Hotel Arista: Where Best Special Events Happen
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Every special event starts with the same question: where? The answer drives the vibe, the experience, the impression left on every guest. Hotel Arista offers a unique, luxury experience in the Western Suburbs.
With five flexible event spaces, a AAA Four Diamond rating, Forbes Travel Guide recognition, on-site catering from an executive chef-driven kitchen and 144 guest rooms for attendees who want to stay the night, Hotel Arista offers something most venues simply can't: a complete experience with the service and environment to facilitate a truly memorable event.
A Venue for Every Occasion
Hotel Arista is known for elegant weddings — and for good reason. The hotel has earned Best of The Knot Hall of Fame and Best of WeddingWire recognition, and couples routinely describe their experience with words such as immersive, effortless and unforgettable.
The Grand Ballroom, with more than 6,000 square feet of space including a full pre-function area, sets an elegant stage for receptions of nearly any scale. The Cyprus Room on the hotel’s top floor offers panoramic views from Naperville’s tallest building: a breathtaking display for intimate ceremonies. Outdoor options by the pond provide a serene, open-air experience.
But to think of Hotel Arista only as a wedding venue is to miss much of the story.
Hotel Arista also is where DuPage County's business and civic community chooses to convene for some of its most notable
events: Choose DuPage has made Hotel Arista the home of its annual Deep Dive DuPage gathering, bringing together nearly 150 business and community leaders to examine the economic trends shaping the region. The Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce holds its annual Economic Forecast at Hotel Arista. And the Loaves & Fishes Night to End Hunger gala — one of the western suburbs' most attended charitable fundraisers — has called Hotel Arista home, filling the Grand Ballroom with donors committed to fighting food insecurity across DuPage County and beyond.
These aren't incidental bookings. They are a testament to what Hotel Arista provides: a venue with the professional infrastructure, culinary capability and service standard that events deserve.
As a premier destination for corporate meetings, industry conferences, executive retreats and product launches, Hotel Arista has an experienced team of event planners who serve as a single point of contact from first conversation to final toast. Room blocks offer added convenience to out-of-town attendees who can avoid scrambling from distant hotels.
The venue's event spaces — from the intimate Cyprus Room, and Santorini oftent used for ceremonies and mid-sized receptions or business events, to the full sweep of the Grand Ballroom — can be configured for nearly any format. And when the meeting ends, the CityGate Centre campus offers dinner at Che Figata or CityGate Grille, a drink at Zorba Lounge and, for those staying overnight, breakfast and brunch options steps from 144 luxury rooms that feel nothing like a standard corporate hotel.
The Difference Is in the Details
What separates Hotel Arista from a ballroom-for-hire isn't square footage or AV specs — it's the level of care brought to every event regardless of its size or type. The same personalized service that has made it a Hall of Fame wedding venue applies equally to a nonprofit gala, a Chamber Economic Forecast, a company holiday party or a black-tie benefit ball. Every event matters here, and it shows.
When the question is "where," Hotel Arista is an answer that event planners, nonprofit directors, corporate teams and couples keep can count on. Once you've experienced what's possible here, it's easy to see why.
Hotel Arista would welcome your support in this year's Best of Naperville awards, Best Special Event Venue and Best Hotel categories. It's among 19 Best of Naperville categories you can find at CityGate Centre.
Hotel Arista is located at 2139 CityGate Lane, Naperville, IL 60563. Learn more at hotelarista.com.
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