...I had the pleasure of teaching at what is very possibly the nicest facility I've ever trained at.
I led 18 students through the Microsoft CRM Customization course at the Knowledge Development Centers offices in Orlando, FL. It was remarkable. Granted, they're in the room rental business, but this was what you expect (and don't usually get) from hospitality oriented companies - like hotels.
You walk in and you're greeted by their COO, Mary. She's the bomb. Technical, but very friendly. Everyone feels important there. She directs you through the hallway that spokes off into the different “suites”. I thought to myself, “yeah right...suites”. But, in fact, as I hit the outer room of my suite, I began to understand. I full, no-$50-hotel-continental-breakfast, FULL breakfast was spread out in the outer room. And there was a dedicated one for EACH room. Each was as stocked as the next. Very cool. Grapefruit and orange juices. Cereals, granola, yogurt, fruit, 3 selections of milk, coffee and hot water for hot chocolate, instant oatmeal, grits, tea, etc. The only thing they DIDN'T have was a short-order cook, which would have probably been too much anyway... :)
After breakfast, I charged myself with finding a supply of water to moisten my soon to be parched vocal cords. Sure enough, the outer room had a full selection of beverages including the aforementioned coffee and teas. They had a jam-packed fridge of sodas and waters. Snacks consisted of candy fare, cheesecake, and miscellaneous mini-cakes and fruit salads.
Other than the bottle my water was in, I saw NO plastic. No plastic forks, spoons, knives, bowls, cups, plates, nothing. Everything was “real” kitchenware.
Great, but how was it for your primary purpose, you ask? It was great as well. I had probably 20 feet of white board, a nice overhead projector, great networking and connectivity, a built in speaker system that was integrated to a full video, dvd, stereo system (and the computer, of course). They spaced the students out nicely and the machines were top-of-the-line, but minature sized beasts that ran our 2 VirtualPC images without breaking a sweat.
This place was the bomb. I get to go back this weekend to do a co-teach on a BizTalk class (MSCRM Integration with Great Plains).