Planning an Event in Gainesville
Gainesville at a glance
Average hotel room cost
USD 91
Average meal cost
USD 51
Largest hotel
NaN rooms
Total hotels
34
Total rooms
3,031
Number of convention centers
0
Convention center space
0 sq. ft.
Largest convention room
0 sq. ft.
Highlights of Gainesville
1. Highlight 1
The Cvent Gainesville meeting planning guide is a comprehensive city guide for meeting planning professionals seeking information about Gainesville. Home to the University of Florida, Gainesville prides itself on being more than a great college town.
2. Highlight 2
Approximately a two-hour drive north of Orlando and an hour west of Jacksonville, Gainesville is located four miles from Gainesville Regional Airport and 70 miles from Jacksonville International Airport.
3. Highlight 3
With no convention centers in Gainesville, planners look to other options, like the 12,000-seat Stephen C. O'Connell Center, a multi-purpose arena on the University of Florida campus; and the Hippodrome, including both a 266-seat live-performance theater and 80-seat cinema theater.
1. Highlight 1
The Cvent Gainesville meeting planning guide is a comprehensive city guide for meeting planning professionals seeking information about Gainesville. Home to the University of Florida, Gainesville prides itself on being more than a great college town.
2. Highlight 2
Approximately a two-hour drive north of Orlando and an hour west of Jacksonville, Gainesville is located four miles from Gainesville Regional Airport and 70 miles from Jacksonville International Airport.
3. Highlight 3
With no convention centers in Gainesville, planners look to other options, like the 12,000-seat Stephen C. O'Connell Center, a multi-purpose arena on the University of Florida campus; and the Hippodrome, including both a 266-seat live-performance theater and 80-seat cinema theater.