Lakeway Resort & Spa Reviews

I cannot say enough about how beautiful, convenient and accommodating this venue is! Lakeway Resort and Spa was by far the BEST wedding venue we could have picked. You cannot beat the views, friendly staff and the variety of options. Kelly, the Sales Manager onsite, was a pleasure to work with and she made sure that everything we wanted on our special day was done right. We had our ceremony in the Vistas Ballroom, cocktail hour on the veranda of the Vistas Ballroom and our reception in the Vistas Ballroom. We had s'mores at our giveaways and Kelly made sure the fire pits stayed on afterwards so people could enjoy their treat, it was great! It was completely perfect! We got so many compliments on the venue (as a whole) by our family and friends who stayed onsite for the weekend. People loved the pool area, bars, spa, restaurants and fun activities the resort had to offer. It was the BEST weekend ever!!

When I first saw Lakeway Resort and Spa I knew it was the place I wanted to get married. The Vistas ballroom was stunning so simple but the view was amazing. I don't know what I would have done without Julie. She was so much help and the day ran so smoothly with her making sure everything was in order. Julie is spectacular and does a phenomenal job!!! The view, service and food was perfect!! Everything the cheif cooked was delicious! They have high standards for themselves and to make your wedding day one to remember. I loved everything about Lakeway Resort and Spa not only the people and food but the environment, the beautiful suite they give you for your wedding night and the all around welcoming you receive. I recommend this place to any bride!!!!

This venue is absolutely gorgeous and the staff were professional, readily available and a pleasure to work with. Julie Stanfield was our onsite coordinator. She did an amazing job and I couldn\'t have asked for a better person to make our wedding day perfect. Any request we had she made it happen and even worked with us to stay within our budget rather than encourage us to spend beyond our means. She made herself and the venue available for the rehearsal which was very comforting. \r\n\r\nOne great thing about the venue is that guests can lodge onsite or find nearby Vacation Rental By Owners which made a big difference in how late people stayed at the reception. We had several families with small children at our wedding and the venue did a great job accommodating those families with high-chairs, booster seats, kids meals and even a children\'s play center.\r\n\r\nOur guests consistently remarked on how beautiful the venue was. I wholeheartedly recommend this venue.

Where do I even begin with all the wonderful things to say about this place. We had our wedding here and planned the entire thing from New York - now this would not have happened if it wasn't for Julie Stanfield. She is amazing and that is a true understatement! She took care of every little detail and allowed me to not stress one bit the day of the wedding. The venue is BEAUTIFUL. All of the out-of-state guests loved it, saying it was the most peaceful place with the nicest staff they have ever met. Everything from the rooms to the staff to the food was impeccable. As far as the wedding and reception - it was literally perfect (we even extended an hour). Nothing, nothing at all, went wrong that I am aware of. And if something did, Julie is so good she would have taken care of it without my knowing. She took care of all the little details that a bride forgets about, like putting purses and cell phones in a safe spot, holding my flowers on cue when needed, taking gifts back to our room, along with setting up rose petals and champagne on our bed without us knowing! She is on the ball 24/7 with planning and was always reachable, even on her days off. We HIGHLY recommend using Lakeway for your wedding, if not just a vacation! The staff is nothing short of amazing :)

I can't say enough wonderful things about Lakeway Resort. Frist off, I have to say that if I sit back and think about things that could have gone better, I seriously can't think of anything. I am totally serious when I say that I had the perfect wedding. Also, Julie Stanfield is HANDS DOWN the best wedding coordinator, planner, organizer, and friend a bride could ever ask for. She is absolutely wonderful. I would email her almost daily and she was always so quick to answer back. We ended up having way more people than we had planned for and Julie was so great with helping us stay within budget, as well as calming my nerves as I am freaking that my Mom is going to freak about the extra people! She had an answer for everything. I could go on forever about how great she was! The venue was perfect. I had more compliments on just how beautiful everything was. If I could repeat the wedding all over again, I would do it in a heartbeat. My husband and I will remember this special weekend forever and we will be back to visit often!

Most of our 150 guests were from out of town. We desired a venue where they could stay entire weekend. Lakeway Resort and Spa served our needs. The service the entire weekend was excellent. The Vista room overlooking Lake Travis served for the ceremony and reception. Julie Stanfield the coordinator/manager was excellent. Her followup and suggestions were always dead on to our desires. New to the Austin area, we had to depend on her opinion for all. Never did she go wrong. She was on top of every detail. The food was excellent, the service was excellent.....I highly recommend Lakeway Resort and Spa. Everyone was always very professional.

The best place to have a wedding are Event wedding Coordinator at Lakeway Resort did a fantastic job!! as well the great team there.

Lakeway Resort and Spa was awesome. The venue was beautiful, they did everything we asked and more!! Julie was our coordinator and she was fantastic, she worked with us from the beginning and was there at the reception and provided for our every need. Loved her and the resort! Food was delicious!!

My fiance and I wanted a smooth, stress-free wedding and that's exactly what we got at Lakeway! Melanie Richardson and everyone on the Lakeway staff went above and beyond our expectations:) We had a wonderful experience there and will definitely return for our future wedding anniversaries! Oh, and how could we find a better view? The Vista Ballroom over Lake Travis was a breathtaking view for our guests to enjoy during our ceremony!

From the moment we went to Lakeway for an onsite visit, we knew it was for us. We worked Melanie Richardson the entire time and she is awesome. Her response time is great and she always gave me great suggestions. We married and had our ceremony in the Vista Ballroom and the flip went off without a hitch. It was amazing how they transformed the space. It really felt like we were in a totally different room! The staff treated our guests with respect and took care of all of our requests with a smile on their face. It was really nice having everything in one place - especially since I always forget things :) My friends and family raved about the hotel and several are planning on returning for a getaway.

My daughter chose Lakeway Resort for her wedding festivities on August 6, 2011 in the lovely Vista Ball Room. From the moment of our arrival Aug. 3, we knew without a doubt this was going to be a wedding "Over the Top"
We were greeted at the front entrance before we even got out of our cars, the staff was prepared to unload our car with the wedding supplies, gifts, etc. whatever we had and we were not to lift a finger. Bellmen and staff had suitcases immediately taken to our rooms, while we registered with the amazing employees at the desk. Talk about being made to feel at home.
The Wedding staff, catering manager, set up crew, any and all help at Lakeway was available to make our stay one of the most beautiful and joyful experiences ever. Melanie Richardson and Julie Stanfield really stood out for knowing their roles. I felt I was on vacation even though I was the
mother of the bride. Lakeway did all the work. The food was delicious and
my guests 3 weeks later are still raving about the beauty of it all and what a marvelous time they had. All five's from us.

The Stephens and Lahn

Lakeway Resort and Spa is an awesome wedding venue. Our ceremony was inside and had a beautiful view of the lake through the glass windows that enclosed the Vistas Ballroom. The wedding coordinator executed a flawless wedding and reception. Everthing was perfect. The food was delicious. All aspects of service before, during and after the wedding was outstanding. All of our guests were from out of town and spent the weekend at the resort and all echoed the same sentiments: great venue, delicous food and outstanding service.

Boy o Boy...this review could go on and on forever but I will try to make it as short as possible :) I was very apprehensive of booking this venue because of reviews I read from YEARS ago, but they are all so WRONG.


First off, I worked with Melanie Richardson from beginning (2009) to the end 7.28.11. She is AMAZING, probably under paid and over worked but you would never ever know that because she is so jolly. Melanie made sure that I was always taken care of. From the beginning when we were just "talking" about getting married at Lakeway and we couldn't afford a Saturday wedding due to the catering minimums. Melanie made sure that she laid out other options for us. She let us know that during the week we had more flexibility and I thank her so much for that. We were able to have our dream wedding and our dream venue because she wouldn't just let our no to Saturday be a No.


She was always so fast to respond to my emails (my 1 million emails) and if she wasn't around or off one day she made sure that her assistant Julie Stanfield was on the job! Julie is also a delight to work with. Both ladies are so happy to help you if they can. I have a very enthusiastic personality so to deal with me is a little different, so the fact that Melanie always got my humor and understood the things I was trying to accomplish throughout the planning process is priceless. The service I received from her is and always will be priceless...I adore her and I am sad that the wedding is over just for the simple fact that I may not talk with her as much because I know she is a busy woman!


The resort itself was beautiful of course, Melanie made sure the night of our wedding that we had extra cake placed in our room, we had champagne waiting for us, we had chocolate covered strawberries and rose petals. It was amazing and so beautiful. The Jr. Suite we had as a room was worth the little extra money because we had sooo much space in there.


Our wedding guests mostly stayed at the resort and arrive the day before, day or of and stayed through the Saturday after the wedding. (Wedding was on a Thursday). The resort took great care of our guests and their needs and everyone was impressed with how amazing everything was.


We used only the linens, chairs and dinnerware from the resort and it all looked beautiful with our decorative accents. The lighting package you can get it very much worth it! It gives the room so much extra personality and pizazz. I loved the up lighting on the columns and the pin spotting of the cakes and sweetheart tables. I loved the way the room flowed and was laid out. They know where things go best. The food was amazing! I wouldn't change a thing on our menu. We even got to our cocktail hour late but once we sat down at our table they had saved some of the cocktail hour food for us!!!! I mean that is attention to detail!


I would HIGHLY recommend this venue to anyone. It is amazing and so beautiful to create the perfect backdrop and atmosphere for your wedding day. The little details make it so big, from our names being on the lobby's chalk board telling us congrats to people following up with us now asking how everything was. We couldn't have asked for anything better. I love Lakeway Resort and Spa, Melanie and Julie. Amazing place and amazing people.


~K&W

We loved working with Melanie - wedding coordinator at Lakeway. If we needed help with anything she would find a solution!
The wedding was so beautiful and fun!

I would recommend Lakeway for any upcoming wedding with no reservation at all. Melanie helped us with all parts of planning this wedding, we could not have done this without her. We listened to Melanie and had the perfect wedding that my daughter wanted. Thank you Melanie :)

Melanie and Julie were great to work with! They were always very responsive to emails and would get back to me about things quickly. They have a very useful checklist that really helped me as a bride to get organized. The venue is BEAUTIFUL and is perfect if you want a sort of "outdoor" wedding that is temperature controlled. All of our guests swooned over the beauty of the location and how smoothly the night went. Lakeway makes it so easy with the packages they offer. We couldn't have asked for a more perfect place to have our wedding!

From the moment my daughter and I walked in the front door of Lakeway Resort and were greeted by the friendly doorman and amazing atmosphere, we knew her wedding was going to be there. We met with Catering Sales Manager, Melanie Richardson, who spent as much time as we needed to show us around and answer questions. I was impressed with not only her helpful and happy demeanor, but with the great ideas she gave us due to her many years of wedding experience at Lakeway. During the wedding planning process of more than a year, we found Melanie to be very responsive to anything we needed and the great working relationship she had with our photographer and florist helped a great deal. Working with Melanie was truly like having a wedding planner as she coordinated everything with all of the many moving parts we had for a wedding of 225 people and did it very efficiently and calmly. Needless to say, the ceremony and reception were spectacular! The room set up for the ceremony felt like you were in a church with an amazing view and the reception was so incredible it should have been in a magazine. The wait staff and service were great and the food was fantastic!!!! Another great part of having the wedding there was that everyone could be together for the entire weekend and the amenities Lakeway has with a great pool and swim-up bar, golf, workout room, etc. really was a vacation for guests. Everyone had a great time and it will be a wedding that none of us forget thanks to everyone at Lakeway!

Lakway Resort and Spa was my wedding hotel for guests. The wedding block rate was outstanding....especially given the luxury and gorgeous views. All our guests were so pleased. Angie Yeo was also fantastic to work with. She was so flexible and patient with all my questions and really made everything very easy.
I also used the Lakeway Legacy Yacht (Captain Chris) for transportation to the wedding....it was so wonderful!! Not only was it neat for the guests to go to the wedding by boat, the boat was beautiful and Captain Chris was SOO helpful with everything related to using the boat. I HIGHLY recommend using him.

Location, location, location! This resort speaks for itself with the magical lake views. The venue itself allows for minimal decoration (cost saving) because who wants to take away from a gorgeous cliff side lake view?? I highly recommend using lights aimed up on the concerete pillars, it looks amazing once the sun sets!
Richard, owner of http://www.interactiveesystems.com/, is one of the nicest men I've ever met who caters to your every need and understands what wedding planning entails.

Judith Roberts, with Lakeway Resort & Spa, is beyond amazing. It takes a very special person to help plan and coordinate weddings, and Judith was born for this! She's catering, understanding, and delivered outstanding customer service. The most important element of our wedding was to ensure our guests were taken care of and Judith under promised and over delivered. She relayed that message to the catering staff and everything was perfect! I can honestly say Judith make our day EXTRA special at every level. Thank you very much for everything, you're awesome!

We received wonderful service and extreme professionalism from all Lakeway employees. I highly recommend working with Melanie Richardson, she is wonderful. Our wedding reception was amazing! The views are goregous and are guests had wonderful things to say about the ballroom, terrace, food, ambiance, and much more. We were truly treated like royalty and cant wait to get back to the resort.

Managers Angie Yeo and Judith Roberts as well as the Lakeway staff were fabulous to work with, flexible, hospitable, and extremely helpful and worked well with our wonderful wedding coordinator, Barbara Hearne of Barbara's Brides. They did everything possible to ensure that our outdoor wedding ceremony and ball room reception went perfectly, even searching and finding the lost "flowergirl basket".
The majority of our quests were from out of town or out of state and stayed at Lakeway Resort Spa and Resort. All the guests were impress with the hospitality, beautiful surrounding, band, and fabulous food at Lakeway. I think it is safe to say that when everyone departed either that night or at the end of the weekend, they all were extremely impress with Lakeway, the beautiful surroundings, the people, and their Texas experience.

Lakeway Resort & Spa is not only the perfect setting for a dream wedding, the staff is great at making dreams come true. The Vistas Glass Ballroom truly is spectacular, and it can be stunning in both it's most bare form and its most decorated form (so it is not necessary to spent a significant amount of money on decoration; the stunning view and great indoor amenities speak for themselves!). The wedding coordinators on-site are wonderful throughout planning and execution. The food, beverages and staff are truly superb and will leave guests talking about the event for years to come. Lakeway Resort & Spa makes the event as wonderful for the guests as it does for the bride & groom, which is very hard to find!

Are events wedding coordinator at Lakeway Resort spa did fantastic job!! she was alot help and exceeded are expectations, the hole team at the resort did they truly totally accommodate are whole wedding party family and friends . Look forward in going back to Lakeway resort & Spa to relax and enjoy there again I truly, recommend having your wedding there the scenery from the balcony is gorgeous!! and are wedding reception room is amazing room to have a wedding there. Its a good memory to have especially when you see those amazing pictures. They are truly outstanding.

Lakeway was an absolute dream of a venue for our daughter's wedding! We had many guests that stayed at the resort, and everyone had a blast poolside; playing with the kids, drinking at the walk up bar, enjoying the view and eachother. Having everyone all together all weekend was just what we wanted and was just perfect.

The ballroom was absolutely perfect; just beautiful with the lake view and the evening sun.

Melanie Richardson oversaw our events, and I can't say enough good things about her. She is the ultimate wedding professional; anticipating our needs, remembering all our small and large requirements. It was obvious she wanted our wedding to go perfectly. When we had a little glitch with our officiant, she responded immediately, helping me make what could have been awkward situation into another special part of the wedding weekend.

If you hold your wedding at Lakeway, you will be thrilled!

Lakeway Resort and Spa provided a perfect venue for our January 8th wedding. We had many guests from out of town who stayed at the resort and it evolved into a mini-desitination wedding, which was absolutely perfect. The venue itself was beautiful -- Lake Travis was a perfect backdrop to our sunset ceremony. Melanie Richardson, our Lakeway Resort and Spa coordinator, was extremely helpful in our planning process and on the day of the wedding. She took care of every little detail with care so that we wouldn't have to worry about anything during our special weekend. She was fabulous. Our reception in the Vistas Ballroom was gorgeous. The wait staff at Lakeway was incredible and very attentive; the food was insanely delicious. All of our guests had a fantastic time at Lakeway Resort and Spa. Overall, the weekend was more perfect than we could have imagined. I would definitely recommend getting married at Lakeway Resort, however, it is on the rather expensive side, but they were very willing to help make our weekend fantastic for our budget. If you have a lot of out-of-town guests, then this place is fantastic because it serves as a hotel and a venue. The rooms were awesome, and very clean. The spa was amazing and very accommodating as well! Overall, I can't say enough about how much we enjoyed having our wedding at Lakeway Resort and Spa! We can't wait to go back for a six-month anniversary this summer to enjoy the pools and the spa, again!