MadisonLast November, the 107-room downtown
Edgewater Hotel
broke ground on a nine-story addition that will add 189 new guest rooms
and several banquet rooms by summer 2014. The property currently has
5,760 square feet of meeting and event space.
As part of a recent $2 million renovation at the
Hilton Madison Monona Terrace,
all 240 guest rooms were outfitted with media hubs to connect laptops
and mobile devices to the in-room televisions. The hotel is connected to
the 250,000-square-foot Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center.
The 151-room
Hyatt Place Madison
opened in April 2010 within walking distance of the Monona Terrace
Community and Convention Center. The property has 2,500 square feet of
meeting space.
In late 2011, the
Chazen Museum of Art at
the University of Wisconsin‚ Madison completed a $43 million expansion
to accommodate a collection that, since 1970, has grown from 1,500 to
more than 20,000 artworks.
Meeting Hotels
Properties include the 356-room Madison Concourse Hotel and Governor's
Club, 240-room Hilton Madison Monona Terrace, 239-room Sheraton Madison,
189-room Edgewater Hotel and 151-room Hyatt Place Madison. For a more
complete list of Madison hotels, go to
mcvenues.com.Convention CentersAlliant Energy Center; exhibit space, 100,000 square feet; number of meeting rooms, 14. (608) 267-3976, ext. 2
Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center; exhibit space, approximately 37,200 square feet; number of meeting rooms, 21. (608) 261-4000
Airport Transit Dane County Regional Airport, six miles from downtown Madison. Transfer cost by taxi, $12-$18
Taxes Room tax, 9 percent; sales tax, 5 percent; total tax on hotel rooms, 14.5 percent
Group Venues The
Overture Center for the Arts,
a performance space that is home to seven resident arts companies, is
available for meetings and events. Groups of 50 to 1,500 can be
accommodated in one of 15 different spaces ranging from the facility's
stages to its rehearsal studios. (608) 258-4163
For artful events, the
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
can accommodate up to 230 people in one of five venues, including the
rooftop sculpture garden and its large lecture hall. Private gatherings
can take place in the museum during the day or after hours. Parties must
conclude by 11 p.m. (608) 257-0158
Contact Greater Madison Convention and Visitors Bureau, (608) 255-2537 or (800) 373-6376