2008 Meeting & Event Planning guide: a successful meeting requires more than just coffee and doughnuts. Utah facilities statewide offer amenities and assistance for even the pickiest of corporate planners looking to pull off an event to remember. We've compiled a list of the top places, spaces and faces in the state for your next business meeting or conference.

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Hotels and Meeting Centers

NORTHERN

Best Western Sherwood Hills Resort & Spa

7877 S. Hwy 89-91

P.O. Box 311

Wellsville, UT 84339

800-532-5066

www.sherwoodhills.com

Total Meeting Space: 8,500 square feet

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Davis Conference Center/Hilton Garden Inn

DCC: 1651 N. 700 West

Layton, UT 84041

801-416-8888

www.davisconferencecenter.com

Total Meeting Space: 32,000 square feet

HGI: 762 W. Heritage Park Blvd.

Layton, UT 84041

801-416-8899 / 877-STAY-HGI

www.hiltongardeninn.com

Total Meeting Space: 32,000 square feet

Golden Spike Event Center

1000 N. 1200 West

Ogden, UT 84404

801-399-8798

www1.co.weber.ut.us/gsec

Total Meeting Space: 150,000 square feet

Ogden Eccles Conference Center & Peery's Egyptian Theater

2415 Washington Blvd.

Ogden, UT 84401

801-395-3200

http://oecenter.com

Total Meeting Space: 50,000 square feet

Ogden Marriott

247 24th St.

Ogden, UT 84401

www.marriott.com

801-627-1190

Total Meeting Space: 16,000 square feet

Pineview Lodge at Wolf Creek Resort

3923 N. Wolf Creek Drive

Eden, Utah 84310

www.wolfcreekresort.com

801-781-4130

877-492-1061

Total Meeting Space: 4,490 square feet

Wolf Creek Utah Golf Course, just an hour north of Salt Lake City, is surrounded by 2,640 acres of pristine Ogden Valley countryside. This astonishing mountainside par 72, 18-hole Mark Baliff-designed course, is an avid golfer's dream. Call for membership or vacation packages.

Weber State University

2108 University Circle

Ogden, UT 84408

801-626-8539

www.weber.edu

Total Meeting Space: 26,000 square feet

SALT LAKE AREA

Airport Comfort Inn

200 N. Admiral Byrd Road

Salt Lake City, UT 84116

801-746-5200

www.slccomfortinn.com

Total Meeting Space: 2,500 square feet

Alta Ski Area

P.O. Box 8007

Alta, UT 84092

801-521-2930

www.alta.com

Total Meeting Space: 10,800 square feet

Best Western Garden Inn

154 W. 600 South

Salt Lake City, UT 84101

801-521-2930

www.bwgardeninn.com

Total Meeting Space: 6,500 square feet

Crystal Inn Downtown

230 W. 500 South

Salt Lake City, UT 84101

801-328-4466 x 667

www.crystalinns.com

Total Meeting Space: 2,525 square feet

Embassy Suites Hotel

110 W. 600 South

Salt Lake City, UT 84101

801-359-7800

www.embassy-suites.com

Total Meeting Space: 15,000 square feet

Energy Solutions Arena

301 W. South Temple

Salt Lake City, UT 84101

801-325-2200

www.energysolutionsarena.com

Total Meeting Space: 68,639 square feet

Hampton Inn & Suites, SLC Airport

307 N. Admiral Byrd Road

Salt Lake City, UT 84116

801-530-0088

Total meeing space: 4,600 square feet

Hilton Salt Lake Airport

5151 Wiley Post Way

Salt Lake City, UT 84116

801-539-1515

www.hilton.com

Total Meeting Space: 12,000 square feet

Hilton Salt Lake City Center

255 S. West Temple

Salt Lake City, UT 84101

801-328-2000

www.hilton.com

Total Meeting Space: 23,000 square feet

Hotel Monaco

15 W. 200 South

Salt Lake City, UT 84101

801-595-0000

www.monaco-saltlakecity.com

Total Meeting Space: 3,100 square feet

Joseph Smith Memorial Building

15 E. South Temple

Salt Lake City, UT 84150

801-539-3130

www.jsmb.com

Total Meeting Space: 27,000 square feet

Little America Hotel

500 S. Main Street

Salt Lake City, UT 84101

801-363-6781

www.littleamerica.com

Total Meeting Space: 25,000 square feet

Millcreek Inn

5803 E. Millcreek Canyon Rd.

Salt Lake City, UT 84124

Total Meeting Space: 5,000 square feet

Miller Conference Center

9750 S. 300 West

Sandy, UT 84070

801-957-5294

www.slcc.edu/millerconferencing

Total Meeting Space: 30,000 square feet

Miller Motor Sports

2901 N. Sheep Lane

Tooele, Utah

435-277-8005

www.millermotorsportspark.com

Peery Hotel

110 W. 300 South

Salt Lake City, UT 84101

801-521-4300

www.peeryhotel.com

Total Meeting Space: 4,300 square feet

Pierpont Place

163 Pierpont Ave.

Salt Lake City, UT 84101

801-598-4444

www.pierpontplace.com

Total Meeting Space: 4,800 square feet

Radisson Hotel Salt Lake City Downtown

215 W. South Temple

Salt Lake City, UT 84101 801-531-7500

www.radisson.com/saltlakecityut_downtown

Total Meeting Space: 15,000 square feet

Red Lion

161 W. 600 South

Salt Lake City, UT 84101

801-521-7373

www.redlion.com

Total Meeting Space: 14,000 square feet

Salt Lake City Marriott Downtown

75 S. West Temple

Salt Lake City, UT 84101

801-531-0800

www.marriott.com/slcut

Total Meeting Space: 15,000 square feet

Salt Lake Marriott City Center

220 S. State St.

Salt Lake City, UT 84111

801-961-8700

www.marriott.com/slccc

Total Meeting Space: 15,000 square feet

Salt Lake Plaza Hotel at Temple Square

122 W. South Temple

Salt Lake City, UT 84101

801-521-0130 or 800-366-3684

www.plaza-hotel.com

Total Meeting Space: 5,680 square feet

Salt Palace Convention Center

100 S. West Temple

Salt Lake City, UT 84101

801-534-4777

www.saltpalace.com

Total Meeting Space: 675,000 square feet

Sheraton City Centre

150 W. 500 South

Salt Lake City, UT 84101

801-401-2000

www.sheraton.com/saltlakecity

Total Meeting Space: 32,000 square feet

Shilo Inn

206 S. West Temple

Salt Lake City, UT 84101

801-521-9500

www.shiloinns.com

Total Meeting Space: 3,000 square feet

Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort

Highway 210, Little Cottonwood Canyon

Snowbird, UT 84092

801-742-2222

www.snowbird.com

Total Meeting Space: 50,000 square feet

Solitude Mountain Resort

12000 Big Cottonwood Canyon

Solitude, UT 84121

801-534-1400

www.skisolitude.com

Total Meeting Space: 6,500 square feet

South Towne Convention Center

9575 S. State Street

Sandy, UT 84070

801-565-4413

www.southtowneexpo.com

Total Meeting Space: 258,000 square feet

The Grand America Hotel

555 S. Main Street

Salt Lake City, UT 84111

801-258-6000

www.grandamerica.com

Total Meeting Space: 73,000 square feet

The E Center

3200 S. Decker Lake Drive

West Valley City, UT 84119

801-988-8800

www.theecenter.com

Total Meeting Space: 100,000 square feet

The 23rd Floor at The Wells Fargo Center

299 South Main, Ste. 2300

Salt Lake City, UT 84111

801-961-4050

www.23rdfloor.net

Total Meeting Space: 23,000 square feet

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