Pala Mesa Resort

Melissa is SO easy to work with and We love her personality! Pala Mesa is such a wonderful venue and our guest was in awe of how beautiful the venue was! They were obsessed with the ceremony site! Would 10/10 recommend this venue!!!!

2020 has not been an easy year for the wedding industry, for couples, venues, and vendors alike. Our original wedding was planned for 8.29.20. However, closer to this point, weddings were not allowed. Pala Mesa was friendly and flexible in helping us postpone to 10.10.2020.

We got the pleasure of working with Luciana at Pala Mesa throughout the whole process. Luciana was very communicative, helpful, and creative with solutions to the new unchartered territory of wedding planning circumstances. Because this was all new planning territory, there were a few bumps in the road as expected while we both tried to figure things out on how to accommodate for COVID restrictions and city orders. Both us as the clients and Luciana with the venue had to make certain concessions and compromises to make it work fairly, but with Luciana we were able to do so amicably and professionally, and in a way were both parties were happy. And I’d also like to add that I’m not exactly an easy client to work with as I do have many questions, more than most, and Luciana was quite patient with me throughout the whole process and answered every single one of my 1,000 questions.

Now, onto the result: The wedding was ABSOLTUTELY PERFECT!

On the Big Day, both Luciana and another Pala Mesa representative named Tania were on-site , dressed to impress, making sure everything was up to par and good to go. They took care of all details that may have been overlooked by myself and the coordinator, and even pulled a few more stops and upgrades for us on the day of, details that made our wedding even more beautiful! The Ceremony at Garden Pavilion was dreamy with our harpist and floral decorations. While the original reception was supposed to be up at the beautiful Cliff Terrace, we had to instead change it to a dinner reservation down at the Aqua Terra Patio, the hotel’s restaurant, due to receptions currently not being allowed per the latest health order. This is where Luciana’s resourcefulness and creativity and Tania’s attention to detail really shined. The team dressed up the patio super nice with linens and centerpieces and charger plates, set out all the wedding favors and guest place cards on the tables, arranged the guestbook and gift table in a perfect spot by the patio entrance, arranged a cake table in a perfect spot by the pond, and even placed their recommended live musician in a perfect spot by the firepit for everyone to enjoy from a safe distance. The food exceeded our expectations, many guests commented on how good the food was. The live music was absolutely delightful, we also got many compliments from guests on that. And the service was great too, very attentive servers. One server even bought the groom a drink! How sweet! Honestly, even though we were not able to host a reception with a DJ and dancing as originally planned up at the Cliff Terrace Tent, the dinner at Aqua Terra was so classy, beautiful and relaxing, that we don’t feel any other alternative could have competed. Both the Ceremony and the Dinner were so perfect and beautiful, we are so very Happy. We would choose Pala Mesa over and over again in a heartbeat. Do yourself a favor and call Luciana and GO SEE THIS VENUE! It is gorgeous! Waterfalls and twinkle lights and ponds…. You name it. Gorgeous! On top of that, affordable! You just can’t beat Pala Mesa. You will NOT regret having your wedding here 😊. Thank you Luciana and Tania!!!

My husband and I had our wedding hosted at Pala Mesa Resort December 21,2019! When we were looking for a venue, we wanted something romantic, elegant and lots of nature and open environment. We got engaged January 26th and started visiting venues right away. We visited 6 venues before coming across Pala Mesa Resort. We had looked online and realize that it was out of budget but we had a “self guided tour” and we fell in love. So I contacted the wedding department and scheduled a tour. To our surprise they were having a “wedding special” which fit our budget perfectly. Since the moment we walked in, we were greeted by Luciana (wedding director). She was so kind, patient and super helpful. She gave us a tour and within a week or two we contacted her to sign the contract. She made everything so easy and comfortable for us. The staff were phenomenal! Sydney Molé was our main contact however Luciana was always available if Sydney was not able to answer our questions. I bothered both of them many times but they were always kind, polite and patient. They really worked with my budget and helped me figure out ways where I could save money. The day off the wedding Sydney was there and she was so helpful, we didn’t have much help from relatives and she made sure she helped me as much as she could. Also, Tania (bride assistant?) she was so caring and thoughtful and made sure I was taken care of. I am so blessed that we came across this beautiful venue and fantastic staff. I would definitely recommend this venue, it was a dream come true!!! Thank you all!

My wife and I LOVED Pala Mesa and cannot recommend this venue enough! There are many, many things we could rave about, but this review will focus on just a few key takeaways.

First, their staff is PHENOMENAL. Our primary point of contact was Sydney Molé. She was always extremely responsive, professional, and patient with us as we bombarded her with questions throughout our engagement. And, when the big day finally arrived, she made a fantastic day-of coordinator.

Likewise, our banquet captain for the rehearsal dinner and reception was extremely courteous. He made sure we were in the loop and well taken care of on both nights. In fact, when we came up against our 11:00 PM deadline on the night of our wedding, he kindly let us extend the music until 11:20 PM to keep the party going.

Next, focusing on the venue itself, the extremely close proximity of the ceremony spot to the reception location is a convenience your guests will thank you for. Our wedding was in late-August, and the ceremony was entirely shaded by the lush, beautiful hillside. This ensured all our guests were comfortable and no one was squinting awkwardly to watch the ceremony unfold. Once married, the ringing of the bell tower is a super fun bonus that you won't find at other venues. As the night progresses, the grand, permanent tent is the perfect mix of indoor/outdoor, letting the cool summertime breeze blow through while still providing plenty of lighting for photos and comfort for guests.

Our wedding was in the summer of 2019, and at that time the resort was undergoing renovations to become a Hilton DoubleTree hotel. As a result, the hotel rooms mere steps away from the ceremony and reception spots were unavailable for our guests, as the rooms were mid-renovation. That said, the resort still managed to give my wife and I the honeymoon suite we had requested when we first toured the venue. And, despite the construction, there were still plenty of rooms available within a short walk of the ceremony/reception. If you're planning a wedding in 2020, the newly upgraded rooms and their incredible proximity to ceremony/reception is something you'll be hard-pressed to find elsewhere.

We could go on, but we'll stop here. We hope you'll consider Pala Mesa for your wedding... we're sure glad we did!

What a beautiful and amazing location. The team is amazing and I can’t wait to get married here. Only downfall is having to hire your own coordinator, but luckily Sara worked there and knows her stuff.

I am SO SO SO happy we chose the Pala Mesa for our Wedding Venue! From the moment we stepped on property we knew it was the place for us. The ceremony site is absolutely beautiful, with a stunning waterfall behind you as you say "I Do." Very minimal decorations are needed since the outdoor scenery is breathtaking. The aisle is made of stone so no need to worry about heels getting stuck in the grass. The reception site is outside under a beautiful tent, with another beautiful waterfall. You will receive a nice breeze throughout the evening so its never too hot! Everything is tucked away from the golf course so you never have to worry about strangers just randomly walking up and watching your wedding.

The staff is INCREDIBLE! Sydney and Brianna helped us gather our thoughts and made the planning process so simple. They walk you through every single detail that you need and help you realize how little or much you have ready! They are very responsive and professional. We really felt like they were our close friends and were only working on our wedding alone! They made us feel so special every single time we talked to them and made our wedding day go off without a hitch. I did not feel one single ounce of stress the day of my wedding because I knew Sydney was taking care of everything.

The only draw back was having to load in and load out the same day. You have to store your decorations in your room if you are staying there at all. I recommend getting a great team of family and friends to help you with the decorating and load out process so you don't have to lift a finger on your wedding day!

I am the Mother of the Bride. My daughter and her husband fell in love with the ceremony sight at Pala Mesa which was the deciding factor. We also were looking for somewhere that had overnight accommodations for our guests. I can't begin to tell you how pleased with our with our decision to have the wedding at Pala Mesa. The grounds are beautiful, the tent is absolutely magical at night and the layout of the resort allowed us to have the most fabulous weekend with our family and friends. We started Friday afternoon with a rehearsal lunch and the food was delicious. They have a room with a very large patio and Friday night we had all the overnight guests over for food and drinks on the patio, it was so perfect. The service we received from Brianna and Cristina was not only organized and detailed but warm and genuine as well. Brianna really made us feel as if we are were the only wedding that she has on her agenda. She is so kind and genuinely cared about our happiness and satisfaction and was flexible with so many things from menu, to timing and other details. I am forever grateful to have gotten to work with such a wonderful person to plan my daughters wedding. We had a fabulous wedding day and night. Everyone there loved the setting and raved about the wonderful food, which is rare for wedding dinners. Finally on Sunday we had a farewell brunch. All of our friends and family has told me that the whole experience of being able to be together for the whole weekend made for the memory of a lifetime. Thank you Pala Mesa for holding the wedding of all of our dreams!

My husband and I got married here almost exactly 1 year ago! Everything was so beautiful and exactly what I imagined! The food was amazing and the service before the wedding/during was more than I could have asked for! Such a beautiful venue ??

Having a hotel on site is what sold us. But the people were great. They managed everything we requested. They made the entire weekend perfect.

We had our wedding on April 2 2016. Best wedding venue. The staff is great! the food is awesome! The first place we saw and the only one i wanted to see after. Pala mesa is such a beautiful venue. Our guest kept saying how beautiful of a wedding venue it is and how we found it. I cant keep expressing how beautiful the venue is and how much i fell in love with this place! Dont think about it twice if you should have your wedding here. You will not regret it.