The larger hotel chains have invested very heavily in the design and equipping of their conference and meeting facilities
Purpose-built centers (residential and non-residential) – specifically designed to host meetings and conferences
In the USA, the term ‘convention center’ is used to describe a building with exhibition (referred to as ‘exhibit’) halls and convention/meeting rooms but no residential (sleeping) facilities.
The term ‘conference center’ is used to describe a building with meeting rooms, bedrooms but no exhibition (or exhibit) space.