Gerald R. Ford Presidential Ballroom at Amway Grand Plaza, Curio Collection by Hilton

Gerald R. Ford Presidential Ballroom is 13.7 x 13.7 m (45 x 45 ft), 188 m² (2,020 sq ft), with a 6.1 m (20 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

Shape approximate: the venue publishes area only, so this room is drawn as a square of equal area.

LED wall that fits

Under a 6.1 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 8 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 13.7 m wall a Absen A2 Pro wall runs 21 x 8 (3528 x 1344 px, 1,680 kg, 31.1 kW).

Wall sizing assumes 1.5 m trim to the bottom edge, 0.3 m clearance under the ceiling, and a wall no wider than 80% of the longest wall. Weight and power are tile totals from the panel spec sheet; add processing, rigging, and cable.

Seating estimate

After a 12 x 7 m stage, Gerald R. Ford Presidential Ballroom holds about 230 theater seats, 94 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 64 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 6.7 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at Amway Grand Plaza, Curio Collection by Hilton

• Ambassador Ballroom21.3 x 38.1 m (70 x 125 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling
• Registration 122.8 x 22.8 m (75 x 75 ft) · 3 m ceiling
• Registration 222.8 x 22.8 m (75 x 75 ft) · 3 m ceiling
• Center Concourse29 x 16.8 m (95 x 55 ft) · 5.5 m ceiling
• Ambassador Ballroom East18.9 x 21.3 m (62 x 70 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling
• Ambassador Ballroom West18.9 x 21.3 m (62 x 70 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling
• Imperial18.9 x 18.3 m (62 x 60 ft) · 9.1 m ceiling
• Pantlind Ballroom22.9 x 14 m (75 x 46 ft) · 10.7 m ceiling
• Sen Vandenberg Room28.7 x 10.7 m (94 x 35 ft) · 3 m ceiling
• Imperial Ballroom17.1 x 16.8 m (56 x 55 ft) · 9.1 m ceiling
• Governors Room24.1 x 11.3 m (79 x 37 ft) · 3 m ceiling
• Emerald Room17.4 x 11.3 m (57 x 37 ft) · 2.7 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-05. All rooms at Amway Grand Plaza, Curio Collection by Hilton · Venues in Grand Rapids