Westin Edina Galleria

Loved the Westin so much!
From the first tour, we were hooked. We loved the service and the way they sold us on the experience, not the cost. My fiancé and I were on a budget and they worked with us to find a package that worked better and still allowed us room for other things we wanted.
We had our wedding ceremony and reception at the Westin in their big ballroom and in the space outside of the room. Even though we only had 125 guests, the space was great for us.
The food was perfectly portioned and timed out. I liked that we were able to choose our sides and swap out things we didn't like. They even surprised us with a champagne toast at the end!
I never thought of having my wedding at a hotel, but I enjoyed not having to travel place to place. It also allowed us to spend more time with our guests, which was important to us.
Would highly recommend! Great staff, great hotel, great experience!

We had our wedding reception at The Westin and loved it! Not only was it convenient to have our reception in the same place our guests were staying, but the hotel is also attached to the Galleria mall. This was perfect for last minute shopping! We also booked an appointment at the salon for my bridesmaids to get their nails done in the morning, which was nice because we didn't have to get dressed and drive somewhere. Bonus, it is right next to a Starbucks! There was even an event in the lobby with Justin Hartley when we checked in! How cool that it happened to be on the same weekend! I would 100% recommend The Westin for a wedding reception. There is no arranging sober cabs after a reception, all inclusive pricing, and close to the airport and highway.

We booked a room at the Westin for our wedding night. From the moment we walked in the door, we were treated very professionally and courteously. The gentleman who handled our check-in even provided us with an upgrade to a suite for the night. The views were fantastic! In addition, from the robes and slippers, to the spa-like bathroom and insanely comfortable bed, we had such a relaxing stay. The next morning, we ordered room service for breakfast, and my omelet and my husband's French toast were both very fresh and delicious. The later-than-standard checkout was also nice, and provided us time to relax and not feel rushed. We will be back!

Having only four months to plan our wedding with a special date (12/13/14) - we weren't left with many choices. After much searching & asking around my mother heard about The Westin from their sister location and was immediately in touch with Tyler Paape (Special Events Sales Manager). We had an initial meeting with Tyler and he was extremely courteous and professional from that time. He was great at making us feel welcome and letting us know all that would be included should we decide to have our ceremony and reception there. After one look around, we were sold! We had emails going back and forth for weeks between Tyler, my mother, my fiancé (the groom) and myself and Tyler always got back to us within hours (if not minutes) regarding our inquiries. He was extremely helpful in making us feel that our day would go off without a hitch and came back with great ideas for how to make that happen. Our services from the Westin were all beautifully executed with the highest form of professionalism that one would expect from a wedding vendor. I had family and friends tell me during and after (even to this day) how pleased they were with the entire weekend we had staying at The Westin. Tyler even made a beautiful gesture for us and coordinated for a welcome basket to be placed in our room when we arrived at our hotel in Hawaii (a Westin owned location) for our honeymoon week. That was the icing on the cake - not expected, but such a joy to find. I would highly recommend Tyler and the staff at The Westin in Edina's Galleria to any future group or gathering.

We had our daughters Wedding reception at the Westin Galleria and the whole experience was exceptional! The special events Sales Manager Tyler Paape worked so diligently with us! He was fabulous! The Sales Coordinator Theresa Boyle did a awesome job coordinating all of our guests rooms. The food was out of this world and hot when served just as Chef Paul said it would be! As one of our out of town guests stated " the Hotel Staff service was impeccable!"and we could not agree more from what we experienced and heard from others. It was an outstanding Venue at the Westin Galleria!

I am currently planning my reception with Tyler at the Westin Galleria of Edina. He is amazingly professional and helpful. He answers questions and has taken on my list of vendors and their contact information to create a timeline for the day. The site itself is gorgeous and well maintained, with less fees than other luxury hotels I checked out. I have a great respect for Tyler and the Westin Galleria, both for connecting with me personally and professionally to create my dream reception. I'm so excited for August. They are amazing!

Unfortunately, the only good things about the venue were the food and the service/wait staff. Beyond that nothing else really lived up to our expectations. Most of the issues stem from the event coordinator’s communication being sub-par. We went weeks with unresponded emails and voicemails. We tried to give them the benefit of the doubt knowing we aren’t the only wedding (and that their normal workflow was disrupted by covid), but to hear NOTHING for weeks at a time was very stressful for us as we tried to coordinate with vendors and iron out detail. This was especially stressful as we approached the wedding date. There were also a couple of miscommunications regarding the hosted bar, as well as some ceremony set up and tear down.

While the food was good and the service staff was attentive and professional, overall, we don’t recommend this venue due to the issues we had with communication and coordination.

My wife and I got married at the Westin Galleria in Edina, MN on August 23rd 2014. I was very disappointed with our experience at the Westin, they lacked transparency, professionalism, and accountability. We expected a certain level of documentation, assistance and communication as we planned our wedding, but it was very difficult to get a clear and timely answer to any of our questions. This was compounded by the fact that we do not live in Minnesota and really hoped that by choosing an established venue they would help ensure that everything would go smoothly. Instead we had to take the burden of e-mailing, leaving messages and trying to keep track of the status and issues. The Westin was not proactive or open, these problems started with our guests telling us that they could not book into our hotel room block even though rooms should have been available.

On the day of our wedding we did not have a single point of contact to assist us through out the day. Instead my wife (the bride) or the wedding party had to go chase down someone at the front desk to get us access to the rooms that we needed for getting ready, storing flowers, setting up the venue, checking into our "bridal" suite. This led to additional stress and a hectic day for everyone involved. At the end of the day everything went smoothly, but there were still significant issues. None of our family members had boutonnieres or corsages for the professional photos as they had been misplaced and we needed an engineer to come unlock the door. I (the groom) had to leave the reception to check into our room at 8pm, the "bridal suite" ended up being a business conference room, not very romantic. Most importantly though is the fact that whenever my wife thinks of our wedding day she remembers how stressful and upset she was, and this could have easily been avoided had the Westin been better prepared and more proactive.