The Bethesdan Hotel, Tapestry Collection by Hilton

Great experience, I highly recommend if you want good quality and do not want to deal with a lot of different vendors. Everyone provided great comments about the food and the facts that everything flowed well

Overall, we really really loved the Bethesdan. It was the perfect venue for our wedding. We loved that all of our guests could stay in one place and that all wedding events were centralized. The hotel is located near lots of restaurants, the metro, and downtown Bethesda which gave our guests access to lots of things nearby. All staff at the hotel was always kind and friendly. Special shout outs to Eric at the front desk, Boli who helped with so much, Hernan who helped us find some decorations that went missing, and Martha and Gita. Folks went out of their way to help us with things, like helping me move décor inside the Thursday before my wedding, or the person from Encore who gave us extra draping to hang on our wedding arch. The food was incredible and we really appreciated all of the choices we had and how flexible the chef was with all of the selections we made. The space was beautiful and easy to adapt to the size of our guests. Our only problem was with the catering sales manager, our contact for the hotel. At the beginning, she was super responsive and friendly. It was actually a large part of why we chose The Bethesdan as our venue. However, once we were signed on, the communication steeply dropped off. We had to constantly follow up on our own emails after 2-3 days to even get a response from her. We were often the one to remind her about key dates, including due dates and payment deadlines. There were also a lot of little things that were frustrating. As one example, my hotel room would not be ready on time for hair and makeup to be done, so the hotel contact booked us a parlor room to get ready in. That was great. However, there was no bathroom in there, so she told us specifically to use the stairs to go up a floor to use the rooftop bathrooms. I didn’t look at the stairwell she pointed at, and just trusted that it was the correct instructions. However, the stairs only went down, not up. She also told me that there would be food and drinks in that parlor room and they never came. Before the wedding, she refused to do our food tasting until after the invites needed to go out (she insisted on 2 months or less), and was confused when asked basic questions about dietary restrictions.We thought communication would get better as we got closer to the wedding, but instead she went on vacation and left us with an employee who was not able to help us. The person she directed us to in her absence actively gave us inaccurate information and asked for us to wait until she comes back from vacation to settle our final bill. This led to a very stressful 48 hours before the wedding. On the day of the wedding, she was barely present (she said she would be there the whole time) and other hotel staff and our planner said that they hadn’t seen her either. We saw her for maybe 30 seconds total. She was so unpresent and unhelpful on the day of our wedding that our planner actually said something to us about it. I think if I didn't work in the events industry and was already on top of all the little details, our wedding could have been a disaster because of her. Outside of our one issue with our contact, we truly loved everything else The Bethesdan had to offer and would recommend all the other aspects of this venue.

I am super pleased and appreciative of all the work that the Bethesdan staff did to make my daughter's wedding weekend go smoothly and exceed our expectations throughout. We worked with Bethany to plan both the wedding event and a welcome party the night before at the Bethesdan. Bethany was accommodating and helped us brainstorm options to meet our needs. She was knowledgeable and sought input from the catering manager when needed. She was flexible around last-minute unanticipated changes. The staff was friendly and helpful throughout and made our events fabulous. Thank you Bethesdan for taking care of us so diligently.

The Bethesdan Hotel 11/7/20 .The Atta-Safoh Wedding during COVID-19 !!!!!!Was the best choose ever for a wedding and affordable..Ask for Lynn she is great to work with ..The room are great sizes...Lynn really made sure my wedding was everything I looked for ...Lynn even fixed my dress coming down the aisle...Thank you so much Lynn for being a wonderful person ....

We are absolutely so happy we decided to have our wedding at Bethesdan hotel. Everything was above and beyond. The venue was extremely beautiful and it looked truly amazing in pictures. Megan was the best. I recommend her to everyone. She was super helpful and assisted as in every aspect. I am so happy with the service I got.

I couldn’t have asked for a better wedding day experience! Lynn the catering manager was the absolute best! She made sure that everything ran on time, she made sure that I was OK, she kept my wedding party together along with our day of coordinator. She just did the absolute best and made sure I was happy above all things. The actual hotel venue was perfect as well. We had our rehearsal dinner lunLynn the catering manager was the absolute best! She made sure that everything ran on time she made sure that I was OK, she kept my wedding party together along with our day of coordinator. She just did the absolute best and made sure I was happy above all things. The actual hotel venue was perfect as well. We had our rehearsal and rehearsal lunch The day before our wedding and they really made us feel like royalty! I had quite a few people staying at the hotel and they got our rooms ready in a timely manner. And the rooms were perfect! My suite was impeccable! I just truly am so happy with everything from the start of planning all the way to the night of my wedding. It just went perfectly! If you are looking for a venue that is affordable and all inclusive, definitely pick the Bethesdan! Being able to have everything all in one location definitely took the stress levels way down! And to top it all off there were no other events going on the night of my wedding (as promised) so I didn’t have to worry about any other noise or interference during our day!

Our wedding at the The Bethesdan Hotel was amazing, all thanks to Lynn! Lynn was assigned to our wedding, months after we had already booked the venue, after our original contact left for a new position. I was worried to have to work with someone totally new after all of our plans had been made with someone else, but Lynn quickly proved she was more than capable of getting up to speed with all of the plans that had been made so far and had a genuine interest in getting to know my husband and I. For about 4 months leading to our wedding, Lynn and I were in weekly (sometimes daily) contact discussing the wedding. She was always very quick to respond and always had an answer or a solution. A week before our wedding, I showed up with 7 or so boxes of supplies that were needed for the day of, along with typed up instructions for each item and where I wanted it placed. So Lynn's office became my storage closet for a week and she actually did read all of my instructions because everything on the day of was set up just as I had described! On the day of our rehearsal, Lynn took the initiative to get our wedding party and officiant organized so that everyone would know what to do the next day. Now the day of, the most important part....to say Lynn went above and beyond is an understatement. I was in touch with Lynn most of the day via text, which was very helpful since I was so stressed! Lynn kept our guests, wedding party, and family organized and where they needed to be at all times. She made sure that I had some time to breathe (away from wedding guests) between the ceremony and reception because it was clear to her that I was overwhelmed and everyone wanted my attention. She worked closely with our DJ to make sure that everything ran according to schedule during the reception and was constantly checking on my husband and I to see if we needed anything. Not only were we so impressed by what a good job Lynn did, we've also been receiving comments from our wedding party about how great she was. My matron of honor's shoe broke when she was in the wedding party's holding room right before our ceremony. What did Lynn do? My matron of honor told Lynn exactly where she had a change of shoes in our suite and Lynn quickly went to retrieve another pair of shoes for her. Lynn is amazing at her job and has a lot of knowledge when it comes to weddings. I highly recommend The Bethesdan Hotel (specifically Lynn), for your wedding venue. Lynn will dedicate her life to making sure that you are happy and that your wedding day is amazing.

Doubletree did an amazing job by accommodating all of our requests and providing upgraded rooms to all of our guests. We had roughly 120 guests and they all said wonderful things about the venue, the food and the staff.

Suzanne and her team did an amazing job of working out the details, providing great foods, and needed direction. Her support made it possible for me to actually enjoy my daughters special day, rather than stressing over the fine details. Thanks again for making this an unforgettable evening! We are looking forward to using your facility and services for other occasions!

Bonnie Ballard

I used Suzanne and the double tree for my proposal. I used the rooftop and they were more than accomidating. Suzanne opened up the rooftop for me eventhoufh it was closed until the spring. She helped set up everything and even had a special dessert ready for us after it was done. She was Great!!