The results are in for ConventionSouth’s Annual Readers’ Choice Awards.
Based on approximately 7,400 votes, your favorites are represented by 474 total Southern meeting sites and destinations. These winners provide some of the best accommodations, amenities, services, and meeting and event spaces throughout the South.
Congratulations to our winners, and remember to look for them in our 2024 December Annual Awards Issue!
State-by-State 2024 Readers’ Choice Award Winners
ALABAMA
106 Jefferson Huntsville, Curio Collection by Hilton
The Admiral Hotel
Alabama Music Hall of Fame
Alabama Sports Hall of Fame
Arthur R. Outlaw Mobile Convention Center
Auburn/Opelika Tourism Bureau
Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum
Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex
The Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel & Spa
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Huntsville South
Embassy Suites by Hilton Montgomery Hotel & Conference Center
Embassy Suites by Hilton Tuscaloosa Alabama Downtown
Experience Montgomery
Grand Bohemian Mountain Brook, Autograph Collection
Grand Hotel Golf Resort & Spa, Autograph Collection
Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Tourism
Huntsville/Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau
The Lodge at Gulf State Park, A Hilton Hotel
Marriott Shoals Hotel & Spa
Montgomery Marriott Prattville Hotel & Conference Center at Capitol Hill
OWA Parks and Resort
Perdido Beach Resort
Renaissance Birmingham Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Spa
Trilogy Hotel Montgomery, Autograph Collection
USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park
Valley Hotel Homewood Birmingham, Curio Collection by Hilton
Visit Dothan
Visit Mobile
Von Braun Center
The Westin Birmingham
Wind Creek Casino & Hotel Atmore
ARKANSAS
The 1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa
21C Museum Hotel Bentonville
Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts
The Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
El Dorado Conference Center
Embassy Suites by Hilton Hot Springs Hotel & Spa
Embassy Suites Northwest Arkansas – Hotel, Spa & Convention Center
Experience Fayetteville
Hot Springs Convention Center
Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau
North Little Rock CVB
Visit Bentonville
Visit Hot Springs
Visit Rogers
Wyndham Fort Smith City Center
FLORIDA
Amelia Island CVB
The Ben, Autograph Collection
The Boca Raton
Bradenton Area Convention Center
Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau
Casa Marina Key West, Curio Collection by Hilton
The Daytona, Autograph Collection
Destin-Fort Walton Beach Convention Center
Discover Lake County
Disney Meetings & Events
Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort
Disney’s Contemporary Resort
Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
Disney’s Yacht & Beach Club Resort
The Don CeSar
Eden Roc Miami Beach
Embassy Suites by Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista South
Embassy Suites by Hilton Panama City Beach Resort
Embassy Suites by Hilton St. Augustine Beach Oceanfront Resort
Experience Kissimmee
Fenway Hotel, Autograph Collection
Fontainebleau Miami Beach
Fort Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & Spa
Four Seasons Hotel Miami
Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center
Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau
Guy Harvey Resort St. Augustine Beach
Hilton Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa
Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa
Hilton West Palm Beach
Hotel Haya
Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Resort
Hyatt Regency Orlando
Inn on Fifth
JW Marriott Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa
JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort
JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort & Spa
LaPlaya Beach & Golf Resort
Luminary Hotel & Co., Autograph Collection
Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort
Martin County Tourism
Miami Beach Convention Center
Naples Marco Island Everglades Convention & Visitors Bureau
Nobu Hotel Miami Beach
Omni Amelia Island Resort
Opal Grand Oceanfront Resort & Spa
Orange County Convention Center
Orlando World Center Marriott
The Palm Beaches
Playa Largo Resort & Spa, Autograph Collection
The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island
The Ritz-Carlton, Naples
The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes
The Ritz-Carlton Sarasota
RP Funding Center
Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort
Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa
Southernmost Beach Resort
St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra & The Beaches Visitors and Convention Bureau
Visit Central Florida
Visit Jacksonville
Visit Lauderdale
Visit Orlando
Visit Panama City Beach
Visit South Walton
Visit Tampa Bay
Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin Resort
Wyndham Grand Clearwater Beach
Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek
GEORGIA
AC Hotel Columbus Downtown, GA
Alpharetta Convention & Visitors Bureau
ATL Airport District CVB
Atlanta Botanical Garden
Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau
Barnsley Resort
Callaway Resort & Gardens
Chateau Elan
The Classic Center
Cloudland at McLemore Resort Lookout Mountain, Curio by Hilton
East Point Convention and Visitors Bureau
Epicurean Atlanta, Autograph Collection
Explore Gwinnett
Fox Theatre
Gas South District
Georgia International Convention Center
The Hotel at Avalon, Autograph Collection
Hotel Bardo Savannah
Jekyll Island Convention Center
JW Marriott Savannah Plant Riverside District
The Kimpton Brice Hotel
Marriott Savannah Riverfront
National Infantry Museum & Soldier Center
Savannah Convention Center
Sea Island Resort
Signia by Hilton, Atlanta Georgia World Congress Center
Thompson Savannah
Visit Athens
Visit Columbus
Visit Macon
Visit Savannah
The Westin Jekyll Island Beach Resort
The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa
KENTUCKY
Bowling Green Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
Churchill Downs Racetrack
Cincinnati Marriott at RiverCenter
Embassy Suites by Hilton Lexington Green
Fourth Street Live
Hotel Genevieve
Kentucky International Convention Center
Louisville Tourism
Marriott Lexington Griffin Gate Golf Resort & Spa
meetNKY | Northern Kentucky CVB
Morehead – Rowan County Tourism
Newport Aquarium
Omni Louisville Hotel
Owensboro Convention Center
Paducah Convention & Visitors Bureau
Shelbyville Conference Center
Visit Owensboro
VisitLEX
LOUISIANA
AC Hotel New Orleans French Quarter
Alexandria/Pineville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau
Baton Rouge Marriott
Caesars New Orleans Hotel & Casino
The Castine Center
The Cook Hotel and Conference Center at LSU
Coushatta Casino Resort
Discover Monroe-West Monroe
Golden Nugget Lake Charles Hotel & Casino
The Higgins Hotel New Orleans, Curio Collection by Hilton
Hilton Shreveport
Hotel Monteleone
InterContinental New Orleans
JW Marriott New Orleans
Lafayette Convention & Visitors Commission
L’Auberge Casino Resort Lake Charles
Loews New Orleans Hotel
The National World War II Museum
New Orleans & Company
New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
New Orleans Marriott
New Orleans Marriott Warehouse Arts District
Omni Royal Orleans
Paragon Casino Resort & Hotel
The Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans
Royal Sonesta New Orleans
Visit Baton Rouge
Visit Jefferson Parish
Visit Kenner
Visit Lake Charles
Visit Shreveport-Bossier
Visit The Northshore
MARYLAND
Annapolis Waterfront Hotel, Autograph Collection
Ashore Resort & Beach Club
Baltimore Convention Center
Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards
Baltimore Marriott Waterfront
DoubleTree by Hilton Ocean City Oceanfront
Four Seasons Hotel Baltimore
Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
The Grand Hotel
Hilton Ocean City Oceanfront Suites
Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa and Marina
LIVE! Casino & Hotel Maryland
Maritime Conference Center
MGM National Harbor
National Aquarium
Ocean City Convention & Visitors Bureau
Princess Royale Oceanfront Resort
Visit Baltimore
Visit Montgomery
The Westin Annapolis
MISSISSIPPI
Beau Rivage Resort & Casino
Coastal Mississippi
Golden Nugget Biloxi Hotel & Casino
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Biloxi
Harrah’s Gulf Coast
Horseshoe Tunica
Mississippi Aquarium
Natchez Convention Center
Natchez Grand Hotel
The Oliver Hotel
Oxford Conference Center
Palace Casino Resort
Pearl River Resort, including Silver Star & Golden Moon Hotel & Casino
Visit Hattiesburg
Visit Jackson
Visit Natchez
Visit Oxford
Visit Tupelo
The Westin Jackson
MISSOURI
21c Museum Hotel Kansas City
America’s Center
Big Cedar Lodge
Branson Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce/CVB
Chateau on the Lake Resort Spa & Convention Center
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel St. Louis – Chesterfield
Explore St. Louis
Finley Farms
Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis
Greater St. Charles Convention & Visitors Bureau
Hilton Branson Convention Center
Hotel Phillips Kansas City, Curio Collection by Hilton
Hyatt Regency St. Louis at The Arch
The Keeter Center College of the Ozarks
The Lodge of Four Seasons
Margaritaville Lake Resort Lake of the Ozarks
The Royal Sonesta Chase Park Plaza
St. Louis Union Station Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton
The Westin Kansas City at Crown Center
NORTH CAROLINA
Asheville Art Museum
Benton Convention Center
Biltmore Estate
The Carolina Hotel Pinehurst
Charlotte Convention Center
Discover Durham
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Atlantic Beach Oceanfront
Embassy Suites by Hilton Asheville Downtown
Explore Asheville
Explore Nash County
Goldsboro Travel & Tourism
Grand Bohemian Asheville, Autograph Collection
Grandover Resort & Spa
Great Wolf Lodge Charlotte
Greensboro Area Convention and Visitors Bureau
Greenville Convention Center
Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort
Havelock Tourist and Event Center
JW Marriott Charlotte
The Maxwell Center
O. Henry Hotel
Omni Charlotte Hotel
Omni Grove Park Inn
Proximity Hotel
Riverfront Convention Center of Craven County
Rocky Mount Event Center
Statesville CVB
Visit Raleigh
Visit Winston-Salem
Wilmington and Beaches Convention & Visitors Bureau
Winston-Salem Marriott
OKLAHOMA
Choctaw Casino & Resort Durant
Cox Business Convention Center
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa
The Mayo Hotel
Oklahoma City Convention & Visitors Bureau
Oklahoma City Convention Center
Omni Oklahoma City Hotel
River Spirit Casino Resort
The Skirvin Hilton Oklahoma City
Tulsa Club Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton
Visit Broken Arrow
Visit Stillwater
Visit Tulsa
SOUTH CAROLINA
AC Hotel by Marriott Greenville
AC Hotel by Marriott Spartanburg
Beach House Hilton Head Island
BMW Performance Center
Charleston Area Convention and Visitors Bureau
Embassy Suites by Hilton Charleston Harbor Mt. Pleasant
Experience Columbia SC
Francis Marion Hotel
Grand Bohemian Charleston, Autograph Collection
Greenville Convention Center
Hilton Beachfront Resort and Spa Hilton Head Island
Hilton Head Island Visitor & Convention Bureau
Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort
Hotel Hartness
Kiawah Island Golf Resort
Kingston Resorts
The Mills House Charleston, Curio Collection by Hilton
Myrtle Beach Convention Center
Omni Hilton Head Oceanfront Resort
OneSpartanburg Inc.
Sonesta Resort Hilton Head Island
Tides Folly Beach
The Vendue, Charleston’s Art Hotel
Visit Beaufort
Visit Myrtle Beach
VisitGreenvilleSC
Westin Hilton Head Island Resort and Spa
TENNESSEE
Big Cypress Lodge
Blackberry Farm Resort
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort & Spa
Dollywood’s HeartSong Lodge & Resort
Elvis Presley’s Graceland
Embassy Suites by Hilton Gatlinburg Resort
Embassy Suites by Hilton Knoxville Downtown
Fairlane Hotel Nashville, by Oliver
Farm Bureau Expo Center
Gatlinburg Convention & Visitors Bureau
Gatlinburg Convention Center
Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center Nashville
Grand Hyatt Nashville
Hilton Garden Inn Gatlinburg
Hilton Garden Inn Pigeon Forge
Knoxville Convention Center
Margaritaville Island Hotel Pigeon Forge
MeadowView Conference Resort & Convention Center
Memphis Tourism
Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp.
Omni Nashville Hotel
The Peabody Memphis
Pigeon Forge Dept. of Tourism
The Read House Hotel
Renaissance Nashville Hotel
Rutherford County Convention & Visitors Bureau
Smoky Mountains
The Tennessean Hotel
Union Station Nashville Yards, Autograph Collection
Visit Knoxville-Knoxville Convention & Visitors Bureau
TEXAS
Abilene Convention Center
Amarillo Convention & Visitors Bureau
Archer Hotel Austin
Austin Convention Center
The Crescent Hotel, Fort Worth
Dallas Arboretum & Botanical Gardens
Dallas Museum of Art
Dallas/Plano Marriott at Legacy Town Center
Discover Denton
DoubleTree by Hilton Abilene Downtown Convention Center
El Paso Convention Center
Embassy Suites by Hilton Dallas Frisco Hotel & Convention Center
Embassy Suites by Hilton Denton Convention Center
Four Seasons Hotel Houston
Fredericksburg Convention & Visitors Bureau
Galveston Island Convention Center at The San Luis Resort
Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center
George R. Brown Convention Center
Go Round Rock
Grand Galvez Resort, Autograph Collection
Grand Hyatt San Antonio River Walk
Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center
Hotel Paso Del Norte, Autograph Collection
Houston Marriott Medical Center/Museum District
Hyatt Regency Frisco – Dallas
Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa
Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort & Spa
Hyatt Regency San Antonio Riverwalk
JW Marriott Austin
JW Marriott Houston
JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa
Kalahari Resorts & Conventions Round Rock
Margaritaville Beach Resort South Padre Island
Margaritaville Lake Resort, Lake Conroe
Marriott Marquis Houston
Moody Gardens Hotel, Spa & Convention Center
New Braunfels Convention & Visitors Bureau
Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa
Omni Corpus Christi Hotel
Omni Fort Worth Hotel
Omni La Mansion del Rio Hotel
Omni PGA Frisco Resort
Overton Hotel & Conference Center
Plano Event Center
The Post Oak Hotel at Uptown Houston
Renaissance Dallas at Plano Legacy West Hotel
The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas
San Antonio Marriott Riverwalk
Sandman Signature Plano – Frisco Hotel
The San Luis Resort, Spa & Conference Center
South Padre Island CVB
Space Center Houston
Texas A&M Hotel and Conference Center
Visit Austin
Visit Corpus Christi
Visit Dallas
Visit El Paso
Visit Fort Worth
Visit Frisco
Visit Galveston
Visit Houston
Visit Lubbock
Visit Plano
Visit San Antonio
Visit The Woodlands
The Westin Dallas Stonebriar Golf Resort & Spa
The Woodlands Resort, Curio Collection by Hilton
VIRGINIA
Archer Hotel Tysons
Boar’s Head Resort
Colonial Williamsburg Resorts
Embassy Suites by Hilton Hampton Convention Center
Hampton Convention & Visitor Bureau
Hampton Roads Convention Center
Harrisonburg Tourism
Hilton Garden Inn Virginia Beach Oceanfront
The Historic Cavalier Hotel and Beach Club, Autograph Collection
Hotel Madison & Shenandoah Valley Conference Center
Hyatt Regency Dulles
Hyatt Regency Tysons Corner Center
The Jefferson Hotel
Massanutten Resort
Omni Charlottesville Hotel
The Omni Homestead Resort
Omni Richmond Hotel
Salamander Resort & Spa
Virginia Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau
Visit Alexandria
Visit Chesapeake
Visit Fairfax
Visit Newport News
Visit Norfolk
Visit Richmond VA
Visit Williamsburg
The Westin Virginia Beach Town Center
The Westin Washington Dulles Airport
WEST VIRGINIA
Bavarian Inn Resort & Brewing Co.
Bridgeport Conference Center at Charles Point
Bridgeport CVB
Embassy Suites by Hilton Charleston
Grand Pointe Conference & Reception Center
The Greenbrier, America’s Resort
Hotel Morgan
Huntington Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
Oglebay Resort & Conference Center
Snowshoe Mountain Resort
Tamarack
Visit Wheeling WV
WASHINGTON DC
Destination DC
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Washington DC – Crystal City
Grand Hyatt Washington
JW Marriott Washington DC
Kimpton Hotel Monaco Washington DC
Marriott Marquis Washington DC
The Mayflower Hotel, Autograph Collection
Omni Shoreham Hotel
