Fort Collins has nearly 2,000 hotel rooms, ranging from budget rooms to luxury suites. Colorado State University, in the heart of Fort Collins, has 50,000 square feet of convention facilities at its Lory Students Center. The center can accommodate meetings, receptions, and banquets for up to 1,100 people. Other convention facilities include 10 auditoriums with accommodations for up to 400 in the Clark Building, a total of 4,400 beds in the residence halls, dining facilities in each residence hall, and an arena that seats 6,000. Lory's main ballroom has 12,728 square feet of space. The Pingree Park Conference Center offers seven meeting rooms, two dorms and seven cabins on its 1,200 acre campus. Campus lodging is available late May through mid-August.
The Holiday Inn at University Park, with 259 rooms, offers nearly 20,000 square feet of convention space that can accommodate 1,300 people for a banquet. There are several facilities around the city that can handle small group meetings.
Convention Information: Fort Collins Convention and Visitors Bureau, 3745 East Prospect Rd. #200, Fort Collins, CO 80525; telephone 1-800-274-FORT, (970)491-3388; fax (970)491-3389; email information@fortcollins.com