hotel for workshop for 75 locals

We%26#39;re hosting a professional healthcare workshop in OKC for 50-75.

What area of town is nice and convenient for locals to get to on a Friday 830 am - 4 pm?

In most cities the downtown and airport areas are a nightmare for the locals to get to.

hotel for workshop for 75 locals

One option would be the Marriott on Northwest Expressway. It%26#39;s right across the street from one major medical center (Integris Baptist) and centrally located for several others. It%26#39;s near the intersection of several major highways, not too far from downtown and the airport but away from the congestion.

hotel for workshop for 75 locals

is this a convenient area of local professionals? probably not hospital based. some will come from universities and most from private offices.

is downtown easy to get in and out of?

in miami or south florida downtowns would be a horrible place to hold a meeting but other places like nashville it would be ok.

my preference is convenient but also a nice environment where people will feel like it%26#39;s a special day to be there.

i%26#39;ll check the area you suggested, thanks and any more ideas are appreciated.

Whether it is convenient or not will depend on where the attendees are located. Oklahoma city is extremely spread out and what may be convenient for one is not for another. OKC%26#39;s downtown area is not particularly difficult to get in and out of, but parking might be an issue if not supplied by the hotel.

From which Universities are you expecting attendees? If the vast majority are in one location then we might be able to recommend someplace more convenient than the Marriott. But if they are scattered throughout the city then the Marriott is probably just as convenient as anyplace downtown - especially when parking is considered.

While we have a centrally located downtown with many people working there, there are just as many people (and probably more) working 12-20 miles from the downtown area who are still located in the OKC city limits.

I%26#39;m not sure there is any one location a local would consider to be %26#39;special,%26#39; but the areas with the most places to eat and go is Bricktown in the downtown area. The downtown hotels that would should have good meeting facilitites include the Renaissance, the Skirvin, the Sheraton, the Residence Inn and the Marriott Courtyard. I think a lot of OKC residents would consider a conference at the Skirvin to be somewhat special because of its history and the fact that many people have not been there since it reopened as a luxury hotel.

:)