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ADVERTISING SECTION
Meeting
and Conference Destinations:
Roanoke
Roanoke Valley Convention and Visitors
Bureau | Inn at Virginia Tech and
Skelton Conference Center | Roanoke
Civic Center | Salem Civic Center
| Holiday Inn Tanglewood | The
Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center | Mariners
Landing Resort Community & Conference Center
A ‘natural’ place to meet
Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains on Interstate 81,
the Roanoke Valley is the “Natural Place to Meet.”
AAA rates the area’s Blue Ridge Parkway as one
of the most scenic highways in America. The region offers
a mix of natural beauty and historic sites such as the
Booker T. Washington National Monument and Thomas Jefferson’s
former retreat, Poplar Forest. The region’s outdoor
attractions include the Natural Bridge Nature Park and
the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests.
The area’s beauty coupled with affordable guest
rooms and more than 200,000 square feet of flexible
meeting space make the Roanoke Valley a premier site
for professional associations, motorcycle rallies, and
social, educational, fraternal and sports groups. The
area has hosted the Gold Wing Road Riders’ State
Annual Rally for 15 years. In October, the Roanoke Valley
will host the US Challenge, a two-day (and night) outdoor
competition among businesses that is designed to strengthen
team building.
Roanoke Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau
(View PDF ad)
101 Shenandoah Ave., NE
Roanoke, VA 24016
(800) 635-5535
(540) 342-6025
www.visitroanokeva.com
Contacts: Kelly Burd-Adams, director of sales
kburdadmas@visitroanokeva.com
Vickie Miller, convention sales manager
vmiller@visitroanokeva.com
Convention Centers
Inn at Virginia Tech and
Skelton Conference Center (view
PDF ad)
901 Prices Fork Road
Blacksburg, VA 24061
(540) 231-8000
www.innatvirginiatech.com
Contact: Teresa Hughes, assistant director of sales
thughes@vt.edu
Offering casual elegance in the beauty of Southwest
Virginia, the Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference
Center has become a premier hotel and conference facility
in Southwest Virginia. The conference center, on 25
lush acres of the Virginia Tech campus, includes more
than 24,000 square feet of meeting space, including
a spacious assembly hall. The center’s 11 meeting
rooms offer high-tech audiovisual equipment, modems,
a fax machine and high-speed Internet. Guests have access
to a full-service business center offering high-speed
wireless Internet, notary public, printing, secretarial
and mail services.
The inn’s amenities include Preston’s
restaurant, which offers breakfast, lunch and dinner,
and the Continental Divide Lounge, which features Starbucks
coffee. The inn also has a fitness center and its location
on the Virginia Tech campus offers guests a wide range
of other athletic opportunities, including use of the
college’s indoor pool and volleyball, basketball
and tennis courts. Guests can play nine holes of golf
at the inn, or drive a short distance to the Pete Dye
River Course of Virginia Tech. Jogging, hiking and cycling
paths are also available nearby.
Roanoke Civic Center
710 Williamson Road
Roanoke, VA 24016
(540) 853-2241
www.roanokeciviccenter.com
Contact: Wanda Pilkinton
wanda@roanokecivicenter.com
With 111,750 square feet of meeting space, the Roanoke
Civic Center hosts major industrial trade and consumer
shows, conferences and special events. The addition
of a new 46,000-square-foot Special Events Center in
the spring will feature a 10,000-seat arena, a 2,150-seat
theatre and an existing 14,000-square-foot exhibit hall
that includes breakout areas for meetings. The acclaimed
Encore Catering offers on-site catering services.
The center has a prime location, with easy access
to I-581 and the Roanoke Regional Airport. It also is
within walking distance of downtown shops, restaurants,
museums and hotels.
Salem Civic Center
1001 N. Boulevard
P.O. Box 886
Salem, VA 24153
(540) 375-3004
www.salemciviccenter.com
Contact: Carey Harveycutter
charveycutter@ci.salem.va.us
The Salem Civic Center offers 42,000 square feet of
flexible meeting space in seven breakout areas. The
32,000-square-foot arena and annex can seat 7,500 people
or handle a banquet for 2,200. The remaining meeting
rooms vary in size from 868 square feet to 3,360 square
feet.
Conference Hotels
Holiday Inn Tanglewood –
Roanoke (view
PDF ad)
4468 Starkey Road
Roanoke, VA 24018
(540) 774-4400
www.holidayinn.com/roa-tanglewood
Contact: Mary Ayers
marya@holidayinn.roacoxmail.com
Located in southwest Roanoke, the Holiday Inn Tanglewood
– Roanoke is the perfect location for your next
meeting or retreat. The hotel offers more than 8,900
square feet of flexible meeting space. The nine newly
renovated meeting rooms and three parlors can accommodate
up to 800 people theater style or 450 people for a banquet.
The hotel has completed more than $2.5 million in renovations,
including free high-speed wireless Internet, new guest
room furniture and mattresses, micro-fridges in every
room, oversized desks and ergonomic chairs. Pamper yourself
or a VIP in one of the Jacuzzi rooms.
The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center
110 Shenandoah Ave.
Roanoke, VA 24016
(540) 853-8206
www.hotelroanoke.com
Contact: Rick Southard, director of marketing
rsouthard@hotelroanoke.com
Hotel Roanoke offers conference goers 63,000 square
feet of meeting space certified by the International
Association of Conference Centers. The high-tech conference
center lets meeting planners use the latest in video,
computers and Internet to run a conference smoothly.
Guests can dine at the recently renovated Regency Dining
Room, a consistent winner of the DiRoNa Award and Wine
Spectator Award of Excellence.
The hotel offers 332 spacious rooms, 165 of which were
recently renovated. Guests can enjoy dancing on weekend
nights and an outdoor swimming pool and newly renovated
fitness center.
Mariners Landing Resort Community & Conference
Center
1217 Graves Harbor Trail
Huddleston, VA 24104
(800) 851-4988
www.marinerslanding.com
Contact: Matthew P. White, owner
mattw@marinerslanding.com
Located on the shores of Smith Mountain Lake, the Mariners
Landing Resort Community & Conference Center offers
7,500 square feet of meeting space that’s equipped
with wired and wireless Internet. The resort recently
added a 4,000-square-foot ballroom and will complete
a 40,000-square-foot executive business center in late
2007 to early 2008. The resort also offers a variety
of recreation facilities for time spent outside the
meeting room, including an 18-hole, Robert Trent Jones-designed
golf course, three pools, four miles of fitness trails,
a private beach and an award-winning restaurant.
Room Report
The Roanoke Valley offers more than 7,000 guest rooms
at a variety of conference hotels, budget properties
and extended-stay hotels.
Airport Information
Roanoke Regional Airport
Roanoke Regional Airport is conveniently located in
the center of the Shenandoah Valley, just minutes from
convention hotels, the Roanoke Civic Center, Salem Civic
Center and The Conference Center of Roanoke.
Public Golf Courses
Ashley Plantation Country Club (540) 992-4653
Botetourt Country Club (540) 992-1451
Hanging Rock Golf Club (540) 389-7275
London Downs Golf Club (434) 525-4653
Mariners Landing Golf & (540) 297-7888 Country Club
The Vista Links (540) 261-GOLF
Westlake Golf & Country Club (540) 721-4214
Top Attractions
Blue Ridge Parkway
Historic Roanoke City Market
Roanoke Star & Overlook
Center in the Square
(includes Art Museum of Western Virginia, History Museum
of Western Virginia, Mill Mountain Theatre and Science
Museum of Western Virginia)
Virginia’s Explore Park
O. Winston Link Museum
Virginia Museum of Transportation
Natural Bridge
Booker T. Washington National Monument
Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest
Mill Mountain Zoo
Dixie Caverns and Pottery
Blue Ridge Institute and Farm Museum
Harrison Museum of African-American Culture
Salem Museum
Shopping
Valley View Mall
Tanglewood Mall
The Forum
Towers Mall
City of Salem Main Street and Farmers’ Market
City of Roanoke Farmers’ Market and Downtown
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