Pittsburgh is a major metropolitan area and is therefore littered with a series of meeting rooms and hotel convention centers. The possibility of usage for these places should be determined by pricing and accessibility along with a sense of how long the facility will be in use. Here is a rundown of the city of Pittsburgh's preferred meeting rooms, hotels, and convention centers.

David L Lawrence Convention Center

The David L. Lawrence Convention Center, a 1,500,000- square foot exhibition building that is located neatly along the scenic Allegheny shoreline. The David L. Lawrence boasts of having 313,400 feet of presentation accommodations and has two, 250-seat lecture halls. For those traveling from out of town, there are plenty of hotels near the Pittsburgh Convention Center.

The Doubletree in Pittsburgh

If you're looking for business meeting areas in Pittsburgh or a hotel room near the convention center, The Doubletree suites and Pittsburgh City Center is an excellent choice. The rooms of the Doubletree in Pittsburgh hold Queen and King-sized beds, provide cable television, and furnish the inhabitant with a large writing and working space with comfortable seating. All of the other "extras" are added as well to make sure that each guest has a very pleasant stay. Doubletree provides the businessman/woman with several options on meeting room styles with intimate boardroom-style settings, the classroom style meeting space, or a theater-style room.

The Renaissance Pittsburgh

The Renaissance Pittsburgh on 107th Street is a grand, historical brick building in the down town region of the city. The hotel is 10,000 square feet of history and elegance with a colorful and cheery modern atmosphere. The 291 rooms feature wonderful antique furniture, like four-poster beds and cherry finished writing desks with brass fixtures. Parking depends on where and when. There is valet parking at $25. The off-site parking fee is $5, or you can choose to park all day for $10 in the garage, across from the hotel. For meeting rooms, the Renaissance Pittsburgh offers 10 arrangements, including their "Symphony Ball Room", which has a seating capacity for 350.