Our experience with Holiday Inn Milwaukee Riverfront was PERFECT from start to finish. When we started our search, we had 3 other venue tours lined up and Holiday Inn/The Anchorage was our first tour. Stephanie, the Catering Manager, did such a phenomenal job with our tour and spent several hours with us sitting down and answering all questions/concerns and walking us through the venue and all of our options. I ask a LOT of questions, and Stephanie was so patient and understanding with us as we started the journey of planning a wedding. We connected with her so well and she did such an amazing job that we cancelled all 3 of our other tours on the way home and called her to tell her we would be booking with her! Stephanie went above and beyond to be with me every step of the way and calm my stress/nerves/concerns. If we had to do this again 1,000 times, we would pick her EVERY SINGLE TIME! The venue was perfect for our wedding. Having everything in one place was EXTREMELY convenient. We arrived early on Friday to start welcoming our guests at the hotel bar as they arrived to check in before rehearsal dinner in the Anchorage on Friday night. The space for the rehearsal was perfect - overlooking the river with the beautiful windows was a great setting to kick off our wedding weekend. We had our ceremony, reception and gift opening at the hotel and let me tell you it was WONDERFUL having everything/everyone in one spot all weekend. Our friends and family are pretty heavy drinkers, so the convenience of having hotel rooms was a huge relief for us knowing that no one had to drive home and could enjoy themselves safely. The packages that the venue offered were wonderful and we felt that we received a very good value for our money! Stephanie helped set everything up (which i thought was so incredible and outside of her job description.. but if that doesn't tell you how amazing she is !!), and she was there for EVERYTHING the entire weekend. It was a huge relief knowing that i had her there to ensure everything was going as planned, and i had all the faith in the world in her. And if there were any hiccups, i had no idea! We received MANY wonderful compliments on the food at the venue. We made a point to go around to all of our guests during dinner so that we could see and talk to everyone that made the time to come celebrate with us, and every single table had nothing but amazing things to say about the food. The hotel set up we loved. It is small and quaint and SUPER cute, and it made us feel like we were the only ones there. The view of the river for the ceremony was absolutely beautiful and perfect. Like i said... if we could do this over again 1,000 times, we would pick Stephanie and the Holiday Inn Milwaukee Riverfront/The Anchorage every single time. Hats off to the staff and especially Stephanie for a flawless weekend. It was one we will never forget.

They are really professional, and super helpful with accommodations.

Stephanie was incredible to work with from day 1. She is very good at communication and the day of the wedding she was spectacular. She made sure all of our last minute change were done quickly and anytime we needed anything, she would be there when we turned around to help.
The space is incredible and having the patio on the river was a huge hit! We highly recommend getting married or having an event here! Ask for Stephanie!

Words can not express our thanks to you and the Staff of the Holiday Inn Riverfront during our wedding weekend (wedding was June 2019).
Stephanie was amazing to work with. Planning an out of state wedding,,,, well she made it so easy! Stephanie thought about things we would not have even thought about asking. The planning of the wedding you knew what we would need/and even things we didn't know we wanted.
The rehearsal dinner was amazing and all of the staff were so nice and accommodating .
The morning of the wedding was amazing. It was so nice that we didn't have to set up the venue, they did an awesome job and it was even better design than we could have imagined.
The rooms you arranged for the girls and guys to get ready in were so great.
During the wedding reception every thing was perfect. The food and the staff were amazing. Everyone was so nice and always asking if we needed anything.
We are so grateful the staff for making our special day more imagined.
We will definitely recommend the Holiday Inn Riverfront to anyone (and everyone)

I cannot begin to explain how happy I am that we had our reception at the Holiday Inn Milwaukee Riverfront. Stephanie, the Catering Sales Manager, was absolutely fantastic! She was enthusiastic, organized, detail-oriented and full of creative ideas and recommendations. Stephanie responded to emails in minutes and consistently reassured me that she had everything under control... and she could not have been more right! When I arrived at the venue, she had decorated everything beautifully. She remained at the venue the entire night and made sure that everything ran smoothly. All of the staff were friendly, accommodating and professional. I would definitely recommended booking your reception at the Holiday Inn Milwaukee Riverfront!

My oh my. This venue is lovely. We booked our wedding 2 years in advance. Through that time we went through 3 coordinators. Which was the unfortunate part, worrying whether or not we'd have someone on our wedding day. We ended up with the best coordinator we could have ever asked for! Stephanie was so quick to all my emails and she was a delight on our special day. She made sure everything ran smoothly. She also was so helpful in setting up the dining room. Oh and she made my grooms night, during one of our meetings Justin mentioned how he loved the beer riverwest stein. On the day it was like the bartender was a mind reader. He kept handing him a beer just as he was finishing the other one. It made him so very happy! The hotel was clean and a lovely place to have our wedding. Having the outdoor patio was perfect to cool off when dancing and for others to chit chat. The food was great! The service was great! We loved having our wedding there.

Michael is like your own personal wedding planner! He was very responsive and kept us on point for what we needed to accomplish! The space is beautiful, especially the outdoor patio space! I'd highly recommend!

Everyone told us planning a wedding was stressful and they added that planning a long-distance wedding was that multiplied by 10. While it was difficult at times, working with Michael and the folks at the Holiday Inn Milwaukee Riverfront was not a source of that stress. Working with Michael was more than we could have hoped for with his generous hospitality, calming demeanor, and accommodating approach. And while Michael was our main point-of-contact, every single person we dealt with at the hotel was approachable, patient, and willing to help from the dining manager, to the front desk specialists, and to Brian at the bar (who was especially candid and honest).
As a Marquette couple now living on the West Coast, it was a goal of both of ours to have a “Marquette” wedding. When we visited the Holiday Inn, Michael showed us his space. He knew we were also looking elsewhere, but Michael never once tried to push the hard sell and instead advised us on other venues to also look at reminding us that it is our day (but really the wife’s).
Throughout the planning process, Michael understood the difficulty in some of the regularly scheduled aspects of wedding planning and was extremely flexible in moving tastings, table cloth choosings, etc. on the calendar to coincide with our visits to the area.
Michael was also very accommodating for our ideas for room set-up and use of the patio. When he asked us about what late night snack we wanted, we had hoped cheese curds would be on the menu so that all guests from out of state could taste the magic that is the golden fried ooey-gooey goodness. When they weren’t on the list, we were a little disappointed. Michael, however, says, “No problem! We can do that!” and the night of our reception the guests who made it the final hours were enjoying those golden nuggets of cheese. Our centerpieces required staging different items. Michael was on top of that too, and when we walked in after the ceremony, it was done to perfection.

I got married on 8/5 at the Holiday Inn Milwaukee River Front. We held our Wedding Ceremony and Reception here, From the servers, to those at the front desk to Michael (the best hotel wedding contact ever). The entire event was flawless and amazing. The rooms were well kept, the communication was great, the staff went above and beyond to make this day extra special. Michael, the wedding director, is AMAZING! He was always responsive to my e-mails, he always got back in a timely manner and was thorough in his answers, his suggestions were great and he really made the event a huge success! I highly recommend Holiday Inn Milwaukee Riverfront for a wedding, party or just a stay! You'll be welcomed and treated well!!

Everything about our wedding was absolutely perfect thanks to Michael and the staff at the Holiday Inn Milwaukee Riverfront. Everyone went above and beyond our expectations. The venue was beautiful, everything ran right on time, the transition between ceremony and dinner was so easy, and the food was amazing! The chef was great and even created one of our recipes for our reception to make it that much more special!!!! I wouldn't Highly recommend having your wedding and reception, here like we did, Thank you So Much Michael and staff for a perfect day!