Renaissance Oklahoma City Recognized by Smart Meetings Magazine

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK--(Marketwire - Nov 9, 2012) - For many, hotels are simply a place to stay when visiting a city. But for event planners, they're the locations where training is completed, successes are celebrated and deals are made. So it is a distinct honor for the Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel to be recognized by Smart Meetings magazine with a Platinum Choice award.

Smart Meetings is the industry's premier resource for meeting professionals, and this prestigious award recognizes excellence in service and amenities among meeting facilities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.

Chosen by the magazine's readers, Platinum Choice winners earn this recognition by setting exemplary standards in a range of categories, including ambience, amenities, breadth of resources, facility quality, guest services, meeting space, meeting packages, recreational activities, restaurant and dining facilities, staff attitude and technical support. Along with the rest of this elite group of honorees, the Renaissance will be celebrated in the December issue of Smart Meetings magazine and on the magazine's website, http://www.smartmeetings.com.

Guests of this popular choice among hotels near Bricktown Entertainment District can discover the vibrant charm of Oklahoma City from the Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel by Marriott. This downtown Convention Center hotel is located just steps from popular destinations such as Chickasaw Ballpark home of the Oklahoma City Redhawks, OKC National Memorial, Chesapeake Arena home of the Oklahoma City Thunder, and much more.

With Four Diamond status, the Renaissance is the choice for style, class and a provocative ambiance. Dine at our downtown Oklahoma City restaurant, 10 North Grille, and enjoy top-notch cuisine with your traveling companions from our world-class executive chef.

For planners looking for meeting spaces, Oklahoma City's Renaissance is an exceptional choice for weddings, reunions, galas, small meetings or large conventions. A top choice among wedding venues in Oklahoma City, the hotel's Grand Ballroom and 170,000 square feet of total event space offers a stylish, spacious design no matter the occasion.

About the Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel

This downtown Oklahoma City hotel is just steps -- or a courtesy limousine ride -- from the Bricktown Entertainment District. Guests are invited to enjoy this Oklahoma City Memorial hotel's spa, indoor pool and newly renovated fitness center, or sip on Starbucks coffee in Caffeina's Marketplace. They can also enjoy the city from any one of the hotel's 53 suites or 258 spacious rooms on 15 floors. Guests can also discover hidden gems only a local would know with Renaissance's In-The-Know recommendations, personally curated weekly by the hotel's Navigator.