Smart Meetings October 2022 Digital Issue - 64

RESOURCES
* Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce,
Convention and Visitor's Bureau
* Connecticut Convention and Sports
Bureau (CTMeetings.org)
* Discover Newport Rhode Island
* Greater Boston Convention and
Visitors Bureau
* Greater Merrimack Valley Convention
and Visitors Bureau
plimentary Silver Line, which stops at Seaport Hotel
Boston, directly across from BCEC.
Across the street from BCEC, Omni Boston
Hotel at the Seaport offers 100,000 sq. ft. of its
own meeting space and has 1,054 guest rooms. Its
largest room, Ensemble, is a sleek, 26,000-squarefoot
ballroom in soft, natural colors and outfitted with
round-the-room wood wall paneling, exuding an air
of invitation and sophistication. The contemporary
meeting room is 3,000 sq. ft. and attached to outdoor
patio space, visible through the floor-to-ceiling
windows that line the walls. Post-function, head to
Breve Spa, conveniently located on the lobby level.
The property's outdoor, rooftop pool on the fifth floor
is open year round, plus, the pool deck serves food
and drink at Lifted Pool Bar.
Ensemble prefunction space, Omni Boston Hotel
at the Seaport
Seafood and More
Over 50 restaurants and bars fill the Seaport area
with life, many of which serve locally caught, fresh
seafood. Ocean Prime by the pier is a 10-minute
walk from the hotel and a frequented restaurant
in the area. Its menus, which change throughout
the day, primarily include Asian-American dishes
served in an upscale setting. The Barking Crab
on the shores of Fort Point Channel, a short drive
or 15-minute walk from Omni Boston Hotel, has
expanded from a seaside eatery to a restaurant and
seafood market that spans the block with dishes
such as clam chowder, lobster bisque, fried clams,
and whole lobster and crab.
The Lawn on D at Boston Convention and Exhibition Center,
Massachusetts
Located inside Omni Boston Hotel, Coquette
serves traditional, coastal French cuisine and
cocktails in a luxurious setting. Its menu includes
Oysters from the Barking Crab
Oysters du Nord, Crispy Monkfish, and Duck
Confit. A seven-minute walk from the hotel, 75 on
Liberty Wharf is a bar and grill that hovers right
over the bay and serves up elegant Mediterranean-American
fusion eats.
Safe Harbor
Blocks from BCEC, WS Development, renowned
architect James Corner Field Operations, and
Pentagram are leading the Harbor Way development
project. The finished product will be a thirdof-a-mile
promenade that takes mid-city pedestrians
up to the waterfront. The site has already
opened its first phase, The Rocks. Developers
have brought 250,000 pounds worth of boulders
from the surrounding region. But one of the most
surreal experiences at The Rocks at Harbor Way is
their Singing Trees. The developers have partnered
with PlantWave, a company that measures the
electrical pulses in plants and translate them into
patterns of sound that turn into song. Harbor Way
is already buzzing with life, with more to come
before its grand opening, scheduled for 2024.
Bay State Cruise Company's luxury yachts head
out on the Boston Harbor seven days a week for
those not content to marvel at the view from hotel
windows or indulge in its bounty at local restaurants.
NEWPORT, RI:
Gilded Game On
As viewers of the HBO series, " The Gilded Age "
can attest, Newport is known to history buffs as
the home of the turn-of-the-century glitterati: Mrs.
Astor's famous " 400 " millionaires who ran the
country from the 1880s to the early 1900s. Today,
Newport offers planners all that history and glamour
plus 925 guest rooms and 70,000 sq. ft. of
aggregate meeting space.
Newport Marriott, for instance, is a harborside
venue with 24,284 sq. ft. of meeting space
and 320 guest rooms located in downtown Newport.
Gurney's Newport Resort and Marina
gives meeting participants views of Narragansett
Bay from all parts of the waterside property. The
resort offers 257 guest rooms and 22 meeting
rooms with an 8,000-square-foot ballroom that
can accommodate up to 1,000 guests.
Newport also offers unique places for outdoor
autumnal wine and local food tastings. Newport
Vineyards, situated amongst 50 acres, includes
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