5 Reasons Meeting Profs Love Atlantic City

Local Entrepreneurial Spirit: The Orange Loop, named after the ochre-colored spaces on the Monopoly board, is an emerging area of Atlantic City filled with local artisans and unique spaces, including Tennessee Avenue Beer Hall and Bar 32 chocolate artisans. Enjoy live music, coffee, yoga, cigars and public art while meeting the people making it happen.

Regenerative Meetings: The resorts are sparkling with offshore wind, solar and thermal energy, along with hundreds of millions of dollars of investment from major hospitality companies. A massive solar investment at Harrah’s Atlantic City will augment the largest single roof-mounted installation on top of Atlantic City Convention Center.

Wellness Made Easy: Last year, Caesars Entertainment introduced their Wellness Menu at three New Jersey properties. Whether your group wants catered yoga on the beach, a mental health speaker or a more active Boardwalk team-building activity, a turnkey solution is available.

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A Gathering Tradition: Groups have been flocking to the coastal destination since the Boardwalk first opened in 1870. Salt Water Taffy was created here, and the term “Birdie” was coined at Atlantic City Country Club. Learn about the “Diving Horses” at Steel Pier at The Atlantic City Experience exhibit at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall.

A Multicultural Mecca: The historic neighborhood of Ducktown is a melting pot of entertainment with restaurants and festivals to energize any group.

 

5 Fabulous Places to Meet and Stay

Ocean Casino Resort Atlantic City activates the northern end of the Boardwalk with an Eclipse indoor/outdoor pool, Exhale Spa + Bathhouse and a Topgolf Swing Suite, Bar & Kitchen. Some 20 think-tank meeting rooms complement 90,000 sq. ft. of Adirondack-chair-studded outdoor space to take advantage of Atlantic Ocean views.

1,860 guest rooms; 160,000 sq. ft. of meeting space. Ovation Hall & Conference Center is 70,000 sq. ft. on one dedicated floor.

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City’s Sound Waves event venue is a center of activity on the Boardwalk. A 2024 investment of $20 million added a new outdoor restaurant and nightclub.

2,000 guest rooms; more than 150,000 sq. ft. Hard Rock Live at Etess Area accommodates 7,000.

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Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in the Marina District recently completed a $55 million renovation that turned the Beach Club into MGM Tower. The emphasis is on luxury with suites that include hot tubs and gyms.

2,727 guest rooms; 117,070 sq. ft., including a new 9,000 sq. ft. space on the tower’s 32nd floor.

Caesars Atlantic City is now the proud home of a grand reimagined entrance, three stories of Nobu rooms, a renovated Qua Baths & Spa and a rooftop pool after Caesars Entertainment invested $400 million in its three Atlantic City properties.

1,141 guest rooms; 28,000 sq. ft. of meeting space. New Nobu restaurant.

Atlantic City Convention Center is one of the East Coast’s largest, with five exhibit halls, 45 meeting rooms and 32,000 sq. ft. of pre-function space. It is AC Regional Rail Terminal-convenient and is a pedestrian bridge away from Sheraton Hotel.

743,380 sq. ft. total; 529,000 sq. ft. ballroom.