Hotel Zessa, a DoubleTree by Hilton
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Hotel Zessa – Where Love Meets Luxury in Orange County, CA
In the vibrant South Coast Metro area of Orange County, Hotel Zessa offers a wedding venue that blends elegance with ease, creating an atmosphere where celebrations feel effortless and unforgettable. With 12,000 square feet of thoughtfully designed event space, we provide couples with a setting that’s both grand and inviting. Located just minutes from John Wayne Airport, our hotel ensures that out-of-town guests can arrive with convenience, while nearby attractions like South Coast Plaza, Newport Beach, and Segerstrom Center for the Arts offer endless opportunities to explore.
A Setting That Speaks for Itself
The Valencia Ballroom, with its soaring high ceilings and sparkling chandeliers, creates an open, airy setting that feels both sophisticated and welcoming. Designed to accommodate up to 400 guests, the ballroom can be reserved in full for a grand affair or divided into smaller sections for more intimate celebrations.
For couples opting for micro-weddings, rehearsal dinners, or pre-wedding festivities, the Citra restaurant offers a warm, elegant space for 20-50 guests—perfect for a gathering that feels personal yet refined. Overnight guests can relax in our comfortable suites and rooms, and enjoy access to our fitness center, outdoor pool, and stylish bar and restaurant.
Personalized Service, Every Step of the Way
Your wedding at Hotel Zessa isn’t just another event—it’s a collaboration designed around your vision. Our dedicated event manager is with you from planning to execution, ensuring every detail reflects your style. Our in-house culinary team crafts menus tailored to your taste. Full bar service is available, along with a decadent wedding cake to complete your celebration.
To make the experience seamless, we provide everything needed for the celebration—tables, chairs, linens, fine flatware, glassware, and china—along with setup and cleanup services. Should you have dietary or ethnic food requests, we do allow outside catering.
At Hotel Zessa, weddings aren’t just hosted—they’re designed to be remembered. Let’s create a day that’s completely yours.
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26 years in business
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We speak Arabic, English, Spanish and Tagalog
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Reviews of Hotel Zessa, a DoubleTree by Hilton
I visited and inquired about maybe 20 other venues that accommodated outside catering and none were as great as this venue. There's the location, the beautiful ballroom, the pre-function gallery, the incredible staff, the COOKIES!, and last but not least MELISSA! No other venue comes close to this place--the beauty and elegance of the ballroom plus the price range is great. I loved the venue so much and there are great photo spots to take photos around. I did their hosted valet package which I'm glad I got (and at an affordable rate!). The ballroom has beautiful chandeliers, the carpet isn't too loud, the lights dim just right, the pre-function gallery is fantastic, and the office buildings surrounding the venue have great little gardens to take photos at! The staff at my wedding were very friendly too.
I just have to emphasize that the best part of this venue is the people!--other venues had horrendous restrictions and outrageous demands. Hands down, Melissa was the best catering manager I met and she is one of the reasons I selected this hotel (aside from the ballroom!) I would often send her long lists of questions and she would get back SO quickly. Every e-mail was responded to in an efficient manner and no question ever went un-answered. I highly recommend this beautiful venue and the staff here!
Their service was terrible. They had so many turn overs with their staffing that I they had dropped the ball on my event and room block contracts. Responsiveness was beyond poor. I would literally have to keep calling and emailing to get an answer and once in a while if I would escalate the call to higher management, I would then get a call. It was THE WORST experience. Food tasting day went well, but of course they would fail to make the actual wedding day taste as good. And watch out for their lying staff. We had arranged to purchase many many bottles of liquor through them and they notify my husband and I, 20 MINUTES after cocktail hour starts that "they didn't come in" -- mind you they couldn't even prove that the liquor order was actually placed. I provided my own wines for them to serve which they FAILED to leave on the tables, bottles of wine I got back the next day and obviously can't return -- instead they serve their own wine at the bar to make a profit rather than using the wine I provided and specially ordered for my guest.
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Awesome hotel with organized and easy to work with staff. Cookies are good too.
If you want to have a Great Experience with your Venue, make an appointment with Randi Zamora first (Doubletree Hotel Orange County). She will assist you in producing a Fabulous Event. Elegant Location, Top notch Service and Great Quality Food. You will not be disappointed!!
Excellent Venue!!! Very convenient!!! Lots of parking for guests!!! Excellent food!!! Excellent services!!! One of the very few venue's to allow outside catering!!! The hotel looks extremely ellegant and classy, not ghetto. Highly recommended!!!
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