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Grand dame of the Rockies offers ideal meeting setting.


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 Broadmoor has been the place to see - and be seen in - in Colorado. Built as a gambling casino in 1891 and later transformed into a grand resort in 1918, The Broadmoor continues to shine as one of the world's premier meeting and vacation resorts.

Fabulous facilities

It's hard to beat The Broadmoor's spacious meeting facilities, which offer more than 100,000 square feet of meeting and exhibition space. The Colorado Hall - with 18,000 square feet - can accommodate up to 1,200 people for a banquet and 3,000 for a reception. The newly redesigned International Center with 16,000 square feet is equipped with a 100[feet]x40[feet] stage with a hydraulic-lift orchestra pit. It seats up to 1,250 delegates for a banquet. The Rocky Mountain Ballroom with 12,000 square feet can host meetings up to 700 banquetstyle.

Separate ballrooms and banquet areas are also available including expandable breakout rooms ranging in size from 240 square feet to 2,390 square feet.

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Part of The Broadmoor's allure is the high quality of its wide variety of on-property activities. Rated as one of the "top 10 Tennis Resorts in America" by readers of Tennis Magazine, the tennis program is directed by former U.S. Davis Cup Davis Cup: see tennis.
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If golf is your game, The Broadmoor offers three 18-hole championship golf courses against the backdrop of Cheyenne Mountain Cheyenne Mountain, c.9,565 ft (2,915 m), in the Front Range of the Rocky Mts., El Paso co., central Colo., SW of Colorado Springs. Halfway up the mountain, in North Cheyenne Park, is the Shrine of the Sun Memorial, erected in memory of Will Rogers. . The par-72 East Course, designed by Donald Ross, is the most forgiving of the three because of its wide fairways and expansive, easy-to-target greens. The par-71 West Course, designed by Robert Trent Jones See: American TV writer Trent Jones

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 greens. The challenging Mountain Course, par 70 - designed by Arnold Palmer and Ed Seay - is the shortest and narrowest of the three courses.

For relaxing after a day of work or play, check out the 90,000 square-foot Broadmoor Spa and Fitness Center. Considered one of the finest and most beautifully designed spas in the nation, The Spa at the Broadmoor features customized multitreatment programs for maximum relaxation and therapeutic benefit.
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Title Annotation:Hospitality; Broadmoor Hotel Inc. in Colorado
Publication:Association Management
Date:Sep 1, 1998
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