Spaces to Inspire Your Next All-Star Meeting
An essential part of an outstanding meeting is an amazing location. These new and renovated venues offer the perfect canvas for the meeting planner’s creative mind. Maybe you seek a design-forward boutique hotel in the big city; or a historic seaside inn in a small village. The perfect event space is out there—read on, and maybe you’ll find it here.
Transport Your Event to the Italian Countryside
Europa Village opens their newest winery, Vienza, in Southern California’s Temecula Valley Wine Country. Inspired by the Italian Countryside, Vienza emulates the charm of a small Italian village and a relaxing atmosphere. Guests can enjoy varietals from wintery Moscato d’Asti or classic summery wines like the Metodo Classico Brut, which received 99 points, double gold and Best in Show Sparkling at the 2023 California State Fair.
Onsite is a wine cave, wine making facility, barrel room and tasting room. The Mercato di Vienza is an onside Italian market and deli that offers seasonal, hand-picked items and freshly made pizza, pastas, sandwiches and gelato; it will also house the Europa Table Culinary Club, where members have unlimited access to a recipe library, chef videos and exclusive tasting menus. Visitors can also partake in olive oil tastings, cooking demonstrations and product samples.
The property offers a versatile range of meeting and event space, including the 3,500-square-foot Tuscany Ballroom and the Garden of the Sky, an outdoor garden with a large colonnade and fountain.
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Boutique Design and Art to Inspire
Dallas’s boutique luxury hotel, The Joule, has completed a renovation of its ballroom and meeting spaces. The property prides itself on its design-forward character and iconic artwork, which award-winning designer Adam D. Tihany ensured was consistent throughout all 10,200 sq. ft. of event space as he led the redesign. Navy and sage accents stand against a soft, neutral backdrop, and original art decorates tailored upscale wall coverings. Custom-designed chandeliers and furnishings throughout the space complement the new design. Corridors feature floor-to-ceiling views of downtown.
The ballroom level, located on the second floor, is accessible via a private glass elevator on Main Street. It includes three ballrooms, and two at 3,400 sq. ft. each and one at 1,680 sq. ft. It also includes three distinct meeting rooms, two of which are 471 sq. ft. and one at 772 sq. ft.
Along with the redesign comes new culinary offerings, from reception-style food stations to a build-your-own poke bar. The ballroom level now also includes a custom coffee cart serving beverages from onsite local favorite, Weekend Coffee, as well as a satellite bar of onsite Midnight Rambler.
A Breath of Fresh Air
Eastsound, Washington, a walkable, oceanside village on the San Juan Islands, is home to Outlook Inn, which just recently completed a multi-phased renovation. Its updated design draws inspiration from the landscape, with a casual, fresh elegance created by modern minimalism. The style aims to draw guests to take in the surrounding natural environment.
The renovation was centered on the Bay View Suites and the East Wing Building. The primary event space is next to the Water’s Edge buildings and can accommodate up to 80 guests. Large, sliding glass doors offer direct access to an event lawn which offers expansive, unobstructed views of Fishing Bay. Other event spaces include the onsite Chapel and its adjacent Sarah’s Garden, as well as the Victorian Room in the Historic Inn Building.
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