Pinnacle Mountain State Park
Here in Little Rock, we know that everyone has different things they’re looking for in a meetings destination. But if you’re looking for a place that offers the perfect combination of accessibility, walkability, and affordability, you won’t find a warmer welcome anywhere. Here’s what you can expect:
Your attendees are sure to enjoy the Little Rock experience. Our city of more than 200,000, with a metro population of nearly 750,000, mixes classic Southern hospitality with just the right amount of hipness. A walkable downtown is the starting point. Attendees can spill out of meetings and discover plenty of fun things to see and do, including impressive cultural landmarks like the Clinton Presidential Library and the Old State House Museum, along with abundant nightlife, vibrant arts, a dynamic dining scene, and more. Add it all up and it’s no wonder we’re one of the more celebrated mid-sized cities in the U.S.
Little Rock is a big meetings city, and we have an array of versatile venues sure to meet any planner’s needs. The Statehouse Convention Center, in the heart of downtown on the Arkansas River, offers 220,000 square feet of meeting and exhibit space and is adjoined by the Little Rock Marriott. If you’re looking for something truly unique, the recently renovated Robinson Center — the premier performing arts venue in Arkansas — is a can’t-miss. It includes 25,000 square feet of meeting space and is connected to the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Little Rock. Both of these premiere convention facilities are operated by the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau, making us a true “one-stop shop” for planning and coordinating every aspect of a successful event. Whatever your group’s size, whatever your budget, our meetings team can help you find venues both large and small that are perfectly suited to your needs.
With more than 7,200 hotel rooms overall, and 2,000 in the downtown convention district alone, Little Rock gives attendees ample choice in lodging. Roughly three dozen hotels are within a 10-minute drive of downtown, and many are walking distance from venues. All of the major hotel brand flags are represented, and our two most prominent meeting venues are physically attached to prime hotels. Meeting-goers will like our reasonable room rates. In the meetings game, affordability means increased attendance. From hip and funky to grand and elegant, you’re sure to find a hotel that meets your needs.
It’s not just easy to get here. It’s really easy to get here. The Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport, which serves more than 2.2 million passengers a year, offers a hassle-free in-and-out experience. And since the airport is an easy 10-minute ride into downtown, your attendees won’t start or end their meeting experience in a traffic jam. Located in the mid-South, Little Rock is an enticing drive market, too, with Dallas, Atlanta, New Orleans, Oklahoma City, St. Louis, Kansas City, Nashville, Memphis, Indianapolis and dozens of smaller markets within easy driving distance. Interstates 30 and 40 converge in Little Rock making it easily accessible by vehicle. And for those opting for a scenic route through The Natural State, your attendees
can even get here by rail via Amtrak.
Little Rock is a growing city that has retained many small-town characteristics — and a big one is value. Dozens of hotels offer real bang for the buck, be it a quaint historic property downtown or large ones that fly the flags of familiar brands. Parking fees are reasonable, and the Rock Region METRO Streetcar that gets you around downtown is free to ride. Meeting venues extend reasonable rental fees and are willing to work with planners to meet budgets. Attendees won’t get sticker shock when dinner checks arrive, either; in fact, they’re more apt to break into a surprised smile.
Little Rock is one of those American cities whose culinary scene is bigger than its actual size. The ever-growing foodscape mashes up Southern classics, soul food and barbecue with fine dining, chef-driven innovation, a broad spectrum of ethnic eateries, down-to-earth diners, sports bars and more. A lot of places feature patios or decks for outdoor dining. Here’s what our restaurants have in common — they turn out delicious dishes and provide friendly and efficient service. Attendees will be excited, and sated, when they explore Little Rock’s exemplary food scene.
For many meeting attendees, a night on the town is part of the fun. Fortunately, planners will be comfortable knowing that they can deliver in Little Rock. The River Market Entertainment District — hopping with bars, restaurants and live music — allows patrons 21-plus to carry beverages in cups in public spaces and from place to place. The city is in the thick of the craft beer scene with microbreweries, ranging from family-friendly to hipster hangouts. For meeting-goers who like a little bit more bite in their libations, there’s Rock Town Distillery, where they can sample handcrafted spirits. The city offers a variety of live music, from country to cutting-edge rock, as well as DJ-driven dance clubs.
Arkansas’s nickname is The Natural State, so it’s only natural that meeting attendees might want to take advantage. They’ll be just minutes away from outdoor adventure at Pinnacle Mountain State Park to the west, and the delta to the east. Big Dam Bridge, just six miles west of downtown, is, at eight-tenths of a mile, the longest pedestrian and bicycle intended bridge in North America. It’s never been used by cars or trains, and connects 70,000 acres of parkland. Countless places provide terrific opportunities for hiking, biking, paddling, rock climbing, and more. Golf? Check. Attendees can swing away. For a more leisurely outing, Little Rock has more than 60 city parks and 1,200 miles of cycling trails. A number of vendors can provide gear and help organize group outings, too — perfect for team building activities!
In Little Rock, we are big on meetings. That’s why the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB) has a team of professionals dedicated to meetings and events. We manage the entire process, from site selection to attendance-building to on-site services. We handle tasks big, small and in between. Our team anticipates your needs and exceeds your expectations so you can focus on your attendees while we serve as your liaison to the city.
Although Little Rock’s central location and easy access ensures good attendance, our destination services team will work with you to guarantee it!
PRE-PROMOTION MATERIALS
◊ Destination publications
◊ Materials to boost attendance including videos, images and promotional content
◊ Social media
PLANNING AND LOCAL RESOURCES
Think of the LRCVB as an extension of your planning team. We are your resource for all things Little Rock and will assist with:
◊ Special event venues
◊ Tour and program planning
◊ Parking and ground transportation plans
◊ Local service providers
PUBLIC RELATIONS
We are committed to publicizing your event and will supply the coverage you expect with:
◊ Press release distribution, press conference promotion, and ribbon cuttings
◊ Industry partner notification through our local Food Flash program
◊ Social media promotion
◊ Local dignitary welcomes
We’re here to make hosting your event in Little Rock seamless and to welcome your guests with Southern hospitality. That can include:
◊ Arranging pre-convention meetings
◊ Staffing on-site visitor information centers with the LRCVB professionals during peak registration hours to help with restaurant, shopping, entertainment suggestions and more
◊ On-site staffing services made available to help with a seamless on-site registration
◊ Destination marketing materials to help your attendees experience Little Rock, including visitor guides, restaurant guides, maps and more
◊ Our Big Savings in Little Rock directory lists special offers at area businesses for your attendees
◊ Welcome services available from digital messages at the airport and street banners to special bridge lighting. Contact the LRCVB to learn more.
The LRCVB is your partner even after your attendees depart. We feel it’s important for you to know exactly how your event impacted Little Rock with a post-convention meeting and an economic calculation.*
* Services are provided based on peak night guest rooms.
Little Rock’s Downtown Convention District conveniently connects the vibrant scene of Downtown Little Rock with our hotels and meeting spaces. The Convention District borders the Arkansas River and includes our two primary meeting venues, along with several hotels, cultural landmarks, eclectic dining, entertainment, and plenty of green space. This is Little Rock’s epicenter of business and fun, and it allows you to plan a meeting that will let attendees experience virtually everything within convenient walking distance.
The District is headlined by two first-rate venues, both of which have full-service hotels attached: The Statehouse Convention Center, which features 220,000 square feet of highly flexible meeting space; and the adjoining 418-room Little Rock Marriott, which itself offers 44,000 square feet of meeting area.
A short walk away is Robinson Center, a building that dates back to 1939 and was reopened in 2016 after a $70 million, top-to-bottom makeover. The venue has 25,000 square feet of elegant meeting space and a 2,222-seat premier performing arts theatre. The adjoining DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Little Rock, with 288 keys, recently completed its own multi-million-dollar renovation and contains 15,000 square feet of meeting space.
Both of these exceptional convention venues are operated by Little Rock’s Convention & Visitors Bureau, which makes the LRCVB a true “one-stop shop” for anyone looking to plan a memorable convention or event. Even better, these facilities and hotels are only part of Little Rock’s entire convention district, which also includes The River Market. This hip, vibrant section of downtown Little Rock is where visitors and locals alike go to dine out, share a drink, and shop. You’ll find live music, dance clubs, and more – and you can even carry adult beverages from one place to another.
Within the District, meeting-goers have quick access to such must-see attractions as the William J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum, the Old State House Museum, the Historic Arkansas Museum, the Museum of Discovery and several others. Many of these are within walking distance of the Convention Center and can be reserved for special events.
The Convention District’s vast expanse of waterfront green space is anchored by Riverfront Park, and includes the Arkansas River Trail, the unforgettable Vogel Schwartz Sculpture Garden, the First Security Amphitheater and other pavilions.
The Rock Region METRO Streetcar is available for attendees who want to get off their feet or just take a scenic ride to learn more about our city. Each streetcar is operated by a friendly conductor/tour guide, includes 10 stops in the District, and can take visitors across the Main Street Bridge into North Little Rock.
Bottom line? The Little Rock Downtown Convention District provides you and your attendees with everything you need in a condensed, easy-to-navigate area that never feels crowded or unfamiliar.
For planners who want to enhance their meetings by providing attendees with fun and informative extracurricular activities, be it group outings or individual excursions, here are a few sample itineraries.
Walk in the footsteps of our 42nd president by exploring the William J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum and Park. See the Arkansas Governor’s Mansion , where Clinton lived during his tenure as leader of Arkansas. Tour the site of Clinton’s presidential acceptance speeches at the Old State House Museum . View the gown that First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton wore during her husband’s gubernatorial inauguration. And at the Arkansas State Capitol building, walk the same marble stairways that Clinton did as governor.
Visit the birthplace of General Douglas MacArthur at the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History. Explore a World War II-era submarine and tugboat at the Arkansas Inland Martime Museum on the Arkansas River. Pay tribute to our veterans at the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial and the Gold Star Families Memorial Monument At the Arkansas National Guard Museum , located at Camp Robinson, examine artifacts from the past 99 years that tell the stories behind WWI and WWII. Pay your respects to Arkansas’s Union Soldiers at Little Rock National Cemetery
Explore the William J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum and discover how his presidency was shaped by the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Celebrate the culture, community, achievements and history of African Americans in Arkansas at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center. Visit the nation’s only operating high school within a National Park, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, where nine black students pioneered the desegregation of Arkansas schools in 1957. Request a private tour of NAACP member Daisy Lee Gatson Bates’s house and learn why it was instrumental in the desegregation of Central High School. Sink your teeth into Little Rock’s oldest Black-owned restaurant having survived integration, SIMS Bar - B - Que, established in 1937.
Take a foray to The Bernice Garden , which features permanent and temporary sculptures created by Arkansas artists. Let the art captivate you while navigating the Vogel Schwartz Sculpture Gardens , alongside the Arkansas River and The River Market. Check out a notable medicinal herb garden at the Historic Arkansas Museum . Learn about the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission at the Witt Stephens Jr. Central Arkansas Nature Center. Explore botanical beauty designed by world-renowned Arkansas landscape designer P. Allen Smith at the Arkansas Governor’s Mansion . Picture yourself in the opening scene of “Gone with The Wind” at the re-creation of an 1880s water-powered grist mill, The Old Mill . Watch the sunset at Wildwood Park for the Arts , home to both botanical gardens and live theater. On your way out of town, plan to make a stop at P. Allen Smith’s Moss Mountain Farm . You’ll taste and see what makes his garden home a notch above the rest.
Get hands-on at the Museum of Discovery, with over 90 state-of-theart, interactive science and technology exhibits. Take a behind-thescenes tour of the Little Rock Zoo. Explore women’s history through a unique display of handbags at Esse Purse Museum . The only purse museum in the country, it exhibits handbags and the mementos inside them dating from 1900 to 1999. Test your skills at Big Rock Fun Park! It has exactly what you need for some friendly family competition — batting cages, laser frenzy mazes, bumper boats, a mini-golf course, and aerial adventures.
Little Rock has one of the most robust arts scenes in the mid-South. Visitors can purchase an original piece in a gallery or view works in several museums. At the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts , you can get lost in pieces by Rembrandt, Picasso, Degas, Wyeth, and a smorgasbord of 20 th Century artists. The museum is currently undergoing a $140+ million renovation. The center will be a crowning jewel when it re-opens in 2022.
Love handbags? ESSE Purse Museum , one of only two purse museums in the world, has more than 3,000 bags on display, as well as associated accoutrements and ephemera. More than a fashion museum, ESSE explores the intersection of art, history, utility and femininity, and celebrates the progression of 20 th Century American women. The museum shop offers high-quality and unusual handbags, as well as jewelry, scarves, books and more.
University of Arkansas
2nd Friday Art Night
Little Rock Art Galleries
Vogel Schwartz Sculpture Garden
Wildwood Park for the Arts
It’s virtually impossible to narrow down Little Rock’s endless cultural offerings to a few sites, but here’s a handful of essentials that planners will want to consider. The H.U. Lee International Gate and Garden, a leafy oasis near the downtown waterfront, pays tribute to Taekwondo grandmaster Haeng Ung Lee. Over at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, the Sequoyah National Research Center preserves the writing and art of Native Americans. It’s hailed as the largest collection of Native American expression in the world. An interesting side trip for groups or individuals lies 17 miles southeast of downtown at the Plum Bayou Mounds Archeological State Park , a National Historic Landmark that contains Arkansas’s tallest American Indian mounds.
Mount Holly Cemetery
Oakland & Fraternal Historic Cemetery Park
In 1957, Little Rock was the epicenter of civil rights unrest when Governor Orval Faubus defied federal law and vowed to block nine Black students — known as the Little Rock Nine — from entering Central High School. President Dwight Eisenhower dispatched federal troops to ensure their admission. The scene shined a national spotlight on racism and ultimately led to progress in the civil rights movement. Several monuments note Little Rock’s place in civil rights history. Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site — a Top Ten stop on the U.S. Civil Rights Trail — is still an active high school and includes a visitor center that tells the story of the Little Rock Nine through interactive exhibits. Further commemorating the group of pioneering Black students is a striking
statue called Testament: The Little Rock Nine Monument, which faces the governor’s office at the Arkansas State Capitol. The Arkansas Civil Rights Heritage Trail is an ever-growing collection of sites that honors freedom riders, sit-in organizers and other contributors to desegregation. The trail starts outside the Old State House Museum and will eventually stretch to the William J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum
Named after a stone outcropping on the bank of the Arkansas River that was used centuries ago as a travel landmark, Little Rock was incorporated in 1831. As a result, our city is proud to showcase its rich and abundant history. Among countless sites, markers and milestones that exist through Little Rock, several can be considered must-see sites for visitors. The William J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum honors our 42nd president with a museum and library that offers a sweeping view of the Bill Clinton administration and the era in which it happened.
The Old State House Museum is the oldest standing state capitol building west of the Mississippi River, and it served as the center of state government from 1836 to 1911. During the Civil War, Confederate and Union troops alternately occupied it. The Greek Revival building beautifully chronicles the rich history of Arkansas.
The Arkansas State Capitol was built more than a century ago. Neoclassical in style, it’s a grand structure both inside and out, and should not be missed. These three landmarks are situated downtown within a few miles of each other.
Little Rock’s educational attractions are plentiful, and three pillars sit within a mile of each other downtown. Located in the River Market District, the Museum of Discovery at the Donald W. Reynolds Science Center, which dates back to 1927, is a premier science, technology, engineering and mathematics center. In between, along the Arkansas River Trail in the River Market District, is the Witt Stephens Jr. Central Arkansas Nature Center. It focuses on the recreational aspects of the state’s fish and wildlife, and features live animals and interactive exhibits.
Just four miles to the west, attendees can enjoy the Little Rock Zoo. Dating back to 1926 with just two animals, the attraction now houses 725 animals representing more than 200 species, and includes special events, educational and conservation programs.
Military enthusiasts will find plenty to like in Little Rock. Legendary WWII General Douglas MacArthur is one of the city’s favorite sons. He and his pipe are well represented at the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History, which chronicles the state’s military heritage from the territorial period to the present. The facility sits in lush, expansive MacArthur Park downtown.
The Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial near the Arkansas State Capitol downtown, honors Arkansans who served in the war and includes a wall inscribed with the names of those who lost their lives. Perhaps the most distinctive of our military landmarks is the Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum . Even though the nearest coastline is at the Gulf of Mexico 400 miles south, this superb attraction is home to the USS Hoga tugboat that was instrumental at Pearl Harbor, and the USS Razorback submarine that was present at the Japanese surrender in Tokyo Bay. It is the only intercontinental museum to house both bookends of World War II.
Arkansas National Guard Museum
Little Rock National Cemetery
Jacksonville Museum of Military History
Gold Star Families Memorial Monument
Head a few miles in any direction from downtown Little Rock and your attendees will encounter beautiful natural scenery. For meeting planners looking to factor in outdoor activities, it’s best to follow the Arkansas River northwest, where several delightful places await. Less than seven miles upriver is our aptly named Big Dam Bridge , a 4,226 ft. span built atop Murray Lock and Dam that makes up North America’s longest pedestrian- and bicycle-intended bridge. Just a few miles farther upriver is the picturesque, 1,000-acre Two Rivers Park , which includes hiking and biking trails, kayak rentals, a pedestrian bridge, and other amenities. Proceed another six miles to Pinnacle Mountain State Park , regarded as one the prettiest spots in the state. A hike to the peak of the mountain, roughly a thousand feet above the Arkansas
River Valley, is fun and not too taxing. Just two miles west you’ll find Rattlesnake Ridge Natural Area , a conservation preserve with five miles of trails and a bounty of extraordinary rock features.
Arkansas River Trail
Fourche Creek Wetlands
Lake Maumelle
MacArthur Park
Murray Park
Pinnacle Mountain State Park
Two Rivers Park
Like most thriving cities, Little Rock boasts a flowing craft beer, wine and spirits scene. Several breweries are clustered within a convenient distance of the downtown Convention District. They’re joined by Rock Town Distillery, the first legal distillery in Arkansas since Prohibition. Founded in 2010 and a true grain-toglass operation, Rock Town makes its wide assortment of spirits from corn, wheat, and rye all sourced within 125 miles of its downtown Little Rock location. The tasting room is an ideal place to gather for their hand-crafted cocktails. Our city’s roll call of breweries includes Stone’s Throw Brewing (with two locations), Lost Forty Brewing , Vino’s Brewpub and others. To the west, you’ll find River Bottom Winery at BoBrook Farms and An Enchanting Evening , two wineries each nestled in their own picturesque setting.
The Arkansas River winds through Little Rock, and along its banks downtown is where the city really hums. Besides being home to the main meeting venues, the area includes the River Market District, a contained area packed with dining, nightlife, and entertainment. Right along the water is the memorable Vogel Schwartz Sculpture Garden , a serene getaway that includes more than 80 public artworks. La Petite Roche Plaza is the site of the actual “little rock” outcropping discovered in 1722.
Two pedestrian bridges are part of Little Rock’s Six Bridges skyline, both of which connect the downtown waterfront to North Little Rock. The Clinton Presidential Park Bridge was built in 1899 as the Rock Island Railroad Bridge and The Junction Bridge , a few blocks west, has been a waterfront fixture for more than a century. These are given extra life after dark when they illuminate downtown with thousands of colorful LED lights.
Little Rock has a wide range of venues for live entertainment, from unique rock clubs to the 2,222-seat Robinson Center, the finest performing arts hall in the state. It’s the host venue for the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra , which performs more than 30 concerts there each year, Ballet Arkansas , as well as the Broadway Theater series. Planners take note: the Arkansas Repertory Theatre offers a year-round season. For something smaller, consider Movie Tavern Little Rock , which shows first-run movies and offers intheater dining service, a chef-driven menu and luxurious seating. For big events, North Little Rock boasts 18,000-seat Simmons Bank Arena , a favored venue for major sports events and big concert tours.
Whether it’s a multi-course, white-tablecloth meal for a big group or a quick bite from a food truck between sessions, Little Rock’s culinary menu has you and your attendees covered. The city’s foodscape includes innovative chef-driven concepts; a full array of ethnic eateries; classic American; and, fittingly, lots of authentic barbecue and soul food. Pizza lovers have plenty to choose from as well. Little Rock is made up of a series of distinctive neighborhoods — River Market, SoMa , East Village , the Heights , Hillcrest, Riverdale , et al — each having its own cluster of independently owned restaurants. The city’s dining scene literally leaves visitors with a tasty satisfaction.
Little Rock is a city that blends down-home charm with uptown chic, and that’s reflected in our shopping scene. Downtown and its surrounding neighborhoods contain an array of distinctive independent stores. These boutiques offer everything from hauté couture to hip-and-trendy outfits. Several high-end clothing shops sell bespoke, made-tomeasure, and premium brand clothes. Our bounty of gift shops brims with delightful products that range from classic to trendy to whimsical. Specialty stores sell jewelry, organic spices and teas, modern lifestyle products, fragrances, furniture, and more. Several galleries showcase original art. For those hunting deals on top consumer brands, the vast Outlets of Little Rock , the only mall of its kind in Arkansas, is just 12 miles southwest of the Convention District.
River Market District
Meeting-goers can see the sights, soak up history and culture, and be entertained by Little Rock’s tour offerings. A splendid way to get the lay of the land is a ride on the Rock Region METRO Streetcar, which takes visitors through downtown and into North Little Rock. The Arkansas Civil Rights History Tour features 35 sites through diverse neighborhoods and documents the struggle for civil rights from the early 1800s to the present. Our Political History Audio Tour encompasses 23 locations throughout downtown that cover the people and places that shaped the state of Arkansas. For outdoor fun, Rock Town River Outfitters rents bikes and kayaks and offers
guided tours. Be sure to check out our self-guided tours that showcase the city.
Little Rock Sculpture Tour
Little Rock Historic Church Tour
Little Rock Military History Tour
Little Rock Civil Rights Tour
THINGS TO DO 18
Shopping
4 Robinson Center
• Arkansas Symphony Orchestra
• Celebrity Attractions Broadway Series
5 The Studio Theatre
6 The Weekend Theater
Museum
3 The Galleries at Library Square
4 Vogel Schwartz Sculpture Garden
Cultural
5 Bobby L. Roberts Library of Arkansas History & Art
6 Concordia Hall
7 H.U. Lee International Gate and Garden
12 Museum of Discovery - Donald W. Reynolds Science Center
13 Witt Stephens, Jr. Central Arkansas
Nature Center
History
14 Arkansas Governor’s Mansion
15 Arkansas State Capitol
16 Historic Arkansas Museum
17 Little Rock Firehouse Hostel and Museum
18 Mount Holly Cemetery
19 Old State House Museum
Military History
20 Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum
• USS Hoga
• USS Razorback
21 MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History
• Arkansas Korean War Veterans Memorial
1 MacArthur Park
2 Riverfront Park
• Junction Bridge
Civil Rights
8 Little Rock Central High School
Historic Site
9 Mosaic Templars Cultural Center
Education
11 Clinton Presidential Center
• Clinton Island
• Clinton Presidential Park Bridge
• Clinton School of Public Service
• William E. “Bill” Clark Presidential Park Wetlands
• William J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum
• La Petite Roche Plaza (“The Little Rock”)
• Margaret Clark Adventure
• Peabody Splash
3 Rock Town River Outfitters
• River Market Ottenheimer
4 The Bernice Garden
101 East Markham Street, Little Rock, AR 72201
• (501) 376-4781 • statehouseconventioncenter.com
Little Rock is proud to offer a do-all be-all meetings facility in the heart of our vibrant downtown. The three-level Statehouse Convention Center, which overlooks the Arkansas River, covers all the bases necessary to hold a spectacular and highly productive meeting. The building can accommodate groups ranging from 10 to 8,200.
The venue features four Governor’s Halls that can be opened into 80,000 square feet of exhibit space. The Wally Allen Ballroom on the top floor has more than 18,000 square feet that can easily divide into five smaller areas. Twenty-two meeting rooms range in size from 327 to nearly 10,000 square feet. And multi-use foyers are available for pre-function and receptions.
The Statehouse is attached to the 418-room Little Rock Marriott Hotel, making it an easy commute for attendees. A 650-space parking deck is located a block south.
The center matches maximum flexibility with appealing aesthetics and up-to-the-minute technological capacity. It’s a space that meeting planners can customize to fit their needs. On-site audiovisual, security, and telecommunications teams make event planning and execution that much smoother.
The Statehouse Convention Center is situated amid all the action and culture that downtown Little Rock has to offer — including the city’s renowned restaurants, craft breweries and distilleries, pubs, museums, and parks. Attendees can indulge in all manner of fun after the day’s business is done.
• 80,167 ft2 of exhibit space can open into one large area or be divided into four halls, each with its own separate entrance.
• Can accommodate standard tractor-trailer rigs.
• Connected to the Little Rock Marriott with an additional 44,000 ft2
MEETINGS ROOM
• 18,362 ft2, can easily divide into five separate, more intimate spaces.
• Elegant decor and versatile seating capacity in theater, classroom and banquet configurations.
• Multi-use foyers for preevent gatherings, exhibits, cocktail receptions or silent auction functions. The Rotunda, Toltec Lobby, Atrium and Ballroom Foyer provide impressive venues ideal for staging press conferences, registration activities and receptions.
WALLY ALLEN BALLROOM
426 West Markham Street, Little Rock, AR 72201
• (501) 255-3300 è robinsoncenter.com
A more versatile, or beautiful, meeting venue is hard to imagine. The four-level Robinson Center, located in the heart of downtown Little Rock overlooks the Arkansas River, offers 18 dedicated meeting spaces, ranging in size from 600 square feet to the 7,135-square-foot William Grant Still Ballroom, which overlooks the river. The building is a sublime mixture of history and modernity.
Robinson Center is also the premier performing arts hall in Arkansas. It hosts an array of concerts and Broadway shows and is home to the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra. It’s named for Joseph Taylor Robinson, who served as a U.S. Congressman, Senator and Governor of Arkansas, and was the Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee in the 1928 presidential election. He died two years before Robinson Center opened in 1939.
Over the years, the venue hosted every type of entertainment, including the first live recording of Elvis Presley’s Hound Dog in May 1956. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. The center closed in 2014 for a 28-month renovation, which might be better described as a re-imagination, one that transformed a beloved landmark into a state-of-the-art performance and meetings venue. The center re-opened in November 2016.
The building’s most striking feature is the stately pillars that greet visitors as they ascend the steps. The facade emits an unmistakable air of grandeur. Meeting attendees are sure to realize they are participating in something important.
Robinson Center’s interior, which was completely gutted and remodeled, preserved the building’s Art Deco roots. The building has been outfitted with up-to-date technology and boundless amenities, offering maximum flexibility and convenience. The space boasts LEED Gold certification.
Robinson Center is directly connected to the 287-room DoubleTree Hotel by Hilton and a 550-space parking garage. Attendees can enjoy the celebrated array of dining, culture and entertainment that’s within convenient walking distance of the venue.
Robinson Center is managed by the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau, which provides planners with a wealth of expertise and a nonunion professional staff that’s ready and willing to meet every need.
1 Simmons Bank Arena Drive, North Little Rock, AR 72114
• (501) 975-9000 è simmonsbankarena.com
Little Rock’s 18,000-capacity, multi-purpose events center, situated a few blocks north of the Arkansas River close to downtown, hosts an array of events, including major concert acts, big regional sports tournaments, and more. The venue offers 28,000 square feet of arena floor space, ideal for big conferences and trade shows, and can hold 1,500 people for a banquet and 150 trade show booths.
Also available at Simmons Bank Arena are four meeting rooms ranging from 1,400 to 2,250 square feet, which can be combined to make larger spaces. The arena offers full, in-house catering with an in-house chef, as well as ample parking.
2801 South University Avenue, Little Rock, AR 72204
• (501) 916-5350 è lrtrojans.com/facilities/jack-stephens-center/3
The home of athletics for University of Arkansas at Little Rock, the 5,600-seat Jack Stephens Center is located on the college’s leafy urban campus just five miles from downtown. Meeting planners will find plenty to like and considerable flexibility here, whether it’s a conference held on a practice court named after alumnus and five-time NBA champion Derek Fisher, or a small group meeting in the Legends Room. Several hotels are within easy walking distance, and parking is plentiful.
2600 Howard Street, Little Rock, AR 72206
• (501) 372-4197 è arkansasstatefair.com
Every autumn, this 140-acre, six-building site holds the state fair. But at any other time of the year, this complex can host virtually any size and type of event, from a horse show to a black-tie gala. For planners who want to go big, there’s Barton Coliseum, which can seat 10,000 and has nearly 26,000 square feet of floor space. The similar-sized Hall of Industry is the fairgrounds’ most popular meeting facility.
Other buildings provide indoor and covered outdoor spaces, amounting to more than 120,000 square feet of event area. And because this is a state fair site, it has ties for nearly 500 cattle. The complex features paved and lighted parking to handle large crowds.
Best of all, your attendees won’t feel cut off from the action. The state fair complex is only three miles from downtown Little Rock and a short drive from Clinton National Airport.
With a prime, centralized location in the U.S. and temperate weather featuring an average of 217 sunny days a year, Little Rock is an ideal place to hold tournaments and other sporting events.
Little Rock offers an array of facilities that can host virtually any kind of sporting event, from spring trips for high school teams to major college tournaments. Outdoors or indoors — we have you covered.
Please consult the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau for guidance in choosing a venue and information on booking. Here is a partial list of Little Rock sports venues:
101 East Markham Street, Little Rock
è statehouseconventioncenter.com
The Statehouse Convention Center contains 220,000 square feet of meeting space, of which more than 82,000 square feet is continuous under a 31-foot ceiling. It has hosted volleyball, gymnastics, Taekwondo, and basketball events.
#1 Stadium Drive, Little Rock, è wmstadium.com
War Memorial Stadium has played host to major college football games, concerts and events for more than 70 years. The stadium seats 54,150 spectators and has 57,600 square feet (360x160) available on the field. It holds full locker rooms, large-scale video boards and television broadcast capabilities.
2600 Howard Street, Little Rock
è arkansasstatefair.com
The 140-acre Arkansas State Fairgrounds Complex features 6 buildings offering more than 120,000 square feet, Barton Coliseum seating 7,150 people with 25,830 square feet of floor space; two equestrian warm-up arenas; meeting facilities with seating up to 4,000; 730 horse stalls; and almost 500 cattle ties and ample parking.
The field turf is lit for HD television and has been the site of Arkansas Razorback games for more than 70 years. War Memorial is home to the Little Rock Rangers Soccer Club of the National Premier Soccer League.
1 Simmons Bank Arena Drive, North Little Rock
è simmonsbankarena.com
Simmons Bank Arena features a seating capacity of 18,000 in addition to meeting and floor space of 17,000 square feet (28,000 square feet with floor seating retracted).
The arena has hosted some of the most illustrious names in music and has also been the host to national and collegiate sporting events.
400 West Broadway, North Little Rock
è milb.com/arkansas
Dickey-Stephens Park is a baseball park located just across the Arkansas River from downtown Little Rock. It serves as the home for the Arkansas Travelers (Seattle Mariners AA Affiliate) of the Texas League with a capacity of 7,200 which includes 5,800 fixed seats and lawn seating for 1,500 on the outfield berms.
30 Championship Drive, North Little Rock
è nlrpr.org/parks/burns_park
Burns Park is one of the largest municipal parks in the country, with 1,700 acres; two 18-hole golf courses; two 18-hole disc golf courses; a ten-field baseball and softball complex; 17 soccer fields; 27 outdoor tennis courts plus an additional six indoor courts; hiking trails; equestrian trails; seven playgrounds; a three-acre dog park and more. The Burns Park Soccer Complex is home to 17 grass, Tiffway II fields with full irrigation. Seven fields are equipped with tournament lighting. There are 1,500 parking spaces available near the fields. The Tennis Center is managed by the Arkansas Tennis Association. It features 21 outdoor adult hard courts, six outdoor children’s hard courts and six indoor adult hard courts. The park’s softball complex features five fields with 20/30 regular play lighting, 30/50 tournament play lightning, five scorekeeper rooms and more than 1,000 lighted parking spaces on a 30-acre campus. The park’s baseball complex comprises seven lighted fields (two with 150-foot fences, two with 200-foot fences, two with 250-foot fences, and one with a 300-foot fence), all of which include scoreboards, fence caps and windscreens, enclosed and covered dugouts and warning tracks.
1501 Leisure Place, Little Rock
è littlerock.gov/for-residents/parks-and-recreation/ rebsamen-tennis-center
Rebsamen Tennis Center is a superb facility for competitive and recreational players of all ages and levels. Equipped with 17 lighted outdoor courts, a stadium court that seats 5,000 and three free lighted backboards. Rebsamen Tennis Center is run by the City of Little Rock Parks and Recreation Department and is one of the south’s premier public tennis centers. Since the doors opened in 1980, Rebsamen Tennis Center has received numerous awards including the USTA’s National Public Facility of the Year Award and has hosted numerous state, regional and national tournaments.
810 West Markham Street, Little Rock
è lrtrojans.com/facilities/jack-stephens-center/3
Measuring 149,000 square feet, the Jack Stephens Center is home to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Trojans basketball teams and features a full-court practice gym, a first-class weight room, an athletic training room, and locker rooms. With a seating capacity of 5,600, the arena has 12,000 square feet of floor space. The arena features leather chair back seating, a dozen luxury suites, and more than 70 percent of its seats between the end lines. Each end of the court sports a 90-foot scoreboard with a video board and statistics panel.
è lrtrojans.com/facilities/coleman-sports-complex/4
Home to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s track and field programs, the Coleman Sports Complex seats 300 spectators in the grandstand above an eight-lane, Polytan Synthetic surface 400m track. Coleman features sites for long jump, high jump, pole vault, shot put, discus, hammer and javelin competitions.
810 West Markham Street, L ittle Rock
è arkansasrivertrail.org
Anchored by the Clinton Presidential Park Bridge in downtown and the Big Dam Bridge further west, the Arkansas River Trail is a 17-mile loop that runs along both the north and south for easy access points to both sides of the river. The trail is a must-see for visiting cyclists, hikers and outdoor enthusiasts, and is connected to more than almost 70 miles of additional trails and connects 23 parks and attractions. One of the trail’s defining features is the aptly named Big Dam Bridge that crosses over Murray Lock and Dam on the Arkansas River. The bridge is 4,226 feet long, making it the longest pedestrian and bicycle-intended bridge in North America.
810 West Markham Street, Little Rock
è lrsdathletics.com
The newly constructed Southwest High School features a 4,000-seat football stadium, 2,500-seat arena and a 500-seat auxiliary gym. The campus also includes a practice field and track as well as four tennis courts and fields for soccer, baseball and softball. The school’s field house includes practice space for wrestling.
Nestled near the geographic center of Little Rock, Hall High School features the George Cirks 2,500 seat arena, a constant host to basketball and volleyball games.
The only football field within a National Park, Central High School’s Quigley Stadium seats 15,000 in grandstands on either side of a turf field.
8 lane, Polytan Synthetic surface 400m track Long jump, high jump, pole vault runways shot put, discus, hammer cages, adjacent area for javelin competition, 300 seat grand stand with press box. Stadium lights score board and Internet capability Turf field soccer field and two intramural fields.
4,000 seat football stadium, 2500 seat arena, 500 seat auxiliary gym, Practice Field/Track, 4 Tennis Courts, soccer, baseball, softball fields, Field house, with practice space for wrestling
3 Statehouse Plaza, Little Rock, AR 72201
• (501) 319-6772 è marriott.com/hotels/travel/litpb-little-rock-marriott
The four-star luxury Little Rock Marriott is physically connected to the Statehouse Convention Center in the heart of downtown, overlooking the Arkansas River waterfront. The red-brick, L-shaped building, with 418 rooms , makes for an impressive sight along the Little Rock skyline. Many rooms offer views of downtown or the Arkansas River.
The Little Rock Marriott is a top-notch meeting venue in its own right. Nearly 45,000 square feet of function space is divided into 21 rooms, the largest of which, the Grand Ballroom, can hold 1,000 for theater, and 660 for classroom and rounds. Many of the larger rooms have curved walls — so that attendees won’t feel boxed in.
On-site dining includes the Heritage Grille Steak and Fin Restaurant, which serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. A large fitness center is a standout amenity. The Little Rock Marriott is an immersive, all-in-one experience that is sure to impress any meeting attendee.
• Total Meeting Space: 44,747 ft 2
• Largest Meeting Room: 10,657 ft 2
• Total Number of Meeting Rooms: 21
• Total Number of Guest Rooms: 418
424 West Markham Street, Little Rock, AR 72201
• (501) 372-4371 • Bookings@LittleRock.com è doubletreelr.com
Meeting-goers will be right in the thick of it at this DoubleTree by Hilton. It’s physically connected to Robinson Center, one of Little Rock’s elite meeting venues. The fresh aesthetic is casual-chic with modern decor. Guest room and suite renovations have provided new color schemes, updated electronics and more. North-facing rooms have an invigorating view of the Arkansas River, while the other side looks out over downtown.
The DoubleTree is itself a terrific venue for meetings, with 12,736 square feet of function space, headlined by the Grand Ballroom, which at 8,360 square feet can accommodate a thousand people theater-style, 600 classroom style and 600 with rounds. Other rooms scale down in size — the smallest is 624 square feet — and several can be combined to make larger spaces. All of these features make the DoubleTree a highly versatile and classy place to book a meeting.
QUICK FACTS
• Total Meeting Space: 12,736 ft 2
• Largest Meeting Room: 8,360 ft 2
• Total Number of Meeting Rooms: 6
• Total Number of Guest Rooms: 288
Meeting-goers can leave the airport and be at their venue and hotel in a few short minutes. Guests will be impressed with the massive, courtyard-style lobby area. The Holiday Inn Little Rock Airport Conference Center offers 20,000 square feet of flexible meeting space in 14 rooms — for groups ranging in number from 10 to 600. The hotel has a highly regarded in-house catering service as well as state-of-the-art AV equipment.
The Holiday Inn Little Rock Airport Conference Center features 201 uniquely decorated guest rooms that have such amenities as refrigerators and microwaves. A full buffet breakfast (or made to order) is available, as well as lunch and dinner in Boston’s Restaurant & Sports Bar. The concierge lounge provides a level of service usually found in more exclusive hotels.
QUICK FACTS
• Total Meeting Space: 20,000 ft 2
• Largest Meeting Room: 5,600 ft 2
• Total Number of Meeting Rooms: 14
• Total Number of Guest Rooms: 201
925 South University Avenue, Little Rock, AR 72204
• (501) 664-5020 è fourpointslittlerockmidtown.com
Here’s a stylish, 264-room hotel about midway between downtown and Little Rock’s main interstate junction.
Four Points by Sheraton Little Rock Midtown is affordable, flexible and comfortable. The hotel provides more than 13,000 square feet of flexible meeting space within 15 banquet rooms and a unique outdoor space.
Guest rooms are equipped with a refrigerator, microwave, easy chair and more. Along with free on-site parking, the Four Points by Sheraton Little Rock Midtown offers a complimentary shuttle to the Clinton National Airport within a five mile radius. An in-house restaurant serves breakfast and dinner. For unwinding, there’s a large, resort-style pool.
Planners will appreciate the guest-management services, including the ability to provide a list of guests to the hotel, which will make reservations for all. Staff will also send meeting organizers a report showing which guests have reserved rooms and when they plan to arrive. Guests can check in before their stay, get alerts when their rooms are ready, and check out without having to stop at the front desk.
QUICK FACTS
• Total Meeting Space: 13,786 ft 2
• Largest Meeting Room: 4,332 ft 2
• Total Number of Meeting Rooms: 15
• Total Number of Guest Rooms: 264
• On site bar open daily 5–11 pm
11301 Financial Centre Parkway, Little Rock, AR 72211
• (501) 312-9000 è hilton.com/en/hotels/litcpes-embassy-suites-little-rock
If you want to hold meetings away from downtown action, but still have size, flexibility and plenty of amenities, then this 251-room hotel is an ideal choice. It’s roughly 10 miles west of downtown, in the West Little Rock business district. Thus meeting-goers need only take a short ride to the urban cluster of restaurants and nightlife. Embassy Suites by Hilton Little Rock provides more than 12,000 square feet of total function space in 13 meeting rooms — topped by the 10,731-square-foot Ambassador Ballroom. Smallest are two boardrooms with 10-person tables (352 square feet each).
Embassy Suites by Hilton Little Rock offers full catering services for meeting rooms as well as the Seven Bridges Bar + Kitchen. Attendees who choose to skip the trip downtown will find plenty of amenities — pool, hot tub, sauna and fitness center. Large suites are available for after-meeting get-togethers.
QUICK FACTS
• Total Meeting Space: 12,902 ft 2
• Largest Meeting Room: 10,731 ft 2
• Total Number of Meeting Rooms: 13
• Total Number of Guest Rooms: 251
201 South Shackleford Road, Little Rock, AR 72211 • (501) 223-3000 è marriott.com/hotels/travel/litde-delta-hotels-little-rock-west/
Arkansas’s only Delta Hotel is conveniently located at the interchange of Interstates 430 and 630 just eight miles from the downtown waterfront. Its meeting rooms can accommodate groups ranging in size from 20 to 300. The Ballroom measures at 2,691 square feet. Planners can set up meetings in the hotel’s 7,500 square feet of function space and can opt to lodge an entire group in the hotel’s 244 guest rooms.
Attendees can get their workouts in at an onsite fitness center, and lounge by the indoor/outdoor pool. Meeting-goers can unwind at H.I.P.S. Restaurant and Bar.
QUICK FACTS
• Total Meeting Space: 7,500 ft 2
• Largest Meeting Room: 2,691 ft 2
• Total Number of Meeting Rooms: 11
• Total Number of Guest Rooms: 244
707 Interstate 30, Little Rock, AR 72202
• (501) 712-4230 è comfortinnpresidential.com
For planners looking to provide the downtown Little Rock experience on a relatively modest budget, this newly renovated hotel is the ideal choice. Its seven meeting rooms — named after such Arkansas luminaries as Maya Angelou and General Douglas MacArthur — total more than 6,000 square feet and offer optimal flexibility. Rooms can be paired with one another, doubling their size. For instance, by combining the Glen Campbell
and Johnny Cash rooms, attendees can spread out in 2,352 square feet. The Comfort Inn & Suites Presidential offers an inhouse catering service. It’s an easy stroll to downtown fun, entertainment and topnotch dining. Attendees will love the big saltwater pool overlooking the Arkansas River.
• Total Meeting Space: 6,600 ft 2
• Largest Meeting Room: 2,352 ft 2
• Total Number of Meeting Rooms: 7
• Total Number of Guest Rooms: 150
111 West Markham Street, Little Rock, AR 72201
• (501) 374-7474 è capitalhotel.com
The Capital Hotel is the ideal spot for planners looking to supply prime Southern elegance and genteel service. And it’s located right downtown near the Arkansas River, a block from the Statehouse Convention Center. You want history? President Ulysses S. Grant stayed here in 1880, four years after the hotel opened. Long known as Little Rock’s “front porch,” the building features a pillared facade topped by a balcony that makes quite a first impression. The hotel calls its style Southern Comfortable.
The Capital offers five meeting rooms, headlined by the opulent Ballroom, a perfect 43’ x 43’ square. The Brooks and Baxter Salons are mirror images at roughly 1,500 square feet each. The Cherokee and Quapaw Parlors are perfect for large dinners and smaller meetings — used together they can handle a reception for 75 or sit-down dinner for 50. The hotel offers first-class dining. All 94 guest rooms ooze Southern charm — and comfort.
• Total Meeting Space: 5,862 ft 2
• Largest Meeting Room: 1,849 ft 2
• Total Number of Meeting Rooms: 5
• Total Number of Guest Rooms: 94
617 South Broadway, Little Rock, AR 72201
• (501) 374.9000 è laquintalittlerockdowntown.com
You can get business done here. Five thousand square feet of flexible meeting space is split into four rooms, including the L-shaped Ballroom that can hold 150 people for rounds, 200 theater, 100 classroom. The hotel is a little more than a half mile from the Statehouse Convention Center, so it’s an ideal place to lodge groups attending larger meetings.
QUICK FACTS
• Total Meeting Space: 5,000 ft 2
• Largest Meeting Room: 2,576 ft 2
• Total Number of Meeting Rooms: 4
• Total Number of Guest Rooms: 261
600 Interstate 30, Little Rock, AR 72202
• (501) 375-2100 è holidayinnlittlerock.com
Bordering Interstate 30 that cuts through downtown, the Holiday Inn Presidential Little Rock Downtown offers convenience and comfort right in the middle of the action. The 150 guest rooms have been renovated top to bottom with sleek, trim-lined furniture and
upgraded amenities. The meeting space includes five rooms totaling 3,500 square feet. The Camp David restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, and the bar stays open until 11. The hotel offers 24-hour shuttle service.
10920 Financial Centre Parkway, Little Rock, AR 72211
• (501) 225-1075 è ihg.com/holidayinn/hotels/us/en/little-rock/litis/hoteldetail
This affordable, family-friendly hotel is situated nine miles west of the downtown convention centers. It’s in the heart of the West Little Rock business district, near several corporate buildings. For meetings, the Pinnacle
Room is a generous 3,360 square feet and can handle 100 people theater-style or for rounds. Includes on-site audio-visual. The WestRock Cafe is open for breakfast and dinner. Each room has a 42-inch flat-screen TV.
10914
Situated at the juncture of West Little Rock’s two main Interstate arteries, this Hilton Garden Inn West Little Rock features four meeting rooms, with the largest setup being 2,574 square feet, and a total event space of 3,254 square feet. Attendees can make use of an indoor
pool and fitness center. Includes an on-site restaurant and bar to go along with the spacious lobby/lounge and outdoor patio. This hotel offers room service and free parking.
716 Rahling Road, Little Rock, AR 72223
• (501) 791-9999 èmarriott.com/hotels/travel/lital-aloft-little-rock-west/
Here’s a new boutique hotel that’s designed to make you feel at home. Bold colors and a modern feel define the Aloft brand, which caters to the tech-savvy design-conscious traveler. Planners can do a lot with this property, which offers more than 7,000 square feet of
indoor and outdoor event space. The Ex:Change Rooms range from 1,360 to nearly 3,000 flexible square feet and have 12-foot ceilings for an open and airy feel. Two smaller rooms run just over 500 square feet, ideal for breakout meetings.
•
•
322 Rock Street, Little Rock, AR 72202
• (501) 244-0044 è littlerockdowntown.hgi.com
Five meeting rooms totaling 3,100 square feet are part of this modern hotel in the River Market District downtown. The Pinnacle Ballroom’s 2,250 square feet can accommodate 250 attendees in a theater configuration. The 140-room Hilton Garden Inn Little Rock Downtown is just three blocks from the Arkansas
River waterfront. It has a full-service restaurant and bar and dinner room service. Two-bedroom suites are available. Attendees can enjoy the indoor pool and get a workout in at the large, well-equipped fitness center.
QUICK FACTS
• Total Meeting Space: 3,102 ft 2
• Largest Meeting Room: 2,250 ft 2
• Total Number of Meeting Rooms: 5
• Total Number of Guest Rooms: 140
10900 Financial Centre Parkway, Little Rock, AR 72211
• (501) 227-6000 è marriott.com/hotels/travel/litch-courtyard-little-rock-west
Just a short jog west of where Interstates 630 and 430 meet, Courtyard West offers four meeting rooms, amounting to 2,019 square feet of functional space. The Razorback is 650 square feet with a 15-foot ceiling.
CAPACITIES
The hotel has a big lobby-lounge area with a bar, and a spacious outdoor courtyard with plenty of seating, umbrellas and an inviting pool. Work travelers will make good use of the business library and media pods.
QUICK FACTS
• Total Meeting Space: 2,019 ft 2
• Largest Meeting Room: 625 ft 2
• Total Number of Meeting Rooms: 4
• Total Number of Guest Rooms: 149
11701 Interstate 30, Little Rock, AR 72209
• (501) 712-3619 è wyndhamhotels.com/super-8/little-rock-arkansas/super-8-little-rock-otter-creek/overview
Fifteen minutes southwest of downtown, this hotel makes liberal use of color, from the soft pastels of the exterior to the bold reds, blues and patterns indoors. The 140 guest rooms are complemented by
three meeting rooms totaling nearly 2,400 square feet. Planners and business travelers will find solid bang for the buck here.
1301 South Shackleford Road, Little Rock, AR 72211
• (501) 537-3000 è hampton.com
Just west of Little Rock’s busiest Interstate exchange, this 126-room hotel provides a conveniently located space for small meetings. Four rooms — the largest of which can house up to 100 attendee’s theater-style — provide 1,650 square feet of functional space. A catering menu
is available, but planners can use outside caterers at no extra charge. Free hot breakfast is served daily. The hotel has an indoor pool and fitness room. Complimentary onsite parking.
9 Crossings Court, Little Rock, AR 72205
• (501) 251.6100 è lq.com
Situated on I-430, this intimate 73-key hotel, with 1,020-square-foot meeting room can hold 72 in a theater setup or 48 in rounds. Guests get a free hot breakfast. The hotel is located within walking distance of the
Shackleford Crossing outdoor shopping mall. It includes a fitness center and indoor pool.
1501 Merrill Drive, Little Rock, AR 72211
• (501) 224-8051 è theburgundyhotel.com
For a luxurious stay and a productive meeting, the Burgundy in West Little Rock offers an upscale alternative to the downtown experience. The hotel features the regal Vougeot Meeting room, 750-square feet, with advanced AV equipment, ultra-comfortable furniture, two 40-inch LCD TVs, a projector and screen. In-house catering offers an array of choices.
Table 28 restaurant — whose chef, Scott Rains, sources produce from Arkansas farmers — has a sterling reputation and is sure to please attendees when it comes dinner time. The rooms provide optimal comfort, and feature spa bathtubs, fireplaces and crystal chandeliers. Note: guests must be at least 21 years of age.
QUICK FACTS
• Total Meeting Space: 1,015 ft 2
• Largest Meeting Room: 1,015 ft 2
• Total Number of Meeting Rooms: 2
• Total Number of Guest Rooms: 49
400 River Market Avenue, Little Rock, AR 72201
• (501) 375-4663 èhilton.com/en/hotels/litdwhw-homewood-suites-little-rock-downtown/
This home-away-from-home, extended-stay hotel is in the thick of downtown. Its 116 guest rooms are complemented by one divisible meeting room allowing for meeting space ranging from 550 to 1,000 square feet.
The studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom suites have full kitchens and living-room spaces. The hotel offers a free hot breakfast buffet daily, a fitness center, business center and basketball court.
QUICK FACTS
• Total Meeting Space: 1,000 ft 2
• Largest Meeting Room: 1,000 ft 2
• Total Number of Meeting Rooms: 2
• Total Number of Guest Rooms: 116
521 President Clinton Avenue, Little Rock, AR 72201
• (501) 975-9800 è marriott.com/litdt
Right in the heart of Little Rock’s River Market District, the 120-room Courtyard Little Rock Downtown makes available two meeting rooms — the 625-square-foot meeting room, as well as the boardroom, at 200 square feet. Meetings and post-meetings can spill out into the expansive lobby lounge and sitting area. The hotel
has views of the Arkansas River and is within walking distance of downtown’s cultural landmarks, restaurants and bars. Attendees can enjoy the indoor pool and a lovely outdoor courtyard. Rooms are spacious and comfortable. Planners should consider this hotel for large groups in need of multiple lodging venues.
QUICK FACTS
• Total Meeting Space: 825 ft 2
• Largest Meeting Room: 625 ft 2
• Total Number of Meeting Rooms: 2
• Total Number of Guest Rooms: 120
QUICK FACTS
1020 South University Avenue, Little Rock, AR 72204
• (501) 406-6590 è staybridgesuites.com
This extended-stay property — 117 suites on four floors — provides homey comfort, including a full refrigerator, toaster, dishwasher, cooking and serving ware, dining table and DVD player. One 800-square-foot meeting room can accommodate 50 attendees and comes with a
CAPACITIES
digital projector, flip charts and whiteboards. This is the closest hotel to Little Rock’s large hospital cluster that includes Arkansas Children’s, Arkansas Heart Hospital, CHI St. Vincent and others.
3121 Bankhead Drive, Little Rock, AR 72206
• (501) 490-4000 è hiexpress.com/lit-airport
This modern, affordable hotel two minutes from Clinton National Airport offers planners two same-sized meeting rooms (380 square feet) that can fit 50 theater-style and 24 for classrooms. The 138 guest rooms are cozy and colorful. A stay comes with free breakfast and a free
airport shuttle during limited hours, as well as a fitness center, a business center and heated indoor pool.
QUICK FACTS
• Total Meeting Space: 760 ft 2
• Largest Meeting Room: 380 ft 2
• Total Number of Meeting Rooms: 2
• Total Number of Guest Rooms: 138
219 River Market Avenue, Little Rock, AR 72201
• (501) 376-7200 è marriott.com/litrd
Meeting-goers will be within walking distance of the River Market District and other downtown action at this hotel, which has a cool, urban vibe. The River Market meeting room, 702-square-feet, can handle 50 for theater, 36 for
classroom and 36 for rounds. Amenities include an outdoor pool, fitness center and complimentary hot breakfast buffet.
320 River Market Avenue, Little Rock, AR 72201
• (501) 244-0600 è littlerockdowntownsuites.hamptonInn.com
Just a few short blocks from the Arkansas River, this hotel, with 119 guest rooms, is within casual walking distance of Little Rock’s main meeting venues, as well as restaurants, museums and nightlife. It has two small
meeting rooms, the largest of which can accommodate 35 for rounds. The property features an outdoor pool; free, daily hot breakfast buffet, and a fitness room.
1212 South Shackleford Road, Little Rock, AR 72211
• (501) 227-6800 è wyndhamhotels.com/wingate/little-rock-arkansas/wingate-by-wyndham-little-rock/overview
Planners and business travelers can find strong value at this 93-room hotel situated in the heart of Little Rock’s financial and medical district, and close to shopping and attractions. The Wingate has two meeting rooms totaling
650 square feet. The hotel provides a free hot breakfast each morning, and amenities include a fitness center and seasonal outdoor swimming pool.
QUICK FACTS
• Total Meeting Space: 650 ft 2
• Largest Meeting Room: 650 ft 2
• Total Number of Meeting Rooms: 2
• Total Number of Guest Rooms: 93 CAPACITIES
4900 Talley Road, Little Rock, AR 72204
• (501) 224-2600 è ihg.com/holidayinnexpress/hotels/us/en/little-rock/litcg/hoteldetail
Staying at this Holiday Inn Express & Suites Little Rock
West puts business people within convenient distance of several corporate buildings of such major companies as Verizon, State Farm, Clear Channel, Baptist Hospital, Coca-Cola, and others. The hotel is also very close to University of Arkansas at Little Rock, as well as numerous
attractions. The hotel, which has 84 guest rooms and suites, offers a 625-square-foot meeting room that can accommodate up to 50 in classroom and theater configurations. The property offers a complimentary breakfast buffet, pool, fitness center, and laundry center.
QUICK FACTS
• Total Meeting Space: 625 ft 2
• Largest Meeting Room: 625 ft 2
• Total Number of Meeting Rooms: 1
• Total Number of Guest Rooms: 84 CAPACITIES
FT 2
8 Shackleford Drive, Little Rock, AR 72211
• (501) 214-1262 è wyndhamhotels.com/ramada/little-rock-arkansas/ramada-limited-little-rock/overview
Just west of I-430, here’s a cozy, affordable hotel with 60 guest rooms. The 625-square foot meeting room can house 30 for theater and rounds, and 30 in a classroom. Recent upgrades include hardwood floors, mini-fridges
CAPACITIES
and microwaves in each room. The hotel has a heated indoor pool, exercise room and guest laundry.
QUICK FACTS
• Total Meeting Space: 625 ft 2
• Largest Meeting Room: 625 ft 2
• Total Number of Meeting Rooms: 1
• Total Number of Guest Rooms: 60
901 Fair Park Boulevard, Little Rock, AR 72204
• (501) 295-4046 è wyndhamhotels.com/days-inn/little-rock-arkansas/days-inn-little-rock-medical-center/overview
This 114-room hotel is situated in the Little Rock Medical District about halfway between downtown and the Interstate 430/630 junction. The comfy place offers a 500-square-foot meeting room and easy access to
CAPACITIES
most of the area’s attractions, including the Little Rock Zoo, which is right across Fair Park Boulevard. The hotel is adjacent to Riviera Maya Mexican Restaurant & Bar.
QUICK FACTS
• Total Meeting Space: 500 ft 2
• Largest Meeting Room: 500 ft 2
• Total Number of Meeting Rooms: 1
• Total Number of Guest Rooms: 112
201 West Capital Avenue, Little Rock, AR
• (501) 500-8701 è marriott.com/hotels/travel/litar-ac-hotel-little-rock-downtown/
A downtown Little Rock hotel with loads of historic character, the AC houses one 355-square-foot meeting room that’s ideal for a small banquet or interactive discussion for up to 10 people. The property joins two structures built in the first half of the 20 th Century,
both of which are on the National Register of Historic Places. The property combines boutique charm with a full-service bar, quick snacks and tapas plates. And it’s right in the middle of bustling downtown Little Rock.
811 East 4 th Street Little Rock, AR 72201
• (501) 372-5102 è ihg.com/holidayinnexpress/hotels/us/en/little-rock/litdt/hoteldetail
The brand new 5-story, 100-room hotel is just off of I-30 in Arkansas’s capital city by the William J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum.
Guests will delight in the proximity to downtown with many of Little Rock’s acclaimed restaurants and entertainment venues.
10520 West Markham, Little Rock, AR 72205
• (501) 975-3800 è ihg.com/candlewood
Located just north of the junction of Interstates 430 and 630 in West Little Rock, Candlewood Suites offers a small, functional conference room totaling 285 square feet. A flat-screen monitor, long tables, chairs and storage spaces are available for planners booking
CAPACITIES
small groups. A smaller meeting room is available as well. The hotel has 80 suites that include kitchens with refrigerators and stove tops.
QUICK FACTS
• Total Meeting Space: 285 ft 2
• Largest Meeting Room: 285 ft 2
• Total Number of Meeting Rooms: 1
• Total Number of Guest Rooms: 80
4301 East Roosevelt Road, Little Rock, AR
• (501) 255-9784 è choicehotels.com/arkansas/little-rock/comfort-inn-hotels/ar099
For a quick fly-in meeting, consider this newly renovated, limited-service hotel that’s less than a mile from Clinton National Airport. Business travelers can meet in the pub and, if need be, stay over in a one-bedroom suite
equipped for work. Free breakfast is available from 4 a.m. to 9 a.m. and the free shuttle service to and from the airport starts at 4 a.m. and runs on demand until the last flight has landed.
QUICK FACTS
• Total Meeting Space: n/a
• Largest Meeting Room: n/a
• Total Number of Meeting Rooms: n/a
• Total Number of Guest Rooms: 107
Downtown Convention District
