The results are in for ConventionSouth’s Annual Readers’ Choice Awards.
After 8,000 readers and fans voted, this is our elite list of the top 448 meeting sites and destinations in the South.
Congratulations to our winners and remember to look for them in our 2023 December Annual Awards Issue!
State-by-State 2023 Readers’ Choice Award Winners
ALABAMA
106 Jefferson Huntsville, Curio Collection by Hilton
The Admiral Hotel
Alabama Music Hall of Fame
Auburn Marriott Opelika Resort & Spa at Grand National
Auburn-Opelika Tourism Bureau
The Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum
The Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel & Spa
Birmingham/Jefferson Convention Complex
Bryant Conference Center
Embassy Suites by Hilton Huntsville
The Grand Hotel Golf Resort & Spa, Autograph Collection
Greater Birmingham Convention & Visitors Bureau
Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Tourism
Hotel Capstone
Huntsville/Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau
Hyatt Regency Birmingham -The Wynfrey Hotel
Lake Guntersville State Park and Conference Center
The Lodge at Gulf State Park – A Hilton Hotel
Marriott Shoals Hotel & Spa
OWA
Perdido Beach Resort
Renaissance Birmingham Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Spa
Tuscaloosa Tourism and Sports – Visit Tuscaloosa
Valley Hotel, a Curio by Hilton
Visit Mobile Alabama
Von Braun Center
The Westin Birmingham
Wind Creek Casino & Hotel Atmore
ARKANSAS
The 1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa
21c Museum Hotel Bentonville
The Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
El Dorado Conference Center
Embassy Suites & Rogers Convention Center
Embassy Suites by Hilton Hot Springs Hotel & Spa
Embassy Suites Jonesboro Red Wolf Convention Center
The Hotel Hot Springs
Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau
Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort
Visit Bentonville
Visit Hot Springs
Wyndham Fort Smith
FLORIDA
The Alfond Inn at Rollins College
Beal House Fort Walton Beachfront, Tapestry Collection by Hilton
Caribe Royale Orlando
The Confidante Miami Beach – The Unbound Collection by Hyatt
Destin-Fort Walton Beach Convention Center
Disney Meetings & Events
Disney’s Contemporary Resort
Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort
Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
Disney’s Yacht & Beach Club Resorts
The Don CeSar
Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa
Eden Roc Miami Beach
Embassy Suites by Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista South
Embassy Suites by Hilton St. Augustine Beach Oceanfront
Experience Kissimmee
Fontainebleau Miami Beach
Fort Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & Spa
Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center
Greater Fort Lauderdale CVB
Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau
Hammock Beach Golf Resort & Spa
Hilton Ocala
Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa
Hilton Singer Island Oceanfront Palm Beaches Resort
Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa
Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa
Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Resort
Hyatt Regency Orlando
Inn on Fifth
Innisbrook Resort
JW Marriott Clearwater Beach Resort
JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort
Lake Nona Wave Hotel
LaPlaya Beach & Golf Resort
Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort
Miami Beach Convention Center
Mission Inn Resort & Club
Naples, Marco Island, Everglades CVB
Ocean Key Resort & Spa, Noble House
Orange County Convention Center
Orlando World Center Marriott
The Palm Beaches
Pelican Grand Beach Resort, Noble House
Ponte Vedra Inn & Club
Punta Gorda/Englewood Beach VCB
The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island
The Ritz-Carlton, Naples
The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes
St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra Florida’s Historic Coast
Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort
Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa
Solé Miami
Tampa Convention Center
The Vinoy Resort & Golf Club, Autograph Collection
Visit Central Florda
Visit Orlando
Visit Panama City Beach
Visit Sarasota County
Visit South Walton
Visit St. Pete/Clearwater
Visit Tampa Bay
Wyndham Grand Clearwater Beach
GEORGIA
Alpharetta Convention & Visitors Bureau
Anderson Conference Center
Athens Convention & Visitors Bureau
Atlanta Botanical Garden
Atlanta Marriott Buckhead Hotel & Conference Center
Augusta Marriott At The Convention Center
Barnsley Resort
The Burgess Hotel, Atlanta, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel
Callaway Resort & Gardens
Chateau Elan Winery & Resort
The Classic Center
Cobb Travel & Tourism
Discover Dunwoody
Emory Conference Center Hotel
Epicurean Atlanta, Autograph Collection
Explore Brookhaven
The Fox Theatre
Gas South District
Georgia International Convention Center
Hyatt Centric Buckhead Atlanta
InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta, an IHG Hotel
Jekyll Island Club Resort
Jekyll Island Convention Center
The King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort
Only in Cartersville Bartow Tourism
Savannah Convention Center
Savannah Marriott Riverfront
Sea Island
Sonesta Gwinnett Place Atlanta
Thompson Savannah
University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education & Hotel
Visit Macon
Visit Savannah
The Westin Jekyll Island
The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa
KENTUCKY
The Brown Hotel
The Campbell House Lexington, Curio Collection by Hilton
Churchill Downs
Crowne Plaza Louisville Airport, Expo Center, an IHG Hotel
Embassy Suites by Hilton Lexington Green
The Galt House Hotel, Trademark Collection by Wyndham
Griffin Gate Marriott Resort & Spa, Lexington
Hotel Distil, Autograph Collection
Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau
Louisville Marriott Downtown
meetNKY | Northern Kentucky CVB
Omni Louisville Hotel
Owensboro Convention Center
Seelbach Hilton Louisville
Visit Owensboro
VisitLEX
LOUISIANA
Alexandria/Pineville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
Ascension Parish Tourism Commission
Bourbon Orleans Hotel
Cajun Coast Visitors & Convention Bureau
Coushatta Casino Resort
Discover Monroe-West Monroe
Experience Ruston
Golden Nugget Lake Charles Hotel & Casino
The Harbor Center
Harrah’s New Orleans
The Higgins Hotel, New Orleans, Curio Collection by Hilton
Hotel Monteleone
Houma Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
Lafayette Convention & Visitors Commission
L’Auberge Casino & Resort Lake Charles
Marriott New Orleans
Natchitoches Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
New Orleans & Company
New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
New Orleans Marriott Warehouse Arts District
Paragon Casino & Earl J. Barbry, Sr. Convention Center
Randolph Riverfront Center
River Parishes Tourism Commission
Royal Sonesta New Orleans
Visit Baton Rouge
Visit Jefferson Parish
Visit Kenner
Visit Lake Charles/Southwest Louisiana CVB
Visit The Northshore
Visit Shreveport-Bossier
MARYLAND
AC Hotel by Marriott Bethesda Downtown
Annapolis Waterfront Hotel, Autograph Collection
Baltimore Marriott Waterfront
DoubleTree by Hilton Ocean City Oceanfront
Four Seasons Hotel Baltimore
Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
Grand Hotel
Hilton Ocean City Oceanfront Suites
Holiday Inn, Ocean City, an IHG Hotel
The Hotel at Arundel Preserve
Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa & Marina
Marriott Owings Mills Metro Centre
Merriweather Lake House
MGM National Harbor Hotel & Casino
National Aquarium
Ocean City Convention & Visitors Bureau
Visit Baltimore
Visit Howard County
MISSISSIPPI
The Alluvian Hotel
Beau Rivage Resort & Spa
Coastal Mississippi
Golden Nugget Casino Hotel Biloxi
Graduate Oxford
GRAMMY Museum Mississippi
Hard Rock Casino Biloxi
Harrah’s Gulf Coast Hotel & Casino
Margaritaville Resort Biloxi
Mississippi Aquarium
Natchez Convention Center
Oxford Conference Center
Palace Casino Resort
Pearl River Resort
Visit Jackson
Visit Natchez
Visit Oxford
VisitHATTIESBURG
The White House Hotel
MISSOURI
Big Cedar Lodge
Branson Convention Center
Branson/Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce/CVB
Chateau on the Lake Resort, Spa & Convention Center
Elms Hotel & Spa
Explore St. Louis
Finley Farms
Hilton Branson Convention Center
Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark
Hyatt Regency St. Louis at The Arch
The Keeter Center at College of the Ozarks
The Lodge of Four Seasons
Margaritaville Lake Resort- Lake of the Ozark
Royal Sonesta Chase Park Plaza St. Louis
St. Louis Union Station Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton
Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau
Thousand Hills Golf Resort
The Westin Kansas City at Crown Center
NORTH CAROLINA
The Ballantyne, Luxury Collection Hotel, Charlotte
Benton Convention Center
Biltmore Estate
Charles Mack Citizen Center
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Atlantic Beach Oceanfront
DoubleTree by Hilton South Charlotte Tyvola
Explore Asheville
Fayetteville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
Goldsboro Travel & Tourism
Grand Bohemian Asheville
Great Wolf Lodge Charlotte
Greensboro Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
Greenville Convention Center
Greenville-Pitt County Convention & Visitors Bureau
Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort
Havelock Tourist and Event Center
JW Marriott Charlotte
Marriott Hotel Winston-Salem In The Twin City Quarter
The Maxwell Center
The Omni Grove Park Inn
Raleigh Marriott City Center Hotel
Riverfront Convention Center of Craven County (New Bern)
Rocky Mount Event Center
Statesville Civic Center
Statesville Convention and Visitors Bureau
Visit Mooresville
Visit Raleigh
Visit Winston-Salem
Westin Charlotte
Wilmington and Beaches Convention & Visitors Bureau
Winston-Salem Marriott
OKLAHOMA
Choctaw Casino & Resort- Durant
Fordson Hotel
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa
The Mayo Hotel
Oklahoma City Convention & Visitors Bureau
Omni Oklahoma City Hotel
River Spirit Casino Resort
Science Museum Oklahoma
The Skirvin Hilton Oklahoma City
Tulsa Club Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton
Visit Broken Arrow
Visit Stillwater
Visit Tulsa
Wyndham Grand, Oklahoma City Downtown
SOUTH CAROLINA
AC Hotel Greenville
Beach House Hilton Head Island
BMW Performance Center
The Charleston Place
Crowne Plaza Greenville, an IHG Hotel
DoubleTree by Hilton Columbia
Embassy Suites by Hilton Charleston Harbor Mt. Pleasant
Greenville Convention Center
Hilton Head Island Visitor & Convention Bureau
Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort
Kiawah Island Golf Resort
Kingston Resorts
Marriott Hilton Head Resort & Spa
Mills House Charleston, Curio Collection by Hilton
Montage Palmetto Bluff
Myrtle Beach Convention Center
Myrtle Beach Marriott Resort & Spa at Grande Dunes
Omni Hilton Head Oceanfront Resort
Sonesta Resort Hilton Head Island
Tides Folly Beach
The Vendue, Charleston’s Art Hotel
Visit Beaufort
Visit Myrtle Beach
VisitGreenvilleSC
Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa
The Westin Poinsett, Greenville
Wild Dunes Resort
TENNESSEE
Big Cypress Lodge
Blackberry Farm Resort
Chattanooga Tourism Company
Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum
Courtyard by Marriott Gatlinburg Downtown
Dollywood Parks & Resorts
Elvis Presley’s Graceland
Fairlane Hotel Nashville, by Oliver
Gatlinburg Convention & Visitors Bureau
Gatlinburg Convention Center
Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center
General Morgan Inn & Conference Center
Grand Hyatt Nashville
Hyatt Centric Beale Street Memphis
JW Marriott Nashville
Margaritaville Hotel Nashville
Margaritaville Resort Gatlinburg
Memphis’ Renasant Convention Center
Memphis Tourism
Nashville Convention & Visitors Corporation
Omni Nashville Hotel
The Peabody Memphis
Pigeon Forge Department of Tourism
The Read House
Sevierville Convention & Visitors Bureau
Sevierville Convention Center
Smoky Mountain Tourism Development Authority
Union Station Nashville Yards, Autograph Collection
Visit Knoxville – Knoxville Convention & Visitors Bureau
TEXAS
Amarillo Convention & Visitor Bureau
AT&T Hotel & Conference Center
Austin Convention Center
Austin Marriott Downtown
Dallas Museum of Art
The Dallas World Aquarium
The Driskill
Embassy Suites San Marcos Hotel
Four Seasons Hotel Houston
Fredericksburg Convention & Visitors Bureau
Galveston Island Convention Center at The San Luis Resort
Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center
Grand Galvez
Greater Houston Convention & Visitors Bureau
Henry B Gonzales Convention Center
Hilton Anatole
Hilton San Antonio Hill Country Hotel & Spa
Hotel Van Zandt
Hotel ZaZa Houston Memorial City
Houston Marriott at the Texas Medical Center
Hyatt Regency Frisco Dallas
Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort & Spa
Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort & Spa
Hyatt Regency San Antonio Riverwalk
JW Marriott Austin
JW Marriott Houston
JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa
Kerrville Convention & Visitors Bureau
La Cantera Resort & Spa
Margaritaville Beach Resort- South Padre Island
Margaritaville Lake Resort, Lake Conroe
Marriott Marquis Houston
Marriott San Antonio Airport
Moody Gardens Hotel, Spa & Convention Center
Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa
Omni Corpus Christi Hotel
Omni Fort Worth
Omni La Mansión del Rio Hotel
Omni PGA Frisco Resort
The Otis Hotel Austin, Autograph Collection
The Post Oak Hotel at Uptown Houston
The Royal Sonesta Houston Galleria
San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter
San Antonio Marriott Riverwalk
The St. Anthony, a Luxury Collection Hotel, San Antonio
The San Luis Resort, Spa & Conference Center
Sonesta Bee Cave Austin
South Padre Island Convention & Visitors Bureau
The Stephen F. Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel
Texas A&M Hotel and Conference Center
tommie Austin
Visit Austin
Visit Conroe
Visit Corpus Christi
Visit Dallas
Visit Fort Worth
Visit Galveston
Visit McAllen
Visit San Antonio
The Westin Dallas Stonebriar Golf Resort & Spa
Westin Riverwalk
The Woodlands Convention & Visitors Bureau
The Woodlands Resort, Curio Collection by Hilton
The Wyndham San Antonio Riverwalk
VIRGINIA
Arlington Convention & Visitors Service
Colonial Williamsburg Resorts
Hampton Convention & Visitor Bureau
Hampton Roads Convention Center
Hilton Alexandria Mark Center
Hilton Garden Inn Virginia Beach Oceanfront
Hilton Richmond Downtown
The Historic Cavalier Hotel & Beach Club, Autograph Collection
The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center, Curio Collection by Hilton
Hyatt Regency Dulles
The Jefferson Hotel Richmond
Massanutten Resort
Norfolk Waterside Marriott Hotel
The Omni Homestead Resort
Omni Richmond Hotel
Primland, Auberge Resorts
Richmond Marriott Downtown
Salamander Resort & Spa
Stafford County Tourism
Virginia Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau
Visit Alexandria
Visit Williamsburg
VisitNorfolk
The Westin Virginia Beach Town Center
WEST VIRGINIA
Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center
Charleston Marriott Town Center
The Confluence Resort
Grand Pointe Conference Center
The Greenbrier
Greenbrier County Convention & Visitors Bureau
Hotel Morgan
JW Marriott Jr. Leadership Ctr. @ Summit Bechtel Reserve
Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place
Snowshoe Mountain Resort
Stonewall Resort
WASHINGTON DC
Grand Hyatt Washington DC
Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill
InterContinental Washington DC – The Wharf
JW Marriott Washington DC
Marriott Marquis Washington DC
Omni Shoreham Hotel
Salamander Washington DC
Willard InterContinental Washington
