Congratulations to our Inner Circle Award winners for 2005! Readers of Association Meetings magazine have chosen 40 hotel winners in our 14th annual Inner Circle Awards. These properties are selected for their high level of service, flexible function space, quality of food and beverage, and good value on room rates.

For the seventh year in a row, our readers have also voted for their top-rated convention and visitors bureaus, tourist boards, and convention centers.

These listings represent the best of the best within the hospitality industry for association meetings!

HOTELS

Arizona

JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa, Phoenix

California

Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego
Omni San Diego Hotel

Colorado

The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs

District of Columbia

Grand Hyatt Washington

Florida

Caribe Royale Orlando All-Suites Resort & Convention Center
Disney's Boardwalk Inn, Orlando
Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center, Kissimmee
Loews Miami Beach Hotel
Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club, Naples
The Peabody Orlando
The Rosen Centre Hotel, Orlando
Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin, Lake Buena Vista
Wyndham Palace Resort & Spa in the Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista

Georgia

Sheraton Atlanta Hotel

Hawaii

Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa, Honolulu
Radisson Waikiki Prince Kuhio Hotel, Waikiki

Illinois

Hyatt Regency Chicago
Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel Chicago
InterContinental Chicago

Indiana

Indianapolis Marriott Downtown

Louisiana

Hilton New Orleans Riverside

Maryland

Baltimore Marriott Waterfront, Baltimore

Massachusetts

Seaport Hotel, Boston

Nevada

MGM Grand, Las Vegas

New Jersey

Tropicana Casino And Resort, Atlantic City

New York

New York Marriott Marquis, New York

Texas

Hyatt Regency Dallas

Utah

The Grand America Hotel, Salt Lake City

Vermont

The Equinox, Manchester Village

Virginia

Lansdowne Resort, Lansdowne
Westfields Marriott, Chantilly

West Virginia

The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs

Bahamas

Atlantis, Paradise Island
Our Lucaya, Grand Bahama Island

Canada

Hyatt Regency Vancouver, British Columbia

Mexico

Hilton Cancun Beach & Golf Resort, Cancun
Moon Palace, Cancun

Puerto Rico

Caribe Hilton, San Juan
The Westin Rio Mar Beach Golf Resort & Spa, Rio Grande

CVBS AND TOURIST BOARDS

Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association
Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau
Daytona Beach Area Convention and Visitors Bureau
Greater Fort Lauderdale CVB
Jamaica Tourist Board
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority
Greater Miami CVB
New Orleans Metropolitan CVB
Orlando/Orange County CVB
Philadelphia CVB
Puerto Rico Convention Bureau
Rosemont Convention Bureau
San Diego CVB
Tampa Bay CVB
Tourism Toronto/Toronto Convention & Visitors Association

CONVENTION CENTERS

COBO Conference/Exhibition Center, Detroit
George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston
Hampton Roads Convention Center, Hampton, Va.
Hawaii Convention Center
Kentucky Fair & Exposition Center, Louisville
Las Vegas Convention Center
McCormick Place, Chicago
Oncenter Complex: Convention Center, War Memorial, Civic Center Theaters, Syracuse, N.Y.
Orange County Convention Center, Orlando
Palm Springs Convention Center, Palm Springs, Calif.
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, D.C.
Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City
San Jose McEnery Convention Center, San Jose, Calif.
MetroToronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Wildwoods Convention Center, Wildwood, N.J.