Holiday Inn Harbourside

We had our wedding here and it was amazing. Barney the Event Planner was AMAZING. I cannot put into words how easy she made my wedding planning by handling everything when it came to the reception. When the Hurricanes hit FL she helped us come up with a back up plan since the wedding was supposed to be on the beach. We cannot thank you enough for everything she did for us. The staff that helped with the wedding was too notch. They were super friendly and helpful
THANK YOU ALL FOR SUCH AN AMAZING DAY. ♥️♥️

First of all, to give you the important facts: the event center has new carpeting and does not have that mildew/moldy smell that so many other spaces have. It is separate from the hotel, across the front drive and is a nice looking building. The space is large and up-to-date. It has a back porch facing a pond, and an overflow outdoor area that is adjacent to the pool area. We utilized both for our cocktail hour before the reception.

Barney, the Catering Sales Manager was wonderful to work with for our special day. She has many years of experience in hospitality and she has the skills to work with people well. She has been in this position for a long time and is trusted by her organization to be empowered to make necessary decisions on her own affecting your event, and she was caring, kind and attentive to our desires. She is cool under pressure and has the demeanor of the kind of person you want to work with in event planning (especially if you are inexperienced in event planning). I really can't say enough about Barney. She helped us to be economical as opposed to other venues that want to stick you for every little thing and take advantage to maximize their profits. She made good recommendations and was supportive of our wishes for the reception.
Because we had many out of town guests, we had a welcome event in the outdoor space at Jimmy Guana's Restaurant overlooking the intracoastal on the Friday night before, and it was a good value, as well.
In part, I chose this hotel because the rooms would be less expensive for our guests, as well as not having to pay parking fees (even to attend the event and not stay overnight like some other large hotels in the area). Also, they gave us an adequate block of rooms as needed, again, unlike other large hotel chains in the area.
The only negative is that there were a few rooms with issues that needed to be addressed, but no reflection on our event. It was beautiful, fun, economical, food was great and it was a pleasure working with Barney. From working with us in regard to vendors, planning and especially flexibility and knowledge...believe me, you want to work with someone who is not only knows what they are doing, but cares about the people she works with. Be sure and talk to Barney before you decide.
They have new a/c units in the space. One is recent, the other was replaced the day before our wedding!! Yes, the space can be divided into two, so there are two a/c units. If they needed to, they could have used fans to blow air towards the other half, but they did what it took to replace the unit quickly, since they couldn't repair it. So, if we were dealing with a small local vendor, this might have been a real problem with cash flow and resources to get the job done. These are all things to consider in making your choices, so I am more than happy to share because Barney was so wonderful!

Everything went has planed, Barney
Has out done herself, communication
Between everyone was right on point,perfect.

We had a great experience at the Holiday Inn Harbourside. Not sure there is anything we would have done differently. They were very accommodating, the price was reasonable, the food and service were good, and the space was just what we were looking for. They even coordinated making sure we had perfect weather and sunset on the day of our event!

I cannot say enough about the professionalism, friendliness and helpfulness of the entire staff at the Holiday Inn Harbourside! Everyone from the front desk to the servers to the chef to the bartender to the event coordinator, Barney, were excellent! My husband and I and all my guests really enjoyed ourselves and cannot say enough about all the people who helped make our wedding special! We decided to use the Hemingway room to keep it casual but they decorated the tables beautifully and made a pretty cake table! Like I said, everything was perfect!

I cannot say enough about Barney who went above and beyond for our wedding. She explained everything, made excellent suggestions, and made our day very special. The restaurant, rooms and staff were very friendly and accompanied all our requests. The food for the reception was the best i have ever had at any wedding. All the guests during and after the wedding kept telling us how good the food was. The hotel and our room was on the water with spectacular views and the Christmas decorations throughout the hotel were beautiful. You won't be sorry, book it now.

Barney saved our wedding day & made it a beautiful day! Barney met all accommodations in less than a 48 hr time period. I only met Barney for a short period of time but she made me feel like I've known her for years. The catering staff was friendly, prompt, & food was superb at a great price. I will never forget what you & your staff accomplished for our wedding. Thank you Mr. & Mrs. DeGarmo!

I wish there were an option to score higher than excellent!! Truly above and beyond, professional, warm, thoughtful, thorough, timely, flexible, creative, attentive and with an honest smile and joy the entire time!! Barney does not miss a beat and thinks of things you may not have.

Barney at Holiday Inn Harborside made our Wedding experience absolutely excellent. She has the personality that immediately after meeting her you feel like you've know each other forever and by the time your wedding comes you think you should invite her because of how close you become. She is incredibly organized and very considerate of the needs of the couple while providing great options to improve your event. I would highly recommend her and HIH for anyone to get married at!!!

Barney was absolutely amazing to work with! We got married here in July 2019, and booked the venue in October. Over those 9 months, Barney was one of the easiest people to work with. We are huge procrastinators when it comes to planning things, but she definitely made sure we kept up with our timeline. She had so many wonderful suggestions, she happily handled all of our requests, and made sure our day happened more perfectly than we had ever imagined. I would absolutely recommend looking at this venue and meeting with Barney, you won’t be disappointed!