The Results are in for ConventionSouth’s Annual Reader’s Choice Awards.
After more than 5,000 readers and fans voted, this is our elite list of the top 180 meeting sites and destinations in the South.
Congratulations to our winners and remember to look for them within our 2015 December Annual Awards Issue.
Following are state-by-state 2015 Reader’s Choice Award Winners
ALABAMA
The Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel & Spa
The Caribe Resort
The Grand Hotel Marriott Resort, Golf Club & Spa
Greater Birmingham Convention & Visitors Bureau
Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Tourism
Huntsville/Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau
Marriott Shoals Hotel & Spa
Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Spa @ the Convention Center
Westin Birmingham
Wind Creek Casino & Hotel Atmore
ARKANSAS
The Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa
Conway CVB
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Fort Smith Convention & Visitors Bureau
Hot Springs Convention Center
Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau
FLORIDA
B Resort in Walt Disney World
Bellasera Hotel
Caribe Royale Orlando All-Suite Hotel & Convention Center
DiamondHead Beach Resort & Spa
DoubleTree by Hilton Grand Key Resort – Key West
Embassy Suites Orlando – Lake Buena Vista South
Emerald Coast Convention Center
Epicurean Hotel
Experience Kissimmee (Kissimmee CVB)
Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center
Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau
Hollywood Beach Marriott
Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa
La Playa Beach & Golf Resort
Ocala/Marion County Visitors & Convention Bureau
Orange County Convention Center
Pelican Grand Beach Resort
Rosen Shingle Creek
Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort
The Pearl
Visit Orlando
Visit South Walton
Visit Tampa Bay
Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin Resort
WaterColor Inn & Resort
GEORGIA
Albany Convention & Visitors Bureau
Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau
Augusta Marriott At The Convention Center
Callaway Gardens Resort
Cartersville – Bartow County Convention & Visitors Bureau
The Classic Center
Cobb Galleria Centre
Columbus Georgia Convention & Trade Center
Dalton Convention & Visitors Bureau
The Ellis Hotel
Georgia International Convention Center
Greater Rome Convention & Visitors Bureau
Hilton Atlanta/Marietta Hotel & Conference Center
Infinite Energy Center
The King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort
Macon – Bibb County Convention & Visitors Bureau
Meet College Park, Georgia
Peachtree City Convention & Visitors Bureau
Richmond Hill City Center
Sonesta Gwinnett Place Atlanta
Valdosta-Lowndes Conference Center & Tourism Authority
Visit Savannah
KENTUCKY
Embassy Suites Hotel RiverCenter
Hyatt Regency Lexington
Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau
Louisville Marriott Downtown
Morehead Conference Center
Mt. Sterling/ Montgomery County Tourism
Northern Kentucky Convention & Visitors Bureau
Owensboro – Daviess County Convention & Visitors Bureau
Owensboro Convention Center
VisitLEX
LOUISIANA
Bourbon Orleans Hotel – of the New Orleans Hotel Collection
Cajun Coast Visitors & Convention Bureau
Houma Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
Jefferson Convention & Visitors Bureau-Kenner
L’Auberge Casino Resort Lake Charles
Lafayette Convention & Visitors Commission
Monroe/West Monroe Convention & Visitors Bureau
Northshore Harbor Center
Paragon Casino Resort & Earl J. Barbry, Sr. Convention Center
Sheraton New Orleans Hotel
Visit Baton Rouge
MARYLAND
Chesapeake Beach Resort and Spa
Garrett County Chamber of Commerce
Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort
Montgomery County CVB
Visit Howard County
MISSOURI
Branson Convention Center
Branson/Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce/CVB
St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission
The Westin Kansas City at Crown Center
MISSISSIPPI
Hard Rock Casino Biloxi
Hilton Jackson
Jackson Convention & Visitors Bureau
Lake Terrace Convention Center
MSU Riley Center
Pearl River Resort, Including Silver Star & Golden Moon Hotel & Casino
Tupelo Convention & Visitors Bureau
Visit Meridian
Visit Mississippi Gulf Coast
Yazoo County Convention & Visitors Bureau
NORTH CAROLINA
Crowne Plaza Charlotte Executive Park
Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau
Greensboro Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
Greensboro Marriott Downtown
High Point Convention & Visitors Bureau
New Bern Riverfront Convention Center
The Omni Grove Park Inn
Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen Area CVB
Ramada Plaza Nags Head Oceanfront
Sea Trail Golf Resort & Convention Center
Visit Winston-Salem
OKLAHOMA
Cox Business Center
Cox Convention Center
Muskogee Chamber of Commerce & Tourism
Oklahoma City Convention & Visitors Bureau
Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel & Spa
Visit Stillwater
SOUTH CAROLINA
BMW Performance Center
Charleston Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center
Florence Civic Center
Francis Marion Hotel
Hilton Head Island Visitor & Convention Bureau
Myrtle Beach Convention Center
Sonesta Resort Hilton Head Island
Spartanburg Marriott
Springmaid Beach Resort and Conference Center
VisitGreenvilleSC
TENNESSEE
Chattanooga Convention & Visitors Bureau
Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum
Gatlinburg Convention & Visitor’s Bureau
Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center
Hilton Knoxville
Memphis Cook Convention Center
Rutherford County Convention & Visitors Bureau
The Lodge at Buckberry Creek
The Park Vista a DoubleTree by Hilton
The Peabody Memphis
Visit Knoxville
TEXAS
The Adolphus
Amarillo Convention & Visitor Council
AT&T Executive Education & Conference Center
Austin Convention Center
Explore Victoria
Ford Park
Frisco Convention & Visitors Bureau
Galveston Island CVB
Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center
Hilton Austin
Hotel Galvez and Spa, A Wyndham Grand Hotel
Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa
La Torretta Lake Resort & Spa
McAllen Convention Center
Mesquite Convention & Visitors Bureau
Omni Corpus Christi Hotel
Plano Centre
San Angelo Convention & Visitors Bureau
San Antonio Convention & Visitors Bureau
The Tremont House – A Wyndham Grand Hotel
Visit Plano
Waco Convention Center
VIRGINIA
Charlottesville Albemarle Convention & Visitors Bureau
Chesapeake Convention & Visitors Bureau
discoverLynchburg
The Founders Inn & Spa
Hilton Garden Inn Virginia Beach Oceanfront
Oceanaire Resort Hotel
Richmond Raceway Complex
Virginia Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau
Virginia Beach Resort Hotel & Conference Center
Visit Fairfax
Wyndham Virginia Beach Oceanfront
WEST VIRGINIA
Charleston Marriott Town Center
Greater Parkersburg Convention & Visitors Bureau
Greenbrier County Convention & Visitors Bureau
Summersville Arena & Conference Center
Waterfront Place Hotel