For Business and Beyond, Meet Richmond
Richmond at a glance
Average hotel room cost
USD 125
Average meal cost
USD 66
Largest hotel
455 rooms
Total hotels
186
Total rooms
18,000
Number of convention centers
1
Convention center space
700,000 sq. ft.
Largest convention room
178,159 sq. ft.
Highlights of Richmond
1. Local Flavor
More than 900 restaurants in the Richmond region run the gamut from white table fine dining to down home southern comfort. The only problem you might run into while dining in the is not having enough time to try everything.
2. Home of the Creative Culture
The Richmond region has versatile meeting venues to host any audience and memorable moment waiting to be discovered. Combine that with our roll-out-the-red-carpet attitude for meeting planners, and you’ve got some great reasons to make the Richmond region THE spot for your next eve
3. We Value Inclusion
Through our perfect MEI score and community-driven initiatives that are woven into the fabric of our region, visitors see first-hand that diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility are at the heart of everything that we do.
1. Local Flavor
More than 900 restaurants in the Richmond region run the gamut from white table fine dining to down home southern comfort. The only problem you might run into while dining in the is not having enough time to try everything.
2. Home of the Creative Culture
The Richmond region has versatile meeting venues to host any audience and memorable moment waiting to be discovered. Combine that with our roll-out-the-red-carpet attitude for meeting planners, and you’ve got some great reasons to make the Richmond region THE spot for your next eve
3. We Value Inclusion
Through our perfect MEI score and community-driven initiatives that are woven into the fabric of our region, visitors see first-hand that diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility are at the heart of everything that we do.
Popular Convention Centers
Its ideal location and superb space make the beautiful Greater Richmond Convention Center one of the most sought-after event locales on the east coast. In fact, the center hosts more than 400 events each year. The 700,000-square-foot facility spans more than five city blocks in the center of downtown Richmond and offers 178,159 square feet of exhibit space, 32 meeting rooms and the 30,550-square-foot Grand Ballroom. Adjoining parking decks have space for 1,540 vehicles.
The modern, light-filled convention center is known for its superior amenities, including the Wachovia Business Center, a self-service facility that offers packaging, shipping, delivery, design, printing, copying and fax services for all visitors. The business center's supply vending machine is conveniently stocked with items visitors may have forgotten to bring, including nametags, batteries, luggage tags and rain ponchos. The center's Cyber Cafe features light fare, six Internet-accessible kiosks and free wireless Internet. Award-winning catering is provided exclusively by ARAMARK, which incorporates regional favorites in its always-delicious meals. The convention center also features in-house audio-visual services, including high-quality sound systems, video screens and video and audio taping, as well as full-service telecommunications services, including facility-wide Internet access, both wired and wireless, fax lines and videoconference hosting.Accommodations are readily available at the adjacent Richmond Marriott, which features 414 guest rooms.
The modern, light-filled convention center is known for its superior amenities, including the Wachovia Business Center, a self-service facility that offers packaging, shipping, delivery, design, printing, copying and fax services for all visitors. The business center's supply vending machine is conveniently stocked with items visitors may have forgotten to bring, including nametags, batteries, luggage tags and rain ponchos. The center's Cyber Cafe features light fare, six Internet-accessible kiosks and free wireless Internet. Award-winning catering is provided exclusively by ARAMARK, which incorporates regional favorites in its always-delicious meals. The convention center also features in-house audio-visual services, including high-quality sound systems, video screens and video and audio taping, as well as full-service telecommunications services, including facility-wide Internet access, both wired and wireless, fax lines and videoconference hosting.Accommodations are readily available at the adjacent Richmond Marriott, which features 414 guest rooms.
Convention center space
80000 sq. ft.
Largest room space
178159 sq. ft.
Largest exhibit space
178159 sq. ft.
Its ideal location and superb space make the beautiful Greater Richmond Convention Center one of the most sought-after event locales on the east coast. In fact, the center hosts more than 400 events each year. The 700,000-square-foot facility spans more than five city blocks in the center of downtown Richmond and offers 178,159 square feet of exhibit space, 32 meeting rooms and the 30,550-square-foot Grand Ballroom. Adjoining parking decks have space for 1,540 vehicles.
The modern, light-filled convention center is known for its superior amenities, including the Wachovia Business Center, a self-service facility that offers packaging, shipping, delivery, design, printing, copying and fax services for all visitors. The business center's supply vending machine is conveniently stocked with items visitors may have forgotten to bring, including nametags, batteries, luggage tags and rain ponchos. The center's Cyber Cafe features light fare, six Internet-accessible kiosks and free wireless Internet. Award-winning catering is provided exclusively by ARAMARK, which incorporates regional favorites in its always-delicious meals. The convention center also features in-house audio-visual services, including high-quality sound systems, video screens and video and audio taping, as well as full-service telecommunications services, including facility-wide Internet access, both wired and wireless, fax lines and videoconference hosting.Accommodations are readily available at the adjacent Richmond Marriott, which features 414 guest rooms.
The modern, light-filled convention center is known for its superior amenities, including the Wachovia Business Center, a self-service facility that offers packaging, shipping, delivery, design, printing, copying and fax services for all visitors. The business center's supply vending machine is conveniently stocked with items visitors may have forgotten to bring, including nametags, batteries, luggage tags and rain ponchos. The center's Cyber Cafe features light fare, six Internet-accessible kiosks and free wireless Internet. Award-winning catering is provided exclusively by ARAMARK, which incorporates regional favorites in its always-delicious meals. The convention center also features in-house audio-visual services, including high-quality sound systems, video screens and video and audio taping, as well as full-service telecommunications services, including facility-wide Internet access, both wired and wireless, fax lines and videoconference hosting.Accommodations are readily available at the adjacent Richmond Marriott, which features 414 guest rooms.
Convention center space
80000 sq. ft.
Largest room space
178159 sq. ft.
Largest exhibit space
178159 sq. ft.