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ADVERTISING SECTION
Meeting
and Conference Destinations:
Lynchburg
Southern
Hospitality
The Lynchburg area is rich in historic places,
unspoiled natural beauty, cultural events, recreational
activities and southern hospitality.
Located in the foothills of the
Blue Ridge Mountains and bordered by the historic
James River, Lynchburg is easily accessed by air,
highway and rail, making it an ideal location
to hold meetings and conferences for statewide
organizations.
The Lynchburg Regional
Convention & Visitors Bureau prides itself on being an
excellent one-stop shop for information about
the area’s many meeting facilities and attractions.
PRIMARY CONTACT
Lynchburg
Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau
P.O. Box 2027
Lynchburg, VA 24501
434-845-5966
Contact: Laurel
Knaup, group sales manager
CONFERENCE
HOTELS
Holiday
Inn Select Lynchburg
601 Main Street
Lynchburg, VA 24504
434-528-2500
Contact: Pat
Cummings, director of sales and marketing
The Holiday Inn Select provides
12,100 square feet of total conference space in
12 meeting rooms. The largest of these rooms can
accommodate a banquet for 400 people or a theater-style
meeting for 600 people.
The recently renovated eight-story
hotel features 241 guest rooms, including 15 suites
that range in price from $79 to $119 per night.
Business-equipped rooms feature two telephone
lines, a data port and automated voice mail. Guest
rooms also come with two-tiered working desks,
coffee/tea makers, irons and ironing boards.
Other amenities include a rooftop
pool and spa, a well-equipped fitness center,
a 24-hour business center, garage parking, free
local calls, complimentary newspaper and free
airport shuttle. Guests also enjoy the Popular
Grille Restaurant and the Fireside Lounge.
ROOM REPORT
The Lynchburg region has
1,800 hotel rooms in three conference hotels,
13 limited-service properties and three extended-stay
hotels.
OTHER MEETING SPACE
Additional conference space
is available at area colleges and universities
such as Lynchburg College, Liberty University,
Central Virginia Community College, Randolph-Macon
Woman’s College and Sweet Briar College.
Other meeting facilities include the Lynchburg
Community Market/Armory, Amazement Square and
Lynchburg Fine Arts Center.
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