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Newport News Tourism Development Office | Newport News Marriott at City Center

USS Monitor Center adds to rich historic sites
Newport News offers a fun and rewarding pre- and post-meeting experience. Visitors can get up close and personal with the animals at the Virginia Living Museum, while art lovers will find changing art exhibits at the Peninsula Fine Arts Center. History enthusiasts can explore our nation’s past and present at the U.S. Army Transportation Museum and the Virginia War Museum or step back in time at four historic homes — Endview Plantation, the James A. Fields House, Lee Hall Mansion and The Newsome House Museum & Cultural Center.

Lovers of all things maritime will not want to miss The Mariners’ Museum and the new USS Monitor Center, the only place in the world where you can walk the deck of a full-scale replica of this iconic ironclad. There’s also a full schedule of performing arts events at the Ferguson Center for the Arts, plus dozens of locally owned restaurants and plenty of shopping opportunities.

Newport News Tourism Development Office (view PDF ad)
Fountain Plaza Two
700 Town Center Drive, Suite 320
Newport News, VA 23606
(757) 926-1400; (888) 493-7386
www.newport-news.org
Contact: Cheryl Morales,
group marketing manager
cmorales@nngov.com

Newport News has six meeting and conference hotels: the Hilton Garden Inn, the Holiday Inn & Suites, the Newport News Marriott at City Center Hotel and Conference Center; the Omni Newport News Hotel, the Point Plaza Suites at City Center and the Wynnwood Plaza Hotel. These properties provide a full range of small and mid-sized meeting and conference facilities for up to 1,000 and include well-appointed accommodations at moderate prices.

The city also offers plenty of alternative meeting locations, including The Deer Run Grille, the Outdoor Pavilion at Kiln Creek Golf Club & Resort and the Boxwood Inn, built in 1896. Other unique venues where attendees can meet and mingle include The Mariners’ Museum, the Virginia Living Museum and the Virginia War Museum, plus four historic homes. The brand-new USS Monitor Center at The Mariners’ Museum adds another special venue for meeting planners.

Situated on the eastern edge of the Virginia Peninsula and just a short drive to Virginia Beach and the Historic Triangle, Newport News is an ideal meeting location. Meeting planners will find Newport News easily accessible. Interstate 64 runs the length of the city; Amtrak offers daily service, and all major airlines fly into either Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport or Norfolk International Airport.

Conference Hotel

Newport News Marriott at City Center (view PDF ad)
740 Town Center Drive
Newport News, VA 23606
(757) 873-9299
www.marriott.com/phfoy
Contact: Cheryl Johnson
Cheryl.johnson@crestlinehotels.com

Designed to be the premier meeting and conference facility in the Eastern Peninsula, the Newport News Marriott at City Center opened in 2006 with a state-of-the-art conference facility for its business travelers. The conference center includes more than 25,000 square feet of meeting space, including a 12,000-square-foot grand ballroom — the largest in Newport News — that has room for 1,000 guests seated in a banquet style. Its meeting space also includes a full-service business center, a 4,200-square-foot Pearl Ballroom and a 6,500-square-foot Rotunda space. An executive board room with extensive views of the city is on the 10th floor of the hotel.
The hotel’s 256 well-appointed rooms include lush bedding with down comforters and custom duvets, high-speed Internet, bathrobes and spacious work areas for business travelers. The hotel also features a choice of concierge-level services. The hotel includes a health club and fitness center, indoor pool and a variety of restaurants.
The Newport News Marriott is located in the high-profile Newport News City Center at Oyster Point, a mixed-use development that created a downtown for the city. The area includes Class A office space, retail and upscale residences surrounding a five-acre fountain and public plaza.

Room Report
Newport News offers more than 3,900 guest rooms at 42 properties that can accommodate every budget, style and event.

Airports

The Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport is located in Newport News and offers daily flights on major carriers. Norfolk International Airport is a 30-minute drive from the city.

Attractions

Civil War battlefields
Endview Plantation
Ferguson Center for the Arts
James A. Fields House
Lee Hall Mansion
The Mariners’ Museum/ USS Monitor Center
Newport News Regional Park
The Newsome House Museum & Cultural Center
Peninsula Fine Arts Center
Peninsula S.P.C.A. Exotic Sanctuary & Petting Zoo
U.S. Army Transportation Museum
Virginia Living Museum
Virginia War Museum

Golf Courses
Newport News Golf Club at Deer Run
(757) 886-7925

Kiln Creek Golf Club & Resort
(757) 988-3224

Shopping

City Center at Oyster Point
Historic Hilton Village
Jefferson Commons
Newport News Museum Shops
Patrick Henry Mall
Port Warwick