The results are in for ConventionSouth’s Annual Readers’ Choice Awards.
After more than 7,000 readers and fans voted, this is our elite list of the top 337 meeting sites and destinations in the South.
Congratulations to our winners and remember to look for them within our 2019 December Annual Awards Issue.
The Following Are State-by-State 2019 Readers’ Choice Award Winners
ALABAMA
The Admiral Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton
Arthur R. Outlaw Mobile Convention Center
Auburn Marriott Opelika Resort & Spa at Grand National
Auburn-Opelika Tourism Bureau
Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum
The Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel & Spa
The Beach Club Resort & Spa
Birmingham Marriott
Caribe Resort
Greater Birmingham CVB
Greater Gadsden Area Tourism
Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Tourism
The Hotel at Auburn University & Dixon Conference Center
Hyatt Regency Birmingham -The Wynfrey Hotel
The Lodge at Gulf State Park – A Hilton Hotel
Marriott Shoals Hotel & Spa
Perdido Beach Resort
Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza Hotel
Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Spa @ the Convention Center
Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Spa
Sheraton Birmingham
Turquoise Place
Westin Birmingham
ARKANSAS
The 1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa
The Capital Hotel
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Embassy Suites Hotel & Conference Center
Explore Springdale
Fort Smith CVB
Four Points by Sheraton Little Rock Midtown
Hotel Hot Springs
Little Rock CVB
Visit Bentonville
Visit Hot Springs
FLORIDA
Bahia Mar Fort Lauderdale Beach – a DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel
Bilmar Beach Resort
Caribe Royale Orlando All-Suite Hotel & Convention Center
The Confidante Miami Beach
Disney’s Boardwalk Inn
Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
The Don CeSar
Eden Roc Miami Beach
Embassy Suites by Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista South
Embassy Suites by Hilton St. Augustine Beach Oceanfront Resort
Fontainebleau Miami Beach
The Gates South Beach
Hammock Beach Resort, a Salamander Resort
Henderson Beach Resort, a Salamander Hotel
Hilton Pensacola Beach
Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa
Hutchinson Shores Resort & Spa
Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa
Inn on the Lakes
JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort
LaPlaya Beach & Golf Resort, Noble House
Margaritaville Resort Orlando
Miami Beach Convention Center
Nobu Hotel Miami Beach
Ocean Center Convention Entertainment Complex
Ocean Key Resort & Spa, Noble House
Ocean Reef Club
Opal Sands Resort
Orange County Convention Center
Palm Beach County Convention Center
Panama City Beach CVB
The Pearl Hotel
Playa Largo Resort & Spa
Ponte Vedra Inn & Club
Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort
Sheraton Panama City Beach Golf & Spa Resort
Solé Miami, A Noble House Resort
Streamsong Resort
Villas of Grand Cypress
Visit Gainesville, Alachua County
Visit Jacksonville & The Beaches
Visit Lake
Visit Orlando
Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin Resort
Wyndham Grand Clearwater Beach
Zota Beach Resort
GEORGIA
Albany CVB
Alpine Helen/White County CVB
Athens CVB
ATL Airport District CVB
Atlanta Motor Speedway
Augusta CVB
Augusta Marriott At The Convention Center
Awesome Alpharetta
Chateau Elan
The Classic Center
Dalton CVB
Ellis Hotel, Atlanta, A Tribute Portfolio Hotel
Emory Conference Center Hotel
The Fox Theatre
Georgia International Convention Center
Georgia World Congress Center
Greater Rome CVB
Jekyll Island Convention Center
The King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort
Peachtree City CVB
Peachtree City Hotel & Conference Center
Perry Area CVB
Savannah Convention Center
Sea Island
Sonesta Gwinnett Place Atlanta
University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education & Hotel
Valdosta-Lowndes Co. Conference Center & Tourism Authority
Visit Macon
Visit Savannah
The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa
KENTUCKY
The Brown Hotel
The Bruce
Churchill Downs
Galt House Hotel
Griffin Gate Marriott Resort & Spa
Louisville CVB
Louisville Marriott Downtown
Marriott Louisville East
meetNKY | Northern Kentucky CVB
Omni Louisville Hotel
Owensboro Convention Center
Paducah CVB
Seelbach Hilton – Louisville’s Grand Destination Experience
LOUISIANA
Alexandria/Pineville Area CVB
Bourbon Orleans Hotel – of the New Orleans Hotel Collection
Doubletree Lafayette
Golden Nugget Casino Resort and Hotel, Lake Charles
Harrah’s New Orleans Casino
Hotel Monteleone
InterContinental New Orleans
Jefferson CVB, Inc.
Jung Hotel & Residences of the New Orleans Hotel Collection
JW Marriott New Orleans
Lafayette Convention & Visitors Commission
Lake Charles/Southwest Louisiana CVB
Louisiana’s Northshore/St. Tammany Parish Tourist Commission
Natchitoches Area CVB
NOPSI Hotel, New Orleans
Northshore Harbor Center
Royal Sonesta New Orleans
Sheraton New Orleans Hotel
Shreveport-Bossier Convention & Tourist Bureau
Visit Baton Rouge
Visit Kenner
West Baton Rouge Conference Center
New Orleans Marriott
MARYLAND
Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel
Garrett County Chamber of Commerce
Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
Grand Hotel & Spa
Kimpton Hotel Monaco Baltimore Inner Harbor
Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort
National Aquarium
Ocean City Convention & Visitors Bureau
Prince George’s County, MD Conference & Visitors Bureau
Rocky Gap Casino Resort
Visit Annapolis & Anne Arundel County
Visit Baltimore
Visit Howard County
Visit Montgomery
MISSOURI
Big Cedar Lodge
Branson Convention Center
Branson/Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce/CVB
Chateau on the Lake Resort, Spa & Conference Center
Crowne Plaza Kansas City Downtown
Explore St. Louis
Hilton President Kansas City
Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark
Hyatt Regency St. Louis at The Arch
Lake of the Ozarks CVB
The Lodge of Four Seasons
Margaritaville Lake Resort – Lake of the Ozarks
St. Louis Union Station Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton
Visit Kansas City
MISSISSIPPI
The Alluvian Hotel
Beau Rivage Resort & Casino
Coastal Mississippi
Columbus CVB
Golden Nugget Casino Hotel Biloxi
Hard Rock Casino Biloxi
Harrah’s Gulf Coast
Hattiesburg Convention Commission
Hollywood Casino Tunica
Lake Terrace Convention Center
Landers Center
MSU Riley Center
Pearl River Resort, Including Silver Star & Golden Moon Hotel & Casino
Scarlet Pearl
Visit Jackson
NORTH CAROLINA
Asheville CVB
Benton Convention Center
Biltmore Estate
Cabarrus County CVB
Fayetteville Area CVB
Goldsboro Travel & Tourism
Greensboro Area CVB
Greenville Convention Center
Greenville-Pitt County CVB
Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort
Hickory Metro CVB
Hotel Ballast, Tapestry Collection by Hilton
JB Duke Hotel
Kimpton Cardinal Hotel
The Maxwell Center
Meadowbrook Inn
Mooresville CVB
New Bern Riverfront Convention Center
New Bern-Craven County Convention & Visitor Center
Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen Area CVB
Raleigh Marriott City Center Hotel
Statesville CVB
The Umstead Hotel & Spa
Visit Winston-Salem
Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club
Wilmington and Beaches CVB
OKLAHOMA
Broken Arrow CVB
Cox Business Center
Cox Convention Center
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa
Oklahoma City CVB
Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel & Spa
Science Museum Oklahoma
Sheraton Oklahoma City
The Skirvin Hilton Oklahoma City
Visit Stillwater
SOUTH CAROLINA
BMW Performance Center
Charleston Marriott Hotel
Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center
Florence Center
Florence CVB
Fripp Island Resort
Hampton Inn & Suites Oceanfront
Hilton Head Island Beach & Tennis Resort
Hilton Head Island Visitor & Convention Bureau
Hotel Bennett
Hotel Florence
Hyatt Regency Greenville
Marriott Hilton Head Resort & Spa
Montage Palmetto Bluff
Myrtle Beach Convention Center
Sonesta Resort Hilton Head Island
Spartanburg CVB
Spartanburg Marriott
Tides Folly Beach Oceanfront
VisitGreenvilleSC
Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa
TENNESSEE
Big Cypress Lodge
Chattanooga CVB
Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum
Gatlinburg CVB
JW Marriott Nashville
Margaritaville Resort Gatlinburg
Memphis Convention Center
Omni Nashville Hotel
The Park Vista a DoubleTree by Hilton
The Peabody Memphis
Pigeon Forge Department of Tourism
The Ramsey Hotel and Convention Center
Rutherford County CVB
Sevierville CVB
Sevierville Convention Center
Sheraton Music City Hotel
The Tennessean Hotel
Visit Franklin
Visit Knoxville – Knoxville CVB
TEXAS
Abilene CVB
Allen Texas CVB
Amarillo Convention & Visitor Council
Arlington CVB
AT&T Hotel & Conference Center
Austin Convention Center
The Barnhill Center
Beaumont CVB
Crowne Plaza Arlington – Ballpark – Stadium
The Dallas World Aquarium
Denison CVB
Explore Victoria
Fairmont Austin
Ford Park
Frisco CVB
Hilton Anatole
Hotel Crescent Court
Hotel Galvez & Spa, A Wyndham Grand Hotel
Hotel Settles
Hotel Sorella
Hotel Valencia Riverwalk
The Houstonian Hotel, Club & Spa
JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa
Laredo CVB
Marriott Marquis Houston
McKinney CVB
Odessa Chamber/Discover Odessa
Omni La Mansión del Rio Hotel
Overton Hotel & Conference Center
Plano Event Center
The Post Oak Hotel at Uptown Houston
Round Rock CVB
Royal Sonesta Houston
The San Luis Resort, Spa & Conference Center
Sonesta Bee Cave Austin
South Padre Island CVB
The St. Anthony, a Luxury Collection Hotel, San Antonio
The Tremont House – A Wyndham Grand Hotel
Visit Lubbock, the CVB
Visit Plano
Visit The Woodlands
VisitDallas
The Whitehall Houston
The Woodlands Resort
Wyndham San Antonio Riverwalk
VIRGINIA & DC
Arlington Convention & Visitors Service
Chesapeake Conference Center
The Colonial Williamsburg Resort Collection
Destination DC
Greater Richmond Convention Center
Hampton Convention & Visitor Bureau
Hotel Madison & Shenandoah Valley Conference Center
The Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center
Massanutten Resort
The National Conference Center
The Omni Homestead
Richmond Raceway Complex
Salamander Resort & Spa
Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel
Stafford County Tourism
The Virginian Lynchburg
Visit Fairfax
Visit Virginia’s Blue Ridge
VisitNorfolk
W Washington D.C.
WEST VIRGINIA
Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center
Greater Morgantown CVB
Greenbrier County CVB
The Greenbrier
Martinsburg-Berkeley County CVB
Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place
Oglebay Resort & Conference Center
