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Hotel Julien Dubuque

The historic Hotel Julien Dubuque takes up a full city block on Dubuque’s Main Street. Originally constructed in 1915, the stately Beaux Arts-style red brick and limestone building reopened as a 133-room boutique hotel in 2009 after a restoration that uncovered the lobby’s marble tiles, reopened the atrium to the lobby below, added dark millwork, and uncovered crown molding, windows and high ceilings.

“It’s a very beautiful hotel; it was beautifully restored and is very appealing to the eye,” said Sonja Harris, sales director at Hotel Julien. “One thing that is very popular is the use of our ballroom and an atrium on the second level that looks down on the lobby.” hoteljuliendubuque.com

With 17-foot ceilings and deep crown molding, the polished Grande Ballroom can seat 215 banquet-style and 300 theater-style. The atrium often serves as pre-function space, ideal for registration and breaks. The Fleur de Lis, adjacent to the ballroom and atrium, seats up to 150 for a banquet. The hotel has a total of 15,000 square feet of meeting space, including conference rooms, a board room and a terrace that overlooks the Mississippi. For down time, there’s a lounge and a spa.

The hotel’s restaurant, Caroline’s, serves American classics with a twist, like a peppercorn filet and a bacon-wrapped Iowa pork tenderloin. The hotel consults with meeting planners on menus for their events.