The Penthouse Hyde Park

Shortly after getting engaged, I came across this venue and was in awe of how it perfectly captured exactly what I envisioned for a wedding day venue. The space is simultaneously a blank canvas but also decorated in an equally subtle and notable elegance. Regarding decor, I can’t tell you how many times I stated, “The Penthouse Hyde Park doesn’t need too much more than flowers,” and that emphatically rings true. When my now-husband and I initially toured the venue, seeing the space in person sealed our confidence in utilizing the The Penthouse Hyde Park for our venue. The space is gorgeous, elegant, clean and the suite set off from the ballroom is the perfect spot for bride, groom and wedding party to have as a “home base”/retreat location during the day of. (I have to stress, when picking a venue location, having a private space to use will be an important element, it was for me, at least.) We had both our ceremony and reception at the The Penthouse Hyde Park. When we chose them for our venue, we were in connection with two wonderful and supportive contacts: Emmanuelle and Felicia. Both Emmanuelle and Felicia answered our endless questions and helped us finalize what we’d need from the venue to have an incredible wedding day. The team was professional and timely in communication. They were also immensely accommodating during the planning process, for our rehearsal and on our big day! On our wedding day, all of the event staff present was kind, enthusiastic and we are so grateful for the The Penthouse Hyde Park team. Choosing this gorgeous space for the venue to celebrate our loving union was a choice I’d make again.

One of my favorite venues to work with!! I felt in love with the venue since the first time I saw it. Incredible views, super organized, and flexible.

I 100% recommend this venue if you are looking for an elegant venue with incredible views of Chicago.

The only reason this is not a 1 star review is because the space is breathtaking. Unfortunately, the support staff is unable to match the beauty of the venue.

The original team we were working with seemed to be let go, and we had several changes to who we needed to work with. Getting a response from the team was difficult, and took several days to a week to get a response. In the days leading up to our wedding, the venue attempted to drive up our costs by adding items that were never in our original contract. It was extremely frustrating to make concession after concession, while the venue refused to meet us in the middle on ANY item.

On the day of the wedding, we had a lot of issues getting people up to the space. There is one, semi-working elevator. This is inadequate for 135 guests plus vendors. Beyond that the bar ran out of mixers and wine multiple times throughout the evening. Since it is an unlimited bar package, this made our experience much worse, and allowed the venue to cut cost.

Overall very disappointing experience. Might recommend the space itself. But only if you have a strong Wedding Coordinator to handle all of the inevitable issues that will arise from working with the Penthouse.