L.A. County meeting facilities: ranked by square footage of largest room.EXECUTIVE SUMMARY HOTELS dominate the list of the largest meeting and banquet A banquet is a large public meal or feast, complete with main courses and desserts. It usually serves a purpose, such as a charitable gathering, a ceremony, or a celebration. Sometimes a banquet consists of only desserts, but it is advisable to include main courses as well. facilities in L.A. County as ranked by the square footage of their largest meeting rooms. They account for 16 venues, though the four largest facilities--the Shrine shrine: see pilgrim. Expo Center, Queen Mary Queen Mary, Queen Marie, or Queen Maria may refer to: Queens Britain England
BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . Studios and Pacific Design Center--are not hotels. The largest hotel ballroom
A ballroom is a large room inside a building, the designated purpose of which is holding formal dances called balls. in L.A. County belongs to the downtown Downtown (called a "city centre" in British English) is a term used in North America when referring to a city's core, usually both in a geographical and commercial / community sense. convention center hotel, which is currently under construction. Its main ballroom will have just over 25,000 square feet of space, which will make it the sixth-largest space in L.A. When completed this fall, it will be the fourth hotel in L.A. to have a ballroom greater than 25,000 square feet. The others are the Westin Bonaventure Hotel The Westin Bonaventure Hotel is the largest hotel in Los Angeles, California, USA. It is 367 feet (112 meters) tall and has 35 floors. It was completed in 1977. The top floor has a revolving restaurant and observation level. & Suites' California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). Ballroom at 26,108 square feet, the Hyatt Hyatt is an international brand of hotels within the Global Hyatt Corporation that operates numerous properties. Hyatt is a part of the Marmon Group which is owned by Chicago's Pritzker Family. Mark S. Hoplamazian is the current President and CEO of Global Hyatt Corporation. Regency Regency, in British history, the period of the last nine years (1811–20) of the reign of George III, when the king's insanity had rendered him unfit to rule and the government was vested in the prince of Wales (later George IV) as regent. Century Plaza's Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Ballroom at 25,134 square feet and the Renaissance Renaissance (rĕnəsäns`, –zäns`) [Fr.,=rebirth], term used to describe the development of Western civilization that marked the transition from medieval to modern times. Hollywood Hollywood. 1 Community within the city of Los Angeles, S Calif., on the slopes of the Santa Monica Mts.; inc. 1903, consolidated with Los Angeles 1910. Hotel's Grand Ballroom at 25,090 square feet. In addition to meetings and banquets, many venues on the list host the plethora plethora /pleth·o·ra/ (pleth´ah-rah) 1. an excess of blood. 2. by extension, a red florid complexion.pletho´ric pleth·o·ra n. 1. of awards shows and extracurricular activities that accompany To go along with; to go with or to attend as a companion or associate. A motor vehicle statute may require beginning drivers or drivers under a certain age to be accompanied by a licensed adult driver whenever operating an automobile. the events. Together, the largest spaces account for 512,000 square feet of floor space and can accommodate 39,000 people for receptions and 28,000 people for banquets. THE PACESETTER THE SHRINE AUDITORIUM The Shrine Auditorium is a landmark large-event venue in Los Angeles, California, USA. It is also the headquarters of the Al Malaikah Temple, a division of the Shriners. AND EXPO CENTER THE Shrine Auditorium and Expo Center tops the Business Journal s list of meeting and banquet spaces ranked by square-footage of the largest room. The Shrine Expo Center has 54,000 square-feet of usable USable is a special idea contest to transfer US American ideas into practice in Germany. USable is initiated by the German Körber-Stiftung (foundation Körber). It is doted with 150,000 Euro and awarded every two years. space including a 34,000-square-foot main level and 20,000-square-foot mezzanine mez·za·nine n. 1. A partial story between two main stories of a building. 2. The lowest balcony in a theater or the first few rows of that balcony. overlooking o·ver·look tr.v. o·ver·looked, o·ver·look·ing, o·ver·looks 1. a. To look over or at from a higher place. b. the ground floor. The Shrine is the current home of numerous major awards shows. It hosts television's Emmy Awards Emmy award Annual presentation for outstanding achievement in U.S. television. Its name is taken from the nickname “immy” for the image orthicon, a television camera tube. , the Screen Actors Guild Awards The Screen Actors Guild Awards are an annual award given by the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) to recognize outstanding performances by members. SAG Awards have been one of the major awards events in Hollywood since 1995. , American Music Awards The American Music Awards show is one of several annual major American music awards shows (among the others are the Billboard Music Awards, the Grammy Awards, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony). and People's Choice Awards The People's Choice Awards is an awards show recognizing the people and the work of popular culture. The show has been held annually since 1975 and is one of the few to be based on the opinions of the general public. among others. Frequently, the 6,300-seat auditorium auditorium Portion of a theater or hall where an audience sits, as distinct from the stage. The auditorium originated in the theaters of ancient Greece, as a semicircular seating area cut into a hillside. serves as the show site while the expo center serves as a ballroom, press room and is used for VIP after-parties for the shows. The Emmy Awards uses the expo center for its Governor's Ball. The facility can also be reserved to host graduations and film festivals. Numerous USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. degree programs and Southwestern south·west n. 1. Abbr. SW The direction or point on the mariner's compass halfway between due south and due west, or 135° west of due north. 2. An area or region lying in the southwest. 3. Law School's graduation Graduation is the action of receiving or conferring an academic degree or the associated ceremony. The date of event is often called degree day. The event itself is also called commencement, convocation or invocation. ceremony take place at the facility. Just north of the University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission campus, the facility was originally completed in 1906. It burned down on in 1920 and was rebuilt in six years. The Shrine is owned and operated by Al Malaikah Auditorium Co., which is part of the Shrine Al Malaikah Temple.
L.A. COUNTY MEETING FACILITIES
Ranked by square footage of largest room
Rank Venue Largest Room Capacity
* name * name * reception
* address * square feet * banquet
* classroom
1 Shrine Auditorium and Shrine Expo 2,500
Expo Center Center 1,800
649 W. Jefferson Blvd. 54,000 N/A
Los Angeles 90007
2 Queen Mary Hotel Exhibit Hall 2,000
1126 Queens Highway 35,000 1,700
Long Beach 90802 N/A
3 Warner Bros. Special Stage 16 800
Events 32,130 800
4000 Warner Blvd., 525
Bldg. 225 Burbank
91522
4 Pacific Design Center Center Blue 1,200
1 LLC Galleria 500
8687 Melrose Ave. 30,000 N/A
West Hollywood 90069
5 Westin Bonaventure California 3,000
Hotel & Suites Ballroom 2,350
404 S. Figueroa Ave. 26,108 1,656
Los Angeles 90071
6 Downtown Convention Ballroom N/A
Center Hotel (1) 25,740 N/A
900 W. Olympic Blvd. N/A
Los Angeles 90015
7 Hyatt Regency Century Los Angeles 2,300
Plaza Ballroom 1,812
2025 Avenue of the 25,134 1,140
Stars Los Angeles
90067
8 Renaissance Hollywood Grand Ballroom 2,634
Hotel 25,090 2,080
1755 North Highland 1,731
Ave. Hollywood 90028
9 Santa Anita Park Frontrunner 1,100
285 W. Huntington 23,600 800
Drive Arcadia 91066 900
10 Highlands Nightclub & Music Hall 1,400
Restaurant 20,000 550
6801 Hollywood Blvd., 375
Suite 433 Hollywood
90028
11 The Beverly Hilton International 1,400
9876 Wilshire Blvd. Ballroom 1,256
Beverly Hills 90210 20,000 750
12 Los Angeles Center sound stage 1,000
Studios 18,000 800
1201 W. Fifth St., N/A
Suite T-100 Los
Angeles 90017
13 Petersen Automotive Pavilion 3,000
Museum 17,280 1,000
6060 Wilshire Blvd. 400
Los Angeles 90036
14 Gibson Amphitheatre Gibson N/A
100 Universal City Amphitheatre 3,500
Plaza, Suite 5454 16,078 6,021
Universal City 91608
15 Hilton Los Angeles/ Sierra Ballroom 2,000
Universal City 16,000 1,300
555 Universal 1,000
Hollywood Drive
Universal City 91608
16 V20 the Venue Main Room 1,350
81 Aquarium Way 16,000 500
Long Beach 90802 N/A
17 Burbank Airport Academy Ballroom 2,240
Marriott 15,015 1,300
2500 Hollywood Way 800
Burbank 91505
18 Northfield Properties Hangar 8 800
3100 Donald Douglas 15,000 600
Loop North Santa N/A
Monica 90405
19 Beverly Wilshire, A The Ballroom 1,000
Four Seasons Hotel 14,300 820
9500 Wilshire Blvd. 500
Beverly Hills 90212
20 Los Angeles County Conference/ N/A
Museum of Art Banquet Hall N/A
5905 Wilshire Blvd. 14,000 N/A
Los Angeles 90036
21 Radisson Hotel Los International 1,474
Angeles Airport Ballroom 1,150
6225 W. Century Blvd. 13,944 800
Los Angeles 90045
22 Crowne Plaza Hotel at Crowne Plaza 1,432
Commerce Casino Ballroom 1,030
121 E. Telegraph Road 13,600 800
Commerce 90040
23 Hilton Los Angeles Plaza Ballroom 1,500
Airport 13,585 900
5711 W. Century Blvd. 350
Los Angeles 90045
24 Westin Los Angeles Grand Ballroom 1,700
Airport 13,500 900
5400 W. Century Blvd. 1,088
Los Angeles 90045
25 Pacific Palms Majestic Room 1,250
Conference Resort 12,700 900
1 Industry Hills 725
Parkway City of
Industry 91744
Rank Venue Total Space Notable Events
* name * square feet
* address * meeting
rooms
1 Shrine Auditorium and 54,000 Emmy Awards, Screen
Expo Center 1 Actors Guild Awards,
649 W. Jefferson Blvd. L.A. Comic Book
Los Angeles 90007 Convention, American
Music Awards, People's
Choice Awards
2 Queen Mary Hotel 80,000 N/A
1126 Queens Highway 20
Long Beach 90802
3 Warner Bros. Special N/A The CW Network Launch,
Events 20 Top Chef Holiday
4000 Warner Blvd., Episode, Ocean's 13
Bldg. 225 Burbank Lounge, AOL Roadshow,
91522 National Kidney
Foundation Gala, Amgen
Teambuilding
4 Pacific Design Center 100,000 HBO Emmy party, Elton
1 LLC 7 John AIDS Foundation
8687 Melrose Ave. Oscar event, film
West Hollywood 90069 festivals, premieres,
American Idol, Latin
Grammys, US Weekly
Oscar event
5 Westin Bonaventure 110,000 N/A
Hotel & Suites 27
404 S. Figueroa Ave.
Los Angeles 90071
6 Downtown Convention 79,102 N/A
Center Hotel (1) N/A
900 W. Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles 90015
7 Hyatt Regency Century 100,000 Race to Erase MS, Women
Plaza 27 in Film, Directors
2025 Avenue of the Guild Awards
Stars Los Angeles
90067
8 Renaissance Hollywood 148,096 Academy Awards, BET
Hotel 36 Awards, ESPY Awards,
1755 North Highland NBA All-Stars, Latin
Ave. Hollywood 90028 Grammy's, T-Mobile
Winners Circle, Best
Buy Media Achievers,
GLAAD Media Awards
9 Santa Anita Park 98,000 David E. Kelley
285 W. Huntington 14 Productions, The
Drive Arcadia 91066 Plantetary Society Gala
Dinner, Methodist
Hospital Foundation
Crystal Ball, Dane
Cook's Tourgasm
10 Highlands Nightclub & 30,000 AFI Lifetime Award: Tom
Restaurant N/A Hanks, Meryl Streep,
6801 Hollywood Blvd., NAACP Post Image Award
Suite 433 Hollywood party, ER 200th episode
90028 party, NBA All-Star
Weekend
11 The Beverly Hilton 60,000 Golden Globe Awards,
9876 Wilshire Blvd. 20 Milken Institute Global
Beverly Hills 90210 Conference, Director's
Guild of America
Awards, Carousel of
Hope Ball, Starlight
Starbright Children's
12 Los Angeles Center N/A Magic Johnson's
Studios N/A Mid-Summer Night's
1201 W. Fifth St., Magic, NBA Player's
Suite T-100 Los Association All-Star
Angeles 90017 Gala, Activision,
AOL/Time Warner, Maxim,
Sony Playstation
13 Petersen Automotive 23,500 BMW, Cedars-Sinai,
Museum 7 Ferrari, Ernst&Young,
6060 Wilshire Blvd. Visa, The National
Los Angeles 90036 Automobile Museum
Association, Bonham's
and Butterfields, Guess
Marciano, Meguiars
Awards
14 Gibson Amphitheatre N/A Teen Choice Awards,
100 Universal City N/A University of Judaism
Plaza, Suite 5454 Public Lecture Series,
Universal City 91608 Universal movie
premieres
15 Hilton Los Angeles/ 60,000 N/A
Universal City 20
555 Universal
Hollywood Drive
Universal City 91608
16 V20 the Venue 21,000 N/A
81 Aquarium Way 2
Long Beach 90802
17 Burbank Airport 50,000 Prostate Cancer
Marriott 28 Research Institute,
2500 Hollywood Way National Speakers'
Burbank 91505 Association, Glendale
Quilt Guild, Al-Anon,
California Retired
Teachers' Association
18 Northfield Properties 15,000 production and private
3100 Donald Douglas 1 events
Loop North Santa
Monica 90405
19 Beverly Wilshire, A 25,529 N/A
Four Seasons Hotel 9
9500 Wilshire Blvd.
Beverly Hills 90212
20 Los Angeles County 16,000 N/A
Museum of Art 7
5905 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles 90036
21 Radisson Hotel Los 42,000 N/A
Angeles Airport 27
6225 W. Century Blvd.
Los Angeles 90045
22 Crowne Plaza Hotel at 16,794 N/A
Commerce Casino 6
121 E. Telegraph Road
Commerce 90040
23 Hilton Los Angeles 55,000 N/A
Airport 40
5711 W. Century Blvd.
Los Angeles 90045
24 Westin Los Angeles 45,000 N/A
Airport 42
5400 W. Century Blvd.
Los Angeles 90045
25 Pacific Palms 102,000 95.5 KLOS Mark & Brian
Conference Resort 32 Celebrity Golf
1 Industry Hills Tournament, Playboy
Parkway City of Scramble, Jim Hill
Industry 91744 Classic
Rank Venue Hotel Rooms Top Sales Executive
* name * total * name
* address * suites * title
* phone
1 Shrine Auditorium and N/A Kimberly Walker
Expo Center N/A director of sales
649 W. Jefferson Blvd. (213) 748-5116
Los Angeles 90007
2 Queen Mary Hotel 365 Diane Diagestino
1126 Queens Highway 8 sr. sales manager
Long Beach 90802 (562) 435-3511
3 Warner Bros. Special N/A Hillary Harris
Events N/A director of special
4000 Warner Blvd., events
Bldg. 225 Burbank (818) 954-2652
91522
4 Pacific Design Center N/A Genevieve Morrill
1 LLC N/A vice president
8687 Melrose Ave. (310) 657-0800
West Hollywood 90069
5 Westin Bonaventure 1,354 Bob Nee
Hotel & Suites 135 director of sales
404 S. Figueroa Ave. and marketing
Los Angeles 90071 (213) 624-1000
6 Downtown Convention 1,001 N/A
Center Hotel (1) 53 N/A
900 W. Olympic Blvd. (323) 930-5700
Los Angeles 90015
7 Hyatt Regency Century 726 Robert Wentworth
Plaza 46 director of sales
2025 Avenue of the and marketing
Stars Los Angeles (310) 228-1234
90067
8 Renaissance Hollywood 637 Debbie Ayala
Hotel 114 director of group
1755 North Highland sales
Ave. Hollywood 90028 (323) 856-1200
9 Santa Anita Park N/A Alene Isaac
285 W. Huntington N/A special events manager
Drive Arcadia 91066 (626) 574-7223
10 Highlands Nightclub & N/A Elsa Winter
Restaurant N/A director of special
6801 Hollywood Blvd., events
Suite 433 Hollywood (323) 461-9820
90028
11 The Beverly Hilton 570 Dee Doak
9876 Wilshire Blvd. 101 director of sales
Beverly Hills 90210 and marketing
(310) 274-7777
12 Los Angeles Center N/A Erica Chambers
Studios N/A director of special
1201 W. Fifth St., events
Suite T-100 Los (213) 534-3000
Angeles 90017
13 Petersen Automotive N/A Kari Lusti
Museum N/A director of special
6060 Wilshire Blvd. events
Los Angeles 90036 (323) 964-6348
14 Gibson Amphitheatre N/A Jill Przelenski
100 Universal City N/A director of special
Plaza, Suite 5454 events
Universal City 91608 (818) 622-4461
15 Hilton Los Angeles/ 482 Mark O'Neal
Universal City 9 director of sales
555 Universal and marketing
Hollywood Drive (818) 506-2500
Universal City 91608
16 V20 the Venue N/A Lisa DeSmidt
81 Aquarium Way N/A director of sales
Long Beach 90802 and catering
(562) 216-2060
17 Burbank Airport 488 Sharon Estep
Marriott 93 director of sales
2500 Hollywood Way and marketing
Burbank 91505 (818) 843-6000
18 Northfield Properties N/A Kurt Sebesta
3100 Donald Douglas N/A General manager and
Loop North Santa general manager
Monica 90405 (310) 392-8844
19 Beverly Wilshire, A 395 Gloria Lloyd
Four Seasons Hotel 139 director of marketing
9500 Wilshire Blvd. (310) 275-5200
Beverly Hills 90212
20 Los Angeles County N/A Terry Bradshaw
Museum of Art N/A special events manager
5905 Wilshire Blvd. (323) 857-6000
Los Angeles 90036
21 Radisson Hotel Los 580 Deborah A. Lusby
Angeles Airport 27 director and sales
6225 W. Century Blvd. marketing
Los Angeles 90045 (310) 670-9000
22 Crowne Plaza Hotel at 176 Ana Segura
Commerce Casino 13 director of sales
121 E. Telegraph Road (323) 728-3600
Commerce 90040
23 Hilton Los Angeles 1,234 Alan Tate
Airport 50 director of sales
5711 W. Century Blvd. and marketing
Los Angeles 90045 (310) 410-4000
24 Westin Los Angeles 740 Kevin Schiller
Airport 32 director of sales
5400 W. Century Blvd. and marketing
Los Angeles 90045 (310) 216-5858
25 Pacific Palms 292 Michael Swyney
Conference Resort 10 v.p., sales and
1 Industry Hills marketing
Parkway City of (626) 810-4455
Industry 91744
NA--No Answer
N/A--Not Applicable
Note: Information on this list was provided by L.A. Inc. The Convention
and Visitors Bureau. Additional information was provided by the venues
themselves. Venues are ranked by square-footage of their largest indoor
room. Public, outdoor and open-air venues were excluded.
To the best of our knowledge, this information is accurate as of press
time. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy and
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(1) The building will house two hotels in the same facility. It will
have a 878-room Marriott Marquis Hotel and 123-room Ritz Carlton Hotel.
Researched by David Nusbaum
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