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The Lancaster County Convention Center and adjoining Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square seamlessly incorporate the 110-year-old Beaux Arts facade of the landmark former Watt & Shand department store and offer a combined 90,000-square feet of meeting space and 299 guestrooms.
Over the past few years, the Eden Resort and Suites has extensively refurbished its meetings space and guestrooms and greatly expanded its outdoor recreational area. The resort fea- tures 25,000-square feet of function space and offers 300 guest rooms.
The DoubleTree Resort by Hilton - Lancaster provides guests with a full range of amenities, including more than 17,000 total square feet of flexible conference space and 185 gue- strooms.
All of Lancaster County’s three main Amish attractions - Amish Experience, Amish Farm and House, and Amish Village - do a wonderful job of interpreting the Plain community and its customs for event group tours.
The Lancaster County Convention Center and Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square
Their Executive Chef and banquet staff will prepare simple to upscale full-service catering options using fresh, local, high quality ingredients to create memo- rable buffets, plated meals, snack, beverage, and dessert options depending on the style or theme of the event or program. Forklift & Palate, the on-site restaurant, can host small groups and private dining.
Jonathan Snavely
Director of Marketing Spooky Nook Sports
Creative team building and wellness activities can be great add-ons for events, as well, including its newly opened Ninja Warrior course and the only Clip N’ Climb facility in the nation (and one of just seven worldwide).
I would love to see more of the industry use collaborative documents, such as Google Docs and Sheets, during the planning process. Live commenting and revision saving are some of the biggest benefits.
Spooky Nook also serves as home to the U.S. Field Hockey team and will be hosting the Pan American Cup in August 2017, which is the first time this cup has been held in the U.S.
The repurposed, industrially decorated Warehouse Hotel is located within Spooky Nook Sports and boasts 135 rooms and suites with full access to the
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Centrally located to Lancaster, Hershey, Harrisburg and York, Spooky Nook Sports is the largest indoor sports facility in North America, but has so much more to offer than merely sports. Spooky Nook is gaining a reputation as a great place at which to host meetings and conventions.
With over 600,000-square feet of unique and flexible event space, including 100,000-square feet of exhibit hall space, the property can accommodate a variety of groups and organizations from five to 5,000 people. In-house catering and an on-site restaurant allows Spooky Nook to offer guests local, healthy and cus- tomized menu options.
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