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Meeting and Conference Destinations:
Charlottesville

Meet among Charlottesville’s historic gems
Charlottesville offers a tranquil setting to hold a meeting among some of the state’s historic treasures. Visitors get a true sense of history when walking in Thomas Jefferson’s footsteps at his Monticello home or through his prized “Academical Village” at the University of Virginia. Other unique historical experiences include James Monroe’s Ash Lawn Highland, Historic Court Square and the Michie Tavern, built in 1784.

Nestled in the beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Charlottesville area offers outdoor adventures, abundant shopping and dining and wine tasting in a renowned wine region. Its abundance of entertainment is just one of the reasons Money magazine named Charlottesville the No. 1 small city in the South.

The region gives meeting planners a chance to meet away from everyday chaos, but it is convenient to Virginia’s major cities. It is an hour’s drive from Richmond and just two hours from Washington, D.C.

Charlottesville/Albemarle County Convention & Visitors Bureau
P.O. Box 178
610 E. Main St.
Charlottesville, VA 22902
(434) 293-6789
(877) 386-1103
Contact: Mark Shore, director

Conference Hotels

Boar’s Head Inn (view PDF ad)
200 Ednam Drive
Charlottesville, VA 22903
(434) 972-6011
www.boarsheadinn.com
Sales contact: (434) 972-2224
(800) 476-1988

The Boar’s Head Inn offers guests a luxurious stay in a charming inn setting among 573 acres of Virginia countryside. The hotel offers four-diamond dining, a lavish spa, children’s programs, a state-of-the-art sports club, tennis and a challenging golf course with the scenery of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Birdwood Golf Course is consistently labeled a “must play” course by Washington Golf Monthly and the inn’s tennis courts are also widely acclaimed.

The inn currently has 12 rooms in 13,000 square feet of meeting space available. But the inn’s meeting capacity will more than double next spring with the opening of the elegant and state-of-the-art Meeting Pavilion. The $10 million facility will add 17,000 square feet of meeting space to the inn, offering the latest in technology but wrapped in the warmth, hospitality and service the inn is known for.

The pavilion will include a 5,500-square-foot ballroom, which will become the largest in Charlottesville. The new space will include 11 function rooms, a large and well-appointed pre-function area and a full kitchen.