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Meeting Planners Guide MEETING PLANNERS GUIDE MEETING PLANNERS GUIDE | 1 2 | MEETING PLANNERS GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS CONVENTION SERVICES 08 WHERE TO MEET 09 MEETING FACILITIES 10 RECEPTION VENUES 31 WHERE TO STAY 33 WHERE TO EAT (BY LOCATION) 57 BESSEMER 58 BIRMINGHAM 58 HOMEWOOD 59 HOOVER 59 IRONDALE 59 MOUNTAIN BROOK 59 VESTAVIA HILLS 59 WHAT TO DO 61 BIRMINGHAM AREA INFORMATION 73 MEETING PLANNERS GUIDE | 3 GREATER BIRMINGHAM HOTELS 4 | MEETING PLANNERS GUIDE NORTH BIRMINGHAM DOWNTOWN BIRMINGHAM EAST BIRMINGHAM SOUTH BIRMINGHAM Best Western Plus Anchor Motel (45) American Interstate Motel (49) America’s Best Value Inn - Gardendale (1) Homewood/Birmingham (110) Apex Motel (31) America’s Best Inns Birmingham Comfort Suites Fultondale (5) Airport Hotel (46) America’s Best Value Inn & Suites - Cobb Lane Bed and Breakfast (43) Homewood/Birmingham (94) Days Inn Fultondale (8) America’s Best Inn Birmingham East (54) Courtyard by Marriott Birmingham Baymont Inn & Suites Fairfield Inn & Suites Birmingham Downtown/West (28) Americas Best Value Inn - Birmingham/Vestavia (114) Fultondale/I - 65 (6) East/Irondale (65) Days Inn Birmingham/West (44) Best Western Carlton Suites Hotel (103) Hampton Inn America’s Best Value Inn - Leeds (72) Birmingham - Fultondale (4) DoubleTree by Hilton Birmingham (38) Candlewood Suites Birmingham/ Anchor Motel Eastlake (53) Homewood (111) Holiday Inn Express & Suites Hassinger Daniels Mansion Birmingham - Fultondale (3) Bed and Breakfast (42) Bama Motel (52) Comfort Inn Homewood (102) La Quinta Inn & Suites Homewood Suites - Opening 2014 (40) Birmingham Garden Inn & Suites (62) Country Inn & Suites Homewood (108) Fultondale (7) Hospitality Inn (37) Clarion Hotel & Conference Center (48) Courtyard by Marriott Hoover (118) Microtel Inn & Suites Gardendale (2) Hotel Highland at Five Points South (41) Comfort Inn Airport (63) Days Inn Birmingham/Vestavia Hills (115) Days Inn Galleria (119) WEST BIRMINGHAM Kings Inn Civic Center/UAB (30) Comfort Inn & Suites Trussville (60) The Redmont Hotel (35) Courtyard by Marriott Trussville (58) Drury Inn & Suites Southwest (104) America’s Best Inn Residence Inn Birmingham Hampton Inn & Suites Econo Lodge (116) Hotel Fairfield (14) Downtown @ UAB (39) Birmingham - East I-20 (70) Econo Lodge Oxmoor (101) Best Western Plus Bessemer Sheraton Birmingham Hotel (32) Hampton Inn Leeds (71) Hotel & Suites (24) Embassy Suites Birmingham/ SpringHill Suites Birmingham Hampton Inn Trussville (56) Hoover (122) Birmingham Motor Court (11) Downtown (36) Hilton Garden Inn Birmingham/ Extended Stay America Wildwood (97) Budget Motel (10) Tourway Inn (29) Trussville (57) Hampton Inn I-65/Lakeshore Drive (96) Budget Motel Bessemer (16) Tutwiler Hotel Hampton Inn & Suites (34) Holiday Inn Airport (47) Hampton Inn & Suites Comfort Inn Bessemer (23) The Westin Birmingham (33) Holiday Inn Express Irondale (68) Hoover - Galleria (120) Country Inn & Suites Bessemer (26) Holiday Inn Express Trussville (59) Hilton Garden Inn Birmingham/ Lakeshore (107) Economy Inn (18) HWY 280 BIRMINGHAM Intown Suites Birmingham North (55) Holiday Inn Birmingham - Fairfield Inn & Suites Birmingham/ Homewood (105) Motel 8 Inn (45) Bessemer (27) Aloft Birmingham Soho Square (74) Holiday Inn Hoover (124) Quality Inn Irondale (69) Hampton Inn Bessemer (20) Birmingham Marriott (85) Homewood Lodge (92) Quality Inn Trussville (61) Hiway Host Motel (15) Comfort Inn & Suites Colonnade (82) Howard Johnson Inn Birmingham (100) Relax Inn (51) Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Courtyard by Marriott Colonnade (77) Bessemer (22) Hyatt Place Birmingham/Hoover (121) Rime Garden Inn & Suites (66) Days Inn Birmingham/Summit Mall (89) Knights Inn - Bessemer (19) Hyatt Regency Birmingham - Siesta Motel (67) The Wynfrey Hotel (117) Motel 6 Bessemer (17) Drury Inn & Suites Birmingham Southeast (79) Sky Inn (50) Intown Suites Birmingham Central (95) Quality Inn Bessemer (25) Embassy Suites Birmingham (73) USA Economy Lodge Irondale (64) La Quinta Inn & Suites - B’ham/ Sleep Inn Bessemer Homewood (99) Extended Stay America Perimeter Park South (84) Southern Comfort Motel (12) Microtel Inn & Suites Hoover (123) Fairfield Inn Birmingham Inverness (87) Sun Inn (13) Motel 6 Birmingham (93) Grand Bohemian Hotel - Travelers Rest Motel (9) Opening 2015 (75) Quality Inn Homewood (109) Value Place Hotel (21) Hampton Inn Colonnade (80) Residence Inn Homewood (98) Hampton Inn Mountain Brook (76) Residence Inn Hoover (125) Hilton Birmingham Perimeter Park (83) Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Spa (113) Hilton Garden Inn Liberty Park (78) Sun Suites of Birmingham (112) Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Inverness (90) Super 8 Homewood Birmingham Area (94) La Quinta Inn Birmingham/ Cahaba Park South (86) TownePlace Suites by Marriott – Homewood (106) SpringHill Suites Birmingham Colonnade (81) USA Economy Lodge Homewood (91) StudioPLUS Deluxe Studios - Birmingham Inverness (88) MEETING PLANNERS GUIDE | 5 6 | MEETING PLANNERS GUIDE MEETING PLANNERS GUIDE PLAN YOUR NEXT MEETING IN BIRMINGHAM As soon as you arrive in Birmingham, you’ll sense the Southern hospitality and small-town charm that make Alabama’s largest city perfect for your next meeting. Whether you’re hosting 400 or 4,000, Birmingham’s some of the South’s best shopping centers, museums wide variety of meeting spaces and lodging options and attractions. guarantees that we have the right place for you. From the state’s largest meeting facility, the Birmingham- And remember, at the Greater Birmingham Convention Jefferson Convention Complex, to non-traditional & Visitors Bureau, we’re dedicated to making sure that venues such as Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum, every last detail of your next meeting is a success. Give we are well-equipped to accommodate meetings and us a call at 1-800-458-8085 or visit inbirmingham.com conventions of all sizes. to learn more and start planning today. We’re looking forward to seeing you in Birmingham. After the day’s work is done, there’s never a shortage of fun things to see and do in Birmingham. Our dining scene is filled with one-of-a-kind restaurants that serve up everything from the world’s best barbecue to gourmet cuisine. Also, your group will enjoy exploring MEETING PLANNERS GUIDE | 7 CONVENTION SERVICES Birmingham is one of the most celebrated convention BROCHURES, BAGS AND BADGES cities in the Southeast. With world-class attractions, With so much to see and do in Birmingham, it’s essential lodging and dining fueling its reputation and 15,000 that your delegates have guides to the city. The CVB guest rooms in the Greater Birmingham area, the city produces comprehensive Tourist Guides that describe is a popular, affordable meeting host. Meeting planners attractions, dining, shopping and entertainment in the enjoy the impressive inventory of convention services area. These guides are made available to your delegates offered and have come to expect exceptional service from at registration to further introduce them to their host city. the services staff. Here’s how we can help you with your Bags imprinted with the Birmingham logo are available in planning responsibilities: quantity at a reasonable cost. The Birmingham bags are PRE-CONVENTION PLANNING popular items for packaging pre-registration materials and convention schedules. Name badge inserts with 3” x The services staff is dedicated to making sure every 4” plastic pin-back holders also are available in quantity detail of your meeting is a success. Much of that success at a nominal cost. depends on the early groundwork. Our professional personnel have years of experience in determining the PUBLICITY needs of meetings of every type and size. From attendance We are pleased to work with you in getting coverage for builders to volunteer committees, your planning your convention. Sample news releases are available preparations need a thorough thinking-through. for patterning your own release, or we will be glad to The Servicing Department also offers the latest in write it for you. We also can provide a comprehensive housing technology. list of media outlets in the area to receive your news REGISTRATION/INFORMATION PERSONNEL release. For attendance-building materials, photographs of the Birmingham area are available for download Having experienced, knowledgeable people to assist from our website or through the Marketing & with registration and information is a great way to kick Communications Department. off your convention. Perks are nice, too. So for every 100 room nights your group uses, the CVB will provide, at no GUEST ACTIVITIES AND TOURS charge, one registration/information person on-site for Year-round entertainment in Birmingham includes four consecutive hours (based on availability). Additional recreational, historical and cultural attractions and registration/information assistance can be arranged at events. Convention Services personnel are experts on reasonable rates. Requests for assistance should be ideas for social gatherings during your convention, as well made one month prior to your opening date. CVB as for family entertainment while you’re in meetings. The personnel are happy to prepare delegate badges on- department is well-connected with local tour operators site if that is your preference. Registration/information and other servicing providers to help you plan a wide personnel are not bonded. range of activities during your visit in Birmingham. For a complete list of convention services and suppliers, visit www.inbirmingham.com/planameeting.html 8 | MEETING PLANNERS GUIDE WHERE TO MEET MEETING
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