Hosting a Conference or Event in Kansas

Planners and travel managers booking across Kansas can search and compare conference hotels in Kansas on Engine, where properties like the Sheraton Overland Park Hotel at the Convention Center in Overland Park lead the list with a largest event space of about 29,000 square feet (Exhibit Hall A) and capacity for up to 1,728 people. The hotels below rank by meeting and event capability, and travelers can book their own rooms or colleagues can book on their behalf. For stays of 9 or more guest rooms, Engine Groups handles the room block; for 8 or fewer, you book self-serve.

Kansas hosts conferences and corporate events across its cities, from Overland Park near Kansas City to college towns like Lawrence. The hotels on this list serve organizations of every size and industry, whether you're planning a regional sales meeting, an association conference, or a training event. You can search and book guest rooms at these properties on Engine, for a stay of 9 or more rooms, Engine Groups handles the room-block booking, and for 8 or fewer you book self-serve. You can also find and request meeting and event space through Engine Spaces, Engine's venue product, which connects planners to over 40,000 venues.

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Hilton Garden Inn Manhattan

3-star hotel 4.5 Excellent (977)

With its impressive 24406-square-foot Manhattan Grand Ballroom hosting up to 2270 people, this 135-room hotel offers 15 meeting spaces for large-scale events.

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Hyatt Place Kansas City/Lenexa City Center

3-star hotel 4.7 Excellent (1002)

Located in Lenexa City Center, this 127-room hotel provides 14 event spaces with combined Ballrooms spanning 6928 square feet and hosting up to 680 people.

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DoubleTree by Hilton Manhattan, KS

3-star hotel 3.7 Great (378)

This Manhattan property features 197 rooms and 17 meeting spaces, anchored by the 6800-square-foot Regency Ballroom that hosts up to 600 people.

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Marriott Wichita

3-star hotel 4.5 Excellent (749)

Set in Wichita with 295 rooms, this Marriott offers 16 event spaces including the 7128-square-foot Kansas Grand Ballroom accommodating up to 1000 people.

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Hotel Topeka at City Center

3-star hotel 4.0 Great (1005)

Situated in downtown Topeka, this 224-room hotel features 10 meeting spaces with the 11000-square-foot Sunflower room hosting up to 1104 people.

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Hotel at Old Town

2-star hotel 4.9 Excellent (1008)

In Wichita's Old Town district, this 115-room hotel offers 6 event spaces including The Vail, a 10000-square-foot venue hosting up to 500 people.

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Wyndham Garden Salina Conference Center

2-star hotel 3.6 Great (304)

This 100-room Salina property with integrated conference center provides 5 meeting spaces, featuring the 3748-square-foot Regency Room that hosts up to 450 people.

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Hilton Garden Inn Hays

3-star hotel 4.7 Excellent (1004)

Located in Hays, this 100-room hotel offers 8 event spaces with a 7826-square-foot Grand Ballroom that hosts up to 400 people.

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Holiday Inn Wichita East I-35 by IHG

3-star hotel 4.3 Excellent (1166)

Positioned off I-35 in Wichita, this 198-room property features 11 meeting spaces and a 6608-square-foot Grand Ballroom hosting up to 750 people.

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Holiday Inn Express Newton by IHG

2-star hotel 4.3 Excellent (644)

This 68-room Newton hotel delivers 5 event spaces including an 8320-square-foot Ballroom that hosts up to 800 people for meetings and conferences.

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Embassy Suites by Hilton Kansas City Olathe

3-star hotel 4.6 Excellent (1000)

This all-suite Olathe hotel offers 200 rooms and 6 event spaces, highlighted by the 13038-square-foot Grand Salon that hosts up to 1500 people.

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Clarion Inn Garden City

2-star hotel 4.2 Great (434)

Garden City's 109-room hotel provides 9 event spaces with a 4176-square-foot Grand Ballroom that hosts up to 464 people for corporate gatherings.

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Homewood Suites By Hilton Wichita Airport

3-star hotel 4.2 Great (12)

Adjacent to Wichita's airport, this all-suite property offers 6 meeting spaces including the 6656-square-foot Jetstream Ballroom hosting up to 500 people.

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Hilton Garden Inn Wichita Airport

3-star hotel 4.4 Excellent (32)

This Wichita airport hotel features 6 event spaces with the 6656-square-foot Jetstream Ballroom accommodating up to 500 people for conferences.

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Hampton Inn Kansas City/Shawnee Mission

2-star hotel 4.4 Excellent (912)

Serving the Shawnee Mission area, this 127-room hotel provides 11 meeting spaces with Westglen Hall ABC accommodating up to 100 people.

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Hilton Garden Inn Salina

3-star hotel 4.6 Excellent (789)

This 97-room Salina hotel offers 8 meeting spaces, featuring the 2752-square-foot Eisenhower room that hosts up to 190 people.

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Prairie Band Casino & Resort

3-star hotel 4.5 Excellent (1003)

Located in Mayetta, this 298-room resort features 2 event spaces including the 11280-square-foot Great Lakes Ballroom hosting up to 900 people.

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Eldridge Hotel

3-star hotel 5.0 Excellent (1)

This historic 48-room Lawrence hotel provides 8 event spaces, including the 1870-square-foot Crystal Ballroom that hosts up to 250 people.

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Springhill Suites Wichita Airport

2-star hotel 4.6 Excellent (743)

Near Wichita's airport, this 121-room all-suite hotel features 5 meeting spaces with the 2349-square-foot Sunflower Ballroom hosting up to 155 people.

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Hilton Garden Inn Wichita Downtown

3-star hotel 4.4 Excellent (856)

In downtown Wichita, this 127-room property offers 4 event spaces including the 3304-square-foot Douglas Foundation Ballroom hosting up to 250 people.

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Economy Inn

2-star hotel 4.0 Great (220)

This 28-room Garnett property offers one 6400-square-foot event space with restaurant facilities that hosts up to 100 people.

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Fossil Creek Hotel And Suites

2-star hotel 4.3 Excellent (789)

Russell's 54-room hotel features 2 meeting spaces, including the 3200-square-foot Dole-Specter Conference Room that hosts up to 320 people.

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Wingate by Wyndham Wichita Airport

3-star hotel 3.9 Great (1003)

This 51-room Wichita airport hotel provides 6 event spaces with the 3072-square-foot Heritage Ballroom accommodating up to 341 people.

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Bluemont Hotel

3-star hotel 4.6 Excellent (1013)

Manhattan's 112-room boutique hotel offers 4 event spaces, featuring the 3456-square-foot Hartford room that hosts up to 250 people.

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Hilton Garden Inn Olathe

3-star hotel 4.5 Excellent (520)

This 106-room Olathe property features 5 meeting spaces including the 2640-square-foot Johnnys Ballroom that hosts up to 280 people.

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Homewood Suites by Hilton at The Waterfront

3-star hotel 4.9 Excellent (866)

Overlooking Wichita's Waterfront, this 104-room all-suite hotel provides 4 event spaces with Lakeside Landing accommodating up to 200 people.

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Hampton Inn Olathe

2-star hotel 4.4 Excellent (1004)

This 115-room Olathe hotel offers 5 meeting spaces, with the Veranda Addendum/Mezzanine area hosting up to 150 people.

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TownePlace Suites by Marriott Wichita East

3-star hotel 4.2 Great (837)

Wichita East's 82-room extended-stay hotel offers 2 event spaces with the 4307-square-foot Terradyne Lipizzan Room hosting up to 350 people.

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Hilton Garden Inn Overland Park

3-star hotel 4.3 Excellent (1005)

This 125-room Overland Park property features 7 meeting spaces, with the combined Aspen/Birch rooms hosting up to 120 people.

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Homewood Suites by Hilton Salina Downtown

3-star hotel 4.9 Excellent (891)

Downtown Salina's 113-room all-suite hotel offers 4 event spaces including the 2550-square-foot Crossroads room hosting up to 200 people.

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Great Wolf Lodge Kansas City

3-star hotel 4.2 Great (1001)

This 281-room Kansas City resort features 3 meeting spaces, with the 2100-square-foot Northwest Territory room hosting up to 210 people.

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Wyndham Garden Wichita Downtown

3-star hotel 2.9 Good (1290)

Downtown Wichita's 150-room hotel offers 3 event spaces including the 3200-square-foot Wyndham Garden Ballroom that hosts up to 120 people.

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Aloft by Marriott Wichita

3-star hotel 4.4 Excellent (1005)

Downtown Wichita's 126-room modern hotel offers 3 meeting spaces with exchange 1 spanning 1245 square feet and hosting up to 120 people.

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Hilton Garden Inn Wichita

3-star hotel 4.3 Excellent (798)

Wichita's 103-room property offers 4 meeting spaces with combined Garden Rooms totaling 1560 square feet and hosting up to 156 people.

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Best Western Angus Inn

2-star hotel 4.3 Excellent (673)

Great Bend's 90-room hotel features a 3000-square-foot Courtyard event space that hosts up to 200 people for meetings and gatherings.

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Compare conference hotels in Kansas

Same order as the list above: ranked by a hotel's total event space across all its meeting rooms. The largest single room is shown here, so that column can run out of order. Space figures come from each hotel's meeting-space records. A dash means the hotel's data doesn't list that detail, not that it's unavailable.

# Hotel CityLargest event spaceMax occupancyEvent spacesGuest roomsGuest rating
1 Sheraton Overland Park Hotel at the Convention Center Overland Park 28,800 sq ft 1,728 21 412 4.4 (1,130)
2 DoubleTree by Hilton Kansas City - Overland Park Overland Park 9,000 sq ft 1,200 23 356 4.1 (455)
3 The Oread Lawrence, Tapestry Collection by Hilton Lawrence 6,600 sq ft 750 22 99 4.3 (1,003)
4 Hilton Garden Inn Manhattan Manhattan 24,406 sq ft 2,270 15 135 4.5 (977)
5 Hyatt Place Kansas City/Lenexa City Center Lenexa 6,928 sq ft 680 14 127 4.7 (1,002)
6 DoubleTree by Hilton Manhattan, KS Manhattan 6,800 sq ft 600 17 197 3.7 (378)
7 Marriott Wichita Wichita 7,128 sq ft 1,000 16 295 4.5 (749)
8 Hotel Topeka at City Center Topeka 11,000 sq ft 1,104 10 224 4.0 (1,005)
9 Hotel at Old Town Wichita 10,000 sq ft 500 6 115 4.9 (1,008)
10 Wyndham Garden Salina Conference Center Salina 3,748 sq ft 450 5 100 3.6 (304)
11 Hilton Garden Inn Hays Hays 7,826 sq ft 400 8 100 4.7 (1,004)
12 Holiday Inn Wichita East I-35 by IHG Wichita 6,608 sq ft 750 11 198 4.3 (1,166)
13 Holiday Inn Express Newton by IHG Newton 8,320 sq ft 800 5 68 4.3 (644)
14 Courtyard by Marriott Wichita At Old Town Wichita 3,703 sq ft 300 12 128 4.4 (862)
15 Embassy Suites by Hilton Kansas City Olathe Olathe 13,038 sq ft 1,500 6 200 4.6 (1,000)
16 Holiday Inn & Suites Overland Park West by IHG Kansas City 4,620 sq ft 500 8 190 4.1 (963)
17 Clarion Inn Garden City Garden City 4,176 sq ft 464 9 109 4.2 (434)
18 Homewood Suites By Hilton Wichita Airport Wichita 6,656 sq ft 500 6 – 4.2 (12)
19 Hilton Garden Inn Wichita Airport Wichita 6,656 sq ft 500 6 – 4.4 (32)
20 Hampton Inn Kansas City/Shawnee Mission Shawnee 1,938 sq ft 100 11 127 4.4 (912)
21 Hilton Garden Inn Salina Salina 2,752 sq ft 190 8 97 4.6 (789)
22 Prairie Band Casino & Resort Mayetta 11,280 sq ft 900 2 298 4.5 (1,003)
23 Holiday Inn Manhattan at the Campus by IHG Manhattan 2,490 sq ft 500 6 113 4.4 (771)
24 Hyatt Place Kansas City/Overland Park/Convention Center Overland Park 1,586 sq ft 140 8 134 4.5 (1,006)
25 Eldridge Hotel Lawrence 1,870 sq ft 250 8 48 5.0 (1)
26 Springhill Suites Wichita Airport Wichita 2,349 sq ft 155 5 121 4.6 (743)
27 Hilton Garden Inn Wichita Downtown Wichita 3,304 sq ft 250 4 127 4.4 (856)
28 Economy Inn Garnett 6,400 sq ft 100 1 28 4.0 (220)
29 Fossil Creek Hotel And Suites Russell 3,200 sq ft 320 2 54 4.3 (789)
30 Wingate by Wyndham Wichita Airport Wichita 3,072 sq ft 341 6 51 3.9 (1,003)
31 Bluemont Hotel Manhattan 3,456 sq ft 250 4 112 4.6 (1,013)
32 Hilton Garden Inn Olathe Olathe 2,640 sq ft 280 5 106 4.5 (520)
33 Homewood Suites by Hilton at The Waterfront Wichita 2,000 sq ft 200 4 104 4.9 (866)
34 Hampton Inn Olathe Olathe 1,650 sq ft 150 5 115 4.4 (1,004)
35 Cyrus Hotel, Topeka, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel Topeka 3,600 sq ft 350 3 109 4.7 (1,002)
36 Springhill Suites by Marriott Lawrence Lawrence 4,000 sq ft 175 4 105 4.1 (420)
37 TownePlace Suites by Marriott Wichita East Wichita 4,307 sq ft 350 2 82 4.2 (837)
38 Hilton Garden Inn Overland Park Overland Park 1,352 sq ft 120 7 125 4.3 (1,005)
39 Homewood Suites by Hilton Salina Downtown Salina 2,550 sq ft 200 4 113 4.9 (891)
40 Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton Pittsburg Kansas Crossing Pittsburg 4,442 sq ft 550 1 123 4.6 (894)
41 Great Wolf Lodge Kansas City Kansas City 2,100 sq ft 210 3 281 4.2 (1,001)
42 Wyndham Garden Wichita Downtown Wichita 3,200 sq ft 120 3 150 2.9 (1,290)
43 Hyatt Place Kansas City/Overland Park/Metcalf Overland Park 1,248 sq ft 72 5 124 4.4 (1,030)
44 Holiday Inn Express & Suites Kansas City KU Medical Center by IHG Kansas City 1,300 sq ft 144 8 83 4.4 (1,003)
45 Red Roof Inn & Conference Center Wichita Airport Wichita 4,472 sq ft 1,700 6 130 3.2 (7)
46 Embassy Suites by Hilton Kansas City Overland Park Overland Park 1,200 sq ft 130 4 199 4.0 (1,023)
47 Aloft by Marriott Wichita Wichita 1,245 sq ft 120 3 126 4.4 (1,005)
48 Ambassador Hotel Wichita, Autograph Collection Wichita 1,722 sq ft 144 4 117 4.7 (955)
49 Hilton Garden Inn Wichita Wichita 1,560 sq ft 156 4 103 4.3 (798)
50 Best Western Angus Inn Great Bend 3,000 sq ft 200 1 90 4.3 (673)

Frequently asked questions

How does billing work when I book a large group of rooms for a conference in Kansas?
Engine offers consolidated invoicing, so you get a single invoice for your entire group stay rather than juggling individual receipts. You can choose from multiple payment options, and there's no membership fee to use the platform. For a stay of 9 or more rooms, Engine Groups handles the booking; for 8 or fewer, you book self-serve.
What should I compare when choosing between conference hotels in Kansas?
Start with the size and layout of each property's largest event space, along with how many total meeting rooms it offers. For example, the Sheraton Overland Park Hotel at the Convention Center has a largest event space running about 29,000 square feet and 21 event spaces total, while The Oread Lawrence offers a largest space of about 6,600 square feet with 22 event spaces. Also consider guest-room count, location relative to your attendees, and proximity to the airport serving the city where you're hosting.
What amenities can attendees expect at these properties?
Most hotels on this list offer parking, wifi, and on-site dining, though specifics vary by property. Details like AV equipment, catering options, and complimentary breakfast differ from one hotel to the next, so confirm what's included when you request space or book rooms. Engine lets you search and compare these hotels, and for meeting and event space you can find and request a venue through Engine Spaces.
How far in advance should I book rooms for a big event?
For a large conference, aim to secure your room block at least three to six months out, especially if you're planning around peak travel seasons or popular dates. Booking early gives your attendees more options and can help lock in better rates. If you need 9 or more rooms, Engine Groups handles the booking; for smaller groups of 8 or fewer, you can book self-serve on Engine.
Which parts of Kansas have the most options for hosting a large meeting?
The Overland Park area, in the Kansas City metro, tends to have the highest concentration of conference-ready properties, with hotels like the Sheraton Overland Park and the DoubleTree by Hilton offering extensive meeting space. Lawrence also has options such as The Oread, which features 22 event spaces and a largest room accommodating up to 750 people. You can search and compare all of these hotels on Engine, and use Engine Spaces to find and request meeting and event space across Kansas.