If creating a fabulous event in Europe is your desire, but your current budget won't permit that to actually happen, perhaps Orlando will do. Situated right at Universal Orlando, PortofinoBay, a Loews Hotel, will practically transport guests to the heart of Italy. Just one look at the picturesque Italian seaside village (pictured here during the holiday season), pastel colored building facades and grand piazzas will set the scene aesthetically. The hotel provides 42,000-square-feet of convention facitlities including meeting and banquet space, breakout rooms, a 15,000-square-foot grand ballroom and a 7,500-square-foot junior ballroom. This is an ideal meeting destination—when families come along, they can enjoy a 12,300-square-foot spa, pools, shopping and of course, CityWalk, Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure, all of which are just a short boat ride away. —Shari Lynn Rothstein
