Middleton, Wisconsin, is home to one of the largest convention hotels in Dane County, as well as eight more high-quality properties that range in size and meeting space—all nestled against a backdrop of Lake Mendota and Pheasant Branch Conservancy, and just along the Ice Age National Scenic Trail.
Whether your meeting is large or small, Middleton can accommodate while offering more than 80 restaurants and cafes, several shopping districts (from an open-air shopping center to a rejuvenated historic downtown), and plenty of outdoor options from trails to kayaks.
Visit Middleton, the city’s tourism department, offers meeting-planner tools, assistance, grants/sponsorships, and more to help ensure planners, as well as attendees, have a positive experience. Its convention and events services manager, who is also a certified meeting professional, is on hand to answer questions, assist with vendor recommendations, and provide customized materials for individual events.
The Madison Marriott West—one of the largest convention hotels in the county and the largest in terms of meeting space—is next to Greenway Station (about 20 minutes from downtown Madison), a 46-acre outdoor shopping center. The Marriott has 60,000 square feet of conference space with 19 conference rooms, and it has hosted everything from sports clinics to steampunk conventions to corporate galas. The Hilton Garden Inn Madison West/Middleton is the city’s second-largest conference hotel with 3,600 square feet of meeting space, and the Courtyard Madison West/Middleton has 1,860 square feet—both properties underwent major renovations in 2023. Middleton also has six additional hotels, all with unique offerings and within minutes of each other.
Plan off-site tours, team building, and board meetings at one of Middleton’s many restaurants or spaces, including the National Mustard Museum, X-Golf Middleton, Capital Brewery, Hidden Cave Cidery, and more.
Middleton is truly at the heart of it all. It is located within an hour of multiple area attractions, from breweries to the International Crane Foundation to Circus World to so much more. Visit Middleton staff can assist with information and provide suggestions on how to expand the meeting experience with organized trips—just ask!
It’s the “middle things” that make Middleton special.
