About
The Watkins Glen Harbor Hotel is a hotel wedding venue located in Watkins Glen, New York. Our ballroom event space is ideal for any wedding reception, rehearsal dinner, or shower. The event staff at our venue is committed to providing first-class service, unforgettable cuisine, and a picturesque waterfront location.
Facilities and Capacity
From a small, intimate private wedding on the patio overlooking the sunset on Seneca Lake to a large, formal wedding in the grand ballroom, the Watkins Glen Harbor Hotel can accommodate comfortably up to 250 guests. In 2016, this hotel won the 10 Best Waterfront Hotel award by USA Today and its readers. In 2019-2023, it was also awarded as one of the top 4 Diamond Hotels, alotted by AAA. The hotel offers both indoor and uncovered outdoor settings to host your wedding ceremony and reception, as well as your wedding shower, engagement party, or rehearsal dinner.
Services Offered
This hotel also offers all-inclusive packages for couples. Wedding event services offered include the following:
- Setup
- Cleanup
- Event planning
- Dance floor
- Decoration
- Furniture
- Tables
- Centerpieces
- Chairs
- Altar/arch
Cuisine
The Watkins Glen Harbor offers two different options for catering. Couples can choose to have a buffet-style dinner or a more sumptuous plated dinner. The in-house catering service includes dedicated servers, hors d’oeuvres, dessert, and a cocktail reception. As for bar services, the venue offers an open bar option with a bartender, champagne toast for the head table, house beer, house liquor, house wine, premium liquor, signature drink, and specialty beer.
Accommodation
The Watkins Glen Harbor Hotel offers 104 rooms and suites for guests to choose from. Guests have the option of choosing between two queen beds and a patio with a lake view, one king bed and a patio with a lake view, two queen beds and a view of the village, two queen beds and one pull out sofa sleeper, one king bed and a view of the village, one king bed in the admiral suite with a lakeside view, one king bed in the commodore suite with a lakeside view, and more! All rooms offer luxury designed pillow topped mattresses covered with 810 thread count linens and duvet cover, and down feather pillows.
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Reviews of Watkins Glen Harbor Hotel
Review summary
The Watkins Glen Harbor Hotel is highly recommended as a wedding venue by multiple reviewers. The staff, particularly the wedding planner Brittany, is praised for their excellent service and attention to detail. The accommodations, food, and overall experience receive positive feedback, with guests complimenting the delicious food and the helpfulness of the staff. The venue's stunning location on the lake and the beautiful sunset views are also mentioned as highlights by reviewers. Overall, the Watkins Glen Harbor Hotel is highly recommended for weddings.
Professional Network & Endorsements
Absolutely a beautiful Venue, I loved photographing there ! First, the guests suites are bright and airy creating a lot of natural light, to capture beautiful getting ready shots, the lobby area with its warm and inviting fireplace makes for intimate bridal portraits. The bar area is charming with lots of woodwork. Then the patio... wow stunning area for a ceremony, it was a bit chilly when I was there, so the patio fireplaces were lit for the guests. The harbor with the sailboats ...what a great portrait backdrop! Inside the ballroom the staff made sure everything was perfect, just as the bride had dreamed. Wonderful staff to work with, being a "vendor" sometimes we are made to feel like 2nd class, but we were treated just as the guests ! Thank you , Charlene Charlene Mann Photography
The Watkins Glen Harbor Hotel is one of my favorite venues to work at. The staff is top notch and the food is delicious and you can't beat their view of the Watkins Glen Harbor. Highly recommended!