10 REASONS TO HOLD YOUR MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES
IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA AT THE
HILTON CHARLOTTE CENTER CITY
1. THOSE INCREDIBLE BEDS!
All 407 guest rooms have the Serta Perfect Sleeper Hilton Suite Dreams Bed package for the Ultimate Sleep Experience.
2. AWARDS, ACCOLADES AND KUDOS
The hotel has consistently been rated as a AAA - Four Diamond facility and recognized as one of the Top Meeting and Convention Hotels in the country as a 3 time recipient of the Successful Meetings Magazine's prestigious Pinnacle Award. In 2005 Meeting South Magazine's readership poll of meeting planners voted the hotel Best of the South. The Hilton Charlotte Center City is a proven performer with everything you need for a successful event.
3. ARE WE THERE YET?
More than 130 million people can reach Charlotte in less than 2 hours by air or 8 hours by car. Douglas International Airport offers more than 520 daily non-stop flights to over 160 domestic and international destinations. The airport is a hub to U.S. Airways and offers daily non-stop flights to Munich Germany via Lufthansa German Airlines. Charlotte offers convenient drive accessibility with it's location at the cross roads of interstates I-77 and I-85 and is less than 1 hour from I-40.
4. GREAT FOR GROUPS, A PLANNERS DREAM
The hotel offers over 30,000 square feet of first class meeting and banquet space including a 11,070 square feet grand ballroom and 18 separate breakout rooms. Located directly across from the Charlotte Convention Center which offers a 35,000 square foot Grand Ballroom and a 280,000 square foot Exhibition Hall. The hotel is part of the city's core convention complex, comprised of the Hilton Charlotte Center City, The Westin Charlotte and the Charlotte Convention Center. Together this strategic alliance offers 1,100 guest rooms, 45 suites, 70 breakout rooms and over 500,000 square feet of very functional space.
5. SOUTHERN COMFORT SERVED WITH COSMOPOLITAN STYLE
You will find genuine, honest to goodness Southern Hospitality, friendly, attentive customer service with a Can Do attitude, delivered with a smile. Y'All Come Back Now Ya Here
6. COOKED TO PERFECTION
Restaurant News Magazine named Charlotte as one of the Top 50 Cities that Sizzle. The City Center offers a variety of over 150 dining options, urban bistros, display kitchens, tapas, sushi, soul food, swanky outdoor patios and hopping diners all with-in walking distance of the Hotel. Charlotte is home to Johnson and Wales Culinary School and our restaurants and hotels employ many of the country's exciting new culinary talents offering innovative and original cuisines.
7. ALL THE COMFORTS OF HOME
Our many amenities and services will make you feel right at home. Attached to the largest health club in downtown Charlotte, the YMCA, with Olympic indoor pool, indoor running track, basketball and volleyball courts, massage services and a large variety of exercise machines and free weights.
8. WE'VE GOT YOU WIRED!
The Hilton Charlotte Center City offers both wireless and wired high speed internet access in our guest and meeting rooms. Hilton Corporation leads the industry in state of the art meeting technology with innovative programs such as
G.R.I.P - Group Reservation Identification Program, P.O.G. - Private On-Line Group Web Pages, R.A.P.I.D. - Reservation Automated Processing and Input Delivery and P.E.R. - Post Event Reporting.
9. WE'VE GOT GAME!
All of your favorite sports are covered:
10. PLAY WHILE YOU STAY
Charlotte's vibrant spirit can be seen in our wide variety of festivals, museums, historical and cultural attractions Also enjoy regional day trips to the Historical Biltmore Mansion, the majestic Blue Ridge Mountain Parkway, golf at the famous Pinehurst Resort - or visit the beautiful white sand beaches of North or South Carolina, and find the best deals directly from our World Famous Carolina Furniture Manufacturers.
24 Hour Room Service
In Room Coffee Maker
Refreshment Centers in all rooms
Irons and Ironing Boards in all Rooms
24 Hour Business Center
Wireless and Wired High Speed Internet Access
Same Day Laundry & Dry Cleaning
Dual Line Phones with Voice Mail
Private Access Executive Floors
Cable TV with Pay Per View Movies
NFL Panthers football
NBA Bobcats basketball
WNBA Charlotte Sting Women's Professional basketball
CIAA Collegiate Basketball tournament
PGA Wachovia Golf Championship
and over 80 expertly sculpted golf courses to explore in the area.
Charlotte Knights AAA Baseball
Checkers ECHL Hockey League
Eagles Pro-Soccer League
Meineke Bowl collegiate football
Queens Cup Steeplechase
The best that NASCAR has to offer, the Coca Cola 600 Classic,
the Nextel All-Star Challenge and the UAW-GM Quality 500 Races.
The Mint Museum of Art
Levine Museum of the South
Discovery Place Children's Hands on Science Center
Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens
The Historic Latta Plantation and Duke Mansion
Afro-American Cultural Center
Paramount's Carowinds Amusement Park
Richard Petty Driving Experience
NODA Arts District
Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, home to the Charlotte Symphony
and Philharmonic Orchestra as well as touring Broadway shows.
Concord Mills Outlet Mall
Southpark Mall
Taste of Charlotte
Charlotte Shout festivals
Blues, Brews and Bar-B-Ques
Guiness St. Patrick's Day Parade
Renaissance Festival
Yiasou Greek Festival
Caribbean Festival
Latin American Festival
CIAO Italian Festival
Charlotte Oktoberfest
NASCAR Speed Week
ImaginOn childrens interactive learning center
