Contemporary and Historical Meeting Spaces in Berkeley County

With its close proximity to the Washington, D.C./Baltimore metro area, the Eastern Panhandle county offers the finest in meeting venues with affordable pricing.

MARTINSBURG – Only one hour west of the Washington, D.C./Baltimore metro area, Berkeley County West Virginia provides the latest in both contemporary and historical meeting spaces.

With its easy interstate access, the newly renovated Holiday Inn Martinsburg offers the most up-to-date meeting venue throughout the Eastern Panhandle region. While the Holiday Inn Martinsburg offers plenty of space for visitors and meeting attendees, the accessibility of other hotels surrounding the area make the Holiday Inn Martinsburg an ideal meeting space.

While contemporary meeting spaces are plentiful in Berkeley County, the area also offers a variety of authentic historical venues.

The Shenandoah Ballroom, located at 100 West Martin Street in downtown Martinsburg, provides a charming ballroom venue in a historic hotel that can accommodate everything from wedding receptions to meetings. The Shenandoah Ballroom features a full catering kitchen and all of the frills to make this meeting space perfect for just about any occasion.

The area also offers larger meeting venues, including the Martinsburg Roundhouse Center and the Boydville Mansion.  

Established between the years of 1848 and 1850, the Martinsburg Roundhouse Center created the presence of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company in West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle.

The Roundhouse complex played an important role in the history of the railroad and the city of Martinsburg and Berkeley County. It was a major regional transportation node and one of the major employers in the region during and after the Civil War.

Today, the Roundhouse Center serves as a historical and unique meeting and event facility. Sitting on over 13 acres, the facility includes 30,000 square-feet of meeting space and can be configured in a number of different ways to accommodate tradeshows, revivals or theatre-style meeting space.

Three large buildings comprise the Roundhouse Center, two of which are connected. The third building is conveniently located only a few steps away. The buildings combined can host an event of approximately 6,000 attendees.

A new handicap accessible pedestrian bridge linking the facility to the downtown area has just been installed and the site also offers onsite parking that is bus accessible.

Martinsburg is also host of another exclusive 19^th century meeting facility. Located on 10-acres of land at 601 South Queen Street in Martinsburg, the Boydville Mansion is the perfect quaint setting to gather and celebrate special events.

The historic estate and spacious grounds can accommodate weddings, family reunions, birthdays, promotions, anniversaries or corporate events of all sizes.

Rental fees vary depending on the size and scope of the event.

For meeting planners that desire a resort setting or more seclusion to keep thier attendees on track, the finest resort amenities can be found at The Woods Resort in Hedgesville, WV (www.thewoods.com).  In addition to full conference services, the resort boasts two golf coures, spa, indoor/outdoor pool, pub and dining facilities.

-For more information regarding all of these sites and more, contact the Martinsburg Berkeley County Convention and Visitors Bureau at andrea@travelwv.com or (304)264-8801.