I recently had the opportunity to attend a consulting forum here, as a recruiting event, and the event space (I didn't use the hotel) is really pretty nice. We were in a large, modern ballroom type area, that looked as though it could be segmented in to three separate rooms when needed. Good multimedia capabilities with multiple bright, high resolution projectors and good sound made for a pleasant event. There was even a decent catered lunch (even if my lunch box didn't include a napkin). I would certainly think of this if I needed a big place for an event, but the hotel itself is a little far away from campus for my taste - I'd rather be at the Union (ideally) or one of the hotels up on University if I was going to get my walk on, since parking at UIUC is often at a premium.