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Diversify Your Venue in the Houston Area
South Shore Harbour Resort
Located on Clear Lake in the Bay Area between Galveston and Houston, South Shore Harbour Resort & Spa offers comfortable accommodations and sophisticated meeting space. With 240 guest rooms and suites and 25,000 square feet of event space for groups of 10 to 1,000, South Shore Harbour is a great destination for a Bay Area vacation, corporate meeting, wedding reception or grand social event. The relaxed and casual atmosphere of South Shore Harbour is seen in the lush tropical swimming pool with swim-up bar, while dining at Paradise Reef Restaurant and with the choice amenities and attractions at the resort and nearby. Close to the popular Kemah Boardwalk and just across the lake from NASA/Johnson Space Center, Historic League City and Big League Dreams Sports Park, South Shore Harbour is just a short trip from Galveston Island’s beaches and attractions. Adjacent to the resort are a 130,000-square-foot fitness center and spa. Whether you’re planning for business or pleasure, you’ll enjoy an exceptional experience at South Shore Harbour Resort & Spa.

Woodlands Resort and Conference Center
A mere 30 minutes from Downtown Houston in The Woodlands lies a world of natural beauty equipped with high-tech convenience and welcoming smiles at The Woodlands Resort and Conference Center. An ideal destination for families to relax 
and refresh, it’s also a world-class venue for meetings and conferences. For more than 35 years, The Woodlands Resort & Conference Center has been the resort destination of choice in the Houston area for leisure and business travelers and families alike. The well-appointed private hotel rooms and suites have business-class amenities for your convenience while the service, which is a way of life at the resort, will show genuine hospitality and a friendly, can-do attitude. The Woodlands Resort & Conference Center is at the top of any meeting planners’ lists when deciding where to succeed in business. It offers 440 guestrooms and suites and more than 60,000 square feet of dedicated meeting space as well as unique outdoor venues for events of every size. Add fun to your function by enjoying the Forest Oasis Waterscape at the resort, playing a round of golf at one of the nearby golf courses or just being serene in the 28,000 acres of natural forest that is The Woodlands. Ample opportunities are nearby for shopping and dining, or you can take in a show at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion.

If you’re interested in getting a little further from Houston, Louisiana has a few resorts not that far from the border that offer fantastic amenities, including casinos for the gaming set.

L’Auberge Casino Resort
Just over the border in Lake Charles, Louisiana, sits the legendary L’Auberge Casino Resort. This premier lodge-inspired destination offers 26,000 square feet of meeting and conference space, a signature golf course, a wildly exciting casino and a full-service spa. The event space includes an event center terrace and full-service business center that foster perfect meetings and events. L’Auberge also boasts the area’s largest ballroom that can be broken out into six meeting areas. Add to this meeting functionality the glamour and excitement of the resort’s 70,000-square-foot casino, the Contraband Bayou Golf Club and the signature Spa du Lac with its heated pool and lazy river, L’Auberge provides the whole event-destination package. Accommodations include L’Auberge’s 1,000 spacious rooms and suites that feature luxury and comfort throughout. Guests also enjoy dining options from classic to exotic, including the Jack Daniel’s Bar & Grill, Ember Grille & Wine Bar, Asia and Le Beaucoup Buffet that rival their Las Vegas resort counterparts.

Coushatta Casino Resort
Coushatta Casino Resort is Louisiana’s premier casino resort located just northwest of Lake Charles. For pleasure and business seekers, the resort features a 100,000-square-foot gaming floor, an 18-hole championship golf course, more than 500 luxurious hotel rooms, six diverse restaurants, live entertainment every weekend and more than 57,000 square feet of meeting space. Opened in 1995, Coushatta Casino Resort is an integral part of the area’s economy; therefore the staff is dedicated to superior service and will work to meet any special requests, including signage, equipment setup or specialty decorations specific to your event held here. The on-site meeting coordinator will cater to your specifications to accommodate your event whether you need theater seating, a trade-show configuration, an organized golf outing or banquet gala for groups large and small. Events held here enjoy full catering and banquet services, in-house audiovisual and lighting and 24-hour valet service.

   
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