The Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York, is home to the Amerks hockey team, the Rochester Raiders of the Indoor Football League, the Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse team and the RazorSharks basketball team. When the teams are not playing, the arena is host to all types of entertainment. The hotels near the Blue Cross Arena are also within 20 minutes of no less than 85 golf courses, so you can fill in the time between shows at the links.
Radisson Hotel Rochester Riverside
The Radisson Hotel Rochester Riverside is on the banks of the Genesee River, right in the heart of downtown and just two blocks from the Blue Cross Arena. The hotel has 465 rooms and seven suites, both smoking and nonsmoking, equipped with coffee makers, wireless internet, cable TV and data ports. Cribs, rollaway beds and refrigerators are available upon request. The hotel features an outdoor heated pool, a sauna, fitness center, meeting and event rooms that can accommodate up to 1,000 guests and an onsite restaurant called the Legends Sports Bar & Grille. Amenities include free airport and business-to-business shuttle service and room service.
Radisson Hotel Rochester Riverside
120 East Main Street
Rochester New York 14604
(585) 546-6400
www.radisson.com/rochesterny_riverside
Rochester Plaza Hotel and Conference Center
The Rochester Plaza Hotel and Conference Center has a total of 362 rooms and suites with free wireless, two phones in each room and coffee and tea. The hotel features an onsite laundry, meeting and event rooms that can accommodate up to 800 guests, a pool and fitness center. There are three choices for dining: the River Club Restaurant with the breakfast buffet and lunch, The State Street Bar and Grill in the lobby is for a casual meal and TJ's Café coffee house.
Rochester Plaza Hotel and Conference Center
70 State Street
Rochester, New York 14614
(585) 546-3450
rochesterplaza.com
Inn on Broadway
Inn on Broadway is in the building that used to be the University Club of Rochester but now is the only luxury boutique-style hotel in Rochester where all the rooms only have one bed. The hotel has a total of 23 rooms and suites. The rooms have gas fireplaces, Jacuzzis and/or kitchenettes, cable TV, VCR's, high-speed internet, a phone with data port, free newspapers and in-room coffee makers. The onsite restaurant, Tournedos Steakhouse, is open for lunch and dinner. The hotel has several rooms for private events that can accommodate large or small parties.
Inn n Broadway
26 Broadway
Rochester, New York 14607
(585) 232-3595
innonbroadway.com
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