Hotel Wedding Venues in Scottsdale

We had our reception at the Westin Kierland Resort & Spa on May 6, 2023. Our experience was smooth sailing from start to finish! Christie Cline, the Senior Catering Sales Executive, was incredibly patient with my husband and I while we went back and forth on dates, menu selections, specific customizations, and changes in ballrooms. She was always prompt to respond and never made us feel like we were a burden when she was answering our many questions. Staci Stephenson, the Senior Event Manager, was an incredible help in the months leading up to the wedding and on the wedding day itself. She made sure to check on us personally on the wedding day, and was always cheerful and in good spirits when answering our questions. The rest of the staff were just as amazing and helpful, and I always felt like we were in good hands. On top of the amazing service, the venue itself is gorgeous. Our guests were raving about our cocktail hour space (which overlooked the lake and golf course), and they couldn't say enough nice things about the ballroom itself, as well as the food and drinks (which was provided by the Westin). I loved every bit of our big day, and I couldn't have asked for a better venue to host our wedding!

Elsa

5.0 out of 5 rating

5.0

Having our wedding at the Boulders is truly part of what made our experience so special. They are extremely accomodating to the couple and all of the guests. Everyone is so kind, hospitable, thoughtful and truly caring for all of their guests. Our wedding weekend was beyond magical all thanks to the Boulders! This was a destination for us and our guests and the Boulders created such a beautiful environment the entire time. They were responsive and extremely helpful during the planning process. I would 100% recommend this venue for your wedding! Truly nothing but incredible feedback for this team-we can't wait to return and visit!

The Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort and Spa at Gainey Ranch is such a wonderful wedding venue. My husband and I hosted our wedding in the Desert Garden space outside during the fall (in late October), and it was everything and more that we could have asked for. The landscaping and greenery provided a beautiful backdrop and the water features were so peaceful. Our photos turned out amazing! All the staff throughout the planning process as well as day-of support were extremely accommodating and gracious. If you have guests coming in from out-of-town, it’s nice to have the option to host other wedding-related festivities onsite. The little cafe, restaurants, spa, and pool are great amenities for you and your guests to take advantage of while you’re on the property. Our families also hung out at the lobby bar after the wedding and had a blast closing out the evening there together.

We checked out many hotels/resorts in Scottsdale when trying to pick where to get a room block. Sonesta met everything that we were looking for and more that we didn't anticipate: excellent pool, spacious rooms with kitchen so our guests could have the flexibility to cook (3+ day visits), location, very flexible in terms of event planning. We additionally had a welcome drinks event the night before our wedding, and after our brunch wedding, many in the group came back to the pool to keep the celebration going. Both of these events went great here. All staff were great, particularly our coordinator Trinna. Trinna went above and beyond to make us feel welcome and have a worry-free experience. She had a nice welcome spread in our room upon arrival and was able to get early checkin available not only for us, but for the both sets of parents, and checked in to make sure things were going well. They have a solid complimentary breakfast and wine/beer happy hour each day, which our guests really appreciated. Lastly, this was the only venue that was willing to do a courtesy rate for our group as opposed to requiring a room count guarantee, which was a huge bonus. Overall, we would absolutely recommend this venue for your wedding weekend.

Let me start by saying that Adero Scottsdale Resort was amazing! We knew from the moment we saw the panoramic view from the lobby, this was our venue! We had our wedding on one of the hottest days to start the season. But despite the heat, the venue along with Marissa, provided my guests with great service. Everyone loved the views and enjoyed the amenities & ambiance to the fullest. We loved how accommodating Adero and Marissa were with making our vision a reality. The food was delicious, we loved that the tracker provided water bottles and fresh water stations on each floor for guests. We would highly recommend Adero Scottdale Resort for weddings and special occasions. It was very beautiful and peaceful to experience. We look forward to our return to celebrate our anniversary soon! Thank you Adero for your excellent service & hospitality

Lexi

5.0 out of 5 rating

5.0

This review is a little late, but our wedding in March 2022 was absolutely amazing! As many reviews mention, Emily is so great to work with-- she is SO responsive, professional, and just super cool! She communicated so well with our planner and vendors to make sure everything was perfect on the day of! Most of our guests were from out of town and many of them stayed at the hotel. We got rave reviews about the accommodations, the food, and, of course, the wedding! Highly recommend Emily & The Scottsdale Resort at McCormick Ranch!

SD

5.0 out of 5 rating

5.0

This place was the perfect venue for because it was pretty and in the heart of Scottsdale. The venue provided us the room we needed to do an indoor/outdoor wedding and the flexibility of using the whole property all day long. Our wedding planners have a stellar relationship with the Hilton, therefore, they were really flexible when meeting all of our needs. I loved that we could use the new wedding tent for the lunch and that we could do our wedding outside by the pool. Thanks for making it such a memorable location for us!

Darren

5.0 out of 5 rating

5.0

My husband and I had the most amazing, magical, awesome wedding at the Phoenician Resort! The staff was an incredible 5 stars! They went out of there way to make our day and our stay special! A big shout out to Jillian whose the Meeting and Event Manager. She made our day by helping me walk down the aisle holding my train and coordinating the music all at once! She also took some amazing pictures that we were not expecting. She went ALL out of her way to make everything Perfect! Jillian put our wedding together within 48 hours as we had desperately needed to get married after calling her on Friday and the wedding was Sunday 12/20/2020! The Church fell through and we needed a venue quickly! The best experience my Husband and I have ever had! The setting for the wedding was spectacular at the Orchid Gardens within the Phoenician property. It had a Hawaii feel to it with an amazing waterfall backdrop! It made for some amazing pictures! Our room we had was AMAZING! It was overlooking the lagoon, pools, and mountain view. There was a fountain right outside our balcony! It was close to Orchid Gardens where we had the ceremony! Thank you Jillian Tenen for getting us the perfect room!!!

The W hotel is modern and in the heart of downtown Scottsdale shopping/nightclub/bar area. If you are looking for a more traditional resort type wedding, this is not the place for you. They were PERFECT for my wedding. We had a small "destination" wedding with about 60 guests from all over the country. Mostly in their 20s and 30s. I am Japanese, so I wanted a Japanese touch which the W accomplished for me. We customized our menu to include a signature cocktail with plum wine(which our coordinator Matt Culbreth helped design with the bartender), yuzu sorbet, kobe beef, and a twist on the usual chocolate volcano cake to include some peanut butter infusion. We also served some sushi during our cocktail reception. Their wedding package came with free wedding hair and make up at the Rolf Salon. Rolf salon did an amazing job. Our photographer Jason from iLlume was across the street from the W, which meant we could do some studio shots for the formal portraits. The package included 2 hrs of DJ which they credited to us because we went with an outside DJ. We had a meeting with Matt about 7 months before the wedding. We contacted and visited many other venues including the Biltmore, westin, the Phoenician, Sanctuary, Firesky, Gainey Suites, intercontinental, and Royal Palms. A lot of those venues were beautiful but snooty and isolated. (Royal Palms was probably the snootiest) The W had a fun vibe and although trendy, and some of the guests/visitors were over-the-top (cross between Jersey shore, Miami, and Los Angeles), the staff did everything they could do make our guests happy and comfortable. (my sister in law asked for a refrigerator with nothing in it because she didn't want to be charged for the mini-bar and they delivered one. They also brought me a portable steamer to help get ready the day of my wedding) The catering manager Ken was also great and even though they had a near disaster right before my grand entrance (apparently, our sweetheart table vase spontaneously shattered and Ken had 5 minutes to direct staff and run around looking for a replacement vase and display), I never found out about it until someone else told me later. We asked the chef to give a brief speech about the food and he happily obliged. Everyone was commenting on how beautiful the reception was, how great the food was (not overcooked and generic), and how wonderful the service was at the W. Whenever I called room service, they would show up at my door within a few minutes. Matt coordinated with all my vendors and even put together a small plate of hor d'oeuvres that we would have otherwise missed because we took photos during the cocktail reception. Every little detail was thought of and executed perfectly. We HAD to go with Tammie Coe for our wedding cake - and they were rather disorganized but the cake was beautiful and delicious. When we returned to our room, we had a nice little surprise from Matt and the conceirge waiting for us in our honeymoon suite (included in our package by-the-way). We were a little worried about the noise level because the W does turn into a club at night - but we requested rooms facing away from the pool for our guests and we didn't hear any complaints. They had a Betsey Johnson fashion show during our stay which seemed fun. Our guests also appreciated being able to continue their partying at the W pool bar/club after the wedding. We also got a great rate on our room block which helped our guests tremendously. The only negative was that the room block coordinator changed 3 times on me (one moved, one gave birth, and one replaced the other two) and the room block was very hard to understand and we had to make constant changes to the block to increase the number of rooms as we went along. Bottomline - I think they have made a lot of changes in the past year to market to potential brides and to better accommodate weddings. They have attractive packages and pricing is reasonable for what you get. Matt is very responsive and flexible. I changed the menu a week before the wedding and he was fine with that. Most of the planning took place via emails and a few phone calls and there were no issues. The room looked better than I expected (they have cool basic linens and chairs which added to my orchid decor) and I knew they were the one because I had chosen my wedding colors (purple and silver) and flower (orchids) before I even set foot in the W (which has purple and silver and orchids everywhere). I could go on and on about them but I'll stop now. :)

Anonymous

5.0 out of 5 rating

5.0

We had our wedding including the ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception @ the DoubleTree. First of all, Jessica was amazing to work with the whole year before the wedding. She was a genuine help, was able to acomodate every request we made, provided quick and easy feedback. She made our experience stress free (coming from someone who is a huge stress ball). Next, the DoubleTree was a beautiful resort and they gave a great room discount for our guests. Most of our guests were out of towners and they were all impressed with how beautiful the resort, pools, restaurant, and wedding was. I praise the DoubleTree for all their hard work, beautiful site. Oh and the FOOD WAS AMAZING. My grandfather said it was the best chicken in his life. I could only wish that other brides could have this exact same experience that I had with Jessica, all her helpers, and the DoubleTree resort.