Meeting facilities: in L.A. County, 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 ranked by the square-footage of the largest meeting room. They account for 16 venues, though the largest facility, the Shrine shrine: see pilgrim. Expo Center, is not a hotel. In addition to being the largest hotel ranked by the total number of rooms, 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 in 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. leads all hotels with a 26,108-square-foot ballroom
A ballroom is a large room inside a building, the designated purpose of which is holding formal dances called balls. . It is one of three hotels that have a ballroom greater than 25,000 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 is 25,134 square feet while 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 is 25,090 square feet. In addition to meetings and banquets, Los Angeles venues host awards shows and other televised events. The 20,000-square-foot International Ballroom at the Beverly Beverly, city (1990 pop. 38,195), Essex co., NE Mass., on Massachusetts Bay; inc. as a city 1894. Its chief manufactures are electronic and scientific equipment, consumer goods, and chemicals. Hilton Hil·ton , Conrad Nicholson 1887-1979. American hotel-chain organizer who acquired hotels in many American cities and in 1946 founded the Hilton Hotel Corporation. is the site of the Golden Globe Awards as well as the Jerry Jer·ry n. pl. Jer·ries Chiefly British Slang A German, especially a German soldier. [Alteration of German. Lewis Labor Day Labor Day, holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada on the first Monday in September to honor the laborer. It was inaugurated by the Knights of Labor in 1882 and made a national holiday by the U.S. Congress in 1894. Telethon. Together, the largest spaces accommodate 36,794 for receptions and 26,227 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 space 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 Expo Center is the current home of the Screen Actor's Guild guild Association of craftsmen or merchants formed for mutual aid and for the advancement of their professional interests. Guilds flourished in Europe between the 11th and 16th century and were of two types: merchant guilds, including all the merchants of a particular town Awards. The invitation-only draws approximately ap·prox·i·mate adj. 1. Almost exact or correct: the approximate time of the accident. 2. 1,200 people. It also hosts a monthly comic book comic book Bound collection of comic strips, usually in chronological sequence, typically telling a single story or a series of different stories. The first true comic books were marketed in 1933 as giveaway advertising premiums. and science fiction convention Science fiction conventions are gatherings of the community of fans (called science fiction fandom) of various forms of speculative fiction including science fiction and fantasy. . The Shrine Auditorium, attached to the Expo Center, hosts numerous awards shows. The expo center serves as a ballroom, press room and for VIP after-parties for the shows. The 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. uses the expo center for its Governor's Ball. The facility can also be arranged to host graduations and film festivals. Numerous USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. degree programs as well as 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. It will host the Jules JULES Joint UK Land Environment Simulator Verne Adventures Film Festival later this year. In the past, the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Center hosted the Academy Awards, the Grammy Awards Grammy Awards Annual awards given by the Recording Academy (officially the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences). The first Grammies (the name is a dimunitive of “gramophone”) were given in 1958. , the Comedy Awards, the 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 the Soul Train Music Awards The Soul Train Music Awards is an annual award show aired in national syndication that honors the best in Black music and entertainment. It is produced by the producers of Soul Train, the program from which it takes its name. . Located 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 Jan. 11, 1920 and took six years to rebuild. The Shrine is owned and operated by Al Malaikah 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. Co., which is part of the Shrine Al Malaikah Temple.
Rank Venue Largest Room
* name * name
* address * square feet
1 Shrine Auditorium and Expo Shrine Expo Center
Center 54,000
649 W. Jefferson Blvd.
Los Angeles 90007
2 Queen Mary Hotel Exhibit Hall
1126 Queens Highway 35,000
Long Beach 90802
3 Warner Bros. Studios Stage 16
4000 Warner Blvd. 32,130
Burbank 91522
4 Pacific Design Center 1 LLC Center Blue Galleria
8687 Melrose Ave. 30,000
West Hollywood 90069
5 Westin Bonaventure Hotel & California Ballroom
Suites 26,108
404 S. Figueroa Ave.
Los Angeles 90071
6 Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Los Angeles Ballroom
2025 Avenue of the Stars 25,134
Los Angeles 90067
7 Renaissance Hollywood Hotel Grand Ballroom
1755 North Highland Ave. 25,090
Hollywood 90028
8 Hollywood Palladium Ballroom
6215 Sunset Blvd. 25,000
Hollywood 90028
9 Highlands Nightclub & Music Hall
Restaurant 20,000
6801 Hollywood Blvd.,
Suite 433
Hollywood 90028
10 The Beverly Hilton International Ballroom
9876 Wilshire Blvd. 20,000
Beverly Hills 90210
11 Los Angeles Center Studios sound stage
1201 W. Fifth St., Suite 18,000
T-100
Los Angeles 90017
12 Petersen Automotive Museum Pavilion
6060 Wilshire Blvd. 17,280
Los Angeles 90036
13 Millennium Biltmore Hotel Biltmore Bowl
506 S. Grand Ave. 16,800
Los Angeles 90071
14 Gibson Amphitheatre at Gibson Amphitheatre
Universal Citywalk 16,078
100 Universal City Plaza,
Suite 5454
Universal City 91608
15 Hilton Los Angeles/ Sierra Ballroom
Universal City 16,000
555 Universal Hollywood
Drive
Universal City 91608
16 V20 the Venue Main Room
81 Aquarium Way 16,000
Long Beach 90802
17 Hilton Burbank Airport & Academy Ballroom
Convention Center 15,015
2500 Hollywood Way
Burbank 91505
18 Northfield Properties Hangar 8
3100 Donald Douglas Loop 15,000
North
Santa Monica 90405
19 Regent Beverly Wilshire The Ballroom
9500 Wilshire Blvd. 14,300
Beverly Hills 90212
20 Los Angeles County Museum Conference/Banquet Hall
of Art 14,000
5905 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles 90036
21 Radisson Hotel Los Angeles International Ballroom
Airport 13,944
6225 W. Century Blvd.
Los Angeles 90045
22 Crowne Plaza Hotel at Crowne Plaza Ballroom
Commerce Casino 13,600
121 E. Telegraph Road
Commerce 90040
23 Hilton Los Angeles Airport Plaza Ballroom
5711 W. Century Blvd. 13,585
Los Angeles 90045
24 Westin Los Angeles Airport Grand Ballroom
5400 W. Century Blvd. 13,500
Los Angeles 90045
25 Pacific Palms Conference Majestic Room
Resort 12,700
1 Industry Hills Parkway
City of Industry 91744
Rank Venue Capacity Total Space
* name * reception * square feet
* address * banquet * meeting
* classroom rooms
1 Shrine Auditorium and Expo 2,500 54,000
Center 1,800 1
649 W. Jefferson Blvd. N/A
Los Angeles 90007
2 Queen Mary Hotel 2,000 80,000
1126 Queens Highway 1,700 20
Long Beach 90802 N/A
3 Warner Bros. Studios 999 N/A
4000 Warner Blvd. 999 N/A
Burbank 91522 999
4 Pacific Design Center 1 LLC 1,200 100,000
8687 Melrose Ave. 500 7
West Hollywood 90069 N/A
5 Westin Bonaventure Hotel & 3,000 110,000
Suites 2,350 27
404 S. Figueroa Ave. 1,656
Los Angeles 90071
6 Hyatt Regency Century Plaza 2,300 100,000
2025 Avenue of the Stars 1,812 27
Los Angeles 90067 1,140
7 Renaissance Hollywood Hotel 2,634 148,096
1755 North Highland Ave. 2,080 36
Hollywood 90028 1,731
8 Hollywood Palladium 2,500 57,000
6215 Sunset Blvd. 2,500 6
Hollywood 90028 2,500
9 Highlands Nightclub & 1,400 30,000
Restaurant 550 N/A
6801 Hollywood Blvd., 375
Suite 433
Hollywood 90028
10 The Beverly Hilton 1,400 60,000
9876 Wilshire Blvd. 1,256 20
Beverly Hills 90210 750
11 Los Angeles Center Studios 1,000 N/A
1201 W. Fifth St., Suite 800 N/A
T-100 N/A
Los Angeles 90017
12 Petersen Automotive Museum 3,000 N/A
6060 Wilshire Blvd. 1,000 N/A
Los Angeles 90036 N/A
13 Millennium Biltmore Hotel 1,000 70,000
506 S. Grand Ave. 700 17
Los Angeles 90071 550
14 Gibson Amphitheatre at N/A N/A
Universal Citywalk 2,000 N/A
100 Universal City Plaza, N/A
Suite 5454
Universal City 91608
15 Hilton Los Angeles/ 2,000 60,000
Universal City 1,300 20
555 Universal Hollywood 1,000
Drive
Universal City 91608
16 V20 the Venue 1,350 21,000
81 Aquarium Way 500 2
Long Beach 90802 N/A
17 Hilton Burbank Airport & 2,240 50,000
Convention Center 1,300 28
2500 Hollywood Way 800
Burbank 91505
18 Northfield Properties 800 15,000
3100 Donald Douglas Loop 600 1
North N/A
Santa Monica 90405
19 Regent Beverly Wilshire 1,000 25,529
9500 Wilshire Blvd. 820 9
Beverly Hills 90212 500
20 Los Angeles County Museum N/A 16,000
of Art N/A 7
5905 Wilshire Blvd. N/A
Los Angeles 90036
21 Radisson Hotel Los Angeles 1,474 42,000
Airport 1,150 27
6225 W. Century Blvd. 800
Los Angeles 90045
22 Crowne Plaza Hotel at 1,432 16,794
Commerce Casino 1,030 6
121 E. Telegraph Road 800
Commerce 90040
23 Hilton Los Angeles Airport 1,500 55,000
5711 W. Century Blvd. 900 40
Los Angeles 90045 350
24 Westin Los Angeles Airport 1,700 45,000
5400 W. Century Blvd. 900 42
Los Angeles 90045 1,088
25 Pacific Palms Conference N/A 102,000
Resort N/A 26
1 Industry Hills Parkway N/A
City of Industry 91744
Rank Venue Notable Events
* name
* address
1 Shrine Auditorium and Expo Screen Actors Guild Awards, L.A.
Center Comic Book Convention
649 W. Jefferson Blvd.
Los Angeles 90007
2 Queen Mary Hotel N/A
1126 Queens Highway
Long Beach 90802
3 Warner Bros. Studios Harvard Business School, Wells
4000 Warner Blvd. Fargo, Concert for George
Burbank 91522 premiere, Mercedes Benz, Grace
Center, NBC Friends final episode
4 Pacific Design Center 1 LLC HBO Emmy party, Elton John AIDS
8687 Melrose Ave. Foundation Oscar event, film
West Hollywood 90069 festivals, premieres, American
Idol, Latin Grammys, US Weekly
Oscar event
5 Westin Bonaventure Hotel & N/A
Suites
404 S. Figueroa Ave.
Los Angeles 90071
6 Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Race to Erase MS, Women in Film,
2025 Avenue of the Stars Directors Guild Awards
Los Angeles 90067
7 Renaissance Hollywood Hotel Academy Awards, BET Awards, ESPY
1755 North Highland Ave. Awards, NBA All-Stars, Latin
Hollywood 90028 Grammy's, T-Mobile Winners
Circle, Best Buy Media Achievers,
GLAAD Media Awards
8 Hollywood Palladium Emmy Awards ceremonies, Rolling
6215 Sunset Blvd. Stones, Presidents Dinners
Hollywood 90028
9 Highlands Nightclub & AFI Lifetime Award: Tom Hanks,
Restaurant Meryl Streep, NAACP Post Image
6801 Hollywood Blvd., Award party, ER 200th episode
Suite 433 party, NBA All-Star Weekend
Hollywood 90028
10 The Beverly Hilton Golden Globe Awards, Milken
9876 Wilshire Blvd. Institute Global Conference,
Beverly Hills 90210 Director's Guild of America
Awards, Carousel of Hope Ball,
Starlight Starbright Children's
11 Los Angeles Center Studios Magic Johnson's Mid-Summer
1201 W. Fifth St., Suite Night's Magic, NBA Player's
T-100 Association All-Star Gala,
Los Angeles 90017 Activision, AOL/Time Warner,
Maxim, Sony Playstation
12 Petersen Automotive Museum BMW, Cedars-Sinai
6060 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles 90036
13 Millennium Biltmore Hotel Grammy's, Wells Fargo, Nokia,
506 S. Grand Ave. Amgen
Los Angeles 90071
14 Gibson Amphitheatre at Teen Choice Awards, University of
Universal Citywalk Judaism Public Lecture Series,
100 Universal City Plaza, Universal movie premieres
Suite 5454
Universal City 91608
15 Hilton Los Angeles/ N/A
Universal City
555 Universal Hollywood
Drive
Universal City 91608
16 V20 the Venue N/A
81 Aquarium Way
Long Beach 90802
17 Hilton Burbank Airport & Prostate Cancer Research
Convention Center Institute, National Speakers'
2500 Hollywood Way Association, Glendale Quilt
Burbank 91505 Guild, Alanon, California Retired
Teachers' Association
18 Northfield Properties production and private events
3100 Donald Douglas Loop
North
Santa Monica 90405
19 Regent Beverly Wilshire N/A
9500 Wilshire Blvd.
Beverly Hills 90212
20 Los Angeles County Museum N/A
of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles 90036
21 Radisson Hotel Los Angeles N/A
Airport
6225 W. Century Blvd.
Los Angeles 90045
22 Crowne Plaza Hotel at N/A
Commerce Casino
121 E. Telegraph Road
Commerce 90040
23 Hilton Los Angeles Airport N/A
5711 W. Century Blvd.
Los Angeles 90045
24 Westin Los Angeles Airport N/A
5400 W. Century Blvd.
Los Angeles 90045
25 Pacific Palms Conference N/A
Resort
1 Industry Hills Parkway
City of Industry 91744
Rank Venue Hotel Top Sales Executive
* name Rooms * name
* address * total * title
* suites * phone
1 Shrine Auditorium and Expo N/A Kimberly Walker
Center N/A director of sales
649 W. Jefferson Blvd. (213) 748-5116
Los Angeles 90007
2 Queen Mary Hotel 365 Kathy Weiss
1126 Queens Highway 8 director of sales
Long Beach 90802 (562) 435-3511
3 Warner Bros. Studios N/A Hillary Harris
4000 Warner Blvd. N/A director of special
Burbank 91522 events
(818) 954-2652
4 Pacific Design Center 1 LLC N/A Genevieve Morrill
8687 Melrose Ave. N/A vice president
West Hollywood 90069 (310) 657-0800
5 Westin Bonaventure Hotel & 1,354 Joe Phillips
Suites 135 director of sales
404 S. Figueroa Ave. (213) 624-1000
Los Angeles 90071
6 Hyatt Regency Century Plaza 728 Robert Wentworth
2025 Avenue of the Stars 46 director of sales and
Los Angeles 90067 marketing
(310) 228-1234
7 Renaissance Hollywood Hotel 637 Chris Orr
1755 North Highland Ave. 114 director of hotel
Hollywood 90028 sales
(323) 856-1200
8 Hollywood Palladium 0 Alan Shuman
6215 Sunset Blvd. 0 president
Hollywood 90028 (323) 962-7600
9 Highlands Nightclub & N/A Maureen McGrath
Restaurant N/A director of special
6801 Hollywood Blvd., events
Suite 433 (323) 461-9820
Hollywood 90028
10 The Beverly Hilton 570 Dee Doak
9876 Wilshire Blvd. 101 director of sales and
Beverly Hills 90210 marketing
(310) 274-7777
11 Los Angeles Center Studios N/A Erica Chambers
1201 W. Fifth St., Suite N/A director of special
T-100 events
Los Angeles 90017 (213) 534-3000
12 Petersen Automotive Museum N/A Stacy Hoffberg
6060 Wilshire Blvd. N/A director of special
Los Angeles 90036 events
(323) 964-6348
13 Millennium Biltmore Hotel 683 LuAnn Sudarich
506 S. Grand Ave. 56 director of sales and
Los Angeles 90071 marketing
(213) 624-1011
14 Gibson Amphitheatre at N/A Jill Przelenski
Universal Citywalk N/A director of special
100 Universal City Plaza, events
Suite 5454 (818) 622-4461
Universal City 91608
15 Hilton Los Angeles/ 483 Barrie Perks
Universal City 8 N/A
555 Universal Hollywood (818) 506-2500
Drive
Universal City 91608
16 V20 the Venue N/A Randy Herman
81 Aquarium Way N/A sales and marketing
Long Beach 90802 manager
(562) 216-2060
17 Hilton Burbank Airport & 488 Victoria Jones
Convention Center 93 director of sales and
2500 Hollywood Way marketing
Burbank 91505 (818) 843-6000
18 Northfield Properties N/A Kurt Sebesta
3100 Donald Douglas Loop N/A general manager
North (310) 392-8844
Santa Monica 90405
19 Regent Beverly Wilshire 399 Don Jones
9500 Wilshire Blvd. 116 director of marketing
Beverly Hills 90212 (310) 275-5200
20 Los Angeles County Museum N/A Terry Bradshaw
of Art N/A special events manager
5905 Wilshire Blvd. (323) 857-6000
Los Angeles 90036
21 Radisson Hotel Los Angeles 580 Russell Edmond
Airport 21 director of sales and
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 Airport 1,234 Alan Tate
5711 W. Century Blvd. 50 director of sales and
Los Angeles 90045 marketing
(310) 410-4000
24 Westin Los Angeles Airport 740 Kevin Schiller
5400 W. Century Blvd. 32 director of sales and
Los Angeles 90045 marketing
(310) 216-5858
25 Pacific Palms Conference 292 Michael Swyney
Resort 10 director of sales and
1 Industry Hills Parkway marketing
City of Industry 91744 (626) 810-4455
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
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Researched by David Nusbaum
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