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| - I haven't been to many convention facilities, but the Phoenix Convention Center (formerly the Phoenix Civic Plaza, which was a dumb name, btw) really shines. Compared to the LA Convention Center, this place is outstanding.
Over the past few weeks I have been to events, meetings and banquets in the South Ballroom and West Hall. The West Hall looks clean, modern, and is impressive with a gigantic atrium entrance on 2nd St. and seemingly endless escalators up to the third floor.
Audio visual equipment here is top-notch and they spare no expense with the A/C - holy crap it was FREEZING! Signage for the restrooms could be more helpful as I found myself guessing where the loo was each time.
I'm not sure who does the catering here, but I found the food to be above average, but not outstanding. Think ordinary salads (chicken cobb and a southwestern caesar), your typical rubber chicken banquet meals, a breakfast buffet of eggs, bacon, Starbucks coffee etc. For dessert we had some kind of cheesecake turnover sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar - yum.
If you go in the near future - definitely check out the ongoing construction. The top floor of the West Hall boasts an impressive view of the North and East expansions where you can see all the cranes and construction going on and more detail than you can imagine.
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