The results are in for ConventionSouth’s Annual Readers’ Choice Awards.
After more than 6,000 readers and fans voted, this is our elite list of the top 300 meeting sites and destinations in the South.
Congratulations to our winners and remember to look for them within our 2017 December Annual Awards Issue.
The Following Are State-by-State 2017 Readers’ Choice Award Winners
ALABAMA
Auburn Marriott Opelika Hotel & Conference Center at Grand National
Auburn-Opelika Tourism Bureau
The Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel & Spa
The Beach Club
The Caribe Resort
Greater Birmingham Convention & Visitors Bureau
Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Tourism
Hotel Capstone
Hyatt Regency Birmingham -The Wynfrey Hotel
Marriott Shoals Hotel & Spa
Mobile Marriott
Perdido Beach Resort
Turquoise Place
Tuscaloosa Tourism & Sports Commission
Visit Foley
Von Braun Center
Westin Birmingham
Wind Creek Casino & Hotel Atmore
ARKANSAS
21c Museum Hotel Bentonville
The Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Embassy Suites Northwest Arkansas Hotel, Spa & Convention Center
Experience Fayetteville
Fort Smith CVB
Hot Springs Convention Center
Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau
Little Rock Marriott
Springdale A&P Commission
Wyndham Riverfront Little Rock
FLORIDA
B Resort in Walt Disney World
Caribe Royale Orlando All-Suite Hotel & Convention Center
DiamondHead Beach Resort & Spa
Eden Roc Miami Beach
Embassy Suites by Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista South
Emerald Coast Convention & Visitors Bureau
Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center
Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau
Henderson Beach Resort
Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa
Hutchinson Shores Resort & Spa
Miami Beach Convention Center
Naples, Marco Island, Everglades Convention & Visitors Bureau
Ocean Center Convention Entertainment Complex
Ocean Reef Club
Opal Sands Resort
Orange County Convention Center
Palm Coast and the Flagler Beaches
The Pearl Hotel
Pelican Beach Resort & Conference Center
Ponte Vedra Inn & Club
Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort
Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa
Sonesta Fort Lauderdale Beach
TradeWinds Island Grand
Villas of Grand Cypress
Visit Sarasota County
Visit South Walton
Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin Resort
Wyndham Grand Clearwater Beach
Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek
GEORGIA
Alpine Helen/White County Convention & Visitors Bureau
Augusta Convention & Visitors Bureau
Augusta Marriott At The Convention Center
Awesome Alpharetta
Callaway Gardens Resort
Clarence Brown Conference Center
The Classic Center
Cobb Travel & Tourism
Columbus Convention & Visitors Bureau
Columbus Georgia Convention & Trade Center
Dalton Convention & Visitors Bureau
Emory Conference Center Hotel
Explore Gwinnett
Georgia International Convention Center
Georgia World Congress Center
Grand Hyatt Atlanta Buckhead
Greater Rome Convention & Visitors Bureau
Hilton Atlanta/Marietta Hotel & Conference Center
Hotel Indigo Savannah
Infinite Energy Center
Macon – Bibb County Convention & Visitors Bureau
Nessmith-Lane Conference Center
Peachtree City Convention & Visitors Bureau
Peachtree City Hotel & Conference Center
Richmond Hill City Center
Sandy Springs Hospitality & Tourism
Sea Island
Sea Palms Resort & Conference Center
University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education & Hotel
Valdosta-Lowndes Conference Center & Tourism Authority
Visit Savannah
The Westin Jekyll Island
The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa
KENTUCKY
21C Museum Hotel Louisville
Bowling Green Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
Crowne Plaza Louisville Airport
Destination Frankfort
Galt House Hotel
Griffin Gate Marriott Resort & Spa
Hyatt Regency Lexington
Louisville Marriott Downtown
meetNKY | Northern Kentucky CVB
Mt. Sterling/ Montgomery County Tourism
Paducah Convention & Visitors Bureau
Seelbach Hilton – Louisville’s Grand Destination Experience
Shepherdsville Bullitt County Tourist & Convention Commission
LOUISIANA
Ace Hotel New Orleans
Alexandria/Pineville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
Bourbon Orleans Hotel – of the New Orleans Hotel Collection
Cajun Coast Visitors & Convention Bureau
Chateau Saint Denis Hotel
Four Points by Sheraton French Quarter
Golden Nugget Casino Resort and Hotel
Hampton Inn & Suites New Orleans Convention Center
Houma Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
Isle of Capri Casino & Hotel
Jefferson Convention & Visitors Bureau-Kenner
JW Marriott New Orleans
Lafayette Convention & Visitors Commission
Lake Charles/Southwest Louisiana Convention & Visitors Bureau
Le Méridien New Orleans
Louisiana’s Northshore/St. Tammany Parish Tourist Commission
Northshore Harbor Center
Paragon Casino Resort & Earl J. Barbry, Sr. Convention Center
Royal Sonesta New Orleans
Sheraton New Orleans Hotel
Shreveport-Bossier Convention & Tourist Bureau
Visit Baton Rouge
West Baton Rouge Convention & Visitors Bureau
MARYLAND
Annapolis & Anne Arundel County Conference & Visitors Bureau
Chesapeake Bay Beach Club
Garrett County Chamber of Commerce
Montgomery County CVB
Ocean City, Maryland Convention & Visitors Bureau
Royal Sonesta Harbour Court
Tourism Council of Frederick County Inc.
Visit Baltimore
Westin Annapolis
MISSISSIPPI
The Alluvian Hotel
Beau Rivage Resort & Casino
Columbus Convention & Visitors Bureau
Gold Strike Casino Resort
Golden Nugget Casino Hotel Biloxi
Hard Rock Casino Biloxi
Jackson Convention Complex
Lake Terrace Convention Center
Landers Center
Monmouth Historic Inn
MSU Riley Center
Pearl River Resort, Including Silver Star & Golden Moon Hotel & Casino
Scarlet Pearl
Visit Hattiesburg
Visit Jackson
Visit Mississippi Gulf Coast
Yazoo County Convention & Visitors Bureau
MISSOURI
Big Cedar Lodge
Chase Park Plaza Hotel
Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau
Hilton President Kansas City
Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark
Hyatt Regency St. Louis at The Arch
Kansas City Marriott Downtown
Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center
St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission
St. Louis Union Station Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton
Ste Genevieve Great River Road Welcome Center
Thousand Hills Golf Resort
The Westin Kansas City at Crown Center
NORTH CAROLINA
Biltmore Estate
The Conference Center at GTCC
Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau
Fayetteville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
Greensboro Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
Greenville-Pitt County Convention & Visitors Bureau
Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort
High Point Convention & Visitors Bureau
Marriott Hotel Winston-Salem In The Twin City Quarter
Mooresville Convention & Visitors Bureau
New Bern-Craven County Convention & Visitor Center
Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen Area CVB
Raleigh Marriott City Center Hotel
Renaissance Asheville Hotel
Sea Trail Golf Resort & Convention Center
Sheraton Raleigh Hotel
The Umstead Hotel & Spa
Visit Winston-Salem
Wilmington Convention Center
OKLAHOMA
Bartlesville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
Choctaw Casino Resort
Cox Business Center
Cox Convention Center
Doubletree by Hilton Tulsa Downtown
Downstream Casino Resort
Embassy Suites by Hilton – Norman Hotel & Conference Center
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa
Muskogee Chamber of Commerce & Tourism
Oklahoma Aquarium
Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel & Spa
SOUTH CAROLINA
BMW Performance Center
Breakers Resort
Charleston Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
Charleston Marriott Hotel
Columbia Conference Center
Experience Columbia SC
Florence Convention & Visitors Bureau
Francis Marion Hotel
Fripp Island Resort
Harbour Town Resorts & Yacht Club
Hilton Head Marriott Resort & Spa
Island Vista Resort
Marina Inn at Grande Dunes
Myrtle Beach Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
Rock Hill/York County Convention & Visitors Bureau
Sonesta Resort Hilton Head Island
Spartanburg Marriott
VisitGreenvilleSC
Wild Dunes Resort
TENNESSEE
Big Cypress Lodge
Chattanooga Convention & Visitors Bureau
The Chattanoogan Hotel
Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum
Courtyard Marriott Pigeon Forge
Dollywood, Dollywood’s Splash Country & Dollywood Cabins
Gatlinburg Convention & Visitors Bureau
Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center
Greene County Partnership Tourism Department
Hilton Knoxville
Kingsport Convention & Visitors Bureau
Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau
The Mill at Lebanon
One Century Place Conference Center
The Park Vista a DoubleTree by Hilton
The Peabody Memphis
Pigeon Forge Department of Tourism
RiverStone Resort & Spa
Rutherford County Convention & Visitors Bureau
Sevierville Convention & Visitors Bureau
Visit Knoxville – Knoxville Convention & Visitors Bureau
TEXAS
Abilene Convention & Visitors Bureau
The Adolphus
Amarillo Convention & Visitor Council
Austin Convention Center
Denison Convention & Visitors Bureau
Destination El Paso
Experience Bryan-College Station
Explore Victoria
Ford Park
Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center
Grand Hyatt San Antonio
Grapevine Convention & Visitors Bureau
Hurst Conference Center
Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort & Spa
Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort & Spa
Kerrville Convention & Visitors Bureau
La Torretta Lake Resort & Spa
Lakeway Resort & Spa
Longview Convention & Visitors Bureau
Marriott Marquis Houston
McKinney Convention & Visitors Bureau
Mesquite Convention & Visitors Bureau
Odessa Convention & Visitors Bureau
Omni Austin Hotel Southpark
Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa
Overton Hotel & Conference Center
Royal Sonesta Houston
The San Luis Resort, Spa & Conference Center
San Marcos Convention & Visitor Bureau
Seguin Convention & Visitors Bureau
Sheraton Fort Worth Hotel
Sonesta Bee Cave Austin
South Padre Island Convention & Visitors Bureau
Visit Lubbock, the Convention & Visitors Bureau
Visit San Antonio
VisitDallas
VisitMidland
Wichita Falls Convention & Visitors Bureau
The Woodlands Convention & Visitors Bureau
VIRGINIA & DC
Arlington Convention & Visitors Service
Charlottesville Albemarle Convention & Visitors Bureau
Chesapeake Conference Center
Chesapeake Convention & Visitors Bureau
Destination DC
The Colonial Williamsburg Resort Collection
Great Wolf Lodge, Williamsburg, VA
Greater Richmond Convention Center
Hampton Convention & Visitor Bureau
Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center
Lansdowne Resort
The National Conference Center
Newport News Tourism Development Office
The Omni Homestead
Salamander Resort & Spa
Stafford County Tourism
Stonewall Jackson Hotel & Conference Center
Visit Fairfax
VisitNorfolk
Westin Crystal City
Wytheville Convention & Visitors Bureau
WEST VIRGINIA
Greenbrier County Convention & Visitors Bureau
The Greenbrier
Oglebay Resort & Conference Center
The Resort at Glade Springs
Summersville Arena & Conference Center
