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From 75 to 600 guests
Ceremony/Reception
Outdoor/Indoor
Get Ready Rooms

Why couples loved this venue

  • Unique aesthetic style
  • Guests comfort
  • Amenities
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Amanda
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Recommended by 82% of couples

About this venue

The Galt House Hotel is an unforgettable wedding venue located in Louisville, Kentucky. The staff will work with you to customize your event so every detail of the day is perfectly aligned with your tastes and personalities. This classic and elegant location is great for anyone looking to add a sophisticated city feel to their wedding.

Facilities and Capacity

With a variety of event spaces, Galt House Hotel is able to host a maximum of 1500 guests. They have indoor venues available, including a ballroom and banquet hall, as well as covered and uncovered outdoor locations, like the riverfront. You can reserve a combination of grand ballrooms A, B, and C for a maximum capacity of 1500 people. Combine ballrooms A and B and invite up to 1160 people, or use ballrooms B and C to accommodate 760 guests. Individually, ballrooms A, B, and C can fit 648, 360, and 360 guests respectively. Other locations include the Archibald Cochran Ballroom, which hosts up to 600 guests and has warm, elegant lighting for a beautiful ambiance. The Belvedere hosts up to 500 guests in a beautiful downtown park.

Services Offered

The Galt House Hotel has wireless internet and provides services for pre-wedding showers, ceremonies, engagement parties, and receptions. Couples can choose to include clean-up and set up for their events, as well as a suite, cake, event planning services, and lighting and sound equipment. Event rentals are also available for a selection of items like chairs, tables, and other furniture. You can also choose:

  • Audio equipment
  • Dance floor
  • Decor
  • Drapery
  • Lighting

Other Services
You and your guests have a variety of transportation options available, including parking, shuttle services, and valet services. The hotel is also wheelchair accessible. The venue offers barware, china, a chocolate fountain, flatware, glassware, and linens for your event.

Features

Woman-owned

Small team (2-10 members)

Experience

  • 54 years in business

  • We speak English

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FAQ

Do you have a site fee for wedding receptions at your venue?

No

What is the starting site fee for wedding receptions during peak season?

$5,000

What is the starting site fee for wedding receptions during off-peak season?

$5,000

Do you have a site fee for wedding ceremonies at your venue?

No

Which of the following are included in the starting site fee?

Bridal Suite
Chairs
China
Clean Up
Event Planning
Flatware
Glassware
Linens
Set Up
Tables

Which of the following are included in the cost of wedding catering?

Cake Cutting
Dessert
Server(s)

What is the starting price per person for bar service?

$42

Which of the following are included in the starting price for bar service?

Bartender(s)
Champagne Toast
House Beer
House Liquor
House Wine

What is the minimum number of guests required to book your venue?

75

How many event spaces or rooms does your venue offer?

4

Describe your venue:

Ballroom
Banquet Hall
Hotel
Park
Restaurant
Waterfront

What kind of settings are available?

Indoor
Covered Outdoor
Uncovered Outdoor

Which of the following wedding events does your venue service?

Ceremony
Reception
Bridal Shower
Engagement Party
Elopements
Rehearsal Dinner

What event services do you offer?

Accommodations
Bar Services
Catering Services
Clean Up
Event Planner
Event Rentals
Get Ready Rooms
Liability Insurance
Outside Vendors
Pet Friendly
Wifi

What catering services do you offer?

Buffet
Cocktail Reception
Dessert
Family Style
Hors d'oeuvres
Outside Cake
Plated
Server(s)
Stations
Tastings

What bar services do you provide?

Bartender(s)
Cash Bar
Champagne Toast
House Beer
House Liquor
House Wine
Limited Bar
Liquor License
Open Bar
Outside Alcohol
Premium Liquor
Signature Drink
Specialty Beer
Specialty Wine

What event items are available?

Audio Equipment
Centerpieces
Chairs
Dance Floor
Decor
Drapery
Furniture
Lighting
Tables

What food and beverage items are available?

Barware
China
Chocolate Fountain
Flatware
Glassware
Linens

What transportation and access is available?

Parking
Shuttle
Valet
Wheelchair Access

What months are included in your peak season?

April
May
June
July
August
September
October

What months are included in your off-peak season?

January
February
March
November
December

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Reviews of Galt House Hotel

Weddingwire
4.1/5 7 reviews
Google
4.1/5 8318 reviews
Sarah
Sarah Sent on 11/13/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Exceptional, Professional, & Personable

If you are planning your wedding, you have to know how exceptional Katie Curran has been at The Galt House. Katie has gone above and beyond to make sure our day is exactly what we dream of for our wedding and has been very helpful working within our budget. She has wonderful communication, which is one of the most important things for planning a wedding. The Galt House renovations are elegantly modern and the views are the best in the city. The best part, there are so many different options for what you want your wedding to look like. Huge plus here-The Galt House provides so many things that you usually have to rent at most venues. Weddings can be stressful to plan, but Katie has made planning everything such a fun and exciting time. I cannot wait to wake up at The Galt House on our wedding day!
Amanda
Amanda Sent on 12/20/2018
5 out of 5 rating

Turned out amazing

We chose the Rivue because of the beautiful venue and the view it offered with the convenience of having a hotel attached. In the year we had a contract with the Galt House we had three coordinators which was frustrating and unassuring. Our first coordinator Courtney was amazing, our second coordinator was stressful, and our third coordinator Brooke was amazing! I lived out of town and it became exhausting constantly scheduling time towards reexplaining my vision, going over what had previously been promised and hoping the same would hold true with the next person. The first tasting was a terrible experience as it tasted like my family and I were eating cold day old food and it was not what we had picked out (this occurred during the time of our second coordinator). I was unable to attend the "redo" as I lived out of town but my family said it was a 5 star tasting and that they didn't want to leave (this occurred when our third coordinator was in charge). After we got through the many months of frustration due to administration change everything came together because of one person, Brooke.. Brooke Valentine did an absolutely incredible job taking over and went 100% above and beyond to make sure our wedding was perfect and stress free. She had a lot to of questions to answer that previous administration did not get around to and she did it all in a timely fashion. She was extremely easy to talk to, very understanding and accommodating. She rein-stilled the confidence and trust that every bride needs in a coordinator. I am so thankful she took over and I will always recommend the Galt House as a wedding venue as long as Brooke is in charge!
K
Katie Sent on 06/22/2015
5 out of 5 rating
The Galt House is my reception location and I cannot wait! The ballroom is spectacular and Courtney/Amber are great to work with. They respond to e-mails in a timely manner and are willing to help accomodate whatever I need to make my dream come true! They are also willing to help keep my budget in line-We are staying there the night of and the bride and groom and parents of the bride get a free room!
K
Katie Sent on 10/16/2013
4.8 out of 5 rating
I just recently had my wedding reception at the Galt House and overall we are VERY satisfied with how everything went. It truly was our perfect wedding and reception. We chose to use the Archibald Cochran ballroom. The food was fabulous, the servers and bartenders were great to work with, efficient, gracious and never in the way. The main woman in charge of service consistently checked in with my mom to make sure things were going well and made her plates of food. They also updated her on the bar status and when our alcohol budget was running low. The room was absolutely beautiful once decorated and I greatly appreciate how much they set up for us. On my big day I wasn't scrambling to place menus in napkins :) and I love that I didn't have to worry. They really took care of everything. The only real "issues" I have, is that I feel there were missed opportunities to really wow us. Our honeymoon suite was a standard room with no special touches. No flowers, no note of best wishes, no vase for my bridal bouquet, and no champagne. A welcome kit or any of those items would have been very special. I had thought a box of our food would be awaiting us when we arrived in the room, but that wasn't provided and we were starved! They also at times seem to nickel-and-dime you. Only lap length white tablecloths are provided free, which is not appropriate for a formal event. I hate seeing table legs! And only certain colors of napkins provided. Just not a lot of wiggle room. Also would charge to pass out the cake and to provide guests with their welcome bags at check-in. Some things I just feel should be provided with such an expensive reception and lots of hotel rooms for guests booked. I would however use them again in a heartbeat. I have had friends and family tell us it was the best food they have had, the most beautiful and really the best wedding they have ever attended. Exactly what a bride wants to hear!
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Lindsey Sent on 07/02/2011
4 out of 5 rating
The Galt House as an overall package venue was good. It was the coordinator that we had to deal with that took down the rating. The coordinator would argue with us (bride and groom) about what we wanted and we were willing to do. We had to constantly remind her of what we wanted despite her "writing them down". In the end, it all worked out and most of the staff was very friendly and helpful. But, getting to that point was a headach and almost made us change our minds dispite what would have been a huge monitary loss. Our advise, if you go with the Galt House make sure you keep a good record of ALL conversations and are comfortable with the person you have to work with.

P.S. The food was fantastic!
R
Ryan Sent on 12/01/2011
3.9 out of 5 rating
The Galt House was beautiful and wonderful. When we booked it back in Feb Kristy Brown was working, a wedding angle sent from the wedding gods. Everything was "yes", "sure", "you don't want to do that because... but I would suggest." Kristy left in early summer and the Galt House never recovered. The new planner was thrown into pool quickly and never swam to the top. But all in all, the Reception was incredible, our 200 guests talked non stop about how good the food. If you choose the Galt you will never regret.

Good Luck
Reem
Reem Sent on 05/26/2023
1 out of 5 rating

I wish I had not had my reception here

My daughter and I wish she had not had her reception here. They changed the event manager on us three times, and the one we ended up working with the longest had a horrible attitude, no attention to detail, and often refused to return our calls, texts, and emails. It seems like the event staff feel overwhelmed, and they deal with that by ignoring and being rude to their clients. The event manager also appeared completely uninformed and frequently dropped the ball on important tasks. The event manager couldn't even answer simple questions like, "How much does X dish cost?" She also forgot to coordinate with the DJ to show him how to control the lights like she said she would, so then the whole night, guests were messing with the lights instead and it was totally chaotic.
Most importantly, the food we tasted and ordered for the reception was NOT what the Galt House served at the reception. The side dishes, vegetables, sauces, dressings, presentation--nearly everything was different and not what we had agreed on in writing. And, dinner was supposed to be served at 7pm and end at 8pm, but half the guests (including the bride and groom) hadn't even received their food at 8 pm. It threw off the whole timeline for the evening. My daughter, as the bride, had to go inventory who had food at every table and direct the waitstaff to them. It's not how she wanted to spend her wedding reception.
What I described here are just the problems that affected the wedding day itself, but there were tons more that eventually got resolved but made the planning process way more stressful than it needed to be. After seeing our experience, my other daughter and family friends say they would not use the Galt House for their weddings. I wish we had known not to as well.
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Galt House Hotel frequently asked questions

Galt House Hotel includes the following items and services for wedding events in its starting site fee:
  • Bridal Suite
  • Chairs
  • China
  • Clean Up
  • Event Planning
  • Flatware
  • Glassware
  • Linens
  • Set Up
  • Tables
Galt House Hotel includes the following items and services in its wedding catering costs:
  • Cake Cutting
  • Dessert
  • Server(s)
The bar service starting price at Galt House Hotel includes:
  • Bartender(s)
  • Champagne Toast
  • House Beer
  • House Liquor
  • House Wine
The space offered by Galt House Hotel for wedding events is known for:
  • Ballroom
  • Banquet Hall
  • Hotel
  • Park
  • Restaurant
  • Waterfront
Galt House Hotel offers the following indoor/outdoor options for weddings:
  • Indoor
  • Covered Outdoor
  • Uncovered Outdoor
Galt House Hotel offers the following types of wedding events:
  • Ceremony
  • Reception
  • Bridal Shower
  • Engagement Party
  • Elopements
  • Rehearsal Dinner
Galt House Hotel offers the following services for wedding events:
  • Accommodations
  • Bar Services
  • Catering Services
  • Clean Up
  • Event Planner
  • Event Rentals
  • Get Ready Rooms
  • Liability Insurance
  • Outside Vendors
  • Pet Friendly
  • Wifi
Galt House Hotel offers the following furniture and decor items for weddings:
  • Audio Equipment
  • Centerpieces
  • Chairs
  • Dance Floor
  • Decor
  • Drapery
  • Furniture
  • Lighting
  • Tables
Galt House Hotel is recommended by 82% of couples who have used their services. Their overall rating is 4.1 out of 5 with the following breakdown: 4.3 in flexibility, 4.1 in quality of service, 4.1 in professionalism, 4 in average response time and 4 in value.
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