Once again Corporate Meetings & Incentives asked readers which hotels, resorts, and conference centers best handled their meetings and incentive programs during the past year. Hotels were evaluated on the meeting services’ quality; resorts were judged on atmosphere, services, and recreational amenities. Conference centers (which must be members of the International Association of Conference Centers or deemed the equivalent by our editors) were judged on their facilities, equipment, and meetings services.

This Year's Winners

Look for the ballot for the 2008 Paragon Awards in the July, August, and September issues of CMI or click here to download a PDF of the ballot.

Special thanks to The Saddlebrook Resort, Tampa, Fla., which provided a two-night vacation package for two. Cheryl Hoffard, manager of meeting services with The Schwan Food Co., Marshall, Minn., which does more than 200 meetings each year, won the stay in our random ballot drawing.

THIS YEAR’S WINNERS

HOTELS AND RESORTS
Amelia Island Plantation: Amelia Island, FL
Bellagio: Las Vegas, NV
Boca Raton Resort & Club: Boca Raton, FL
Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa: Atlantic City, NJ
The Breakers: Palm Beach, FL
The Broadmoor: Colorado Springs, CO
Caribe Hilton: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Casa de Campo: La Romana, Dominican Republic
Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa: Lake Buena Vista, FL
The Fairmont Orchid: Kohala Coast, HI
Fiesta Americana Grand: Coral Beach Cancun, Mexico
Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center: Orlando Orlando, FL
The Greenbrier: White Sulphur Springs, WV
Half Moon Rose Hall: Montego Bay, Jamaica
Hilton Anatole: Dallas, TX
Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa: San Antonio, TX
Hyatt Regency Lake Las Vegas Resort, Spa and Casino: Henderson, NV
InterContinental Buckhead: Atlanta, GA
InterContinental Chicago: Chicago, IL
JW Marriott Cancun Resort & Spa: Cancun, Mexico
Kingsmill Resort & Spa: Williamsburg, VA
Loews Miami Beach: Miami Beach, FL
Marco Island Marriott: Marco Island, FL
MGM Grand: Las Vegas, NV
Millennium Broadway Hotel: New York, NY
Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel: Chicago, IL
Moon Palace: Cancun, Mexico
Paradisus Puerto Rico: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Red Rock Casino, Resort & Spa: Las Vegas, NV
Rosen Centre Hotel: Orlando, FL
The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf Resort: Kiawah Island, SC
The Scottsdale Plaza Resort: Scottsdale, AZ
Tropicana Casino & Resort: Atlantic City, NJ
The Venetian: Las Vegas, NV
The Villas of Grand Cypress Golf Resort: Orlando, FL
W New York - Times Square New York, NY
The Waldorf Astoria: New York, NY
Westin Rio Mar Beach Golf Resort & Spa Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
Wild Dunes Resort: Isle of Palms, SC
Wynn Las Vegas: Las Vegas, NV

CONFERENCE CENTERS
The Banff Centre: Banff, Alberta, Canada
Glen Cove Mansion Hotel and Conference Center: Glen Cove, NY
Graylyn International Conference Center: Winston-Salem, NC
Hamilton Park Hotel & Conference Center: Florham Park, NJ
Dolce Hayes Mansion: San Jose, CA
Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center: Grapevine, TX
The National Conference Center: Lansdowne, VA
North Maple Inn at Basking Ridge: Basking Ridge, NJ
Scottsdale Resort & Conference Center: Scottsdale, AZ
Westfields Marriott Washington Dulles: Chantilly, VA