New Haven: Convention Facilities

Large conventions and trade shows generally are held at New Haven Coliseum, but in 2005 Mayor John DeStefano Jr. announced plans to raze the aging facility to make way for a new development that would include a new Gateway Community College campus and a hotel and convention facility. Smaller conferences center around Yale University activities and make use of the school's facilities. About 1,500 sleeping rooms are available in New Haven; New Haven Medical Hotel, a medical recuperation center, is also open to the public. The four-star Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale provides 22,000 square feet of meeting space all on one level, including a 9200-square-foot Grand Ballroom and 19 conference rooms. The Colony Hotel is an intimate European style hotel located near the Yale campus. In Spring 2005 the old Howard Johnson in Hamden closed and was replaced by the new Clarion Hotel and Suites.

Convention Information: Greater New Haven Convention and Visitors Bureau, 59 Elm St., New Haven, CT 06510; telephone (203)777-8550; toll-free (800)332-STAY