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About
The Holiday Inn Rochester Downtown is a versatile and convenient wedding ceremony and reception venue located in Rochester, New York. This urban hotel is dedicated to being with you every step of the way in helping you plan a fantastic, completely customized wedding with trained and highly experienced wedding specialists. Situated in downtown Rochester, Holiday Inn Rochester Downtown is within view of the city skyline and the Genesee River, not to mention it's a stones throw away from many popular restaurants and entertainment venues. The views provided by this venue will give couples the opportunity to take many gorgeous wedding photos that can be cherished for years to come.
Facilities and Capacity
The Holiday Inn Rochester Downtown includes an open-air patio which is perfect for an intimate outdoor wedding ceremony for up to 300 guests. Indoor events at the venue can hold up to 500 guests in the wonderful ballroom space with three huge chandeliers down the center of the room. You and your guests will be amazed at details the room showcases; this, of course, is a reason to have some pretty fantastic wedding photos.
Services Offered
The Holiday Inn Rochester Downtown offers wedding couples the chance to work with wedding specialists to make sure no important detail goes unnoticed. They will be there from the beginning of your wedding event to the end of the reception ensuring everything goes according to plan. Their wedding packages are designed to provide accommodations to a variety of wedding couples with different styles, tastes, and budgets. All wedding packages include event planning, chairs, tables, linens, and other event items.
Other services from this venue include, but are not limited to:
Bridal suite for the night of the wedding
Professional planning services
Wedding decor
Wedding centerpieces
In house 3 premium hour bar
In house catering
Cake cutting
Menu tasting
Setup and cleanup
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I cannot stop raving about the Holiday Inn Downtown. From the very first email I received after inquiring to the day after our wedding- they were very responsive, flexible and amazing. Shannon, who gives you her all and doubles as your event coordinator- responded to all of my emails throughout, within hours, sometimes minutes. I cannot speak highly enough of her. We had booked pre-covid and rescheduled multiple times. Each time they worked with us with no problems.
Finally, this past July we were able to hold our wedding. It was nothing short of perfect and beautiful. The large ballroom was absolutely stunning with a little up lighting. We used in house centerpieces (which most places do not include) and the tables looked gorgeous. We didn't spend much on any extras, besides the up lighting and a couple sequin table clothes for the desserts and cake.... and the room still took our breath away.
All of our guests have told us the food was the best (which we agree) and the servers were very friendly and fast.
A good chunk of our guest list stayed in rooms at the hotel and had nothing but positive things to say and loved the convenience (parking is also on site and steps away from the front door, a huge plus in the city).
The quality you get for the reasonable price makes this a perfect wedding venue. DO NOT overlook this venue! It is recently updated, the staff goes above and beyond and honestly, you cannot beat their pricing.
We had both our ceremony and reception here and couldn't have been happier with everything.
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Christina Sent on 07/29/2021
5 out of 5 rating
5.0
Amazing experience
5 stars they did an amazing job everything I hoped it would be
Jackie Sent on 09/22/2019
5 out of 5 rating
5.0
Amazing venue
We got married on 8/31/19 at the Holiday Inn Downtown. Shannon was amazing to work with. We worked with Shannon for about a year while we were planning our wedding and she was so helpful throughout the entire process. She gave so many great recommendations and was so helpful every time we had questions. She answered emails so quickly, even late evenings and weekends. Shannon was so organized and really helped make our vision come to reality. On our wedding day, Shannon and her staff were amazing to work with and made everything easy for us. We could not have asked for a better wedding planner and venue. We are so happy that we worked with Shannon and the Holiday Inn. We have received so many great compliments on the food, venue, staff and amazing views from the tent. We would recommend Shannon and the Holiday Inn to anyone!
Jamie Sent on 07/07/2019
5 out of 5 rating
5.0
Absolutely amazing!
Without a doubt, this was our easiest and best decision of the whole getting married process. Shannon is an absolute rock star. She was on top of everything and made the whole process so easy. She recommended almost every single one of our other vendors and not once did she steer us wrong. I can't say enough good stuff about this venue or Shannon. Our day (5/25/19) was absolutely amazing and a HUGE part of it is because of the professional, excellent staff at the HI downtown Rochester.
From Brendan joking with us in the morning as we got ready, to a few blips that were dealt with extremely discreetly and professionally, I enjoyed every single person on staff that made our day (and weekend) so wonderful. I would recommend this venue to anyone! Thank you Shannon!!
Tamara Sent on 06/13/2019
5 out of 5 rating
5.0
Offer a lot
They offer many options to make your day special. Decor, linen, they take your requests as far as food tastes.
Rebecca Sent on 06/13/2019
5 out of 5 rating
5.0
Reception in the tent was gorgeous!
We had our reception at the Holiday Inn on 6/1/2019 and everything was flawless! Shannon made everything so easy for us. She knew most of our vendors, answered all of our questions, and made the tent look gorgeous with all of our decorations. I highly recommend the tent! This is the only venue (that I know of) in Rochester with a tent that still has plenty of protection from the rain!
Tammy Sent on 02/05/2019
5 out of 5 rating
5.0
Great experience
We had our wedding reception at the Holiday Inn downtown Rochester. All the staff went above and beyond our expectations. Our guests all said it was the best tasting buffet they ever had. We would highly recommend this venue for any event and especially a wedding reception.
Shatora Sent on 02/04/2019
5 out of 5 rating
5.0
Meeting with my vendor for the first time.
The vendor was very, reasonable. The place was immaculate and I can vision myself getting married here. They offer many things and add one to make your day a dream come true. The wedding planner shannon is very knowledgeable on her job and makes you feel comfortable. Responds to questions in a reasonable amount of time.
Katelyn Sent on 01/28/2019
5 out of 5 rating
5.0
Perfect wedding day !
Amazing wedding day! Thanks to Shannon who helped us through every step! Could not have asked for a better person to work with. Food was outstanding venue was perfect.
Ashley Sent on 12/04/2018
5 out of 5 rating
5.0
Perfect Day
Everything was set up beautifully, Shannon guided us and helped us out so much, responded quickly, gave us great recommendations and advice.
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Holiday Inn Rochester NY - Downtown frequently asked questions
Holiday Inn Rochester NY - Downtown 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
Parking
Set Up
Tables
Holiday Inn Rochester NY - Downtown includes the following items and services in its wedding catering costs:
Cake Cutting
Server(s)
The bar service starting price at Holiday Inn Rochester NY - Downtown includes:
Bartender(s)
Champagne Toast
House Liquor
House Wine
Limited Bar
Open Bar
The space offered by Holiday Inn Rochester NY - Downtown for wedding events is known for:
Ballroom
Hotel
Restaurant
Holiday Inn Rochester NY - Downtown offers the following indoor/outdoor options for weddings:
Indoor
Uncovered Outdoor
Holiday Inn Rochester NY - Downtown offers the following types of wedding events:
Ceremony
Reception
Bridal Shower
Engagement Party
Elopements
Rehearsal Dinner
Holiday Inn Rochester NY - Downtown offers the following services for wedding events:
Accommodations
Bar Services
Catering Services
Clean Up
Event Planner
Get Ready Rooms
Outside Vendors
Pet Friendly
Wifi
Holiday Inn Rochester NY - Downtown offers the following furniture and decor items for weddings:
Centerpieces
Chairs
Chair Covers
Dance Floor
Decor
Drapery
Furniture
Tables
Tents
Tent Accessories
Holiday Inn Rochester NY - Downtown is recommended by 95% of couples who have used their services. Their overall rating is 4.8 out of 5 with the following breakdown: 4.8 in quality of service, 4.8 in average response time, 4.8 in flexibility, 4.8 in professionalism and 4.7 in value.
