Hosting a Conference or Event in Massachusetts

This list ranks conference hotels in Massachusetts by meeting and event capability, with the Sheraton Boston, a Marriott Hotel in Boston, among the top properties you can book through Engine. Its largest event space, the Grand, Independence, Republic & Liberty Ballrooms, runs about 30,000 square feet and accommodates up to 3,000 people across 57 event spaces and 1220 guest rooms. Event planners, travel managers, and attendees booking their own rooms use this page to compare large-meeting properties across the state.

Massachusetts draws conferences and events across industries, from biotechnology and higher education to finance and technology, with activity centered in Boston and extending to cities across the state. These hotels serve organizations of every size and industry, whether you're hosting a trade show, corporate meeting, or multi-day conference. You can search, compare, and book guest rooms at these properties on Engine, for a stay of nine or more rooms, Engine Groups handles the room-block booking; for eight or fewer, you book self-serve. To find and request meeting and event space, use Engine Spaces, Engine's venue product that gives planners access to thousands of venues.

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Sheraton Boston, a Marriott Hotel

4-star hotel 4.1 Great (2368)

Sheraton Boston, a Marriott Hotel delivers 1220 rooms and 57 event spaces across 30030 square feet in its largest venue, hosting up to 3000 people for conferences and corporate gatherings.

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Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport

5-star hotel 4.6 Excellent (4871)

Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport features the 25585-square-foot ENSEMBLE BALLROOM, accommodating up to 2840 people, with 1054 rooms and 62 meeting spaces for large-scale events.

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The Westin Boston Seaport District

4-star hotel 4.6 Excellent (2444)

With 793 rooms and 45 event spaces, The Westin Boston Seaport District offers the 21736-square-foot Galleria as its largest room, hosting up to 1500 people.

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Encore Boston Harbor

5-star hotel 4.8 Excellent (4164)

Located in Everett, Encore Boston Harbor boasts the spectacular 36642-square-foot Picasso Ballroom that hosts up to 3408 people, supported by 671 rooms and 27 meeting spaces.

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Boston Marriott Copley Place

4-star hotel 4.4 Excellent (2116)

Boston Marriott Copley Place provides 1144 rooms and 51 event spaces, with its 23431-square-foot Grand Ballroom accommodating up to 2600 people for conferences.

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Hotel UMass

2-star hotel 4.4 Excellent (1023)

Hotel UMass in Amherst offers unique access to the 19000-square-foot Mullins Center that accommodates up to 10000 people, complemented by 116 rooms and 26 event spaces.

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Seaport Hotel Boston

4-star hotel 4.8 Excellent (4952)

Seaport Hotel Boston combines 428 rooms with 18 meeting spaces, anchored by the 7524-square-foot Plaza Ballroom that hosts up to 750 people.

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Renaissance® Boston Seaport District

4-star hotel 4.5 Excellent (1005)

Renaissance Boston Seaport District provides 471 rooms and 23 event spaces, with the 10744-square-foot Pacific Grand Ballroom accommodating up to 1000 people.

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Revere Hotel Boston Common

4-star hotel 4.3 Excellent (4556)

Revere Hotel Boston Common features 356 rooms and 15 meeting spaces, including the 6342-square-foot Grand Master Ballroom that hosts up to 800 people.

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The Royal Sonesta Boston

4-star hotel 4.4 Excellent (1951)

Situated in Cambridge, The Royal Sonesta Boston offers 400 rooms and 25 event spaces, with a 6000-square-foot Grand Ballroom accommodating up to 750 people.

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Sea Crest Beach Resort

3-star hotel 3.7 Great (591)

Sea Crest Beach Resort in Falmouth delivers 263 rooms and 17 meeting spaces, featuring the 10682-square-foot Nauset Center that hosts up to 1050 people.

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Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place Hotel

3-star hotel 4.0 Great (1489)

Located in Springfield, Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place Hotel features 325 rooms and 25 meeting spaces, including a 9648-square-foot Grand Ballroom hosting up to 1000 people.

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Pelham House Resort

2-star hotel 4.4 Excellent (283)

Pelham House Resort in Dennis Port offers an intimate 33 rooms and 8 event spaces, with its largest 21600-square-foot Beach venue accommodating up to 250 people.

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Cape Cod Irish Village

3-star hotel 2.8 Good (4)

Cape Cod Irish Village in Hyannis provides 224 rooms and 17 meeting spaces, featuring a 12000-square-foot Grand Ballroom that hosts up to 1100 people.

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Lighthouse Inn

3-star hotel 4.4 Excellent (298)

Lighthouse Inn in West Dennis combines 68 rooms with 11 event spaces, including the 4410-square-foot Oceanview Room that accommodates up to 905 people.

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Hilton Boston Logan Airport

4-star hotel 4.1 Great (4503)

Hilton Boston Logan Airport offers 604 rooms and 32 meeting spaces, with the 5310-square-foot International Ballroom hosting up to 650 people for corporate gatherings.

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Boston Marriott Burlington

4-star hotel 4.2 Great (1152)

Boston Marriott Burlington features 418 rooms and 25 event spaces, anchored by the 9000-square-foot Celebrate Ballroom that accommodates up to 1000 people.

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The Boxboro Regency

3-star hotel 3.6 Great (1002)

The Boxboro Regency in Boxborough delivers 143 rooms and 15 meeting spaces, with the 13216-square-foot Parade Room hosting up to 1000 people.

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Boston Marriott Newton

4-star hotel 3.9 Great (1065)

Boston Marriott Newton provides 430 rooms and 11 event spaces, featuring a 9324-square-foot Grand Ballroom that accommodates up to 1200 people.

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Sturbridge Host Hotel & Conference Center

3-star hotel 3.2 Good (1002)

Sturbridge Host Hotel & Conference Center offers 232 rooms and 14 meeting spaces, with the 12000-square-foot Hawthorne Exhibit Hall hosting up to 1600 people.

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Marriott Springfield Downtown

3-star hotel 4.0 Great (1004)

Marriott Springfield Downtown features 265 rooms and 25 event spaces, including a 5992-square-foot Grand Ballroom that accommodates up to 616 people.

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Crowne Plaza Boston - Woburn by IHG

3-star hotel 4.2 Great (1974)

Crowne Plaza Boston - Woburn by IHG in Woburn provides 199 rooms and 14 meeting spaces, with an 8170-square-foot Grand Ballroom hosting up to 700 people.

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Boston Marriott Long Wharf

4-star hotel 4.5 Excellent (1007)

Boston Marriott Long Wharf offers 415 rooms and 21 event spaces, featuring an 8200-square-foot Grand Ballroom that accommodates up to 850 people.

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The Westin Waltham-Boston

4-star hotel 4.5 Excellent (1114)

The Westin Waltham-Boston features 351 rooms and 24 event spaces, including the 6254-square-foot Eden Vale Ballroom that accommodates up to 700 people.

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The Mansion at Ocean Edge

4-star hotel 4.1 Great (1002)

The Mansion at Ocean Edge in Brewster provides 121 rooms and 21 meeting spaces, with the 5000-square-foot Bay Pines Pavilion hosting up to 500 people.

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Hilton Boston/Woburn

3-star hotel 4.3 Excellent (1398)

Hilton Boston/Woburn offers 344 rooms and 18 event spaces, featuring the 7220-square-foot Flagg Ballroom that accommodates up to 887 people.

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Hyatt Regency Boston/Cambridge

4-star hotel 4.5 Excellent (2621)

Hyatt Regency Boston/Cambridge in Cambridge delivers 470 rooms and 19 meeting spaces, with the 7008-square-foot Amesbury Ballroom hosting up to 850 people.

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Ramada by Wyndham Seekonk Providence Area

3-star hotel 3.2 Good (1174)

Ramada by Wyndham Seekonk Providence Area features 85 rooms and 9 event spaces, including the 7750-square-foot Regency Ballroom that accommodates up to 1000 people.

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Hilton Boston/Dedham

3-star hotel 3.7 Great (1165)

Hilton Boston/Dedham provides 267 rooms and 17 meeting spaces, with the 3612-square-foot Fairbanks venue hosting up to 700 people.

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Four Seasons Hotel Boston

5-star hotel 4.7 Excellent (484)

Four Seasons Hotel Boston combines 273 rooms with 17 event spaces, featuring the 4332-square-foot Aujourd'hui as its largest room hosting up to 420 people.

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Fairmont Copley Plaza, Boston

4-star hotel 4.5 Excellent (1304)

Fairmont Copley Plaza, Boston features 383 rooms and 15 event spaces, including a 6090-square-foot Grand Ballroom that hosts up to 1100 people.

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Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Leominster

4-star hotel 4.4 Excellent (1009)

Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Leominster delivers 187 rooms and 15 meeting spaces, with a 7808-square-foot Grand Ballroom accommodating up to 900 people.

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Hilton Boston Back Bay

4-star hotel 4.1 Great (1036)

Hilton Boston Back Bay provides 390 rooms and 21 event spaces, with the 2800-square-foot Belvidere as its largest venue hosting up to 350 people.

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DoubleTree by Hilton Boston - Milford

4-star hotel 4.2 Great (1000)

DoubleTree by Hilton Boston - Milford features 177 rooms and 11 event spaces, with a 5859-square-foot Grand Ballroom hosting up to 800 people.

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Boston Marriott Cambridge

4-star hotel 4.4 Excellent (1000)

Boston Marriott Cambridge provides 438 rooms and 13 meeting spaces, anchored by a 9728-square-foot Grand Ballroom that accommodates up to 1150 people.

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Marriott Boston Quincy

3-star hotel 4.4 Excellent (1493)

Marriott Boston Quincy delivers 464 rooms and 14 meeting spaces, featuring the 9792-square-foot President's Ballroom that accommodates up to 1200 people.

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Hyatt Regency Boston Harbor

4-star hotel 4.3 Excellent (2836)

Hyatt Regency Boston Harbor features 270 rooms and 15 meeting spaces, including a 5000-square-foot Grand Ballroom that accommodates up to 500 people.

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Eastover Estate and Eco Village

3-star hotel 3.1 Good (89)

Eastover Estate and Eco Village in Lenox provides 81 rooms and 10 event spaces, with the 8000-square-foot Eastover Mansion hosting up to 624 people.

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The Colonnade Hotel Back Bay

4-star hotel 4.3 Excellent (2552)

The Colonnade Hotel Back Bay features 285 rooms and 11 event spaces, including the 4425-square-foot Huntington Ballroom that hosts up to 750 people.

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Le Méridien Boston Cambridge

4-star hotel 4.3 Excellent (1453)

Le Méridien Boston Cambridge offers 210 rooms and 11 meeting spaces, featuring the 2418-square-foot Jerome C. Hunsaker Ballroom that hosts up to 280 people.

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Compare conference hotels in Massachusetts

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 Boston, a Marriott Hotel Boston 30,030 sq ft 3,000 57 1,220 4.1 (2,368)
2 Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport Boston 25,585 sq ft 2,840 62 1,054 4.6 (4,871)
3 The Westin Boston Seaport District Boston 21,736 sq ft 1,500 45 793 4.6 (2,444)
4 Encore Boston Harbor Everett 36,642 sq ft 3,408 27 671 4.8 (4,164)
5 Boston Marriott Copley Place Boston 23,431 sq ft 2,600 51 1,144 4.4 (2,116)
6 The Westin Copley Place, Boston, a Marriott Hotel Boston 15,337 sq ft 1,800 31 803 4.3 (1,943)
7 Hotel UMass Amherst 19,000 sq ft 10,000 26 116 4.4 (1,023)
8 Seaport Hotel Boston Boston 7,524 sq ft 750 18 428 4.8 (4,952)
9 Renaissance® Boston Seaport District Boston 10,744 sq ft 1,000 23 471 4.5 (1,005)
10 Revere Hotel Boston Common Boston 6,342 sq ft 800 15 356 4.3 (4,556)
11 The Royal Sonesta Boston Cambridge 6,000 sq ft 750 25 400 4.4 (1,951)
12 Sea Crest Beach Resort Falmouth 10,682 sq ft 1,050 17 263 3.7 (591)
13 Holiday Inn & Suites Pittsfield-Berkshires by IHG Pittsfield 12,000 sq ft 400 12 170 3.9 (1,001)
14 Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place Hotel Springfield 9,648 sq ft 1,000 25 325 4.0 (1,489)
15 Pelham House Resort Dennis Port 21,600 sq ft 250 8 33 4.4 (283)
16 Cape Cod Irish Village Hyannis 12,000 sq ft 1,100 17 224 2.8 (4)
17 Lighthouse Inn West Dennis 4,410 sq ft 905 11 68 4.4 (298)
18 Hilton Boston Logan Airport Boston 5,310 sq ft 650 32 604 4.1 (4,503)
19 Boston Marriott Burlington Boston 9,000 sq ft 1,000 25 418 4.2 (1,152)
20 The Boxboro Regency Boxborough 13,216 sq ft 1,000 15 143 3.6 (1,002)
21 Boston Marriott Newton Newton 9,324 sq ft 1,200 11 430 3.9 (1,065)
22 Sturbridge Host Hotel & Conference Center Sturbridge 12,000 sq ft 1,600 14 232 3.2 (1,002)
23 Marriott Springfield Downtown Springfield 5,992 sq ft 616 25 265 4.0 (1,004)
24 Crowne Plaza Boston - Woburn by IHG Woburn 8,170 sq ft 700 14 199 4.2 (1,974)
25 Boston Marriott Long Wharf Boston 8,200 sq ft 850 21 415 4.5 (1,007)
26 DoubleTree by Hilton Boston - Andover Andover 7,128 sq ft 463 18 293 4.3 (1,003)
27 The Westin Waltham-Boston Waltham 6,254 sq ft 700 24 351 4.5 (1,114)
28 The Mansion at Ocean Edge Brewster 5,000 sq ft 500 21 121 4.1 (1,002)
29 Hilton Boston/Woburn Boston 7,220 sq ft 887 18 344 4.3 (1,398)
30 Hyatt Regency Boston/Cambridge Cambridge 7,008 sq ft 850 19 470 4.5 (2,621)
31 Ramada by Wyndham Seekonk Providence Area Seekonk 7,750 sq ft 1,000 9 85 3.2 (1,174)
32 Hilton Boston/Dedham Dedham 3,612 sq ft 700 17 267 3.7 (1,165)
33 Four Seasons Hotel Boston Boston 4,332 sq ft 420 17 273 4.7 (484)
34 SpringHill Suites by Marriott Boston Devens Common Center Devens 6,724 sq ft 1,100 13 120 4.3 (856)
35 Fairmont Copley Plaza, Boston Boston 6,090 sq ft 1,100 15 383 4.5 (1,304)
36 Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Leominster Leominster 7,808 sq ft 900 15 187 4.4 (1,009)
37 Hilton Boston Back Bay Boston 2,800 sq ft 350 21 390 4.1 (1,036)
38 Renaissance by Marriott Boston Patriot Place Hotel Foxborough 3,478 sq ft 250 16 156 4.6 (1,002)
39 DoubleTree by Hilton Boston - Milford Milford 5,859 sq ft 800 11 177 4.2 (1,000)
40 Boston Marriott Cambridge Boston 9,728 sq ft 1,150 13 438 4.4 (1,000)
41 enVision Hotel & Conference Center Mansfield-Foxboro Mansfield 7,740 sq ft 1,200 15 202 3.7 (1,332)
42 Marriott Boston Quincy Quincy 9,792 sq ft 1,200 14 464 4.4 (1,493)
43 The Verve Hotel Boston Natick, Tapestry Collection by Hilton Natick 4,200 sq ft 400 15 251 4.3 (1,013)
44 Hyatt Regency Boston Harbor Boston 5,000 sq ft 500 15 270 4.3 (2,836)
45 Eastover Estate and Eco Village Lenox 8,000 sq ft 624 10 81 3.1 (89)
46 Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Boston - Peabody by IHG Peabody 10,000 sq ft 500 9 183 3.5 (1,384)
47 The Colonnade Hotel Back Bay Boston 4,425 sq ft 750 11 285 4.3 (2,552)
48 Courtyard by Marriott Boston Downtown Boston 4,320 sq ft 500 8 315 4.0 (1,400)
49 Le Méridien Boston Cambridge Cambridge 2,418 sq ft 280 11 210 4.3 (1,453)
50 The Liberty, a Marriott Luxury Collection Hotel, Boston Boston 3,103 sq ft 300 15 298 4.5 (1,002)

Frequently asked questions

How far in advance should I book hotel rooms for a conference in Massachusetts?
For a large conference or corporate event, aim to book guest rooms at least three to six months ahead, especially if you need a sizable block during peak travel seasons. Properties like the Sheraton Boston (1220 rooms) or the Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport (1054 rooms) can accommodate big groups, but availability tightens as your dates approach. Booking early also gives you more time to coordinate meeting space and finalize your agenda.
What amenities can conference attendees expect at these hotels?
Most properties offer parking, wifi, and on-site dining, though specifics vary by hotel. Many also provide business centers, fitness facilities, and in-room workspaces that business travelers appreciate. Check each property's listing on Engine to confirm the amenities that matter most to your group.
What should I compare when choosing a conference hotel across different cities in Massachusetts?
Start with the size and layout of the largest event space and the total number of meeting rooms, since those drive how you'll configure breakouts and general sessions. Guest-room count matters if you're housing attendees on-site; for example, The Westin Boston Seaport District offers 793 rooms and a largest event space of about 22,000 square feet. Also compare location and access to the airport serving Boston or regional transit, so out-of-state attendees can reach your venue easily.
How does Engine help me book both guest rooms and meeting space for a big event?
For the guest-room block, Engine Groups handles stays of nine or more rooms, and you can book eight or fewer rooms self-serve through the platform. To find and request meeting or event space, use Engine Spaces, which lets planners source venues across thousands of properties. Engine also offers consolidated invoicing, pre-negotiated rates, and multiple payment options, with no membership fee.
What makes a hotel a good fit for hosting a conference or large meeting?
Look for a property with ample meeting space, enough guest rooms to house your attendees, and on-site facilities like catering and AV capability. The Sheraton Boston, for instance, offers a largest event space of about 30,000 square feet (Grand, Independence, Republic & Liberty Ballrooms), capacity for up to 3,000 people, and 57 event spaces across the property. A strong room count and flexible meeting layouts let you scale sessions and breakouts without shuttling attendees between venues.