The Millennium Biltmore Los Angeles offers 70,000 square feet of function space, including the spectacular Crystal Ballroom. With its hand-painted 30-foot ceiling, majestic balconies, Austrian crystal chandeliers and glittering mirrors, the room is the crown jewel of no less than five ornate ballrooms available at the Biltmore. — Photo by Millennium Biltmore Los Angeles
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NEW YORK (July 19, 2012) --- Upgrades, VIP amenities, complimentary rooms, even frequent flyer miles are just some of the benefits of booking a meeting at Millennium Hotels & Resorts properties in Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles and New York. Each property has an ideal location in the heart of their city, distinctive meeting rooms and highly experienced meeting planners.

Millennium Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles

Known as the hotel with the most spectacular meetings and event spaces in downtown Los Angeles, the Millennium Biltmore provides a true experience of the glamour and style ofLos Angeles plus a selection of highly competitive meeting packages. Packages include:

  • Day Meeting Package starts at $75 per person including a dedicated conference planner on site, meeting room, full American buffet breakfast in Smeraldi's Restaurant, free Wi-Fi and 10% off published audiovisual rates.
  • The Value Meeting Package starts at $110 per person including a dedicated conference planner on site, meeting room, catered Continental Breakfast, catered working lunch, free Wi-Fi and 15% off published audiovisual rates.
  • The Complete Meeting Package starts at $130 per person including a dedicated conference planner on site, meeting room, catered Continental Breakfast, catered working lunch, mid-morning break, afternoon refreshments, free Wi-Fi and 20% off published audiovisual rates.

A downtown landmark since its completion in 1923 and the "star" of numerous movies and TV shows filmed at the property, the Millennium Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles, has long been the "host of the coast" for high society, celebrities and conventioneers from around the globe. Known for its Spanish-Italian Renaissance-style architecture, the stately 683-room property includes 27 one-bedroom suites and 28 Executive Suites. The Club Level is on two floors and the Club Lounge features concierge service, breakfast, afternoon hors d'oeuvres and beverages. The AAA three-diamond-rated hotel also features an Art Deco-inspired fitness center and indoor swimming pool, two lounges and 24-hour room service.

The hotel's superb function space features five magnificent ballrooms, including the legendary Biltmore Bowl which hosted eight Academy Award Ceremonies in the 1930s and '40s, and downtown's most famous ballroom, the exquisite Crystal Room. This downtown Los Angeles hotel also offers 9 breakouts, an executive boardroom suite and carpeted exhibit space, totaling approximately 70,000 square feet. Full on-site audio/visual capabilities and a professional catering staff are available to ensure efficiency from start to finish. The Biltmore's Crystal Ballroom was the site of several early Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences banquets, and the 14,000-square-foot Biltmore Bowl recently reopened after a $3 million renovation to prepare the grand venue for another century of memorable events.

Millennium Bostonian Hotel, Boston

Millennium Bostonian Hotel offers generous incentives for groups with a minimum of 20 to 40 peak room nights. Peak night refers to the minimum number of contracted rooms for at least one night. Planners are entitled to select three from the following options:

  • One upgrade to a Fireplace Room or Junior Suite with balcony and Faneuil Hall views at the group rate for every 40 Standard rooms booked
  • Two VIP complimentary amenities for groups with 20 rooms or more
  • Complimentary Internet access for one electronic device per guest room
  • One complimentary room per 40 consumed

By contracting bookings of 41 to 75 peak rooms, planners are offered four upgrades and may select from the above list and/or the following specials:

  • Complimentary Meeting Room Internet for one meeting room up to 25 users
  • Ten percent savings on Audio Visual services
  • Chef's Selection of menu item upgrades for one coffee break

Millennium Bostonian Hotel offers a Day Meeting Package, valid for groups of 10 or more and includes breakfast, morning break, lunch and afternoon break for $79 per person exclusive of tax and gratuity. Day Meeting Package pricing excludes meeting room rental which ranges $350 to $1,500 per day based on square footage and is weighted against a Food and Beverage minimum.

Millennium Bostonian Hotel, two miles from LoganInternationalAirport, is a Four Diamond luxury hotel located at Faneuil Hall Marketplace in the heart of the city's historic downtown. Many of the 201 rooms feature working fireplaces, French doors onto Juliet balconies, pillow-top beds and 40-inch HD televisions. North 26 Restaurant and Bar offers contemporary New England cuisine and boasts key ingredients from New England Family Farms network. Aveda El Coco International Salon & Spa is adjacent to North 26 Restaurant and Bar and conveniently located within the hotel complex. Hotel provides 7,800 square feet of meeting space inclusive of Seasons Ballroom with 3,000 square feet and panoramic skyline views featuring many of Boston's historic landmarks.

Millennium Broadway Hotel
, New York

In New York, planners can arrange for a meeting inTimes Square and earn themselves up to 75,000 airline miles with participating frequent flyer programs by booking 200 Peak rooms with a 200 person conference package.

Smaller meetings also provide enticing incentives for meeting planners:

  • Conference package of 25 people or more earn meeting planners 5,000 airline points with participating airlines and free Wifi
  • Conference package of 50 people or more earn 10,000 airline points and free Wifi
  • Conference Package of 100 people or more earn 15,000 airline points and Free Wifi

AND/OR

  • 25 or more Peak rooms earn 5,000 airline points with participating airlines and free Wifi
  • 50 or more Peak rooms earn 10,000 airline points and free Wifi
  • 100 or more Peak rooms earn 15,000 airline points and Free Wifi

Millennium Broadway's Full Day Meeting packages start from $235 and include: IACC certified dedicated meeting environment, staff office with high speed internet access, general session, breakout rooms, bountiful continental breakfast buffet, extensive hot & cold luncheon buffet, A/V package, dedicated conference planner and planner tool kit.

Located in the heart ofNew York's famous theater district within easy proximity to theJ acob Javits Center, the 750-room Millennium Broadway offers one of the largest and finest onsite conference centers in the city – the only one approved by the International Association of Conference Centers (IACC) – and the historic Hudson Theater. Facilities include 43 versatile, state of the art function spaces spanning 110,000 square feet across seven floors. The 108-year- old landmark Hudson Theater, following its multi-million dollar restoration in 2005, is the optimal location for memorable meetings, product launches, weddings, concerts and other cosmopolitan events.

Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel, Chicago

A landmark in the WindyCity, the 306-room Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel opened in 1927, in the heart of the city in an area now called Magnificent Mile, Chicago's famous entertainment, shopping and dining district and home to the city's famous Water Tower landmark. The recent renovation of all 306 guestrooms, in a luxurious European style, maintains the hotel's timeless elegance while providing state-of-the-art guest accommodations. The hotel features 18,500 square feet of meeting space, including the elegant 5,000 square-foot Crystal Ballroom with its gilded 25-foot-high domed ceiling, plus 13 meeting rooms.

Meeting planners and group organizers receive a choice of one incentive for every 25 room nights including:

  • 1 upgrade to a suite
  • Complimentary general session meeting room
  • Complimentary seasonal welcome amenity
  • Complimentary morning beverages for the meeting planner
  • Complimentary wireless internet access in guest rooms
  • 10% off audiovisual

Millennium Hotels and Resorts N.A. are ideal meeting and group hotels, providing the perfect blend of location, superb facilities, highly experienced meetings and banquet professionals, and a "sense of place" that make a meeting stand out. In addition, each has a spectacular ballroom for a memorable gala opening or closing event.

About Millennium Hotels and Resorts | Millennium Hotels and Resorts (MHR), established in the United States in 2000, is the North American arm of Millennium and Copthorne Hotels plc (MLC). The MHR portfolio includes 14 hotels in the U.S.and over 100 hotels worldwide including United Kingdom, Singapore, Qatar, France, Germany, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, UAE, Thailand, China, Iraq, Omanand Kuwait. U.S. hotels include: Millennium Broadway Hotel, New York City, The Premier Hotel at the Millennium Broadway; Millennium UN Plaza Hotel, New York City; Millennium Hotel, Buffalo, New York; Millennium Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles; Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel, Chicago; Millennium Bostonian Hotel, Boston; Millennium Hotel, Minneapolis; Millennium Hotel, St. Louis; Millennium Hotel, Cincinnati; Millennium Harvest House, Boulder; Millennium Hotel, Durham; Millennium Alaskan Hotel, Anchorage; Millennium Resort & Villas Scottsdale, McCormick Ranch; and the Millennium Maxwell House, Nashville. For further information on Millennium Hotels and Resorts, call 866-866-8086 or visit www.millenniumhotels.com.

About Millennium & Copthorne Hotels

Millennium Hotels and Resorts (MHR) is the global brand of Millennium & Copthorne Hotels Limited (M&C), a global hotel company which owns, manages and operates over 150 hotels across some 80 locations worldwide throughout Asia, Europe, the Middle East, New Zealand and the United States. Its properties are in key gateway cities such as London, New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Dubai, Beijing, Shanghai, Seoul, Tokyo, Singapore and Hong Kong. Occupying the best locations around the world, MHR has the perfect address for business and leisure travellers. M&C is the hotel arm of Singapore listed global real estate company City Developments Limited and is a member of the Hong Leong Group.

Millennium Hotels & Resorts, Middle East & Africa currently operates over 50 hotels and 15,000 keys, in addition to 32 hotels in the development pipeline across the region. From a single property in Abu Dhabi, Millennium Hotels & Resorts, Middle East & Africa has expanded into various neighbouring destinations, cultivating partnerships with reputable owners, and is now recognized as one of the fastest growing hotel management companies in the region. For more information, please visit www.millenniumhotels.com.

Linda Ayares
M. Silver Associates Inc.
212-754-6500
Millennium