The Regency Center

The awe-inspiring Regency Ballroom is a beaux-arts treasure, boasting 35-foot ceilings, 22 turn of- the-century teardrop chandeliers, blonde hardwood floors, a horseshoe-shaped balcony, and a built-in stage ideal for a larger banquet featuring live entertainment.

On the center's lower level, the Social Hall and Annex introduce you to sophistication on a large scale. These connected rooms share beautifully vaulted, beamed ceilings, and blonde hardwood floors that gleam in the light cast from a series of frosted glass-and-brass fixtures. The two spaces are linked by a pair of open archways, which gives you easy access to both—use one for a pre-reception area or breakout room and the other as a separate dining or meeting room. The Annex includes a brand-new 40-foot wooden bar ready to serve a variety of specialty cocktails from Best Beverage Catering.

The Regency's most impressive space is the Lodge, located on the third floor. If the word "lodge" makes you think of log cabins and pot-bellied stoves, you'll be delightfully surprised by this room's absolute splendor. Here, carved wainscoting and a 35-foot-high ceiling traversed by arched, dark wood beams impart the grandeur of a Gothic cathedral. Crimson velvet walls and carpeting add sumptuous warmth. Antique acorn-shaped chandeliers and coach-lantern wall sconces augment the soft amber glow cast by the stained-glass windows lining one wall. Among the Lodge's other amenities are a 1909 Austin pipe organ and a splendid elevated stage with 30 exquisite hand-painted backdrops made in a Hollywood studio during the 1920s.