America’s Top New Hotels for Meetings & Events

We’ve looked at the meeting spaces in top new hotels across Europe, the Middle East & Africa and Asia. As the year draws to a close, let’s take a look at just a few luxury properties that opened (or reopened) in the United States in 2013, and what they offer for meeting planners.

Andaz Maui
This classy new Hawaiian hotel has 15,000 square feet of flexible indoor and outdoor meeting and event space, including 4,560 square feet of studio-style rooms. Corporate meetings, conferences, luncheons, receptions and social occasions can take advantage of open kitchens and breakout rooms that let attendees engage with local chefs.

Bonus: Planners who book a qualifying meeting can earn up to 100,000 Hyatt Gold Passport bonus points.

Capella Washington, DC
This Georgetown hotel has only 49 rooms, making it ideal for corporate retreats and small VIP gatherings. The Executive Boardroom seats up to 14 and is accessible from a staircase that descends from The Rye Bar into a private meeting space. (It has all necessary technology for presentations.) Other venues include the rooftop (with views over the city) and the private dining room.

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