: 18 MAPLEWOOD SUITES Number of guest rooms: 0 QUALITY INN OF ROME CENTRAL NEW YORK EXTENDED STAY Address: 200 S. James St., Rome, NY Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 30,000 Number of meeting rooms: 11 Address: 400 7th North St., Liverpool, 13440 Seating capacity in: Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 380,000 NY 13088 Phone: (315) 336-4300 Banquet rooms: 860 Seating capacity in: Phone: (315) 451-1511 Website: qualityinnrome.net Theater seating: 1,000 Banquet rooms: 2,000 Classroom seating: 600 Website: mwsyracuse.com Theater seating: 300 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Classroom seating: 0 Year Established: 1991 JEFFERSON CLINTON HOTEL Year Established: 2006 Equipment Available: TV and recorder Address: 416 S. Clinton St., Syracuse, Equipment Available: hotel has some ONONDAGA COMMUNITY General Manager: Mansukh V. Paghdal NY 13202 equipment onsite, hotel rents with a COLLEGE CONFERENCE Number of guest rooms: 104 local AV company for additional needs. Phone: (315) 425-0500 FACILITIES Number of meeting rooms: 1 Director of Sales : Christie Buczek Website: jeffersonclintonhotel.com Address: 4585 W. Seneca Turnpike, Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 144 Number of guest rooms: 137 E-mail: guestservices@ Syracuse, NY 13215 Seating capacity in: jeffersonclintonhotel.com Number of meeting rooms: 2 Phone: (315) 498-6050 Banquet rooms: 30 Year Established: 2001 Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 2,142 Website: sunyocc.edu Theater seating: 30 Equipment Available: available through Seating capacity in: E-mail: NA Classroom seating: 25 an outside company Banquet rooms: 60 Year Established: 2011 General Manager: Stephenie R. Pyle Theater seating: 125 RAIL LINE Classroom seating: 120 Equipment Available: all meeting and Number of guest rooms: 68 AV equipment on site Address: 530 S. Clinton St., Syracuse, Number of meeting rooms: 1 Assistant Director of Events: Sara NY 13202 Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 650 MARRIOTT SYRACUSE Conway Phone: (315) 396-0473 Seating capacity in: DOWNTOWN Number of guest rooms: 300 Website: raillinesyr.com Address: 100 E. Onondaga St., Banquet rooms: 40 Number of meeting rooms: 31 E-mail: [email protected] Theater seating: 45 Syracuse, NY 13202 Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 13,983 Year Established: 2018 Classroom seating: 30 Phone: (315) 474-2424 Seating capacity in: Equipment Available: projection screen, Website: marriottsyracusedowntown. Banquet rooms: 300 TV, sound system and mics com LA TOURELLE HOTEL * SPA * Theater seating: 330 Owner: Robert Podfigurny E-mail: [email protected] BISTRO Classroom seating: 300 Number of guest rooms: 0 Year Established: 1924 Address: 1150 Danby Road, Ithaca, NY Number of meeting rooms: 1 14850 Equipment Available: state of the art PASCALE CATERING AT Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 1,900 Phone: (607) 273-2734 A/V equipment DRUMLINS COUNTRY CLUB General Manager: Fred Grabosky Seating capacity in: Website: latourelle.com Address: 800 Nottingham Road, Banquet rooms: 125 E-mail: [email protected] Director of Sales and Marketing: Melissa Syracuse, NY 13224 Theater seating: 150 Oliver Year Established: 1986 Phone: (315) 446-8511 Number of guest rooms: 261 Equipment Available: LCD projector, Website: pascaledrumlins.com Number of meeting rooms: 26 screen, sound system and microphones, E-mail: [email protected]

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SCHOLAR HOTEL SYRACUSE podium, microphones, house sound, flip Number of meeting rooms: 1 Banquet rooms: 300 Theater seating: 233 Address: 1060 E. Genesee St., Syracuse, charts, projectors, screens, and other Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 1,440 AV needs available at additional charge, Classroom seating: 125 NY 13210 Seating capacity in: decor, lighting Phone: (315) 476-4212 Banquet rooms: 80 President & General Manager: Nicole T. Website: scholarsyracuse.com Theater seating: 120 THE MCKINLEY Samolis Classroom seating: 100 E-mail: NA Address: 29 McKinley Ave., Endicott, NY Sales Manager: Amy Preble 13760 Year Established: 2004 Director of Finance: Kevin Samolis TAILWATER LODGE Phone: (607) 755-4349 Equipment Available: AV equipment Number of guest rooms: 0 Address: 52 Pulaski St., Altmar, NY Website: mckinleycatering.com General Manager: Mahim Sharma Number of meeting rooms: 4 13302 E-mail: [email protected] Number of guest rooms: 158 Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 20,000 Phone: (315) 298-3434 Year Established: 2004 Number of meeting rooms: 7 Seating capacity in: Website: tailwaterlodge.com Equipment Available: breakout rooms Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 6,200 Banquet rooms: 450 E-mail: [email protected] Theater seating: 600 Sales & Events Manager: Christopher Seating capacity in: Year Established: 2014 McManus Banquet rooms: 240 Classroom seating: 450 Theater seating: 300 Equipment Available: A/V & technical Number of guest rooms: 0 Classroom seating: 300 equipment Number of meeting rooms: 3 SRC ARENA & EVENTS Director of Sales: Chris Tucciarone CENTER Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 10,000 SHERATON SYRACUSE Food & Beverage Manager: Jennifer Seating capacity in: Address: 4585 W. Seneca Turnpike, DiRusso UNIVERSITY HOTEL & Syracuse, NY 13215 Banquet rooms: 600 Number of guest rooms: 88 Theater seating: 700 CONFERENCE CENTER Phone: (315) 498-6050 Number of meeting rooms: 3 Classroom seating: 0 Address: 801 University Ave., Syracuse, Website: srcarena.com Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 4,680 NY 13210 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (315) 475-3000 Seating capacity in: THE ONCENTER CIVIC Year Established: 2011 Banquet rooms: 300 CENTER THEATERS Website: sheratonsyracuse.com Equipment Available: all meeting and Theater seating: N/A Address: 411 Montgomery St., 800 E-mail: [email protected] AV equipment on site South State St. (Mailing Address), Year Established: 1985 Assistant Director of Event Services: THE LODGE AT WELCH ALLYN- Syracuse, NY 13202 Equipment Available: all meeting and Sara Conway CENTER OF TRAINING & Phone: (315) 435-8000 AV equipment on site Number of guest rooms: 300 DEVELOPMENT Website: oncenter.org Director of Sales and Marketing: Kevin Number of meeting rooms: 5 E-mail: [email protected] Connolly Address: 4355 State Street Road, Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 60,000 Skaneateles Falls, NY 13153 Year Established: 1975 Number of guest rooms: 235 Seating capacity in: Phone: (315) 291-3700 Equipment Available: complete A/V Number of meeting rooms: 6 Banquet rooms: 2,000 Website: walodge.com inventory, tables, chairs, pipe and drape, Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 3,870 Theater seating: 6,500 E-mail: [email protected] lighting, sound equipment, and décor Seating capacity in: Classroom seating: 2,000 Year Established: 1999 General Manager: Matt Hollander Banquet rooms: 320 Number of guest rooms: 0 Theater seating: 416 Equipment Available: LCD projector/ SURESTAY PLUS HOTEL BY Number of meeting rooms: 5 Classroom seating: 240 BEST WESTERN SYRACUSE screen with HDMI hookup, wireless internet, podium, microphones, house Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 2,400 AIRPORT sound, lighting, tables in various sizes, SKY ARMORY Seating capacity in: Address: Hancock International Airport, chairs, flip charts, easels, breakout Banquet rooms: 300 Address: 351 S. Clinton St., Syracuse, North Syracuse, NY 13212 rooms, conference phones Theater seating: 2,117 NY 13202 Phone: (315) 455-7362 General Manager: William Ballard Classroom seating: 0 Phone: (315) 473-0826 Website: bestwestern.com Event Coordinator: Meghan Coe Website: skyarmory.com Year Established: 1963 Number of guest rooms: 0 E-mail: [email protected] Equipment Available: Screen Number of meeting rooms: 8 Year Established: 2014 General Manager: Scott Parody Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 25,000 Equipment Available: Wi-Fi, stage, Number of guest rooms: 95 Seating capacity in: CENTRAL NEW YORK NEW CENTRAL

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THE ONCENTER NICHOLAS J. E-mail: [email protected] Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 17,000 UTICA COLLEGE PIRRO CONVENTION CENTER Year Established: 1989 Seating capacity in: Address: 1600 Burrstone Road, Utica, Address: 800 S. State St., Syracuse, NY Equipment Available: full-service audio- Banquet rooms: 500 NY 13502 13202 visual services. Theater seating: 2,000 Phone: (315) 792-3111 Classroom seating: 50 Phone: (315) 435-8000 Director of Sales & Marketing: Cynthia Website: utica.edu Website: oncenter.org Wild Year Established: 1946 Number of guest rooms: 153 TURNING STONE RESORT E-mail: [email protected] CASINO Equipment Available: full-service media Year Established: 1992 Number of meeting rooms: 14 center to accommodate all conference/ Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 4,140 Address: 5218 Patrick Road, Verona, NY meeting equipment needs Equipment Available: Wi-Fi, complete 13478 AV inventory, tables, chairs, pipe and Seating capacity in: President: Laura Casamento drape, lighting, sound equipment, décor Banquet rooms: 270 Phone: (315) 361-7711 Number of guest rooms: 750 General Manager: Matt Hollander Theater seating: 250 Website: turningstone.com Number of meeting rooms: 50 Classroom seating: 150 Number of guest rooms: 0 E-mail: [email protected] Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 14,000 Number of meeting rooms: 12 Year Established: 1993 TIOGA DOWNS Seating capacity in: Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 65,250 Equipment Available: flexible Banquet rooms: 250 GAMING, RACING, AND configurations; in-house AV Seating capacity in: Theater seating: 400 ENTERTAINMENT department;lighting and rigging Classroom seating: 250 Banquet rooms: 3,500 capabilities; linens; menus from award- Theater seating: 5,610 Address: 2384 W. River Road, Nichols, NY 13812 winning chefs; ground-level load-in Classroom seating: 2,970 accessibility; loading dock access; on-site VERNON DOWNS CASINO Phone: (607) 699-3900 florist, outdoor and themed venues; AND HOTEL THE ONCENTER WAR Website: tiogadowns.com entertainment; digital signage; WiFi; linens Address: 4229 Stuhlman Road, Vernon, MEMORIAL ARENA E-mail: [email protected] CEO: Ray Halbritter NY 13476 Address: 515 Montgomery St., 800 Year Established: 2006 Number of guest rooms: 790 Phone: (315) 829-3400 South State St. (Mailing Address) Equipment Available: projector, Number of meeting rooms: 41 Website: vernondowns.com Syracuse, NY 13202 screen, podium, stage system, cordless Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 48,500 E-mail: [email protected] microphone Phone: (315) 435-8000 Seating capacity in: Year Established: 1994 President & GM, Tioga Downs and Website: oncenter.org Banquet rooms: 1,200 Equipment Available: board room and Vernon Downs: Charlie Otto E-mail: [email protected] Theater seating: 5,000 meeting facilities, AV equipment Number of guest rooms: 161 Classroom seating: 1,125 Year Established: 1951 President & GM, Tioga Downs & Vernon Number of meeting rooms: 11 Equipment Available: complete AV Downs: Charlie Otto inventory, tables, chairs, pipe & drape, Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 14,210 TWIN PONDS GOLF & Number of guest rooms: 173 lighting, sound equipment, décor, Seating capacity in: COUNTRY CLUB Number of meeting rooms: 6 Banquet rooms: 390 ribbon lights, new LED scoreboard Address: 169 Main Street, New York Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 10,000 General Manager: Matt Hollander Theater seating: 590 Mills, NY 13417 Classroom seating: 300 Seating capacity in: Number of guest rooms: 0 Phone: (315) 736-9303 Banquet rooms: 350 Website: twinpondsgolf.net Theater seating: 500 CENTRAL NEW YORK Number of meeting rooms: 3 TSHA ‘HON’NONYEN’DAKHWA’ Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 44,000 E-mail: NA Classroom seating: 250 (ONONDAGA NATION ARENA) Seating capacity in: Year Established: 1942 Banquet rooms: 1,340 Address: 326 Route 11 Onondaga Nation, Equipment Available: projector and WINGS OF EAGLES Theater seating: 7,200 P.O.Box 360, Nedrow, NY 13120 screen DISCOVERY CENTER Classroom seating: 970 Phone: (315) 498-6813 Owner: David Girmonde Address: 339 Daniel Zenker Drive, Website: onondagaarena.com Number of guest rooms: 0 Horseheads, NY 14845 THE STATLER HOTEL AT Year Established: 2001 Number of meeting rooms: 4 Phone: (607) 358-4247 CORNELL UNIVERSITY Equipment Available: overhead Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 4,800 Website: wingsofeagles.com projection, Blu-ray, satellite Address: 130 Statler Drive, Ithaca, NY Seating capacity in: E-mail: [email protected] 14853 General Manager: Sherwin Hill Banquet rooms: 300 Year Established: 1998 Phone: (607) 254-2500 Number of guest rooms: 0 Theater seating: 300 Equipment Available: AV equipment, Website: statlerhotel.cornell.edu Number of meeting rooms: 2 podium, microphone, projector

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President & CEO: Mike Hall COMFORT INN & SUITES Phone: (315) 479-7000 Seating Capacity In: Executive Officer: Karen Robbins SYRACUSE AIRPORT Website: cpsyracuse.com Banquet rooms: 400 Classroom seating: 300 Number of guest rooms: 0 E-mail: [email protected] Address: 6701 Buckley Road, Syracuse, Theater seating: 500 Number of meeting rooms: 2 NY 13212 Toll-Free Reservation Number: Phone: (315) 457-4000 (866) 305-4134 Max exhibit area (sq. ft.): 15,000 EMBASSY SUITES BY HILTON Seating capacity in: Website: choicehotels.com/new-york/ General Manager: Kyle Hares Banquet rooms: 390 syracuse/comfort-inn-hotels/ny341 Number of guest rooms: 277 SYRACUSE-DESTINY USA Address: 311 Hiawatha Blvd. W., Theater seating: 40 E-mail: [email protected] Number of Suites: 3 Classroom seating: 30 Syracuse, NY 13204 Toll-Free Reservation Number: Guest Amenities: high-speed internet, Phone: (315) 303-1650 (888) 857-4298 room service, business center, shuttle General Manager: Mark Goodfellow to airport and Destiny USA, conference Website: embassysuites3.hilton.com Director of Sales: Tanya Gleason center, covered parking Toll-Free Reservation Number: (800) EMBASSY HOTELS Number of guest rooms: 166 Number of Meeting Rooms: 16 Director of Sales: Danielle Neuser Number of Suites: 21 Seating Capacity In: 1000 ISLAND HARBOR HOTEL Banquet rooms: 300 Number of guest rooms: 209 Guest Amenities: complimentary Address: 200 Riverside Drive, Clayton, Classroom seating: 250 Number of Suites: 209 hot breakfast buffet, complimentary Theater seating: 280 NY 13624 Wi-Fi, coin-operated laundry & valet, Guest Amenities: indoor heated pool, Phone: (315) 686-1100 complimentary shuttle servicing airport, fitness center, on-site restaurant, Website: 1000islandsharborhotel.com regional transportation center and mall, DEL LAGO RESORT & CASINO 24-hour convenience shop, 24-hour business center, 10,000 sq. ft. of Director of Catering: Ann Marie Angus game room Address: 1133 State Route 414, Waterloo, NY 13165 meeting and event space Number of guest rooms: 105 Number of Meeting Rooms: 7 Phone: (315) 946-1777 Number of Meeting Rooms: 5 Number of Suites: 9 Seating Capacity In: Banquet rooms: 261 Website: dellagoresort.com Seating Capacity In: Guest Amenities: concierge services, Banquet rooms: 350 Classroom seating: 160 Toll-Free Reservation Number: 24-hour room service, complimentary Theater seating: 330 Classroom seating: N/A Wi-Fi, fitness center, outdoor dining, (855) 335-5246 Theater seating: 500 indoor heated swimming pool and hot EVP & General Manager: Lance Young tub, business center COMFORT INN & SUITES Number of guest rooms: 205 EMBASSY SUITES SYRACUSE Number of Meeting Rooms: 6 WATERTOWN-1000 ISLANDS Guest Amenities: casino, seven Address: 6646 Old Collamer Road S., Seating Capacity In: Address: 110 Commerce Park Drive, restaurants, full-service spa, free WiFi in East Syracuse, NY 13057 Banquet rooms: 50 Watertown, NY 13601 public areas, free self parking, nightclub, Classroom seating: 130 Phone: (315) 782-2700 four bars/lounges, health club Phone: (315) 446-3200 Theater seating: 130 Website: choicehotels.com Number of Meeting Rooms: 7 Website: syracuse.embassysuites.com E-mail: [email protected] Seating Capacity In: Toll-Free Reservation Number: (800) EMBASSY BEST WESTERN PLUS HOTEL & Toll-Free Reservation Number: Banquet rooms: 400 CONFERENCE CENTER (877) 424-6423 Classroom seating: N/A Director of Sales: Karen Rogowski Theater seating: 500 Address: 26 E. 1st St., Oswego, NY 13126 General Manager: Aimee Merchant Number of guest rooms: 215 Phone: (315) 343-3779 Number of guest rooms: 135 Number of Suites: 215 Website: bestwesternnewyork.com/ Number of Suites: 20 DELTA HOTELS BY MARRIOTT Guest Amenities: business center, UTICA 42” flat-screen HD TVs, desk, wet bar, hotels/best-western-plus-captains- Guest Amenities: complimentary hot quarters Address: 200 Genesee St., Utica, NY refrigerator, microwave, coffeemakers, breakfast, comp. local shuttle, free Wi-Fi, complimentary full cooked-to-order E-mail: [email protected] 13502 business center, heated indoor pool, 24- breakfast Toll-Free Reservation Number: hour fitness center Phone: (315) 797-8010 Number of Meeting Rooms: 11 (800) 937-8376 Number of Meeting Rooms: 2 Website: https://marriott.com/hotels/ Seating Capacity In: Director of Sales: George S. Broadwell travel/ucade-delta-hotels-utica/ Banquet rooms: 200 E-mail: [email protected] Number of guest rooms: 109 COURTYARD MARRIOTT Classroom seating: 175 Number of Suites: 10 SYRACUSE DOWNTOWN AT Toll-Free Reservation Number: Theater seating: 300 (888) 236-2427 Guest Amenities: complimentary ARMORY SQUARE Director of Sales: Christine Lopez continental breakfast, premier health Address: 300 West Fayette St., GREEK PEAK MOUNTAIN club, indoor pool, sauna, steam room, Syracuse, NY 13202 Number of guest rooms: 162 RESORT jacuzzi Number of Suites: 3 Phone: (315) 422-4854 Address: 2000 NYS Route 392, Number of Meeting Rooms: 5 Website: marriott.com/syrdt Guest Amenities: business center, Cortland, NY 13045 Seating Capacity In: complimentary wireless internet Toll-Free Reservation Number: Phone: (800) 955-2754 Banquet rooms: 450 Number of Meeting Rooms: 7 (855) 331-8440 Website: greekpeak.net

CENTRAL NEW YORK NEW CENTRAL Classroom seating: 275 Seating Capacity In: Theater seating: 550 General Manager: Julie Martin Barfield Toll-Free Reservation Number: Banquet rooms: 360 Director of Sales: Krissi Grubka (800) 955-2754 Classroom seating: 250 BEST WESTERN WATERTOWN/ Number of guest rooms: 102 Theater seating: 500 President: Wes Kryger FORT DRUM Number of Suites: 6 CFO: John Pointek Address: 300 Washington St., Guest Amenities: Wi-Fi, in-room DOUBLETREE BY HILTON VP Sales & Marketing: Drew Broderick Watertown, NY 13601 refrigerator and coffeemaker, Bistro General Manager: Brian Rozewski Market serving breakfast and dinner, The BINGHAMTON Phone: (315) 782-8000 Number of guest rooms: 150 Market for all your sundry needs, heated Address: 225 Water St., Binghamton, NY Website: bestwestern.com indoor pool and fitness center, guest 13901 Number of Suites: 106 Toll-Free Reservation Number: (800) laundry and same day dry cleaning, in- Phone: (607) 722-7575 Guest Amenities: full suites have 780-7234 room dinner delivery Website: binghamton.doubletree.com kitchen, fireplace, flat screen TVs & DVD players; traditional hotel-style room has General Manager: Kili Springer Number of Meeting Rooms: 1 E-mail: [email protected] bedroom & bath; restaurants, indoor Number of guest rooms: 160 Seating Capacity In: Toll-Free Reservation Number: water park, resort spa, fitness center Number of Suites: 10 Banquet rooms: 60 (800) 723-7676 Classroom seating: 48 Number of Meeting Rooms: 9 Guest Amenities: high-speed internet, General Manager: Michael Pemberton Theater seating: 54 Seating Capacity In: free hot breakfast, 42” LCD TVs, DVD Director of Sales: Patty Weist Banquet rooms: 300 library Number of guest rooms: 207 Classroom seating: 375 COURTYARD SYRACUSE Theater seating: 400 CARRIER CIRCLE Number of Suites: 9 BONNIE CASTLE RESORT AND Guest Amenities: wireless, high-speed Address: 6415 Yorktown Circle, East MARINA internet access, on-site athletic club with Syracuse, NY 13057 HAMPTON INN & SUITES BY Address: 31 Holland St., Alexandria Bay, salt water indoor pool, room service, HILTON NY 13607 Phone: (315) 432-0300 complimentary parking, airport shuttle Address: 1305 Buckley Road, North Website: syracusecourtyard.com Phone: (315) 482-4511 Number of Meeting Rooms: 19 Syracuse, NY 13212 E-mail: [email protected] Website: bonniecastle.com Seating Capacity In: Phone: (315) 457-9900 Toll-Free Reservation Number: Banquet rooms: 630 E-mail: [email protected] Website: syracusenorthairportarea. (800) 321-2211 Classroom seating: 400 Toll-Free Reservation Number: hamptonbyhilton.com Assistant General Manager: Mel Lemm Theater seating: 1,100 (800) 955-4511 E-mail: [email protected] Number of guest rooms: 149 General Manager: Eduardo Brown General Manager: Marc Emmi Number of Suites: 12 DOUBLETREE BY HILTON Number of guest rooms: 128 Director of Sales: Carol Oakley Guest Amenities: business center, SYRACUSE Number of Suites: 62 Number of guest rooms: 124 exercise facility, bistro serving breakfast Address: 6301 State Route 298 E., East Guest Amenities: indoor & outdoor pool & dinner daily Syracuse, NY 13057 Number of Suites: 36 & jacuzzi, fitness room, game room, Guest Amenities: complimentary multiple restaurants & bars, full-service Number of Meeting Rooms: 3 Phone: (315) 432-0200 daily hot breakfast, wireless and wired marina Seating Capacity In: Website: syracuse.doubletree.com internet Number of Meeting Rooms: 7 Banquet rooms: 35 General Manager: Robert Benetti Classroom seating: 40 Number of Meeting Rooms: 1 Seating Capacity In: Number of guest rooms: 250 Theater seating: 40 Banquet rooms: 550 Number of Suites: 7 Classroom seating: N/A HILTON GARDEN INN AUBURN Guest Amenities: business center, Theater seating: 600 CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL & shuttle service, high-speed internet, Address: 74 State St., Auburn, NY 13021 CONFERENCE CENTER outdoor patio, indoor & outdoor pools, Phone: (315) 252-5511 Address: 701 E. Genesee St., Syracuse, video conferencing, ATM, fitness center Website: Auburn.HGI.com NY 13210 Number of Meeting Rooms: 19 E-mail: [email protected] MEET STAY VISIT 2020 - UPSTATE NEW YORK’S EXECUTIVE TRAVEL GUIDE 33 MEET STAY VISIT CENTRAL NEW YORK

Toll-Free Reservation Number: Number of Suites: 1 JEFFERSON CLINTON HOTEL MAPLEWOOD SUITES 877-STAY-HGI Guest Amenities: high-speed wired/ Address: 416 S. Clinton St., Syracuse, EXTENDED STAY General Manager: Eric Ridley wireless internet, refrigerator, NY 13202 Address: 400 7th North St., Liverpool, Director of Sales: Rita Trenti microwave, coffeemaker, flat panel LCD Phone: (315) 425-0500 NY 13088 TV, spacious work areas and telephones Number of guest rooms: 92 w/ voicemail, Anthony’s Restaurant & Website: jeffersonclintonhotel.com Phone: (315) 451-1511 Number of Suites: 10 Lounge, indoor pool, fitness center E-mail: guestservices@ Website: mwsyracuse.com Guest Amenities: business center, 24- Number of Meeting Rooms: 8 jeffersonclintonhotel.com E-mail: [email protected] hour Pavilion Pantry, hospitality center Seating Capacity In: General Manager: Stephenie R. Pyle Toll-Free Reservation Number: (866) 318-9937 with refrigerator-microwave-Keurig Banquet rooms: 400 Number of guest rooms: 68 coffee and tea brewer, high-speed Director of Sales: Christie Buczek Classroom seating: 200 wireless internet, guest laundry, parking Number of Suites: 60 Number of guest rooms: 137 Theater seating: 400 Number of Meeting Rooms: 4 Guest Amenities: business center, free Number of Suites: 5 internet, free buffet breakfast, free use of Guest Amenities: wireless internet, bath Seating Capacity In: washer/dryer, minibar Banquet rooms: 220 HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS & body toiletries, complimentary deluxe Classroom seating: 250 SYRACUSE AIRPORT Number of Meeting Rooms: 1 continental breakfast, daily shuttle service, Theater seating: 300 Address: 5418 South Bay Road, North Seating Capacity In: & wet bars in every room featuring cook Syracuse, NY 13212 Banquet rooms: 40 tops, refrigerators, & microwaves Phone: (315) 454-0999 Classroom seating: 30 Number of Meeting Rooms: 2 HILTON GARDEN INN Theater seating: 45 WATERTOWN/THOUSAND Website: holidayinnexpress.com/ Seating Capacity In: ISLANDS syracuseny Banquet rooms: 60 E-mail: [email protected] LA TOURELLE HOTEL * SPA * Classroom seating: 120 Address: 1290 Arsenal St., Suite 8, Theater seating: 125 Watertown, NY 13601 Toll-Free Reservation Number: BISTRO Address: 1150 Danby Road, Ithaca, NY Phone: (315) 788-1234 (888) HOLIDAY 14850 MARRIOTT SYRACUSE Website: watertown.hgi.com General Manager: Conrad Struzik Phone: (607) 273-2734 DOWNTOWN E-mail: [email protected] Director of Sales: Linda Woodrow Website: latourelle.com Address: 100 E. Onondaga St., General Manager: Jody Pettit Front Office Manager: Carmen Ortiz Syracuse, NY 13202 E-mail: [email protected] Director of Sales and Marketing: Shawn Number of guest rooms: 95 Phone: (315) 474-2424 Toll-Free Reservation Number: McCormick Number of Suites: 7 (800) 765-1492 Website: marriottsyracusedowntown.com Number of guest rooms: 136 Guest Amenities: business center, E-mail: [email protected] complimentary hot breakfast, airport Managing Director: Scott Wiggins Number of Suites: 15 Toll-Free Reservation Number: shuttle, wireless internet, priority club Resident Manager: Cameron Ostmeier Guest Amenities: fitness room, 844-STAY-SYR rewards. Brand new plush mattresses. Sales and Events Manager: Christina swimming pool, hot tub, whirlpool General Manager: Fred Grabosky Number of Meeting Rooms: 1 Joyce suites, business center, full-service Director of Sales & Marketing: Melissa Oliver restaurant serving breakfast, lunch, Seating Capacity In: Number of guest rooms: 54 and dinner daily, room service available Banquet rooms: 15 Number of Suites: 3 Number of guest rooms: 261 during evening hours, lounge Classroom seating: 0 Guest Amenities: pillow-top mattress, Number of Suites: 16 Number of Meeting Rooms: 20 Theater seating: 25 complimentary Wi-Fi, mini-refrigerator, Guest Amenities: suites with separate CENTRAL NEW YORK Seating Capacity In: cable TV with DVD player, clock radio, living room, accessible guest rooms, 49” Banquet rooms: 350 HOLIDAY INN SYRACUSE/ iron and ironing board, hair dryer, coffee screen LCD HDTVs, complimentary WiFi, Classroom seating: 280 LIVERPOOL maker, telephone with voicemail wired and wireless internet access in Theater seating: 489 Number of Meeting Rooms: 2 guest rooms, suites, and meeting rooms, Address: 441 Electronics Parkway, business center, fitness center, concierge Liverpool, NY 13088 Seating Capacity In: level, local shuttle service, pet-friendly HOLIDAY INN AUBURN- Phone: (315) 457-1122 Banquet rooms: 135 Classroom seating: 60 Number of Meeting Rooms: 26 FINGER LAKES REGION Website: staysyracuse.com Theater seating: 180 Seating Capacity In: Address: 75 North St., Auburn, NY 13021 E-mail: [email protected] Banquet rooms: 460 Phone: (315) 253-4531 Toll-Free Reservation Number: Classroom seating: N/A Website: ihg.com (888) HOLIDAY Theater seating: 600 E-mail: [email protected] Front Office Manager: Andy Gottehrer Toll-Free Reservation Number: Number of guest rooms: 197 (888) HOLIDAY Number of Suites: 2 General Manager: Steve McGuire Guest Amenities: free parking, high- Number of guest rooms: 165 speed internet, 24/7 shuttle service Number of Suites: 2 including airport, full-service with lounge, business center, fitness center, Guest Amenities: mini-fridge in all indoor pool and patio guestrooms, free Wi-Fi, new business center, exercise room, and guest washer Number of Meeting Rooms: 18 & dryer Seating Capacity In: Number of Meeting Rooms: 9 Banquet rooms: 860 Classroom seating: 600 Seating Capacity In: Theater seating: 1,000 Banquet rooms: 550 Classroom seating: 500 Theater seating: 650 HOMEWOOD SUITES BY HILTON Address: 275 Elwood Davis Road, HOLIDAY INN BINGHAMTON Liverpool, NY 13088 Address: 2-8 Hawley St., Binghamton, Phone: (315) 451-3800 NY 13901 Website: syracuseliverpool. Phone: (607) 722-1212 homewoodsuites.com Website: holidayinnbinghamton.com E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: sales@holidayinnbinghamton. Toll-Free Reservation Number: com (800) CALLHOME Toll-Free Reservation Number: General Manager: Missy Hughes (888) HOLIDAY Director of Sales: Carol Oakley General Manager: Vinnie Sano Number of guest rooms: 102 Number of guest rooms: 240 Number of Suites: 102 Number of Suites: 14 Guest Amenities: complimentary daily Guest Amenities: executive floors, hot breakfast and light evening meal business center, high-speed internet, (Mon.-Thurs.) with beverages, wireless fitness facilities, valet laundry service, and wired internet room service Number of Meeting Rooms: 1 Number of Meeting Rooms: 11 Seating Capacity In: Seating Capacity In: Banquet rooms: 18 Banquet rooms: 500 Classroom seating: 24 Classroom seating: 360 Theater seating: 40 Theater seating: 700 HOTEL ITHACA HOLIDAY INN ELMIRA Address: 222 S. Cayuga St., Ithaca, NY HORSEHEADS 14850 Address: 760 E. Water St., Elmira, NY 14901 Phone: (607) 288-2096 Phone: (607) 734-4211 Website: thehotelithaca.com Website: holidayinn.com E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] General Manager: Sonny Karimi Toll-Free Reservation Number: Number of guest rooms: 124 (888) HOLIDAY Number of Suites: 3 General Manager: Anthony Fusco Guest Amenities: free parking, free Wi-Fi Number of guest rooms: 149 Number of Meeting Rooms: 5 34 MEET STAY VISIT 2020 - UPSTATE NEW YORK’S EXECUTIVE TRAVEL GUIDE MEET STAY VISIT CENTRAL NEW YORK

QUALITY INN & SUITES Toll-Free Reservation Number: Phone: (315) 422-4864 overnight parking FAIRGROUNDS (855) 467-9746 Website: marriott.com/syrdr Number of Meeting Rooms: 1 Address: 100 Farrell Road, Syracuse, NY Director of Sales & Marketing: Robert E-mail: inquiries@ Seating Capacity In: 13209 L. Ward marriottsarmorysquare.com Banquet rooms: 80 Phone: (315) 457-8700 Number of guest rooms: 128 Toll-Free Reservation Number: Classroom seating: 100 Theater seating: 120 Website: choicehotels.com Number of Suites: 0 (888) 236-2427 E-mail: [email protected] Guest Amenities: complimentary hot General Manager: Julie Martin Barfield breakfast buffet, Roundabout Tavern Director of Sales: Krissi Grubka THE STATLER HOTEL AT Toll-Free Reservation Number: & Grille, free Wi-Fi, Wyndham reward Number of guest rooms: 78 CORNELL UNIVERSITY (800) 4-CHOICE points General Manager: Harry Patel Number of Suites: 78 Address: 130 Statler Drive, Ithaca, NY Number of Meeting Rooms: 5 14853 Guest Amenities: complimentary Number of guest rooms: 143 Seating Capacity In: breakfast buffet, 24-hour fitness center, Phone: (607) 254-2500 Guest Amenities: complimentary Banquet rooms: 350 business center, valet parking Website: statlerhotel.cornell.edu parking, continental hot breakfast and Classroom seating: 175 coffee, wireless high-speed internet, Theater seating: 300 Number of Meeting Rooms: 1 E-mail: [email protected] business center, pet-friendly hotel Seating Capacity In: Toll-Free Reservation Number: Number of Meeting Rooms: 3 RAMADA PLAZA BY Banquet rooms: 30 (800) 541-2501 Seating Capacity In: Classroom seating: 18 Director of Sales & Marketing: Cynthia WYNDHAM GENEVA Theater seating: 30 Wild Banquet rooms: 230 LAKEFRONT RESORT Classroom seating: 150 Number of guest rooms: 153 Theater seating: 300 Address: 41 Lakefront Drive, Geneva, NY RIVEREDGE RESORT 14456 Number of Suites: 15 Address: 17 Holland St., Alexandria Bay, Phone: (315) 789-0400 Guest Amenities: complimentary QUALITY INN & SUITES NY 13607 internet Website: wyndhamhotels.com VESTAL Phone: (315) 482-9917 Number of Meeting Rooms: 14 E-mail: [email protected] Address: 4105 Vestal Parkway E., Vestal, Website: riveredge.com Seating Capacity In: NY 13850 Toll-Free Reservation Number: E-mail: [email protected] Banquet rooms: 270 (800) 990-0907 Phone: (607) 729-6371 Toll-Free Reservation Number: Classroom seating: 150 Website: choicehotels.com General Manager: Donna Yudin (800) 365-6987 Theater seating: 250 Toll-Free Reservation Number: Number of guest rooms: 148 Director of Sales: Susan Boyer (877) 424-6463 Number of Suites: 3 Number of guest rooms: 128 TIOGA DOWNS General Manager: Ray Crouse Guest Amenities: business center, Number of Suites: 45 GAMING, RACING, AND Number of guest rooms: 144 coffeemakers, hairdryers, data port, ENTERTAINMENT voicemail, fitness center, high-speed Guest Amenities: most rooms with Address: 2384 W. River Road, Nichols, Number of Suites: 2 internet, ATM river-view balconies, business center, free WiFi NY 13812 Guest Amenities: complimentary full hot Number of Meeting Rooms: 5 breakfast buffet, Wi-Fi, non-smoking, pet Number of Meeting Rooms: 10 Phone: (607) 699-3900 Seating Capacity In: friendly, outdoor seasonal heated pool, Seating Capacity In: Website: tiogadowns.com exercise room Banquet rooms: 200 Classroom seating: 135 Banquet rooms: 250 E-mail: [email protected] Theater seating: 300 Classroom seating: 135 Toll-Free Reservation Number: RAMADA CARRIER CIRCLE Theater seating: 250 (888) 946-8464 Address: 6555 Old Collamer Road RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT President & GM, Tioga Downs and South, East Syracuse, NY 13057 - SYRACUSE DOWNTOWN @ SCHOLAR HOTEL SYRACUSE Vernon Downs: Charlie Otto Phone: (315) 437-2761 Address: 1060 E. Genesee St., Syracuse, Number of guest rooms: 161 ARMORY SQUARE NY 13210 Website: syrhotel.com/ramada/ Address: 300 West Fayette St., Guest Amenities: casino, live Phone: (315) 476-4212 E-mail: [email protected] Syracuse, NY 13202 entertainment, dining, harness racing, Website: scholarsyracuse.com heated saltwater pool, arcade, game Toll-Free Reservation Number: area (800) 365-HOME Number of Meeting Rooms: 11 General Manager: Mahim Sharma Seating Capacity In: Number of guest rooms: 158 Banquet rooms: 390 Classroom seating: 300 Guest Amenities: fitness center, Theater seating: 590 complimentary Wi-Fi, complimentary shuttle and parking Number of Meeting Rooms: 7 TURNING STONE RESORT Seating Capacity In: CASINO CENTRAL NEW YORK NEW CENTRAL Banquet rooms: 240 Address: 5218 Patrick Road, Verona, NY Classroom seating: 300 13478 Theater seating: 300 Phone: (315) 361-7711 Website: turningstone.com SHERATON SYRACUSE E-mail: [email protected] UNIVERSITY HOTEL & Toll-Free Reservation Number: GENEVA ON THE LAKE CONFERENCE CENTER (800) 771-7711 Address: 801 University Ave., Syracuse, CEO: Ray Halbritter NY 13210 Number of guest rooms: 790 Boutique Resort Hotel Phone: (315) 475-3000 Number of Suites: 145 Website: sheratonsyracuse.com Guest Amenities: complimentary E-mail: [email protected] high-speed internet, cable TV, business Toll-Free Reservation Number: center, in-room safes, Keurig coffee (800) 395-2105 makers, minibars, bathrobes, turndown service Director of Sales and Marketing: Kevin Connolly Number of Meeting Rooms: 41 Number of guest rooms: 235 Seating Capacity In: Banquet rooms: 1,200 Number of Suites: 23 Classroom seating: 1,125 Guest Amenities: fitness center, indoor Theater seating: 5,000 pool, sauna, full staging and A/V equipment VERNON DOWNS CASINO Number of Meeting Rooms: 6 AND HOTEL Seating Capacity In: Banquet rooms: 320 Address: 4229 Stuhlman Road, Vernon, Classroom seating: 240 NY 13476 Theater seating: 416 Phone: (315) 829-3400 Website: vernondowns.com SURESTAY PLUS HOTEL BY E-mail: [email protected] BEST WESTERN SYRACUSE Toll-Free Reservation Number: AIRPORT (877) 888-3766 Address: Hancock International Airport, President & GM, Tioga Downs & Vernon North Syracuse, NY 13212 Downs: Charlie Otto Phone: (315) 455-7362 Number of guest rooms: 173 Website: bestwestern.com Guest Amenities: business center, wireless internet, boardroom and Toll-Free Reservation Number: meeting facilities, weekday continental (800) 780-7234 breakfast General Manager: Scott Parody Number of Meeting Rooms: 6 Number of guest rooms: 95 Seating Capacity In: Be Dazzled! Number of Suites: 4 Banquet rooms: 350 Guest Amenities: high-speed internet, Classroom seating: 250 (315) 789-7190 | www.genevaonthelake.com executive suites, shuttle service, Theater seating: 500 coffeemaker, comp. breakfast, free MEET STAY VISIT 2020 - UPSTATE NEW YORK’S EXECUTIVE TRAVEL GUIDE 35 MEET STAY VISIT CENTRAL NEW YORK

CORNELL UNIVERSITY County: Broome Description: ski resort, meeting facility, TOURIST ATTRACTIONS Address: 410 Thurston Ave., Ithaca, NY Description: 5,000-seat arena — home and entertainment resort 14850 ice for the AHL’s Binghamton Devils Year Founded: 2009 1890 HOUSE MUSEUM Phone: (607) 255-2000 Year Founded: 1973 Address: 37 Tompkins St., Cortland, NY Web site: cornell.edu HERKIMER DIAMOND MINES 13045 County: Tompkins FORT ONTARIO STATE Address: 4626 State Route 28 North, Phone: (607) 756 7551 Description: Ivy League university, HISTORIC SITE Herkimer, NY 13350 Web site: the1890house.org largest university in CNY Address: 1 E. Fourth St., Oswego, NY 13126 Phone: (315) 717-0175 County: Cortland Year Founded: 1865 Phone: (315) 343-4711 Web site: herkimerdiamond.com Description: offers visitors the Web site: fortontario.com County: Herkimer opportunity to step back in time to 19th DEL LAGO RESORT & CASINO County: Oswego Description: visitors can prospect for quartz Century Cortland Address: 1133 State Route 414, Waterloo, Description: site was home to fortifications crystals known as “Herkimer Diamonds” Year Founded: 1975 NY 13165 from the French and Indian War, Year Founded: 1955 Phone: (315) 946-1777 Revolutionary War, and War of 1812; from ADIRONDACK SCENIC Web site: dellagoresort.com 1944 to 1946, served as the only refugee KOPERNIK OBSERVATORY & RAILROAD County: Seneca camp in the U.S. for victims of the Holocaust SCIENCE CENTER Address: 321 Main St., Utica, NY 13501 Description: casino, hotel, spa, Year Founded: 1953 Address: 698 Underwood Road, Vestal, Phone: (315) 724-0700 entertainment, and dining destination NY 13850 Web site: adirondackrr.com Year Founded: 2017 FREDERIC REMINGTON ART Phone: (607) 748-3685 County: Oneida MUSEUM Web site: kopernik.org Description: restored vintage railroad DESTINY USA Address: 303 Washington St., County: Broome service from Utica to Thendara Address: 9090 Destiny USA Drive, Ogdensburg, NY 13669 Description: observatory with four Year Founded: 1994 Syracuse, NY 13290 Phone: (315) 393-2425 permanent telescopes and science center Phone: (315) 466-6000 Web site: fredericremington.org Year Founded: 1973 ANIMAL ADVENTURE PARK Web site: destinyusa.com County: St. Lawrence Address: 85 Martin Hill Road, County: Onondaga Description: houses a comprehensive LABRADOR MOUNTAIN Harpursville, NY 13901 Description: previously known as collection of original Remington Address: 6935 Route 91, Truxton, NY 13158 Phone: (607) 760-4429 the Carousel Center from 1990-2012, paintings, sketches and sculptures, as Phone: (607) 842-6204 well as a broad array of personal effects Destiny USA is a six-story, super-regional Web site: skicny.com Web site: theanimaladventurepark.com and correspondence that serve to bring County: Broome shopping and entertainment complex County: Cortland Year Founded: 1990 the artist and his vision to life Description: interactive and educational Year Founded: 1923 Description: ski resort animal park; home of April the Giraffe Year Founded: 1957 Year Founded: 2017 DISCOVERY CENTER OF THE SOUTHERN TIER, INC. FULTON SPEEDWAY Address: 1603 County Route 57, Fulton, LANDMARK THEATRE Address: 60 Morgan Road, Binghamton, ANTIQUE BOAT MUSEUM NY 13069 Address: 362 S. Salina St., Syracuse, NY NY 13903 Address: 750 Mary St., Clayton, NY Phone: (315) 593-6531 13202 Phone: (607) 773-8661 13624 Web site: fultonspeedway.com Phone: (315) 475-7979 Web site: thediscoverycenter.org CENTRAL NEW YORK Phone: (315) 686-4104 County: Oswego Web site: landmarktheatre.org County: Broome Web site: abm.org Description: a 3/8 mile clay, high- County: Onondaga Description: hands-on museum to develop County: Jefferson banked track Description: historic theater in the intellectual, physical, and emotional well- Description: premier freshwater nautical Year Founded: 1961 downtown Syracuse museum in North America that collects, being of the children of the Southern Tier Year Founded: 1928 preserves, and celebrates boats and through participatory exhibits and programs related artifacts to advance public Year Founded: 1984 GREEK PEAK MOUNTAIN RESORT Address: 2000 NYS Route 392, MADISON-BOUCKVILLE understanding of the importance of boats ANTIQUE WEEK to the cultural history of North America. ENCHANTED FOREST WATER Cortland, NY 13045 Year Founded: 1967 Phone: (800) 955-2754 Address: 6994 State Route 20, Madison, SAFARI Web site: greekpeak.net NY 13402 Address: 3183 New York 28, Old Forge, County: Cortland Web site: madison-bouckville.com ARNOT ART MUSEUM NY 13420 Address: 235 Lake St., Elmira, NY 14901 Phone: (315) 369-6145 Phone: (607) 734-3697 Web site: WaterSafari.com Web site: arnotartmuseum.org County: Herkimer County: Chemung Description: New York’s largest water theme Description: preserves the original art park with more than 50 rides & attractions collection of Matthias H. Arnot, with a Year Founded: 1956 primary focus on representational art Year Founded: 1913 ERIE CANAL MUSEUM Address: 318 Erie Boulevard East, BINGHAMTON ZOO AT ROSS Syracuse, NY 13202 PARK Phone: (315) 471-0593 Address: 60 Morgan Road, Binghamton, Web site: eriecanalmuseum.org NY 13903 County: Onondaga Phone: (607) 724-5461 Description: collects and conserves Web site: rossparkzoo.com canal material, champions an County: Broome appreciation and understanding of Description: the fifth-oldest zoo in the Erie Canal history through educational country programming, and promotes an Year Founded: 1875 awareness of the canal’s transforming effects on the past, present, and future BOLDT CASTLE AND BOLDT Year Founded: 1962 YACHT HOUSE Address: P.O. Box 428, Collins Landing, EVERSON MUSEUM OF ART Alexandria Bay, NY 13607 Address: 401 Harrison St., Syracuse, NY Phone: (315) 482-2501 13202 Web site: boldtcastle.com Phone: (315) 474-6064 County: Jefferson Web site: everson.org Description: historic house in the County: Onondaga Thousand Islands Description: art museum featuring Year Founded: 1904 American art; the museum building was designed by renowned architect I.M. Pei BREWERTON SPEEDWAY Year Founded: 1897 Address: 60 NY Route 11, Brewerton, NY 13029 FAIR HAVEN BEACH STATE PARK Phone: (315) 668-7223 Address: 14985 State Park Road, Fair Haven, NY 13064 Web site: brewertonspeedway.com Phone: (315) 947-5205 County: Oswego Web site: parks.ny.gov/parks/12/details.aspx Description: a moderately banked 1/3 mile clay track County: Cayuga Year Founded: 1948 Description: 823 acres on Lake Ontario with camping, swimming, hiking, fishing, boating, and boating available; winter CARRIER DOME activities include cross-country skiing, Address: 900 Irving Ave., Syracuse, NY snowshoeing, snowmobiling, and ice fishing 13244 Year Founded: 1928 Phone: (315) 443-4221 Web site: carrierdome.com FLOYD L. MAINES VETERANS County: Onondaga MEMORIAL ARENA Description: the only domed stadium Address: 1 Stuart St., Binghamton, NY 13901 in the Northeast and home to Syracuse University sports Phone: (607) 778-1528 Year Founded: 1980 Web site: broomearenaforum.com 36 MEET STAY VISIT 2020 - UPSTATE NEW YORK’S EXECUTIVE TRAVEL GUIDE MEET STAY VISIT CENTRAL NEW YORK

County: Madison NEW YORK STATE ZOO AT SALMON RIVER FISH HATCHERY film classic: “It’s a Wonderful Life” Description: largest antique event in New THOMPSON PARK Address: 2133 County Route 22, Altmar, Year Founded: 2010 York state, featuring more than 2,000 Address: One Thompson Park, NY 13302 dealers and vendors; held Aug. 10-16, 2020 Watertown, NY 13601 Phone: (315) 298-5051 THE STANLEY THEATRE Year Founded: 2010 Phone: (315) 782-6180 Web site: dec.ny.gov/outdoor/21663.html Address: 259 Genesee St., Utica, NY 13501 Web site: nyszoo.org County: Oswego Phone: (315) 724-4000 MID-LAKES NAVIGATION— County: Jefferson Description: constructed to revive and Web site: thestanley.org CRUISES ON SKANEATELES Description: New York State Zoo exhibits enhance the Great Lakes fishery and now County: Oneida LAKE AND ERIE CANAL species that are, or at one time were, provides most of the fish for the multi- Description: cultural center for arts Address: 11 Jordan St., Skaneateles, NY native to New York state million-dollar Lake Ontario salmonid fishery and entertainment, including concerts, 13152 Year Founded: 1920 Year Founded: 1980 Broadway shows, dance competitions, Phone: (315) 685-8500 comedy, community events and student Web site: midlakesnav.com NORTHEAST CLASSIC CAR SCI-TECH CENTER OF instruction, and performances County: Onondaga MUSEUM NORTHERN NEW YORK Year Founded: 1928 Description: offer cruises daily on Address: 24 Rexford St., Norwich, NY Address: 154 Stone St., Watertown, NY 13601 Skaneateles Lake and on the Erie Canal 13815 Phone: (315) 788-1340 TIOGA DOWNS GAMING, in nearby Syracuse Phone: (607) 334-2886 Web site: scitechcenter.org RACING, AND ENTERTAINMENT 2384 W. River Road, Nichols, Year Founded: 1968 Web site: classiccarmuseum.org County: Jefferson Address: NY 13812 County: Chenango Description: a hands-on museum of Phone: (607) 699-3900 MUNSON-WILLIAMS- Description: over 170 classic and vintage science and technology with programs PROCTOR ARTS INSTITUTE cars and 28 motorcycles are on display for children and adults, including Web site: tiogadowns.com Tioga Address: 310 Genesee St., Utica, NY 13502 Year Founded: 1997 monthly astronomy observing sessions, County: Phone: (315) 797-0000 pre-school workshops, and a traveling Description: Southern Tier science outreach program entertainment and gaming destination Web site: mwpai.org NYSEG STADIUM Year Founded: 1983 Year Founded: 2006 County: Oneida Address: 211 Henry St., Binghamton, NY Description: The Museum of Art’s 13901 TOGGENBURG MOUNTAIN primary collecting focus is the art of the Phone: (607) 723-6387) SCIENCENTER United States, particularly paintings, Web site: milb.com/binghamton Address: 601 1st St., Ithaca, NY 14850 WINTER SPORTS CENTER Address: 1135 Toggenburg Road, Fabius, sculptures, decorative arts, works on County: Broome Phone: (607) 272-0600 paper, and new media NY 13063 Description: home to the Binghamton Web site: sciencenter.org Phone: (315) 683-5842 Year Founded: 1919 Rumble Ponies of the double-A Eastern County: Tompkins League Description: hands-on museum offers Web site: skitog.com MUSEUM OF THE EARTH Year Opened: 1992 visitors of all ages more than 250 County: Onondaga Address: 1259 Trumansburg Road, exhibits, educational programs, a gift Description: family-owned and operated Ithaca, NY 14850 OLD MCDONALD’S FARM shop, and an outdoor science park winter sports complex for skiing and boarding Year Founded: 1983 Year Founded: 1955 Phone: (607) 273-6623 Address: 14471 County Rt 145, Sackets Web site: priweb.org Harbor, NY 13685 County: Tompkins Phone: (315) 583-5737 SEWARD HOUSE MUSEUM TUG HILL VINEYARDS Address: 4051 Yancey Road, Lowville, Description: mix of natural history oldmcdonaldhasafarm.com Address: 33 South St., Auburn, NY 13021 Web site: NY 13367 displays, interactive science features, County: Jefferson Phone: (315) 252-1283 and art exhibitions Phone: (315) 376-4336 Description: 1,200-acre working dairy Web site: sewardhouse.org Web site: tughillvineyards.com Year Founded: 1932 and crop farm that provides visitors with County: Cayuga hands-on agricultural experience Description: historic home of William County: Lewis NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL Year Founded: 1986 Henry Seward and his family; Seward was a Description: vineyard that produces up OF FAME AND MUSEUM New York State Senator, Governor of New to 20 wines and 5 spirits Address: 25 Main St., Cooperstown, NY OSWEGO SPEEDWAY York, a U.S. Senator, and Secretary of State Year Founded: 2007 13326 in the Lincoln and Johnson administrations Address: 300 E. Albany St., Oswego, NY Year Founded: 1951 Phone: (607) 547-7200 13126 TURNING STONE RESORT Web site: baseballhall.org Phone: (315) 342-0646 CASINO SINGER CASTLE ON DARK ISLAND 5218 Patrick Road, Verona, NY County: Otsego Web site: oswegospeedway.com Address: Address: Dark Island, Chippewa Bay, NY 13478 Description: home to the greatest stars County: Oswego and history of baseball 13623 Phone: (315) 361-7711 Description: 5/8 mile paved auto-racing Phone: (315) 324-3275 Year Founded: 1939 facility Web site: turningstone.com Web site: singercastle.com Oneida Year Founded: 1951 County: NATIONAL SOARING MUSEUM County: St. Lawrence Description: casino and entertainment Address: 51 Soaring Hill Drive, Elmira, Description: historic Gilded Age castle complex CENTRAL NEW YORK NEW CENTRAL PHELPS MANSION MUSEUM on Dark Island in the St. Lawrence River Year Founded: 1993 NY 14903 Address: 191 Court St., Binghamton, NY Phone: (607) 734-3128 Year Founded: 2003 13901 UNCLE SAM BOAT TOURS Web site: soaringmuseum.org Phone: (607) 722-4873 SONG MOUNTAIN RESORT Address: 45 James St., Alexandria Bay, County: Chemung Web site: phelpsmansion.org Address: 1 Song Mountain Road, Tully, NY 13607 Description: aviation museum working to County: Broome preserve the history of motorless flight NY 13159 Phone: (315) 482-2611 Description: historic house museum, Phone: (315) 696-5711 Web site: usboattours.com Year Founded: 1969 educational programming Web site: skicny.com County: Jefferson Year Founded: 2005 NATIONAL WOMEN’S HALL OF County: Onondaga Description: provides scenic cruises of FAME Description: ski resort the Thousand Islands ROBERSON MUSEUM AND Year Founded: 1961 Year Founded: 1926 Address: 76 Fall St., Seneca Falls, NY 13148 SCIENCE CENTER Phone: (315) 568-8060 Address: 30 Front St., Binghamton, NY VERNON DOWNS CASINO Web site: womenofthehall.org 13905 SOUTHERN TIER BALLOON TOURS Address: 197 Bostwick Road, Ithaca, NY AND HOTEL County: Seneca Phone: (607) 772-0660 14850 Address: 4229 Stuhlman Road, Vernon, Description: nation’s oldest membership Web site: roberson.org Phone: (607) 222-7620 NY 13476 organization dedicated to recognizing County: Broome Web site: stballoon.com Phone: (315) 829-3400 and celebrating the achievements of Description: community events, interactive great American women County: Tompkins Web site: vernondowns.com exhibitions, and education programs in art, County: Oneida Year Founded: 1969 history, and science education Description: hot-air balloon rides in the Finger Lakes and Southern Tier regions Description: casino, harness racetrack, Year Founded: 1954 NBT BANK STADIUM of New York hotel, restaurants, catering, event center Year Founded: NA Year Founded: 1994 Address: One Tex Simone Drive, ROBERT H. TREMAN STATE PARK Syracuse, NY 13208 Address: 105 Enfield Falls Road, Ithaca, Phone: (315) 474-7833 THE ONCENTER WAR WINGS OF EAGLES NY 14850 DISCOVERY CENTER Web site: milb.com/syracuse Phone: (607) 273-3440 MEMORIAL ARENA Address: 339 Daniel Zenker Drive, County: Onondaga Web site: parks.ny.gov/parks/135/details.aspx Address: 515 Montgomery St., Syracuse, NY 13202 Horseheads, NY 14845 Description: 11,071-seat, minor league County: Tompkins baseball stadium; home of the Syracuse Mets Phone: (315) 435-8000 Phone: (607) 358-4247 Description: 1,110-acre state park featuring Web site: wingsofeagles.com Year Founded: 1997 hiking trails, swimming, and camping Web site: oncenter.org County: Chemung Year Founded: 1920 County: Onondaga NEW YORK STATE FAIRGROUNDS Description: A three-city-block meeting, Description: 25,000-square-foot hangar convention, banquet and event facility museum comprised of aircraft, engines, Address: 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse, ROSAMOND GIFFORD ZOO AT flight simulators, and exhibit displays NY 13209 located in downtown Syracuse and home BURNET PARK to the Syracuse Crunch hockey team Year Founded: 1998 Phone: (315) 487-7711 Address: 1 Conservation Place, Year Founded: 1951 Web site: nysfairgrounds.ny.gov Syracuse, NY 13204 WONDERWORKS County: Onondaga Phone: (315) 435-8511 Address: 9090 Destiny USA Drive, Description: 375-acre campus serving as THE SENECA FALLS IT’S A Web site: rosamondgiffordzoo.org WONDERFUL LIFE MUSEUM Syracuse, NY 13204 the home to nearly 200 events, including County: Onondaga Phone: (315) 466-7700 horse, automobile, and agricultural Address: 32 Fall St., Seneca Falls, NY 13148 Description: home to about 700 animals Web site: wonderworksonline.com/destiny shows, and the New York State Fair Phone: (315) 568-5838 on a 43-acre facility County: Onondaga Year Founded: 1841 Web site: therealbedfordfalls.com Year Founded: Zoo - 1914, Friends of the Description: inside Destiny USA, an Seneca Zoo - 1970 County: amusement park for the mind with Description: Seneca Falls believed to be 40,000 square feet of “edu-tainment” the inspiration for Bedford Falls in the Year Founded: 2012 MEET STAY VISIT 2020 - UPSTATE NEW YORK’S EXECUTIVE TRAVEL GUIDE 37 STAY VISIT

Rochester is on the banks of the Genesee River, which offers some spectacular waterfalls before it reaches Lake Ontario. The city is rich in history and is popular with Rochester convention planners because of the many activites it offers, from scenic hiking to a varied and artistic nightlife.

Something for everyone Rochester offers festivals, arts and culture, outdoor experiences, and great food and drink options

ochester has built upon the which celebrates art, music, food and Expo, Finger Lakes Wine Festival, ROC archives hold the private collections of legacy of some of its earliest flora each year in early May in High- the Taste, New York State Wine Festival, Cecil B. DeMille, Martin Scorsese, Kath- inhabitants while rebuilding land Park. The season concludes with Flour City Brewers Fest, and Festival of ryn Bigelow, Spike Lee and others. Ritself in recent years to offer something the KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival, Food. The University of Rochester’s Memo- for everyone. The region has a plethora which is a visual explosion of multidis- And given Rochester’s history of rial Art Gallery and Centennial Sculp- of world-class arts and entertainment ciplinary and performing arts shows. film, it’s no surprise that there are sever- ture Park, which anchor the Neighbor- options for those who want to take in In between, there are festivals of al festivals dedicated to films, including hood of the Arts, house great works by a show or visit a museum. It also offers every kind. the Rochester International Film Festi- Wendell Castle, Tom Otterness, Albert a wide variety of outdoors activities to The annual Rochester International val, ImageOut: The Rochester LGBT Film Paley and others. engage nature enthusiasts. Our culi- Jazz Festival draws first-rate performers & Video Festival, the JCC Ames Amzal- The Strong National Museum of Play nary scene has expanded and become from around the world and more than ak Rochester Jewish Film Festival, The is the second-largest children’s muse- more diverse, and there are festivals of 200,000 concert-goers to downtown Nitrate Picture Show, and the High Falls um in the nation, and holds the only all themes and sizes throughout the each year. Other festivals dedicated to Women’s Film Festival. year-round indoor butterfly garden in year. Whatever your interests, you’ll music include the Geneva Music Festi- Upstate New York, the National Toy Hall A center of arts and culture find plenty in Rochester to keep you val, Finger Lakes Chamber Music Festi- of Fame and the world’s largest collec- Rochester’s love of film is also on dis- busy and having fun. val, Canandaigua Lake Music Festival, tion of video games—some of which you play at one of its many arts and cultural and Fairport Music Festival. can even play. Festivals for everyone institutions. There are many festivals dedicated to The Rochester Museum & Science Rochester loves its festivals, and there The George Eastman Museum, art, including the Park Ave Summer Art Center showcases the region’s cultural are dozens to choose from throughout housed in the Kodak founder’s for- Fest, Corn Hill Arts Festival, Waterfront heritage, natural environment and deep the year. During peak festival season, mer mansion on East Avenue, remains Art Show and Clothesline Arts Festival. roots in science and technology with there is often more than one festival an international leader in film pres- Rochester has become a hotspot for an ever-changing rotation of hands-on each weekend. ervation. Exhibits and events explore food and drink, and that’s reflected in its activities and traveling exhibits. One of The summer festival season unof- the history and social impact of pho- festivals as well with, among others, the RMSC’s newest exhibits is a previous- ficially starts with the Lilac Festival, tography and motion pictures, and its Roc City Rib Fest, Rochester Real Beer ly classified 1960s-era spy satellite that ROCHESTER busy years National a is and Historic the women’s suffrage leader 40 for Museum &House was the home of treasures the 2,000-year history of those of famed of abolitionistthose Frederick graves,more than 350,000 including States. United the in versary national of women’s suffrage Anthony’s birth and the 100th anni anniversarymilestones: 200th The of The movement. the of photos and rabilia memo highlight house the through nation given to private a home. Tours Landmark, the highest historic desig national experts. to present with exhibits visits and by past environment, links the and ting set its to sensitivity with built site, the The Seneca Art & Culture Center at vibrant town once the site. occupied the Iroquois Confederacy,in whose nations people,the six Seneca of one 19th-century American history. understand people help to combine ings, drawings and sculptures that all at its Nature Center; and wildlife paint its gardens,in working a on farm and artifacts; livingthan 20,000 collections It features historic 68 more buildings; the third-largest in the United States. ing history museum in New York and Museum in Mumford is the largest liv giant-screenand films. vation, has star light laser and shows Januaryin after three-month a reno reopened which Planetarium, burgh in Rochester. The museum’s Strasen was partly designed manufactured and 38

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Geva Theatre Center The Rochester Philharmonic Douglass spent good of a portion The The award-winning Garth Fagan through Live flourishes theater MEET STAY VISIT ROCHESTER MEET ------STAY VISIT 2020 - UPSTATE NEW YORK’S EXECUTIVE TRAVEL GUIDE and Durand-Eastmanand Park arbo as acres nationally of recognized park it Highland in May for the renowned renowned May the for in Highland it imens. half-million A vis people spec of thousands containing retums trees old the slow-flowing line tic river. shelters.picnic Wide lawns majes and 18-hole golf courses, playing and fields autumn. in color with blazing but son, the riverof gorge—gorgeous any in sea trails hiking with spectacularas views contains Park the Seneca well as Zoo celebrate them, course. of Park Seneca blooming in June—there’s afestival to rose garden with hundreds varieties of city. the throughout parks evident Highland Park in pocket and River.the Genesee hand also is His Valley Genesee and Seneca parks along the distinct designsin Maplewood, of City’s famed Central Park. architecture designer and New of York Law Olmsted, the father landscape of the brainchildis the great of Frederick proud to boast that their parks system short drivea away. 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60 Sarah Farmer N 5 $200 Average rate for single-nightstay: $101to Free shuttle:N airport Classroom 80 seating: Banquet rooms: 65 capacity:Seating Number rooms: ofguest 120 director:Catering ManojPatel director:Sales ManojPatel General manager: ManojPatel [email protected] www.holidayinn.com/rochesterny 475-9190(585) Rochester, N.Y. 14623 800 Jefferson Road $200 Average rate for single-nightstay: $101to Free shuttle:N airport capacity:Seating Number rooms: ofguest 23 General manager: SilasPatel [email protected] www.hotelonmonroebymagnuson.com 736-4488(585) Rochester, N.Y. 14618 2323 Monroe Ave. $200 Average rate for single-nightstay: $101to Free shuttle:Y airport Classroom 30 seating: capacity:Seating Number rooms: ofguest 90 director:Sales Robert Bennett General manager: Robert Bennett [email protected] www.rochestervictor.homewoodsuites.com 869-7500(585) Victor, N.Y. 14564 575 Fishers Drive Station $200 Average rate for single-nightstay: $101to Free shuttle:Y airport Classroom 625 seating: capacity:Seating Number rooms: ofguest 217 [email protected] www.holidayinn.com/rochesterdtwn 546-3450(585) Rochester, N.Y. 14614 70 St. State $350 Average rate for single-night stay: $201 to Free shuttle:N airport Classroom 200 seating: Banquet rooms: 150 capacity:Seating Number rooms: ofguest 25 director:Catering Peretti Carlo director:Sales Brenda LaRocca Brittany Lewis General manager: MacPike [email protected] www.innonbroadway.com 232-3595(585) Rochester, N.Y. 14607 26 Broadway $200 Average rate for single-nightstay: $101to Free shuttle:Y airport Classroom 124 seating: HOLIDAY INN HOTEL AND SUITES HOMEWOOD SUITES DOWNTOWN HOLIDAY INN ROCHESTER INN ON BROADWAY HOTEL ON MONROE MEET STAY VISIT ROCHESTER MEET STAY VISIT 2020 - UPSTATE NEW YORK’S EXECUTIVE TRAVEL GUIDE $350 Average rate for single-nightstay: $201 to Free shuttle:Y airport Classroom 72 seating: Banquet rooms: 90 capacity:Seating Number rooms: ofguest 99 director:Catering Kaylin Schlonski director:Sales LisaThompson General manager: Felix Ramos www.renaissancedelmonte.com 381-9900(585) Pittsford, N.Y. 14534 41 N.Main St. $200 Average rate for single-nightstay: $101to Free shuttle:N airport capacity:Seating Number rooms: ofguest 28 director:Sales Valerie Calkins Dennis Calkins General manager: Valerie Calkins [email protected] www.motelmiami.com 394-6700(585) N.Y.Canandaigua, 14424 4126 Route 5and20 $350 Average rate for single-nightstay: $201 to Free shuttle:N airport Classroom 36 seating: Banquet rooms: 200 capacity:Seating Number rooms: ofguest 54 director:Sales Sara Brown General manager: Sue Edinger [email protected] www.innsofaurora.com (315) 364-8888, (866) 364-8808 Aurora, N.Y. 13026 391 Main St. $200 $200 Average rate for single-night stay: $101to Free shuttle:Y airport Classroom 360 seating: capacity:Seating Number rooms: ofguest 304 director:Sales StephanieYoung General manager: JaniceEmerson [email protected] www.ritinn.com 359-1800(585) Henrietta, N.Y. 14467 5257 West Henrietta Road $200 Average rate for single-nightstay: $101to capacity:Seating Number rooms: ofguest 90 director:Sales LisaThompson General manager: Lori Phillips www.marriott.com/rocri 865-2090(585) Rochester, N.Y. 14615 500 Paddy Creek Circle LODGE & SPA RENAISSANCE DEL MONTE MIAMI MOTEL INNS OF AURORA RIT INN & CONFERENCE CENTER WEST/GREECE INN ROCHESTER RESIDENCE $200 Average rate for single-night stay: $101to Free shuttle:N airport Classroom 30 seating: capacity:Seating Number rooms: ofguest 4 General manager: Pamela Renfro [email protected] www.theinnonchurch.com 678-1106(585) Fairport, N.Y. 14450 11 W. Church St. $200 Average rate for single-nightstay: $101to Free shuttle:N airport Banquet rooms: 10 capacity:Seating Number rooms: ofguest 5 director:Sales Donafaye Zoll Robert StJohn General manager: Donafaye Zoll [email protected] www.sutherlandhouse.com 396-0375(585) N.Y.Canandaigua, 14424 3179 Route 21S $350 Average rate for single-nightstay: $201 to Free shuttle:Y airport Classroom 140 seating: capacity:Seating Number rooms: ofguest 155 [email protected] www.strathallan.com 461-5010(585) Rochester, N.Y. 14607 550 EastAve. $200 Average rate for single-nightstay: $101to Free shuttle:Y airport Classroom 100 seating: Banquet rooms: 150 capacity:Seating Number rooms: ofguest 88 director:Catering BonnieBuonomo director:Sales JoanneGiuseppett General manager: BrianPotter [email protected] www.stayroc.com 527-9110(585) Rochester, N.Y. 14611 St. 1000 Genesee $200 Average rate for single-nightstay: $101to Free shuttle:Y airport Classroom 200 seating: Banquet rooms: 260 capacity:Seating Number rooms: ofguest 210 director:Catering Kaylin Schlonski director:Sales LisaThompson General manager: DonStubblebine www.marriott.com/rocap 225-6880(585) Rochester, N.Y. 14615 1890 W. RidgeRoad THE INN ON CHURCH VICTORIAN BED AND BREAKFAST SUTHERLAND HOUSE SPA, A DOUBLE TREE BY HILTON THE STRATHALLAN HOTEL AND UNIVERSITY STAYBRIDGE SUITES ROCHESTER HOTEL ROCHESTER MARRIOTT AIRPORT ROCHESTER 43 6400 sq. ft. 6400 sq. Season Event Center Event Season Flexible Setup Flexible - Stunning Views Stunning Outdoor Patio with Firepits with Patio Outdoor Accommodates up to 450 people Conferences . Social Functions . Seminars . Weddings . Seminars Functions . Social Conferences NEW All NEW . 585.248.4800 [email protected]| Woodcliff Hotel Woodcliff Hotel & Spa | 199 WoodcliffNY Dr 14450 Fairport,

Corporate Events Events Corporate MEET STAY VISIT ROCHESTER VISIT STAY MEET MEETING AND BANQUET AND MEETING FACILITY BATAVIA DOWNS GAMING & GAMING DOWNS BATAVIA HOTEL ARTISANWORKS & EVENTS INC. EVENTS & ARTISANWORKS 8315 Park Road Park 8315 14020 N.Y. Batavia, (585) 343-3750 www.bataviadownsgaming.com [email protected] Henry manager: Wojtaszek General Shane Draman Sales director: Carpenter Brittany Catering director: 84 of guestNumber rooms: Seating capacity: seating: 500Classroom $101 to single-night stay: for rate Average $200 565 Blossom Road, Suite L Suite Road, Blossom 565 14610 N.Y. Rochester, (585) 288-7170 www.artisanworks.com [email protected] Kimberly Trenholm manager: General Jessica Tibbit Sales director: Madeline Neville Catering director: 0 of guestNumber rooms: Seating capacity: 400 Banquet rooms: seating: 600Classroom airport shuttle: N Free WOODCLIFF HOTEL & SPA & HOTEL WOODCLIFF WATKINS GLEN HARBOR GLEN HOTEL WATKINS UPSTATE NEW YORK’S EXECUTIVE TRAVEL GUIDE TRAVEL EXECUTIVE YORK’S NEW UPSTATE - 2020 VISIT STAY MEET 199 Woodcliff Drive Woodcliff 199 14450 N.Y. Fairport, (585) 381-4000 www.woodcliffhotelspa.com [email protected] 236 of guestNumber rooms: Seating capacity: seating: 225 Classroom airport shuttle: Y Free $101 to single-night stay: for rate Average $200 16 N. Franklin St. 16 N. Franklin 14891 Glen, N.Y. Watkins 535-6116 (607) www.watkinsglenharborhotel.com [email protected] Scott Bell manager: General Lisa DeSantis Sales director: Heather Trizzino Catering director: 104 of guestNumber rooms: Seating capacity: 275 Banquet rooms: seating: 350 Classroom to $201 single-night stay: for rate Average $350 ROCHESTER Seating capacity:Seating Number rooms: ofguest 26 director:Catering LisaMarong director:Sales Lindsay Eddy Patricia Meidenbauer General manager: ScottMeidenbauer [email protected] www.byrncliff.com 535-7300(585) Varysburg, N.Y. 14167 2357 Humphrey Road Classroom 1,500 seating: capacity:Seating ArenaCarl director:Sales MichaelClarcq ArenaCarl General manager: Mike Clarcq [email protected] www.burgundybasin.com 248-2660(585) Pittsford, N.Y. 14534 1361 Marsh Road Classroom 197 seating: capacity:Seating director:Catering KarinBowersock director:Sales KarinBowersock General manager: KarinBowersock [email protected] www.bvtnaples.org 374-9032(585) Naples, N.Y. 14512 151 S. Main St.,P.O. Box 218 $350 Average rate for single-nightstay: Free shuttle:N airport Classroom seating: capacity:Seating Number rooms: ofguest 31 [email protected] www.bristolharbour.com 396-2200(585) N.Y.Canandaigua, 14424 5410 SenecaPoint Road Classroom 50 seating: capacity:Seating Number rooms: ofguest director:Catering KatherineBall director:Sales General manager: [email protected] www.blackbuttondistilling.com 730-4512(585) Rochester, N.Y. 14609 85 Railroad St. $350 Average rate for single-nightstay: $201 to Free shuttle:N airport Classroom 200 seating: Banquet rooms: 250 capacity:Seating Number rooms: ofguest 47 director:Catering Brennan-Bain Carmen [email protected] www.belhurst.com (315) 781-0201 Geneva, N.Y. 14456 4069 West Lake Road GOLF CLUB BRISTOL LODGE HARBOUR & BLACK BUTTON DISTILLING BELHURST CASTLE 44 BANQUETS BYRNCLIFF GOLF RESORT & BURGUNDY BASIN BRISTOL VALLEY THEATER

Katherine Ball Katherine Ball 260 0 $201 to $201 to $200 Average rate for single-nightstay: $101to Classroom 50 seating: Banquet rooms: 200 $200 $200 Average rate for single-nightstay: $101to Free shuttle:Y airport Classroom 36 seating: Banquet rooms: 40 capacity:Seating Number rooms: ofguest 149 Kaylin Schlonski director:Catering KatiePatnode director:Sales LisaThompson General manager: PhilMattox www.mariott.com/rocch 292-1000(585) Rochester, N.Y. 14623 33 Corporate Woods $200 Average rate for single-nightstay: $101to Free shuttle:Y airport Classroom 18 seating: Banquet rooms: 24 capacity:Seating Number rooms: ofguest 95 director:Catering Kaylin Schlonski director:Sales LisaThompson General manager: PhillipLatone www.marriott.com/roccy 385-1000(585) Rochester, N.Y. 14625 1000 LindenPark $200 Average rate for single-nightstay: $101to Free shuttle:N airport Classroom 25 seating: capacity:Seating Number rooms: ofguest 10 director:Catering Deborah Stankevich Richard Stankevich director:Sales Deborah Stankevich Richard Stankevich General manager: Deborah Stankevich [email protected] www.geneseecountryinn.com 538-2500(585) Mumford, N.Y. 14511 948 George St. Banquet rooms: 150 capacity:Seating director:Catering MelissaHowell [email protected] www.finnstaproom.com 924-4669(585) Victor, N.Y. 14564 14 Railroad St. General manager: Sara Tone [email protected] www.gcv.org 538-6822(585) Mumford, N.Y. 14511 1410 FlintHillRoad BRIGHTON COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT AND BREAKFAST COUNTRYGENESEE INN BED HOUSE FINN’S TAP ROOM & PARTY ROCHESTER EAST/PENFIELD COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT MUSEUM COUNTRYGENESEE VILLAGE & MEET STAY VISIT ROCHESTER MEET STAY VISIT 2020 - UPSTATE NEW YORK’S EXECUTIVE TRAVEL GUIDE Banquet rooms: 250 capacity:Seating director:Catering AnnFrederick director:Sales AnnFrederick Classroom 150 seating: capacity:Seating Number rooms: ofguest 2 General manager: MelissaFeldman [email protected] www.restaurantgoodluck.com 340-6161(585) Rochester, N.Y. 14607 50 AndersonAve. Classroom 130 seating: capacity:Seating director:Sales AllenBuell [email protected] www.eastman.org 327-4800(585) Rochester, N.Y. 14607 900 EastAve. [email protected] www.hedgesninemilepoint.com 265-3850(585) Webster, N.Y. 14580 1290 Lake Road Classroom 400 seating: capacity:Seating [email protected] www.harroeastballroom.com 454-0230(585) Rochester, N.Y. 14604 155 St. N.Chestnut $200 Average rate for single-nightstay: $101to Classroom 60 seating: capacity:Seating Number rooms: ofguest 90 [email protected] www.rochesterwebster.hamptoninn.com 671-2050(585) Webster, N.Y. 14580 878 Hard Road GOOD LUCK1 GEORGE EASTMAN MUSEUM RESTAURANT NINE MILEHEDGES POINT HARRO EAST BALLROOM ROCHESTER HAMPTON INN - WEBSTER/ Classroom 30 seating: Banquet rooms: 65 capacity:Seating General manager: ThadSwift Free shuttle: N airport Classroom 80 seating: Banquet rooms: 65 capacity:Seating Number rooms: ofguest 120 director:Catering ManojPatel director:Sales ManojPatel General manager: ManojPatel [email protected] www.holidayinn.com/rochesterny 475-9190(585) Rochester, N.Y. 14623 800 Jefferson Road $200 Average rate for single-nightstay: $101to Free shuttle:Y airport Classroom 124 seating: Banquet rooms: 200 capacity:Seating Number rooms: ofguest 136 director:Catering Kaylin Schlonski director:Sales LisaThompson General manager: JeffShutt [email protected] www.rochesteruniversity.hgi.com 424-4404(585) Rochester ,N.Y. 14620 30 Celebration Drive $200 Average rate for single-nightstay: $101to Free shuttle:Y airport Classroom 56 seating: Banquet rooms: 104 capacity:Seating Number rooms: ofguest 106 director:Catering Harris Caitlin director:Sales Vina Platania General manager: Kevin Rosdahl [email protected] www.rochesterdowntown.hgi.com 232-5000(585) Rochester, N.Y. 14604 Main St. 155 E. HOLIDAY INN HOTEL AND SUITES MEDICAL CENTER ROCHESTER/UNIVERSITY AND HILTON GARDEN INN ROCHESTER DOWNTOWN HILTON GARDEN INN ROCHESTER 45 .net MAX CHOPHOUSE MAX MICHAEL’S VALLEY GRILL VALLEY MICHAEL’S MIDTOWN MOD MAX OF EASTMAN PLACE EASTMAN OF MAX Lori Faul Lori Catering director: Seating capacity: seating: 1,968Classroom 25 Gibbs St. 14604 N.Y. Rochester, (585) 697-0491 www.maxrochesterny.com [email protected] Gullace Tony manager: General Pezzulo-Reiss Margaret Sales director: Pezzulo-Reiss Margaret Catering director: Seating capacity: 200 Banquet rooms: seating: 130 Classroom Road Penfield 1694 14625 N.Y. Rochester, (585) 383-8260 www.michaelsvalleygrill.com [email protected] Seating capacity: seating: 120Classroom 45 Euclid St. 14604 N.Y. Rochester, 777-9777 (585) 1456 Monroe Ave. Monroe 1456 14618 N.Y. Rochester, (585) 271-3510 www.maxrochesterny.com [email protected] Seating capacity: seating: 50 Classroom RBJ.net or virtually flip 866-941-4130 | RBJ Stay connected. Subscribe now.

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James SibleyWatson, 53.6.PAINTING, RIGHT:ClaudeMonet,Waterloo Bridge,GrayWeather, 1900. CourtesyofTheArt Institute ofChicago;Chicago,Illinois. Classroom 50 seating: Banquet rooms: 50 capacity:Seating director:Catering LaurieAustin [email protected] www.richardsonscanalhouse.com 248-5000(585) Pittsford, N.Y. 14534 1474 Marsh Road (585) 475-7412 (585) Rochester, N.Y. 14623 116 Lomb Memorial Drive $200 Average rate for single-nightstay: $101to Free shuttle:Y airport Classroom 360 seating: capacity:Seating Number rooms: ofguest 304 director:Sales StephanieYoung General manager: JaniceEmerson [email protected] www.ritinn.com 359-1800(585) Henrietta, N.Y. 14467 5257 West Henrietta Road $350 Average rate for single-nightstay: $201 to Free shuttle:Y airport Classroom 72 seating: Banquet rooms: 90 capacity:Seating RIT INN & CONFERENCE CENTER RICHARDSON’S CANAL HOUSE HOUSE RIT’S JOSEPH LOBOZZO ALUMNI MEET STAY VISIT ROCHESTER MEET STAY VISIT 2020 - UPSTATE NEW YORK’S EXECUTIVE TRAVEL GUIDE Rochester, N.Y. 14623 17 Miracle MileDrive Classroom 400 seating: Banquet rooms: 200 capacity:Seating director:Catering HeidiLuizzi [email protected] www.rmsc.org 271-4320(585) Rochester, N.Y. 14607 657 EastAve. $200 Average rate for single-nightstay: $101to Free shuttle:Y airport Classroom 200 seating: Banquet rooms: 260 capacity:Seating Number rooms: ofguest 210 director:Catering Kaylin Schlonski director:Sales LisaThompson General manager: DonStubblebine www.marriott.com/rocap 225-6880(585) Rochester, N.Y. 14615 1890 W. RidgeRoad Free shuttle: airport Classroom seating: capacity:Seating director:Catering director:Sales General manager: https://www.rit.edu/lobozzoalumnihouse RPM RACEWAY SCIENCE CENTER ROCHESTER MUSEUM & HOTEL ROCHESTER MARRIOTT AIRPORT 1 MainStreet,LeRoy,NY14482 DINING &EVENTS DESTINATION IN HISTORIC LEROY, NY [email protected] ; farmerscreekside.com Not onlyfinedining, Farmer’s Creekside Tavern &Innoffers five unique, comfortable suites each with beautiful views. Luxury linens,peaceful suiteseachwithbeautifulviews.Luxury comfortable Kelly Redder atmosphere, andlushamenitiesmake fortheutmost relaxation. 585-768-6007 120 throughout house Make Your Reservation Today! RIT Catering Olga Tabinsky 72 N Ideal forbusinessorpleasure. ;

(585) 394-4922(585) N.Y.Canandaigua, 14424 151 CharlotteSt. Free shuttle:N airport Classroom 50 seating: capacity:Seating director:Catering MattCusimano director:Sales Laura Pennington General manager: ChipKneessy [email protected] www.senecaparkzoo.org 336-7200(585) Rochester, N.Y. 14621 St.Paul2222 St. Free shuttle:N airport Banquet rooms: 3,000 capacity:Seating Number rooms: ofguest 0 director:Catering William Johnson director:Sales Tim McCardle [email protected] www.seabreeze.com 323-1900(585) Rochester, N.Y. 14622 4600 Culver Road Classroom 60 seating: Banquet rooms: 100 capacity:Seating director:Sales SigalNegrin General manager: ScottHixson [email protected] www.rpmraceway.com 427-7223(585) MANSION STATE HISTORIC PARK SONNENBERG GARDENS & SENECA PARK ZOO AMUSEMENTSEABREEZE PARK 585-768-6007 ROCHESTER 47 INNS OF AURORA OF INNS HOUSESUTHERLAND BREAKFAST AND BED VICTORIAN GENEVA ON THE LAKE THE ON GENEVA BRISTOL HARBOUR LODGE & HARBOUR LODGE BRISTOL CLUB GOLF & RESORT GOLF BYRNCLIFF BANQUETS 3179 Route 21 S Route 3179 14424 Canandaigua, N.Y. (585) 396-0375 www.sutherlandhouse.com [email protected] Zoll Donafaye manager: General St John Robert Zoll Donafaye Sales director: 5 of guestNumber rooms: Seating capacity: 10 Banquet rooms: airport shuttle: N Free $101 to stay: single-night for rate Average $200 391 Main St. 391 Main 13026 N.Y. Aurora, 364-8808 (866) 364-8888, (315) www.innsofaurora.com [email protected] Edinger Sue manager: General Brown Sara Sales director: 54 of guestNumber rooms: Seating capacity: 200 Banquet rooms: seating: 36 Classroom airport shuttle: N Free to $201 stay: single-night for rate Average $350 1001 Lochland Road 1001 Lochland 14456 N.Y. Geneva, 789-7190 (315) www.genevaonthelake.com [email protected] Schickel William manager: General Cascio Carole Sales director: Kristin Welch Catering director: 291 of guestNumber rooms: Seating capacity: 36 Banquet rooms: seating: 28 Classroom airport shuttle: N Free to $201 stay: single-night for rate Average $350 2357 Humphrey Road Humphrey 2357 14167 N.Y. Varysburg, (585) 535-7300 www.byrncliff.com [email protected] Scott Meidenbauer manager: General Meidenbauer Patricia Eddy Lindsay Sales director: Lisa Marong Catering director: 26 of guestNumber rooms: Seating capacity: 200 Banquet rooms: seating: 50 Classroom $101 to single-night stay: for rate Average $200 5410 Seneca Point Road Point Seneca 5410 14424 Canandaigua, N.Y. (585) 396-2200 www.bristolharbour.com [email protected] 31 of guestNumber rooms: Seating capacity: seating: 260 Classroom airport shuttle: N Free to $201 single-night stay: for rate Average $350

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