Philadelphia:
Ace Conference Center
http://www.aceconferencecenter.com/index.php
800 Ridge Pike
Lafayette Hill, PA 19444
(610) 825-8000
Top notch, if your budget permits. I was there a couple of times with groups of 100 or so.
My favorite in the area always has been the Ace Conference Center
- Great conference rooms, equipment, and grounds for nice walking breaks
- Built in dining with good food (not 5 star but good although I heard Wolfgang Puck is now catering)
- Fantastic golf course (difficult)
- Easy access to CC and Conshohocken for some good alternate restaurants
- Accommodations for overnight guests
Crowne Plaza
http://www.crowneplaza.com/hotels/
260 Mall Blvd.
King of Prussia, PA 19406
(877) 270-1393
A good, bugdet-conscious alternative.
Desmond Hotel
One Liberty Blvd.,
Malvern, PA 19355
800-575-1776 610-296-9800
Normandy Farm
Route 202 & Morris Road
Blue Bell, PA
215-616-8500
Philadelphia Marriott West
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/phlwe-philadelphia-marriott-west/
111 Crawford Avenue
West Conshohocken, PA 19428
1-610-941-5600
A good, bugdet-conscious alternative.
Radnor Hotel
http://radnorhotel.com/corporate_planning.htm
591 East Lancaster Ave.
St. David’s, PA 19087
(610) 688-5800 (800) 537-3000
Villanova Conference Center
http://www.acc-villanovaconferencecenter.com/
601 County Line Road
Radnor, PA 19087
(610) 523-1776
Amongst Valley Forge National Park (http://www.nps.gov/vafo/index.htm) and all the great Main Line attributes.
Greater Philadelphia:
Bear Creek Mountain Resort
101 Doe Mountain Lane
Macungie, PA 18062
1-866-754-2822 |
info@bcmr.com
The resort runs a good show for conferences. It’s located outside of Macungie, a little over an hour’s drive from the Philadelphia airport.
A client of mine recently ran a leadership/strategic planning event there. Food is good, staff is considerate and helpful, environment is very comfortable with plenty of break-out space.· A key downside – there is nothing to do outside the resort unless you go to Bethlehem (about 30 minutes). But depending on the season, there is light skiing or nice hikes nearby.
Dolce Seaview Resort (Jersey Shore)
http://www.dolceseaview.com/
401 South New York Road,
Galloway, New Jersey 08205
Directions | About Us | Contact Us | 855.894.8698
Use be the Ol’ Marriott. Very nice and quiet in the off season of The Jersey Shore.
The Glasbern Inn (Allentown, PA)
http://www.glasbern.com/welcome.htm
610-285-4723
It is in the Allentown area, but the The Glasbern is a great out of the way place (about an hour from Philadelphia) based around a farm, with a wonderful restaurant, nice meeting room and then rooms spread out around the restaurant/meeting room building.
I have had two executive retreats there when I lived/worked in the area. It was quiet, great rooms and the farm to table food was wonderful.
Lambertville Station Inn
http://www.lambertvillestation.com/
11 Bridge Street
Lambertville NJ 08530
609-397-4400
Great food, good service, great location- artsy, good little restaurants, very good accommodations and meeting rooms.
New Hope Area Lodging (NJ)
http://www.newhopepa.com/lodging.htm
A list with many quaint serene boutique hotels and mini conference facilities, especially North on beautiful DE River settings.
Princeton Marriott
Princeton Marriott at Forrestal
100 College Road East
Princeton, NJ 08540
1-609-452-7800
It was designed to be a conference center with great facilities.· Originally it was the Scanticon.· I have had many meetings and retreats there and it worked very well.·· Food is good and the coffee is OK.
The Shawnee Inn (Poconos)
1 River Rd.
124 Shawnee Inn Drive
Shawnee on the Delaware, PA 18356
1-800-SHAWNEE (1-800-742-9633)
Amongst all the great attributes on The DE River and DE Water Gap http://www.nps.gov/dewa/index.htm of The Poconos.
Skytop Lodge (Poconos)
One Skytop
Skytop, PA 18357
(800) 345-7759
Lots of things to do – especially toward leadership team building.
- GM was trained by Disney and does a great job. I have stayed there many times – the “business” side o f the house is a recent (last 10 years) and significant investment.
- Creates a great presence and is truly a unique atmosphere.
- It has skiiing, it’s own pro golf course, indoor pools, great dining,…
- Offers a choice of venues for your size group.
Farther Afield:
Hyatt Regency Chesepeake Bay (Cambridge, MD)
http://chesapeakebay.hyatt.com/
100 Heron Blvd. at Route 50
Cambridge, Maryland 21613
410 901 1234
Email: conciergechesa@hyatt.com
Everything you could possibly want in a modern resort style atmosphere.
Inn at Perry Cabin (St Michael’s, MD)
Email: info@perrycabin.com
First class