Keystone Conference Center

What a great spot to attend a conference. I recently attended a conference here with 600 people and the staff and building was able to accommodate everyone. The location is one of the best parts of this place. Just stepping out of the building you are welcomed with views of the surrounding mountains. If staying at the lodge, you are about a 5 – 10 minute walk to the conference center. If staying at other locations there is a shuttle available or I would recommend a rental car. There were so many activities for my family to do in the keystone resort while I attended. I can’t wait to attend a conference here again.

Attended a science conference here. Clean, tidy, and well organized. Staffs are very efficient.
It’s good for not a huge conference but relatively small one. The one I attended was about 200 people, and this venue was good enough spacewise.

This venue is always clean, organized, and filled with vibrant enthusiastic staff. The main guy (can’t remember his name) is always very jovial and prompt. They have numerous ball rooms and even an ATM on site. My girlfriend and I have done the Wine in the Pines event the past two years and each time we were very impressed. They have 5 or 6 people out front to valet your car and point you in the right direction. I hope we do more events at this conference center!

I love this conference center. The staff is great, I like the vibrant guy in charge during the events. Wine in the Pines 2013 was a great success and the convention center always is a great place to have it! :)

Location! Location! Location! That’s the huge PlUS for this place. We always go here for work conferences and LOVE staying in the lodge.
If you are from out of town, ensure you rent a car. The distances can be quite a kill joy here.
For a conference center this size, the internet speed needs a lot of work, so i hope they work on that.

Average facility for a conference with friendly staff facilitating all aspects of our event.
But a horrible location in terms of convenience. Sure it’s beautiful scenery but god damn is it a drive to get out there!
Be prepared for the altitude as well. Drink tons of water and have some headache pills ready.

I was here at the Keystone Conference Center last week for the Travel Blog Exchange Conference. What I liked?
— The location is beautiful. It’s not often you get to attend a conference with a beautiful view of the Rockies in the background.
— The size. The TBEX conference has grown since it started a few years ago, and this venue was a perfect size. There were large rooms, like where we had the keynote speeches and networking sessions. However there were smaller rooms where sessions were held, so it didn’t feel too big all the time.
— The wifi worked. For hundreds of travel bloggers and others in the travel industry this is important.
— The outdoor space where we had lunch was big and really nice. Note: bring sunscreen unless you like getting a burn within 10 minutes of being outside. I seriously looked like a lobster.
— If you’re staying at the lodges the conference centre is easy to get to.
— The staff were great. Friendly, always making sure things were going smoothly, taking out dirty dishes, putting out food. Kudos to everyone working the TBEX weekend.
— They had lots of water available which was great. One of the best ways to combat altitude sickness is drink lots of water.
— They had a Starbuck’s stand set up. Not sure if that’s all the time, or if conference organizers would have to book this, but yes coffee… so important.
The cons
— The location is a little far, like Jenn’s review mentioned. There is a free shuttle, but it takes a while to get places. If you’re not staying at the resort (I wasn’t) I’d recommend renting a car — or else you’re completely reliant on the shuttle.
— The lunch we were served wasn’t amazing. The price is good, and you get a lot of food, but nothing really stood out. There was a bit of confusion with the lunch lines on the first day of the conference, but the organizers had everything organized better on the second day.
Overall this venue was really great. If you’re going to Keystone and looking to organize a conference this conference center is a great choice.

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Having been involved in the planning and execution of this conference for 5 years now, I have to say that the Keystone Conference Center was by far the best venue we’ve used. The rooms were excellent sized. The staff was top notch, flexible, and very efficient. The food was all very good and whether it was a buffet or a served lunch, everyone got their food with plenty of time to eat before their next sessions.
My only complaint, I prefer when the hotel is attached to the conference center so I can pop back to my room between sessions. But I would highly recommend Keystone nevertheless.

While the venue itself is fine, if a bit oddly set up, its location within Keystone is not great. It’s on the far end of the resort (south? west?), where there is little in the way of other amenities outside of those found at the Keystone Lodge across the street. So no great dining options, and god help you if you need to find a drugstore, as there’s nothing within 15 miles of this place.
Because of this the facility feels a bit set apart, but not in a good way. Staff and catering were fine, but the place feels a bit sterile — sort of like the rest of the resort I suppose.
But I guess that just means that attendees to events like ours are more likely to focus on work rather than the distractions of skiing?